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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157669 | Multi-sectional co-cured golf shaft A shaft for a golf club having a total length and a total weight. The shaft includes first and second tubular portions. The first and second tubular portions are formed of first and second materials, respectively. The second tubular portion has a proximal end and a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7497786 | Golf club shaft having multiple metal fiber layers A golf club shaft including a fiber reinforced resin layers and a variety of metal fibers. ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7387578 | Strong, lightweight article containing a fine-grained metallic layer Articles for automotive, manufacturing and industrial applications including shafts or tubes used, for example, as golf club shafts, ski and hiking poles, fishing rods or bicycle frames, skate blades and snowboards are at least partially electroplated with fine-grai... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7314067 | Design and manufacturing method for multi-material tube structures The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7294072 | Hockey stick blade A hockey stick blade has a puck impacting portion with at least one groove extending along the length of the blade. The groove contains a titanium thermoset substantially co-planar with the surface of the blade. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7252598 | Shaft coupler A device for coupling two shaft members of differing diameters. The device includes a barrel and a reaction mass. The barrel is hollow and includes an outside coupler formed by the exterior surface of an upper portion of the barrel, an inside coupler formed by the i... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7207354 | Design and manufacturing method for multi-material tube structures The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201678 | Sports equipment handle with cushion and grip ribs A handle for sports equipment such as a lacrosse or hockey stick including cushioning and grip ribs. In one embodiment, the shaft of the handle defines one or more regions of reduced diameter or thickness such as, in one embodiment, a plurality of elongate longitudi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188852 | Bicycle with improved composite frame Disclosed herein are various embodiments, including but not limited to a bicycle that includes, among other features, an elongated down tube and a single elongated seat tube, the longitudinal axis of the seat tube intersecting the longitudinal axis of the down tube ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140974 | Golf club head A golf club head has a body having a top, a sole, a toe end, a heel end, and a forward wall. The forward wall defines a front opening about which a face support is disposed. The face support receives a face plate, thereby enclosing the front opening of the body. The... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128659 | Golf club shaft made of fiber composite material and metal material A golf club shaft is formed of an upper segment of a fiber composite material, a lower segment of a metal material, a joint connecting the upper segment and the lower segment, and a sheath of a woody material for covering the upper segment, the lower segment, and th... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7115045 | Hybrid gold club shaft set A hybrid golf club shaft set is provided that includes at least two of the group including a composite shaft subset including shafts formed entirely of composite, a composite/metal shaft subset including shafts formed of composite/metal combination shafts, and a met... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7048645 | Golf club shaft A golf club shaft whose outer diameter is set to 9.5 to 12 mm in at least one portion of a range from a tip thereof to a position located at 25% of the distance from the tip to its butt. The minimum value of a flexural rigidity (EI) is set to 1.00 to 2.50 kg·m... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041000 | Training golf club The training golf club is provided with a shaft that has two weights added into the shaft, thereby allowing the club to assist the golfer in producing a golf swing that is in a plane and has a fluid tempo to improve the golf swing effectiveness. A first weight is ad... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6955619 | Titanium hockey stick A hockey stick shaft is a hollow, thin-walled tube formed of titanium or a titanium alloy. The tube wall has a thickness which may be uniform, tapered or stepped. The titanium or titanium alloy is of an alpha, a near-alpha, an alpha-beta or a highly-aged beta type. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955024 | Filament wound structural light poles A one-piece, unitary, elongate, tubular light pole. The elongate light pole defines a central axis and is constructed from a filament-wound composite of fiber-reinforced bonding agent and has a wall thickness of less than ¾ inch, and preferably ⅜ inch. The pole i... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953402 | Golf club shaft A golf club shaft having a structure of a plurality of fiber reinforced prepregs layered one upon another. A grip-side reinforcing layer 6 (6A, 6B) and a head-side reinforcing layer 5 (5A, 5B, and 5C) are provided. In each of the grip-side reinforcing layer and the ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949038 | Ball bat having an insert with variable wall thickness A bat, configured for impacting a ball, includes a substantially tubular frame and a substantially tubular body. The frame extends along a longitudinal axis and has a handle portion and a primary hitting portion. The body is coaxially aligned with the hitting portio... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939248 | Wood golf club head designed to describe the optimum trajectory of a golf ball A wood golf club head is adapted to achieve the maximum flight distance or optimum trajectory of a golf ball, by incorporating features to achieve an appropriate correlation between launch angle and backspin speed of a golf ball that is struck by the club head. A wo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935964 | Disposable novelty sports equipment Disposable novelty sports apparatus has the appearance of authentic sports equipment and has a resilient shaft material allows a frustrated or stressed sports player to selectively determine whether to permanently break or to dramatically bend the sports equipment i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926617 | Golf club shaft A golf club shaft has an angular layer composed of prepregs in which a reinforcing fiber inclines to the axis of the golf club shaft; a plurality of straight layers composed of prepregs in which the reinforcing fiber is disposed substantially parallel with the axis ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916261 | Composite bamboo sporting implement A composite laminate bamboo sporting implement with an elongated handle having multiple layers of bamboo and an impact portion having multiple laminate layers affixed to the elongated handle suitable to strike, carry or throw a sporting object. Each of the elongated... | 07/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6872151 | Golf club shaft A golf club shaft composed of a laminate of prepregs obtained by impregnating reinforcing fibers with a resin, the weight (g) of the golf club shaft per unit length (mm) is less than 0.0385 g/mm. Prepregs, each including a reinforcing fiber having a high tensile mod... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6866593 | Golf club shaft having multiple metal fiber layers A golf club shaft including a fiber reinforced resin layers and a variety of metal fibers. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860821 | Golf shaft, forming method therefor and golf club A golf shaft which features lightness, high crushing strength and high torsion strength with no interlayer peeling, as well as an excellent aesthetic design with a three-dimensional effect which gives the user a sense of depth, and a method for forming the same and ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6805642 | Hybrid golf club shaft A hollow golf club shaft of circular cross-section comprises a tubular cover layer formed from an isotropic material and a tubular core layer formed from a non-isotropic material, wherein the cover layer and the core layer coextend substantially the entire length of... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6793590 | Golf club having a shock-absorbing effect A golf club includes a hollow conical middle tube having a first end provided with a head and a second end provided with a grip. The middle tube includes an upper rod and a lower rod. The golf club further comprises a connector mounted between the upper rod and the ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6729970 | Hybrid golf club shaft set A hybrid golf club shaft set is provided that includes a composite shaft subset including shafts formed entirely of composite, a composite/metal shaft subset including shafts formed of composite/metal combination shafts, and a metal shaft subset including shafts for... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6582320 | Hybrid golf club shaft A golf shaft for attachment to a hossel of a club head, said shaft comprising: (a) a first section comprising a first material and having a hossel end and a first joint end, said first section having a linear weight no greater than 2.4 g/in; (b) a second ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6514156 | Tube and golf club with handle made of said tube The tube (6) comprises a wall which is composed of a plurality of layers (2; 3; 5; 4). Longitudinally extending wires (3) are provided in the wall. At least one layer (2, 4) which is wound over the circumference of the tube (6) is present inside and/or ou... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6354960 | Golf club shaft with controllable feel and balance using combination of fiber reinforced plastics and metal-coated fiber-reinforced plastics A golf club shaft is formed with an elongated body using a combination of fiber-reinforced plastics and metal-coated fibers to obtain the optimally characterized golf club for a particular player. In one embodiment, a sheet-rolled or filament wound core i... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6343999 | Set of golf club shafts The invention relates to a set of golf clubs employing a two-piece golf club shaft wherein the lengths of the first and second shaft members vary as the loft of the golf club varies. The set of clubs includes a plurality of golf clubs having varying lofts... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6302806 | Shaft of golf club A golf club shaft is provided with a weighted segment located at the tip end thereof for lowering the position of center of gravity of the golf club shaft, a reinforced segment located near the butt end thereof, and a flexing segment located between the w... | 10/16/2001 |
