Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6712716 | Multilayer golf ball with wound intermediate layer The present invention describes a golf ball with a center, at least one wound layer, optionally, at least one intermediate layer, and at least one cover layer. The center is at least about 1 inch in diameter and includes polybutadiene, natural rubber, polyisoprene, ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6672974 | Putting stroke training aid A practice putting device, adapted for use with a golf putter club having a putter blade, a shaft and a handle, is provided for guiding the blade of the club on a straight line through the putting stroke. The device comprises a clamp means for holding the... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6616550 | Golf ball The present invention is directed to improved regulation multi-layer golf balls. A smaller and lighter core is produced and metal particles, or other heavy weight filler materials, are included in the cover compositions. The resulting molded golf ball exh... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6585607 | Adhesion process Disclosed is a process to increase adhesion between two adjacent layers. The process comprises roughening the surface of one layer followed by chlorination of the roughened surface and joining of the layers, or treating the surface of one layer with a sil... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6579191 | Laser putter device The present invention entails a laser guided golf putting system. A laser is mounted into a golf ball mechanism. The golf ball mechanism is comprised of a golf ball mounted on a shaft and supported by a support ball. When a golfer strikes the golf ball, t... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6569037 | Golf ball In a golf ball comprising a core and a cover, the cover is formed of a cover stock based on a mixture of an ionomer resin and a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer and having a hardness of at least 55 as measured by a ASTM D2240 type D durometer. The cov... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565453 | Thread rubber composition and golf ball using the same A thread rubber exhibiting good impact resilience and reduced in breakage during a winding step, and a golf ball employing such thread rubber are provided. The thread rubber composition for a golf ball has 0.5-7.0 parts by weight of sulfur and 0.5-5.0 par... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6565454 | Variable stress wound golf balls and a method for forming such golf balls The present invention is directed to an improved golf ball and a method of winding that includes measuring and controlling thread stress directly, rather than maintaining and controlling the level of tension on the threads. The golf ball includes a center... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6565456 | Multi-piece golf ball In a multi-piece golf ball comprising a solid core, a surrounding layer, an intermediate layer, and a cover, at least one of the surrounding layer, the intermediate layer and the cover is formed of a heated mixture having a melt index of at least 1.0 dg/m... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558275 | Three-piece solid golf ball The present invention provides a three-piece solid golf ball having good shot feel and excellent flight performance. The present invention relates to a three-piece solid golf ball comprising a core, an intermediate layer formed on the core, and a cover co... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551201 | Vulcanized thread rubber composition and golf ball using the same A thread rubber exhibiting good impact resilience in an elongated state, and a golf ball using such thread rubber are provided. The vulcanized thread rubber composition is obtained by vulcanizing a thread rubber composition including at least 50 wt % of p... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6533679 | Hollow golf club A golf club head, wherein the head comprises a front striking face, a back plate, a toe wall, a heel wall, and a sole plate, configured to form an interior cavity; a hosel and a bore for receiving a shaft; at least one chamber formed inside the interior c... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517451 | Golf ball composition The invention relates to a solid golf ball having a diameter of less than about 1.70 inches, including a core formed from a rubber base material having a resilience index of at least about 40 and an outer diameter of at least about 1.58 inches, and a cove... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6514157 | Golf ball with non-aqueous liquid center A golf ball having a diameter and being comprised of a core and a cover, wherein the core is further comprised of a non-aqueous liquid mass at the center of the ball. The ball includes a first solid layer surrounding the fluid mass and a second, layer sur... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508724 | Golf ball cores with improved durability The present invention is directed toward more durable golf ball cores and more durable golf balls. The golf balls of this invention comprise a cover and a core wherein the core may further comprise a center and one or more layers of a mantle disposed betw... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508728 | Golf tee and golf ball display A conical tee for a golf ball having a top nominal diameter opening in which the golf ball is seated and the bottom larger opening which is placed on the ground, the conical wall spanning the two openings being of a selected length so that the golf ball a... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6503157 | Golf ball and process for manufacturing the same The present invention provides an improved golf ball with a polyurethane cover, and a process therefor. The invention is characterized in using the complex of polyamine compound with a metal salt as a curing agent, which releases the polyamine compounds a... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6497630 | Wound golf ball A wound golf ball comprising a center, a cover, and at least one wound layer disposed between the center and the cover, wherein the at least one wound layer is formed of a tensioned elastomeric thread having at least one ply, wound about the center with a... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6494793 | Two-piece solid golf ball The present invention provides a two-piece solid golf ball having good shot feel at the time of hitting, excellent flight performance and excellent durability. The present invention further relates to a two-piece solid golf ball comprising a core and a co... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6488597 | Golf ball A golf ball is provided exhibiting soft feeling with a superior coefficient of restitution at low temperature, and that easily comes to a halt and has high spin maintenance even though exhibiting high spin rate when shot with a short iron or the like. The... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478697 | Golf ball with high coefficient of restitution The present invention is a golf ball that has a coefficient of restitution at 143 feet per second that is greater than 0.8015, and an USGA initial velocity less than 255.0 feet per second. The golf ball is preferably a solid three-piece golf ball with a t... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6478699 | Tethered practice apparatus A training device intended for use with a ball or object, which is to be retained after striking or throwing, is disclosed. The device employs a retaining pouch which is capable of easily receiving a ball without modification or damage to the ball, yet se... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6475106 | Golf ball with grooved dimples A new configuration for dimples on the surface of a golf ball is characterized by a plurality of grooves in the concave surface of the dimple. The grooves are concentrically arranged relative to the geometric configuration defined at the intersection with... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6475105 | Progressive depth oblong dimples A spherical ball and a method of making the spherical ball wherein the ball has a plurality of elongated dimples substantially covering the outer surface of the ball without any dimple overlap. The elongated dimples are defined by an oblong depression hav... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467770 | Roulette game An improved Roulette game includes at least one "Dead Number" pocket on a Roulette wheel. When a Roulette ball comes to rest in a Dead Number pocket, a "Dead Number" is declared and all bets are collected except bets on specifically numbered pockets of th... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464600 | Golf ball The present invention provides a golf ball having high rebound characteristics and exceptional controllability at approach shot from the rough, which accomplished by controlling its cover material morphology. The present invention relates a golf ball comp... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458046 | Multi-layer, wound golf ball A multi-layer golf ball can be prepared, possessing the performance characteristics of both a solid ball and a wound ball, by selecting the content and thickness of one or more of the layers, wherein the multi-layer golf ball comprises a center, an interm... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6457713 | Golf simulation game apparatus The invention provides a golf simulation game apparatus and methods for playing the same, wherein strategic decisions, in addition to the activation of a chance means, affect the outcome of a simulated golf shot. More particularly, the invention provides ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6454667 | Golf ball with superior durability A cover of a golf ball is prepared to have Shore D hardness in a range of 50 to 65 and flexural modulus in a range of 98 to 196 MPa and 10% modulus of paint applied onto the cover surface is accordingly adjusted in a range of 0.49 to 4.9 MPa. The golf bal... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6454668 | Golf ball In a dimpled golf ball, the parameters of dimples are optimized to improve the aerodynamic performance of the ball and thus increase its flight distance. The dimples have a planar shape which is circular, and are of at least three types of mutually differ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6443456 | Method of playing a video poker game with a multiple winning hand parlay wagering option The method of the present invention involves card games in which the player plays multiple hands of cards during one play session. The cards are dealt out in horizontal fashion and may include three card, five card, seven card or higer card games. The pla... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6435974 | Aiming device of golf putter A golf putter is provided with an aiming device comprising a fastening member which is detachably fastened with the golf putter and is provided with a housing pivoted therewith. The housing contains a laser beam device for emitting a laser beam to serve a... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435985 | Low spin golf ball comprising a mantle with a cellular or liquid core The present invention is directed to a golf ball comprising a soft core and a hard cover to produce a resulting molded golf ball having a reduced spin rate. The golf ball comprises one or more metal mantle layers and a cellular or liquid core component. T... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431998 | Solid golf ball In a solid golf ball comprising a solid core and a cover, the solid core has a multilayer construction which includes a center core and an outer core that encloses the center core. The center core is composed primarily of a resin and has a diameter of 3-2... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6432000 | Multilayer golf ball with filled inner layer having dual core, liquid core, or wound core The present invention is directed to a golf ball comprising a dual core, a triple core, a cellular core, a liquid core, or a wound core; an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer; and at least 50 parts by weight of a non-ionomeric polyolefin material ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6416423 | Production method of golf ball A method for producing a golf ball, including a spherical elastic inner layer having a large number of projections and a thermoplastic resin outer layer covering the inner layer, employs a mold comprising an upper mold and a lower mold with a spherical ca... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6398669 | Painted golf ball In order to improve smoothness and contamination resistance of the surface of a golf ball while impact resistance of a coating film is preserved, a painted golf ball constituted of a body and a coating film formed on the body is fabricated by using uretha... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386991 | Dual density polymer putter A golf club head (22) composed of an interior body (42) having a first density and an outer shell (40) having a second density is disclosed herein. The golf club head (22) is preferably a putter. A method (100) for forming the golf club head (22) is also ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6368236 | Golf ball and method of manufacture This invention relates to golf balls having a relatively soft cover and soft core which, in combination, provide golf balls with PGA compression ratings under 70 and a cover Shore D hardness of about 57 or less having good play "feel" and a soft sound.... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6354968 | Pitcher protection net device in baseball practice A pitcher protection net device in baseball practice having a frame installed on the ground to vertically extend to cover a pitcher from his front. A net closes a space surrounded by the outer edge of the frame and is attached to the frame. The frame incl... | 03/12/2002 |
