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...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120083354 | GOLF CLUB A golf club with improved peripheral visibility is provided. The golf club can comprise a club head, a shaft, and a grip. The club head can comprise a crown portion, a sole portion, and a face portion. The crown portion, shaft, and grip can all have substantially the sa... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071258 | GOLF CLUB A golf club of the present invention comprises at least one adjusting mechanism. In the golf club, at least two specifications can be adjusted independently of each other. Preferably, a head, a shaft, a grip, or a joined part therebetween has an adjusting mechanism (... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20110306436 | GOLF CLUB HANDLE SUPPORT DEVICE A golf handle supporting device (10) having a proximate end (20) and a distal end (30) for resting on a ground surface as oppose to getting the club handle wet or dirty. A first arm (40) extending in a first direction from a proximate end ( 12/15/2011 | |
| 20110281664 | GOLF CLUB ASSEMBLY AND GOLF CLUB WITH AERODYNAMIC FEATURES A golf club head may include a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, a back, and a hosel region located at the intersection of the ball striking face, the heel, the crown and the sole. The crown may have a relatively round rear-side ed... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110269564 | Shag 'N bag A multifunctional sporting apparatus designed for golf practice and play featuring a novel integration of golf ball retrieval and transportation technology with a golf club and accoutrement portage device. A chamber capable of internally accepting, storing, and releasin... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110215013 | LIGHTWEIGHT CARRIER FOR GOLF CLUBS A lightweight carrier for golf clubs may comprise a hollow tubular support member, a handle attached to the hollow tubular support member for carrying the carrier and further configured for holding a green repair tool and a ball mark, a club holder upper base attached t... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110201445 | Golf club enabling precise swinging movement A golf club which may be in the form of a so-called “putter” golf club and which is capable of being adjustable by a user to obtain consistent swinging movements with the golf club and thereby improve performance in the play of the game of golf. In particular, the h... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110183773 | GOLF CLUB WITH A RIGID SHAFT BAND A golf club with a rigid shaft band is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club with a rigid shaft band that is placed at a precise location on the shaft itself, utilizing a precise taper within the internal surface of the rigid s... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110165962 | Break Compensating Golf Club Head A head for a golf club, such as a putter, having a bottom surface, a heel end, a toe end and a striking face. The striking face extends between the heel end and the toe end, adjacent the bottom surface and extending substantially upward therefrom. The striking face has ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110165961 | WOOD-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ADJUSTABLE SOLE CONTOUR A golf club comprising an adjustable fitting member semi-permanently attached rearwardly on a sole is disclosed herein. The fitting member can be rotated to adjust the measured and perceived face angle of the golf club head at address without changing the relative relat... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110143855 | GOLF CLUB SLEEVE AND GOLF CLUBS FOR USE THEREWITH A golf club sleeve for use with various golf club structures is presented. The golf club sleeve may have an airfoil shaped cross section and may extend over at least a portion of the shaft of the golf club to reduce drag associated with the shaft during a golf swing, th... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110124432 | Golf Club with a Reinforcing Structure A cavity back golf club and golf club head having a reinforcing member is disclosed. The reinforcing member includes a connecting member, a first truss member, and a second truss member. The reinforcing member is engaged with a rear surface of a striking face of the gol... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110124433 | Golf Club with a Support Bracket A cavity back golf club and golf club head having one or more support brackets is disclosed. Each support bracket includes a first portion engaged with the rear surface of the striking face, a second portion engaged with the perimeter weighting member, and a third porti... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110118051 | Fairway Wood-Type Golf Clubs with High Moment of Inertia Fairway wood-type golf clubs as described herein may include: (a) a club head with a volume of at least 300 cc; (b) a shaft member attached to the club head, wherein the golf club has a length between 37 and 43 inches; and (c) a grip or handle member attached to the sha... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110118058 | SAND WEDGE AND CLUB HEAD THEREOF A sand wedge and its club head are provided for reducing a striking resistance, and the sand wedge includes a club head coupled to a rod and a weight protrusion of the club head. The club head includes a club head body, an inlay formed on the club head body, and a hollo... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110111878 | SHAFT CAP ASSOCIATED WITH GOLF CLUBS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUBS A golf club comprising a grip, a shaft having a first end and a second end, with the first end of the shaft having the grip disposed upon it, a shaft cap disposed at the second end of the shaft, and a head having a face portion and a hosel portion with the second end of... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110070967 | Secure golf club holder device A golf club holder device is described and comprises a club holder with a body having a quasi-spherical shape with a recessed internal seat. The device includes an opening formed in a front of the body, the opening configured to receive a diameter of a shaft of a golf c... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110070973 | Golf Club Having Two-Part Head A golf club with a golf club head formed of two distinct parts is presented. The club head includes a lower, ball striking member configured to contact a golf ball. The club head further includes an upper member, connected to the ball striking member at a top surface of... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110053705 | Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads Having a Movable Weight A golf club head includes a wood type golf club head body having a ball striking face portion, a rear end portion opposite the ball striking face portion, a crown or top portion, a sole or bottom portion, a toe end portion, and a heel end portion. Further, the golf club... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110034264 | SUPPORT FOR GOLF CLUB Provided is a golf club support on which a wooden club, etc. can be suspended in a desired direction while being prevented from falling or tumbling. The golf club support for supporting a golf club of which head portion has an R shape on a base end side has a columnar s... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100331096 | GOLF CLUB WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS A metal wood type golf club with improved performance characteristics is disclosed herein where the metal wood type golf club head will combined the performance characteristics of both a driver type golf club head and a fairway type golf club head. More specifically, th... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100298062 | GOLF CLUB WITH GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING COMPRESSIBLE V-SHAPED GROOVES A golf club with a golf club head having compressible v-shaped grooves is presented. The club head may include a plurality of grooves formed in a striking face. In some arrangements, the grooves have a rectangular cross section. The grooves may also include a compressib... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100292020 | GOLF CLUB ASSEMBLY AND GOLF CLUB WITH AERODYNAMIC FEATURES A golf club head includes a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, and a skirt extending between the crown and the sole and between the toe and the heel. The club head includes a drag-reducing structure that may include one or both of a... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100292019 | VISUAL SWING INDICATOR GOLF CLUB HEAD A golf club head with a body and an asymmetrical visual swing indicator is provided. The asymmetrical visual swing indicator may be formed to represent an apparent backswing path outward of an actual backswing path. In certain configurations the asymmetrical visual swin... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100292022 | SHAFT STIFFENING DEVICE A golf club shaft stiffening device with a flexible tubular body including an inner circumference and a length forming a tubular cavity is described. The inner circumference of the shaft stiffening device is sized and configured to circumscribe and constrictively engage... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100279785 | Angle Adjustment Features for Golf Clubs A golf club having a golf club shaft and a golf club head is provided. The shaft includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The golf club head, which is attached to the distal end of the golf club shaft, extends from a heel re... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100279787 | Angle Adjustment Discontinuities for Golf Clubs A golf club having a golf club shaft and a golf club head is provided. The shaft includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The golf club head, which is attached to the distal end of the golf club shaft, extends from a heel re... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100273565 | Golf Club Head or Other Ball Striking Device Having a Reinforced or Localized Stiffened Face Portion A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a head that includes a face configured for striking a ball and a body connected to the face. A brace extends from an inner surface of the body or from a perimeter weight system to a contact point on the rear surface ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100267466 | GOLF CLUB HEAD OR OTHER BALL STRIKING DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE FACE INSERTS A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having an outer surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and a plurality of cavities in the face, each cavity configured to receive an insert. The head may also include... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100261538 | Golf Club Having Hydrophobic And Hydrophilic Portions A golf club or component thereof has a surface, wherein at least one area of the surface has a level of hydrophilicity which is less than the level of hydrophilicity in at least one surrounding portion, causing moisture to be preferentially attracted to the surrounding ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100222153 | GOLF PUTTER A golf putter head is provided that includes an upper plate and a base plate. The base plate further includes a striking surface. The mass of the putter head is distributed such that the mass of the upper plate is greater than the mass of the base plate, thereby positio... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100190573 | Golf Club And Golf Club Head Structures Golf club and golf club head structures having a void formed in the golf club head body are presented. In some arrangements, the golf club head may include a first arm and a second arm extending rearward from the golf club head body defining the void. In some examples, ... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100167835 | Putter Heads and Putters Including Polymeric Material as Part of the Ball Striking Face Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member exte... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100167832 | GRYP-GARD The device measures 3¾″ long, 2″ wide and ⅛″ thick. It is flat across the bottom and has a ½″ straight slot machined into the slightly rounded domed top that is 2¼″ deep and terminates in a slightly rounded ½″ curve. It is manufactured from poly-carbon... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100137070 | Prop Rod For Golf Club A stand assembly for a golf club includes a plunge rod positionable within the club shaft and club head and displaceable between a retracted position and an extended position. In the extended position, at least a portion of the plunge rod is extended to an exterior of t... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100130301 | Stand for golf clubs An improved stand for golf clubs may provide the ability to keep the golf clubs with the golfer, but not having the lie the clubs on the ground. It is an improved stand for holding golf clubs while golfing on the greens of a golf course. The stand may represent a simple... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100125000 | GOLF CLUB HEAD OR OTHER BALL STRIKING DEVICE HAVING MULTI-PIECE CONSTRUCTION A ball striking device has a head that includes a metal face configured for striking a ball, a rearwardly extending metal band, a top piece, and a bottom piece. The metal band has a first end extending from one side of the face, a second end extending from the opposite ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100113178 | GOLF CLUB HEAD OR OTHER BALL STRIKING DEVICE HAVING ADJUSTABLE STIFFENED FACE PORTION A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a head that includes a face configured for striking a ball and a body connected to the face, the body being adapted for connection of a shaft thereto. The head may include one or more stiffening elements or other str... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100048316 | FAIRWAY WOOD TYPE GOLF CLUB The present invention is a unique fairway wood type golf club. The club is a fairway wood type golf club characterized by a long blade length with a long heel blade length section, while having a small club moment arm and a low center of gravity relative to a face heigh... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100048320 | Rotary striking surface on a golf putter A putter club head is provided with an elongate cavity communicating to the exterior through a rectangular opening in the striking face thereof spaced above the club head lower surface that forms a lower shielding structure to deflect any growth in the course of a putti... | 02/25/2010 |
