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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075418 | Energy absorbing device for sporting equipment An energy absorbing apparatus for sport's equipment which comprises a helix that is capable of securing sports equipment along its length and reducing the shock and vibration transferred from the striking object to the person. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7967696 | Golf club A golf club (2) includes a head (4), a shaft (6) and a grip (8). An elastic member (10) is attached to an external surface of the shaft (6). The elastic member (10) is ring-shaped and has no end. The elastic member ( | 06/28/2011 |
| 7789770 | Lightweight tensioning assembly This invention presents an apparatus for force adjustment within a golf shaft. The apparatus includes load member and a force adjuster and parts for coupling the apparatus to a golf shaft. A lightweight design for the load member is introduced and a method of assemb... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7625297 | Golf club shaft with adjustable stiffness A golf club shaft having adjustable stiffness. An elongated tensioning member extends through the shaft and is mounted to both ends of the shaft. A tensioner assembly is mounted to the shaft and is connected to the tensioning member for allowing manual adjustment of... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7614963 | Golf club shaft insert assemblies, insert assembly systems and apparatus for use with same Insert assemblies for use with a golf club shaft including an insert and an insert lock, insert assembly systems, and apparatus for use with insert assemblies. ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7594861 | Direct flex A one way action golf club flex modification system mounted within a golf club. The non-linear shape of the flex modification member engages the interior wall of the hollow shaft at two regions on opposite sides of the shaft interior and is affixed to a third point ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7500921 | Golf club shaft insert assembly An insert assembly for use with a golf club shaft including an insert and an insert lock. ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7494423 | Golf club shaft insert assemblies, insert assembly systems and apparatus for use with same Insert assemblies for use with a golf club shaft including an insert and an insert lock, insert assembly systems, and apparatus for use with insert assemblies. ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7479069 | Insert for altering the stiffness of a golf club shaft A golf accessory is provided that includes an insert for removably and interchangeably mounting within an interior of a golf club shaft for interchangeably altering a predetermined stiffness or bending moment of the club shaft. ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7435187 | Golf club incorporating a damping element A damping element for a golf club is disclosed. The damping element is utilized to reduce an amplitude of vibrations in the golf club. The damping element may be positioned within an interior void of a shaft of the golf club and may exhibit a shape that corresponds ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7399236 | Golf club grip and golf club using the same A golf club grip includes: a grip body including a grip cylinder portion and a grip end portion disposed at one end of the grip cylinder portion and formed with a through-hole for communicating a grip interior with the outside; and a vibration absorption member form... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7354354 | Article comprising a fine-grained metallic material and a polymeric material Lightweight articles comprising a polymeric material at least partially coated with a fine-grained metallic material are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic material has an average grain size of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a thickness between 25 micron and 5 cm, and a hardne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329457 | Thin composite laminate and use thereof in making sports articles, especially boots Laminated composite material usable to make articles of manufacture, such as boots or other sports articles in particular. The laminate is a new basic material particularly directed to articles of manufacture having drastic mechanical requirements and which are very... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309294 | Club shaft A club shaft composed of a club shaft body and a single- or multi-layered coating film covering said club shaft body, wherein said coating film includes a coating layer having good scratch or scuff resistance and high resilience. The club shaft keeps its good appear... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7281417 | Method for evaluating quality of golf club head, method for conducting quality control of golf club head, method for manufacturing golf club head and golf club, golf club head, and golf club Evaluation of the durability or the coefficient of restitution of a golf club head 1 is performed by measuring a response signal of an impact surface 10 of a golf club head 1 when imparting a vibration to the impact surface 10, finding a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267619 | Golf club balancing apparatus A golf club balancing apparatus consisting of an elongated, pliable housing component tapered as respects the top portion thereof with flexible, durable ribbing affixed to the exterior walling of the remnant portion of the housing component serving to hold the housi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252597 | Golf club assembly with recessed adjuster assembly A golf shaft having adjustable stiffness and frequency. A hollow golf shaft has a compression assembly disposed along and within the hollow shaft between the butt end and the bend point of the shaft. The compression assembly places the corresponding end of the shaft... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232386 | Hockey stick A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow rectangular shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, each of the inner and outer layers are formed of uni-directional substantially continuous fibers disposed in a hardene... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226365 | Shaft structure with adjustable and self-regulated stiffness A shaft structure with adjustable and self-regulating stiffness is provided for golf clubs, fishing rods, and the like. The shaft structure employs in a presently preferred form a hollow tube in which a piston and a longitudinally spaced platen, each longitudinally ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7172518 | Golf club shaft It is object of the present invention to provide a golf club shaft superior in accuracy, minimizing a displacement between thermosetting resin layers, capable of obtaining a feeling close to the feeling of a steel shaft, and superior in stability. To solve the above... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172517 | Novelty golf club A novelty golf club, such as a putter, having a head and a shaft. The upper end of the shaft has a hollow, tubular grip section below which is a transparent tubular viewing section. Graphics are displayed on the viewing section. The upper section of the shaft is fil... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150692 | Sport good of composite material with lighter weight and greater rigidity A sport good, such as hockey stick, Ping-Pong bat, baseball bat, ski stick and so on, has a rigid member made of a composite material. The rigid member has a chamber therein, in which a high-pressure gas is filled to make the sport good having both properties of lig... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144343 | Hockey stick A hockey stick comprising a blade and a shaft adapted to being joined together. The blade portion having an upper portion and a lower portion and a face. The upper portion being comprised of a defined region having a reduced width dimension in a direction that exten... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140973 | Putter grip with improved vibration transmission to hands A putter or other golf club grip has rigid vibration transmitting protrusions either attached to the club shaft or in intimate contact with both the shaft and the golfer's hands, areas between said protrusions optionally being filled with conventional grip materials... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131640 | Isolator mount for shock and vibration An isolator mount for the active dissipation of shocks and vibrations is presented. The invention includes at least one energy dissipating element disposed between deflectable elements so as to provide soft damping for small disturbance excitations, yet remaining su... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108619 | Hockey stick handle A hockey stick handle has an inner shaft member which provides flexing characteristics and an outer tubular member in which the inner shaft member is fitted and which provides protection for the inner shaft member. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097577 | Hockey stick A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an ada... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090589 | Golf swing trainer A golf swing trainer comprises a shaft having a grip end and a head end, and a weighted filling inside the shaft. The weighted filling comprises lead shot, tungsten powder, and polyurethane resin to give the trainer the feel of a regular golf club. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7033291 | Polymer shell bat A metal baseball or softball bat may be improved both for durability and performance by selectively placing a layer of polymer material around portions of the bat. In one embodiment, the barrel portion of the bat may have a polymer layer directly laid up upon the me... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029402 | Golf club shaft tip diameter adjuster, golf club shaft and golf club A golf club shaft tip diameter adjuster attached to a tip portion of a golf club shaft for adjusting a diameter of the shaft tip portion. The golf club shaft tip diameter adjuster is formed into a cylindrical tubular body out of fiber reinforced resin. A slit is def... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022029 | Golf club head with filled cavity A golf club head has a hollow body with a front, striking face, a rear face, an upper face, a heel and a toe, and an open lower end, the body having an internal cavity. At least one filler member of solid cork or synthetic cork material cut to match the shape and di... | 04/04/2006 |
| RE38983 | Golf club shaft and insert therefor Golf clubs, golf shafts, and inserts for golf club shafts have a coil or coil-type insert for enhancing swing weight control, stiffness and flex control, shock absorption and vibration elimination or reduction. The insert has a central section and a pair of couplers... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6969330 | Polymer shell bat A metal baseball or softball bat may be improved both for durability and performance by selectively placing a layer of polymer material around portions of the bat. In one embodiment, the barrel portion of the bat may have a polymer layer directly laid up upon the me... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969328 | Sequential vibration preventer and vibration control structure for ball hitting implement A sequential vibration preventer for a ball hitting implement in which impact vibration that is generated when a ball is hit is transmitted to the human body from the impact generation source via the ball hitting implement. The sequential vibration preventer is deta... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6953405 | Vibration damping field hockey stick A field hockey stick including a head, a shaft adjoining the head, and a vibration damper. The shaft has a first end proximate the head and a second end opposite the first end. The vibration damper is disposed in the second end of the shaft and includes a core and a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6908401 | Shaft for use in golf clubs and other shaft-based instruments and method of making the same A shaft for use in a golf-club or other shaft-based instrument, including a base member and a metal layer, and a method of making the same. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902495 | Golf club vibration dampening and sound attenuation system A golf club vibration dampening and sound attenuation system including an elongated shaft, a club head, a resilient insert assembly, a dampener, and a grip. The shaft has a distal shaft end and a proximal shaft end. The club head is coupled to the distal shaft end, ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6764414 | Golf club shaft In a golf club shaft hollow pipe-shaped and composed of a laminate of prepregs, a vibration absorption member (10) made of an elastic material whose tan δ at 10° C. is not less than 0.7 is installed at least one portion inside the hollow pipe-shaped golf cl... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6755752 | Golf club adjusting tool, golf club and golf club adjusting method In order to provide an adjusting tool for a golf club to enhance directionability or a driving distance with a flex characteristics of a shaft which is suitable for the taste of a player, there is provided a golf club adjusting tool for adjusting feeling of a golf c... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6671642 | Method of evaluating energy loss of golf ball At step 1, a golf ball model is divided into a large number of elements composed of a large number of nodal points in the form of meshes; a physical property of a material for the golf ball is inputted; a simulation is executed by an analysis based on a f... | 12/30/2003 |
