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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309293 | Golf ball gripping device A device for securely engaging and retaining a golf ball. The device is preferably adapted for secure placement on the end of the grip of a golf club, such as a putter, thus enabling a user to use the club to extend his/her reach and pick up a golf ball from the gro... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7150681 | Distance marker for a golf course, and a golf course A device for marking a distance to a golf player when playing golf on a golf course, the golf course comprising an area established for striking out a golf ball and an essentially open field, the device comprising a body adapted to be positioned in a visible manner ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7095312 | System and method for tracking identity movement and location of sports objects A method and apparatus for tracking location and flight path attributes of one or more sports objects, associating the sports objects with individual players, mapping each sports object location and a flight path to surrounding field of play, and allowing each playe... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090348 | Method for designing spectacle lenses taking into account an individual's head and eye movement A method for designing ophthalmic lenses, including progressive addition lenses, and lenses produced by the method are provided. The method permits the direct correlation of an individual's subjective assessment of the lens' performance and the objective measure of ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7040998 | Golf putting game with means for automatically monitoring the movement of the ball A golf game employing r.f-tag coded golf balls has a playing area with r.f. antennae located underneath to enable the number of strokes taken by a player to be counted. Separate antennae are provided for the tee area and hole, respectively, and the antennae around t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6808095 | Golf accessory holder and clip therefor A golf accessory holder device designed to be held in a golf bag clip frictionally engaged to the top of the golf bag and frequently inserted and removed from said clip during the golfer's round of golf, and to prevent damage to or soiling of the pocket or the pocke... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6582328 | System and method for collecting and managing data A system comprising an individual subscriber unit for collecting golf game data during a game of golf, and a computer for receiving the golf game data from the individual subscriber unit after the game of golf and for generating a report of the golf game ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6579190 | Ball motion measuring apparatus A ball motion measuring apparatus has a CCD camera having a multi-shutter which can open and close successively; strobes; a swinging speed measuring sensor; and a controlling/computing device connected to the CCD camera, the strobes, and the swinging spee... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6547681 | Device and method for fitting golf clubs for use in sand A method of determining a bounce fitting for a golf club for use in sand for a particular golfer, by determining the relative hardness of golf course bunker sand in which the tests are conducted, having a golfer hit a golf ball from that sand thereby form... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6383095 | Golf-ball indicator A golf ball indicator in the nature of a stake which is pressed into the ground to mark a golf ball that would otherwise be hidden by the tall grass of a golf course "rough", having a visible flag and of a length to extend above the height of the grass wh... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6168538 | Golf practice range tee divider The present invention provides an apparatus for separating golfers on a practice range. The present invention specifically provides an apparatus for improved safety from errant golf balls as well as "amenities," such as golf bag and drink storage, and whi... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5931317 | Golf range facilitator A golf equipment organizing device for use at a golf range. The device provides organized storage of items used during a practice session. The device operates as a storage unit for over two hundred golf balls. Release of the golf balls is controlled by a ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5860876 | Stained glass golf course markers Stained glass Golf Course markers comprised of concrete and stained glass which show the layout of each hole on a golf course, including the hole number, Par, handicap, and tee to green yardage from each tee box. The concrete and glass construction provid... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5730660 | Sand trap practice device A sand trap practice device includes a one piece, integral trough including a substantially rectangular base and a pair of side rails extending upwardly from the base and extending along opposed longitudinal sides of the base. A flexible tee is attached t... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5626525 | Golf distance marker One embodiment of the present invention comprises a tee marker sign (90) which includes a graphic representation of a particular golf hole, number 10, which includes three separate tee boxes--a ladies' tee (92), a men's tee (94) and a championship tee (96... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5603669 | Golf tee divider A tee divider for dividing a tee area of a golf driving range into subsections and for blocking golf balls errantly hit by a first golfer from hitting a second golfer practicing next to the first golfer, comprises a frame having an upper end portion and a... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5533225 | Club tub - golf club washer An improved heavy-duty soft plastic golf club washer having the design of an old fashioned bath tub with a protected opening at the sloped front end (16) large enough to accommodate all sizes of golf club heads. Stabilized inside tub are three identical s... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5497988 | Golf distance marker A distance indicator (10) is provided that comprises a housing (12). Distance indicator wheels (22), (24) and (26) are provided through openings (14), (16) and (18) of the housing and the information indicator (28) specifies the point from which the dista... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5464219 | Tee marker and method of providing tee to green center distance The present invention provides an adjustable distance golf course tee marker which can be used, either singularly (with a non-adjustable marker) or in pairs to define a teeing ground, especially as described in Rule 11 of the Rules of Golf. One unique fea... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5029855 | Golf tee marker and receptacle A golf tee holder and marker accessory to be placed at the teeing area for holding broken tees and for indicating a golfer's position relative to a distant flag placed at a "green" on a golf. The accessory includes a block member having rectangular sides ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5014985 | Golf queuing station A golf queuing station includes means providing multiple functions useful in the vicinity of a golf course teeing area, enclosed in a generally hollow structure or housing upstanding from a base. A variety of materials may be used for the housing, such as... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4419655 | Golf course play indicator devices An indicator device to inform golfers of the position of the cup on the green and other play aspects of a hole of a golf course. It has a display panel carrying a graphic representation of the hole including the tee and green, a grid of electrically energ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4247994 | Tee located device for indicating the position of a cup in a golf course green A device for indicating to a golfer the location of the cup in the green of a hole on a golf course is composed of a plate that is either itself bodily shaped and formed to correspond on a relative basis to the shape and size of the green or is of a subst... | 02/03/1981 |
