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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7473185 | Golf putter A free standing golf putter is provided and configured to contact a golf ball at a point above the center of the golf ball. The mass of the central portion of the putter is greater than the mass of the toe and heel of the putter. The putter is utilized to view and e... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7396292 | Golf putter with concave cylindrical or spherical striking surface A golf putter having a shaft and a putting head connected to the shaft, where the putting head has a first contact surface, a rear wall, a top surface, and a sole. The first contact surface has a concave, partially-spherical face. In a version of the invention, the ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7374500 | Putter with fixable shaft that rotates to convert the putter from practice to play The present invention is an improved putter that assists a player in perfecting a putt stroke during practice and repeating it with the same club during play. The shaft is attached to the clubhead such that it can swivel from a practice configuration to a play confi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7264557 | Golf putter with concave cylindrical or spherical striking surface A golf putter having a shaft and a putting head connected to the shaft, where the putting head has a first contact surface, a rear wall, a top surface, and a sole. The first contact surface has a concave, partially-spherical face. In a version of the invention, the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244189 | Golf club with heel and toe weighting A golf club is disclosed that can be used with a structure of a golf club head that has a space between the front striking face and the back piece of the club head. The front face and the back piece are attached to each other at the heel edge and the toe edge. This ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7169058 | Golf putter head having multiple striking surfaces The present invention provides a golf putter head that is suitable for putting a golf ball by either left-handed or right-handed golfers by swinging the putter in the typical pendulum motion or by pushing the putter in a shuffleboard-like motion. Further, the presen... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140977 | Golf club head A golf club head comprises a front striking plate that in turn comprises a front striking surface, a rear surface, and a first boss generally centrally located on and attached to the rear surface. A rear body section is fixedly coupled to the front striking plate. A... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7096558 | Method of manufacturing golf club head A method of manufacturing a golf club head comprises: hot forging a material of a beta titanium alloy into the face plate, slow cooling the forged face plate; and assembling a golf club head from the face plate and other component(s). ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077758 | Golf putter with improved moment of inertia, aim and feel A golf putter in which most of the clubhead mass is distributed at three or more individual or one or more arcuate locations within a “Mass Ring” approximately equidistant from, and as remote as possible from, the clubhead planar center of mass with the clubshaf... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066831 | Golf putter A golf putter has a clubhead that includes a ball striking surface defined by a curved concave surface over which a coating material has been applied. The outer surface of the coating material is substantially flat. The coating material is selected according to desi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052412 | Load transfer arm for putter A golf putter is disclosed having a hosel body, including a hosel arm extending over a top surface of a putter head from a hosel connector region of the top surface, which is above a striking area, the striking area having portions that may or may not include a “s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041004 | Putter with rotatable shaft for converting from practice to play The present invention is an improved putter that combines several features to provide a balanced putter, which assists a player in perfecting a putt stroke during practice and repeating it with the same club during play. The shaft is attached to the clubhead such th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033283 | Golf putter A golf putter having a virtual hitting face frontward offset from an actual hitting face of a putter head is disclosed. The golf putter comprises a putter head having a hitting face, a toe part and a heel part, a hosel connected on the putter head, a shaft which is ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6979269 | Combination chipper and putter golf club A combination chipper and putter golf club has a club head with a ball putting side surface and an opposing ball chipping side surface. The club head has a bore formed perpendicularly therethrough which receives a tube extension fixed to a hosel short depending shaf... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6958019 | Golf putter with improved miss-hit performance, aim and feel A golf putter in which most of the clubhead mass is distributed at three or more prescribed locations within a “Mass Ring” approximately equidistant from, and as remote as possible from, the clubhead planar center of mass with the clubshaft axis preferably forwa... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6863620 | Golf club having replaceable striking surface attachments and method for replacing same An adjustable customized golf club, e.g., a golf putter, as well as a method for using the club, wherein the club has a head, a striking surface attachment, and one or more lock fittings that positively lock the striking surface attachment to the head. The striking ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6776727 | Balanced putter for practice and play Several features are combined to provide a balanced putter, which assists a player in perfecting a putt stroke during practice and repeating it with the same club during play. The clubhead is substantially symmetric around the shaft and has tapered top and bottom su... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6692372 | Putter head A putter head with two thin rails that extend from the back of the putter face to the rear of the putter head on the bottom of the putter head. The two thin rails reduce resistance from the turf during putting, assist a golfer to position the putter head,... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6533678 | Golf putter with removable and reorientable striking member Disclosed is a golf putter that has an interchangeable striking face, while maintaining the same head, shaft and grip. The various striking faces are made of different materials such that the golfer can change the rebound characteristics and resulting dis... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6464598 | Golf club for chipping and putting A golf club has a club head with a wedge face, a rounded sole, and a putting face located along a blade area between the wedge face and a front portion of the rounded sole. The putting face is located at a height above the crown of the rounded sole so tha... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6340336 | Golf putter The present invention 10 discloses a putter head for a golf club designed to precisely strike the upper portion only of a golf ball 16 in order to make it roll truer. The club face has an upper vertical face 22 and a lower face 24 constructed at such an a... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6296574 | Golf swing improvement device An apparatus allows a golfer to improve his or her swing. A striking pin is mounted on a club head using a rigid bracket. The golfer swings so as to strike a golf ball with an end surface of the striking pin. Progressively smaller striking pin end surface... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6267690 | Golf club head with corrective configuration A golf club which comprises a shaft and an improved club head, the club head having a toe portion, a heel portion, a sole, a front face defined by a bottom edge adjacent the sole, a heel side edge and a toe side edge adjacent the heel and toe portions res... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6238303 | Golf putter with adjustable characteristics A golf putter having a removable ball striking insert received in a recess formed in the front surface of a putter body. Ball striking inserts having various weight, texture and hardness characteristics may be interchanged with the putter body in order to... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6183379 | Golf putter A golf putter including a head having a face, a shaft and a grip. The face comprises a centered first face, a second face formed on one side of the first face and inclined inwardly, and a third face formed on the other side of the first face and inclined ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6068560 | Golf club putter head The putter head of the invention defines a ball striking face which is composed of a plurality spaced heads having ball engaging faces and a hosel with a plurality of fingers, each finger of which is integrally attached to a respective head section.... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5976025 | Golf putter having three ball-striking surfaces A golf putter includes a putter head that is equipped with three ball-striking surfaces, such that the putter can be used by a right-handed golfer or a left-handed golfer, employing either a conventional putting stance perpendicular to the ball roll path ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5857920 | Golf club A golf club of the type for putting and driving a golf ball. The golf club has a reflective surface which is positionable to direct toward a golfer's eye an alignment image including an image of the ball and the target into which the ball is directed so a... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5848940 | Playground A playground golf course with an artificial turf, the greens of which are formed by disposing a thin resilient urethane foam layer below the artificial turf so as to reduce golf ball bounce and hence roll on the artificial turf. Greens are formed by dispo... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5700206 | Golf putter structure A golf putter includes a handle having a lower end to which a head is fixed. The head has a left side face and a right side face. The left and right side faces are symmetrical to each other and may both be used to putt a golf ball. The head further has a ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5630766 | Golf putter A golf putter has an elongated shaft, a neck, and a club head. The neck extends between the shaft and the club head. The club head has a striking face and a rear wall opposite the striking face, a top surface and a sole surface opposite the top surface. T... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5624329 | Matched putter/chipper golf clubs A matched pair of golf clubs, designed for putting and chipping usage, which have identical heads with identical shafts and grips except that one head has a striking face with the loft of a putter and the other head has a striking face with the loft of a ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5620379 | Prism golf club A golf club has a triangular prismatic head. The top and bottom faces of the club head are parallel and of isosceles triangular shape. The shaft is aligned with the center of mass of the club head. The improved balance and visual cues given by the triangu... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5601500 | Golf putter head A golf club head includes a body having a central plane, and a front planar face for striking a golf ball. The front planar face is at a negative angle in the range of 4° to 8° to the central plane so that a bottom edge of the front planar face is close... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5584769 | Two-faced golf club A two-faced golf club for right-handed or left-handed golfers having a vertical shaft and putter blade with a top surface, a bottom surface, a putting face, a chipping face, and a front surface. The top surface and the putting face meet at an angle of abo... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582552 | Training aid for golfer A golf ball flight angle demonstration device includes a rigid body including integral first and second simulated golf club heads with bottom sole surfaces extending between heel and toe ends. A first club face is located on the first simulated golf club ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5538245 | Golf club with adjustable head An adjustable head golf club has a selection ring (16) positioned with shank end ratchet teeth (19) in ratchet relationship to shank ratchet teeth (20) and with head end ratchet teeth (17) in ratchet relationship to head ratchet teeth (18). A fastener rod... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5458335 | Combined putter and wedge golf club A golf club including a shaft connected to a club head having first leg with a putting face thereon and a second leg with a chipping or pitching surface thereon is disclosed. The shaft is rigidly mounted perpendicular to the club head and centrally along ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5383664 | Golf putter and putter head A golf putter and putter head are disclosed which incorporates an angled or lofted and limited impact surface which imparts to a golf ball minimal lift without imparting significant undesirable backspin or skid to the ball, thereby minimizing loss of cont... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5346219 | Golf putter head A symmetrical golf putter head formed of a center elongated bar member and two ball striking plate members affixed in spaced position on opposite sides of the center member as by force fitted plugs, and a plate being flexed when that plate strikes a golf ... | 09/13/1994 |
