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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311615 | Golf club head with ceramic layer A hollow club head having an aluminum alloy base material covered with another material layer of Ni or Ni/P with ceramic granules. The thickness of the material layer on the striking face is thicker than on the rest of the club head. The material layer has a hardnes... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300358 | Multiple flex shaft system for golf clubs The present invention relates to methods for optimizing the flexibility of each shaft comprised in a set of golf clubs. In general, based on a golfer's estimated swing speed, skill level and/or other relevant factors, an appropriate category of golf club shafts is s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7182699 | Golf club head A golf club head has a face portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, a side portion and a hosel portion. Each portion is made of titanium or a titanium alloy. The side portion is formed integrally entirely from its toe side to its back side and its heel side. The s... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7144334 | Golf club head A golf club head having a matrix layer composed of an interconnected reinforcement structure and a polymer material is disclosed herein. The matrix layer provides the golf club head with a greater coefficient of restitution during impact with a golf ball. The matrix... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7087268 | Method of plating a golf club head A method (10 or 20) for plating a component of a golf club head (42) is disclosed herein. The component of the golf club head that is plated is preferably composed of a metal material selected from the group consisting of magnesium alloys, alumi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077761 | Golf club and method of making golf club A wood-type golf club including a club shaft and a club head, wherein the club length is in a range of from 43 to 48 inches, the volume of the club head is in a range of not less than 250 cc, and the torque T in degree of the club shaft and the gravity point distanc... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6960141 | Golf club head and golf club A sole portion of a golf club head includes a first portion contacting with ground in address position and a second portion being raised in a direction from the first portion toward a toe portion. The first and second portions are each in a shape of a curved surface... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6769994 | Shot control hosel A shot control hosel is disclosed for customizing golf clubs. The disclosed embodiments of the invention provide a set of hosels, each hosel having a conical body. The body has a central axis, a top portion and a bottom portion. A cylindrical opening extends from th... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6634958 | Golf club A golf club includes a shaft and a head fixed to a forward end of the shaft. The said head has a recess formed in an upper surface of the head. The recess is not made to adhere to an outer circumferential surface of the shaft.... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6575843 | Metal wood golf club head with selectable loft and lie angulation A golf club is provided which includes a metal wood club head with a hosel receiving tube that extends from the neck to the sole, and a hosel configured and dimensioned to be received in the hosel receiving tube. The club shaft is received in a bore in th... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6435978 | Internal off-set hosel for a golf club head A golf club having an interior hosel that is disposed inward from a striking plate to allow for compliance of the striking plate during impact with a golf ball. The present invention also includes a method for producing the golf club in which the interior... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6352482 | Golf club with hosel liner A golf club (20) with an internal hosel (38), a shaft (40) and a hosel liner (50) is disclosed herein. The hosel liner (50) reduces axial stress on the shaft (40) during impact of the golf club (20) with a golf ball. The hosel liner (50) is preferably com... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6146286 | Golf club head and a golf club using this head A golf club head includes a tubular shaft attaching portion which is provided to a hosel portion so as to serve as a fixing portion that fixes a distal end portion of a shaft to the head. The tubular shaft attaching portion has an upper end which is locat... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6106412 | Golf club head A wood or iron golf club head comprising a ball-striking part and a hosel which are formed separately and joined together into an integral unit, the hosel containing microscopic pores, thus having a lower material density compared to that of the ball-stri... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6039656 | Golf club A golf club is provided having a shaft member and a head member separate from the shaft member. The shaft member has a flat alignment surface and the head member has a surface adapted to strike the ball in a predetermined angular relationship with the fla... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5931742 | Golf club head A metallic hollow golf club head comprising a head main body having a sole and a crown, a shaft insertion hole provided in the crown, and a hosel for supporting an end of a shaft secured to the inner surface of the sole, the top end of the hosel being kep... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5851157 | Iron club for golf To provide an easy-to-use iron club having a low gravitational center, a hosel portion (12) is formed on a base proximal end portion of a face (13) of a head portion (11), and a shaft hole (14) which penetrates from an upper end of the hosel portion (12) ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5711719 | Golf club A golf club is provided having a shaft member and a head member separate from the shaft member. The shaft member has a flat alignment surface and the head member has a surface adapted to strike the ball in a predetermined angular relationship with the fla... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5538246 | Golf club The invention relates to a golf club by which a soft ball hitting feeling can be obtained while the excellent orientation of a ball peculiar to a hollow metallic head is maintained. A shaft is inserted into a hosel attaching section of a hollow metallic h... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5470069 | Hollow, metallic golf club head with relieved sole and dendritic structure A golf club head comprising toe and heel portions, a front wall defining a ball-striking face, and top and bottom walls, the bottom wall characterized as having a medial ridge, and as forming two shallow recesses, one recess between the ridge and the heel... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5470068 | Golf putter with dished bottom surfaces A golf putter head comprising a body having toe and heel portions, a front wall defining a ball-striking face, and top and bottom walls, the bottom wall characterized as having a medial ridge, and as forming two dished shallow recesses, one recess between... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5454563 | Golf club In construction of a golf club in which a shaft is fixed along its lower tip to a main body within a shaft hole formed in a hosel of the main body, an elongated cylindrical core is inserted into the lower tip of the shaft whilst projecting beyond the uppe... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5452890 | Golf club head having protecting insert Golf club of the metal wood type and club head therefor. The golf club comprises a metallic club head having a shaft-receiving bore, and a metallic shaft which is inserted into the bore. An insert, which is less hard than the shaft, is inserted into the u... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5451056 | Metal wood type golf club A metal wood type golf club head has a substantially hollow metallic body defining a bottom sole extending between a toe and heel, a top wall or crown, a ball striking face having parallel horizontal grooves, and a hosel formed at the heel to receive a sh... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5429357 | Golf clubhead and its method of manufacturing There are described a plurality of composite structures of a golf clubhead of a so-called "metal wood" in order to enlarge the sweet area on a ball hitting surface thereof. A method of manufacturing such golf clubheads is also described. A golf clubhead i... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5429355 | Golf club head to shaft connection A golf club having a head and a shaft defining an axis, the head having a heel, a toe, a top, and a bottom, an improved connection of the shaft to the head comprising a socket associated with the head, the socket having inner wall structure extending in t... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5380005 | Iron golf club heads An iron golf club head has a hosel provided therein with a bore extending to reach the sole of the head. The striking blade of the head is provided at the rear end thereof with a tail seat extending to cover partially the bottom end of the bore. The hosel... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5301945 | Hollow, metallic golf club head with relieved sole and dendritic structure A golf club head comprising toe and heel portions, a front wall defining a ball-striking face, and top and bottom walls, the bottom wall characterized as having a medial ridge, and as forming two shallow recesses, one recess between the ridge and the heel... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5280923 | Golf club design A golf club is provided including a club head having a toe portion, a heel portion including a shaft receiving bore, a face for striking a golf ball, a center of gravity and a sole. The shaft includes a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is rec... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5207428 | Golf club head Disclosed is a golf club head which comprises: a head body constituted by a core material coated with a layer of fiber-reinforced resin, such as carbon-fiber-reinforced resin, glass-fiber-reinforced resin, or the like; and a sole plate attached to a sole ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5149091 | Golf club head A golf club head having a channel formed in the back on the heel side of the club head main body that extends from the upper end of the hosel portion to the underside of a sole portion. A cover member molded separately is mounted over the opening of the c... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5067715 | Hollow, metallic golf club head with dendritic structure A metal wood golf club head has an elongated, forwardly facing front wall to strike a golf ball, and a hollow body rearwardly of the face plate, the front wall elongated in a first transverse direction toward connection to a club shaft, the body having a ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5042806 | Golf club with neckless metal head A golf club, of the "metal wood" type, includes a shaft attached to a head that is formed from a foam-filled metal shell. The shell has a heel portion that includes a substantially continuous hollow internal tube extending from the top surface of the shel... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4805922 | Putter A hollow, double-faced mallet-shaped putter is made from a plug and a cap into which the plug fits. A handle is inserted through the body of the cap. In one embodiment the cap may be fabricated from a pipe cap, the peripheral flange being removed and the ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4697813 | Golf club A golf club comprises a tubular member folded back from the middle thereof toward the interior thereof, an outer wall part as providing an outer shape of a golf club head, and an inner wall part integrally formed with the outer wall part at the folded por... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4624460 | Golf club head In construction of a golf club head having a fiber reinforced plastic shell, the neck section of the shell provides the first hold and an inward bulge on the sole side section of the shell provides the second hold, both for the club shaft so that presence... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4063737 | Golf club This invention relates to a "wood" golf club having a shaft and a club head wherein the club head has at least a portion of a metallic material, the portion including at least 30% of the face area of the club head. The portion also includes an integral so... | 12/20/1977 |
