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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7462118 | Back and edge weighted field hockey sticks A field hockey stick including a handle, a throat adjoining the handle, and a head adjoining the throat opposite to the handle. At least one portion of one of the handle, the throat, and the head is hollow. The at least one portion has variable wall thicknesses that... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7455594 | Ferrule and sleeve assembly A ferrule and coupling member assembly for mounting a flag pole is disclosed. The ferrule and coupling member are both formed from a non-metallic material, such as a ceramic composite material, which aids in wear-resistance and provides a low coefficient of friction... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455298 | Archery target method and apparatus A three dimensional, animal-shaped archery target molded of polyurethane foam in two members consisting of a body member and a head member. The body member having a cavity therein for containing a replaceable target insert retained in place by a replaceable, sliding... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452282 | Pool cue A cue stick for use in the game of billiards having a one-piece ferrule-tip. The cue stick does not employ a conventional wood cue tip but rather has a modified ferrule-tip which serves as a resilient tip for striking a cue ball. The cue stick of the present inventi... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448971 | Reinforced wooden baseball bat A reinforced baseball bat includes a single piece of solid, non-composite wood having a tubular barrel portion of a diameter at a distal end, a tubular handle portion at a proximal end having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the barrel portion, and a tapered ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7442135 | Ball bat including a focused flexure region A ball bat includes one or more focused flexure regions located predominantly or entirely in the transition section between the barrel and the handle of the ball bat. One or more of the focused flexure regions may additionally or alternatively be located partially o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442134 | Ball bat including an integral shock attenuation region A ball bat includes multiple layers of one or more composite materials. One or more “integral shock attenuation” (“ISA”) regions, which have a substantially lower axial stiffness than neighboring regions in the bat, are provided to attenuate shock waves resu... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438656 | Laminated blank for machining into a bat The present technology relates to laminated ball bats and a methodology for making the same. The disclosed technology provides for a laminated blank suitable for machining into a laminated bat having a generic bat shape (such as a bat consisting of a handle and a ba... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438655 | Hockey stick blade having rib stiffening system A composite hockey stick blade having a rib stiffening system. The rib stiffening system consists of one or more internal wall structures, or ribs, located within strategic portions of the rear face of the paddle that provides localized regions of increased longitud... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434811 | Projectile trap and shooting range A shooting range that may include one or more of a shooting station, a projectile trap and or at least one range auxiliary. In one embodiment of the inventions, the projectile trap includes a trap chamber, an air injection system and an air collection system. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434810 | Airgun range A portable air gun range is provided to allow individuals to use in virtually any open space. The air gun range has a support frame, a central vertical pole, a curtain to be hung over the support frame behind the central vertical pole, and a target box removably att... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431658 | Golf cup A golf cup is provided that has a cylindrical wall defining an interior. The golf cup includes an insert formed from a non-metallic material positioned in the interior to form two chambers. The insert and chambers are arranged and configured to effect an audible ind... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431302 | Modular ballistic wall and target system A modular target system utilizes standard sized pieces which may be releasably attached to form a target system. The size of the target system may be easily customized as well as the number and types of targets which are mounted to the target system. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431655 | Billiard cue A billiard cue includes a shaft having a hollow bore extending for a predetermined distance from a first end of the shaft to reduce the tip end weight of the shaft. In one aspect, where the shaft is formed of a composite material consisting of fibers in a binder, su... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431656 | Hybrid billiard cue shaft A unique and improved billiard cue shaft is disclosed. The billiard cue shaft includes a core of light wood such as spruce and a skin of composite material such as carbon fiber/epoxy. The very light core combined with the extremely strong composite skin allow the bi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427069 | Folding target stand A folding target stand allows a shooter to easily mount a target at a number of different heights without requiring the use of tools and without requiring disassembly of the target stand. The target stand provides increased stability when struck by bullets and may b... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422217 | Target assembly for holding clay targets A target assembly is provided for holding clay targets immobile. The assembly is comprised of a support member and one or more cutouts in the support member for frictionally holding clay targets. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422525 | Ferrule for pool/billiard cue An improved ferrule of a billiard/pool cue includes a generally cylindrical body with an open end and an opposed closed end. An interior bore is formed in the body and extends inward from the open end of the body for a predetermined distance toward the closed end of... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422532 | 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... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422216 | Target device A mechanical target device utilizing a plurality of targets, a stand, a rod, reset plate and reset lever provides practice or competition opportunities for markspersons. The target device mechanically allows the first contacted target to activate a rod that locks th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419163 | Dartboard cover A dartboard cover for covering a dartboard in an aesthetically pleasing manner wherein the dartboard cover includes a frame having a central aperture and a graphic panel removably mountable in the central aperture. A rib extends from a rear surface of the frame and ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419446 | Multi-component bat and assembly process Assembling a multi-component baseball bat includes disposing a rigid sleeve coaxially over a portion of an elongate composite handle. The rigid sleeve encircles a second end of the handle and extends toward a first end of the handle. A ring is positioned near a seco... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410433 | Bat handle with optimal damping A bat has an elongate tubular striking member of a first material, and an elongate handle member of a second material. The handle may be of composite material laid up in selected layers and orientation to produce selected weight distribution, strength, and stiffness... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410432 | Hockey stick An attachment for a blade of a playing stick such as a hockey stick. The attachment includes a floor portion with a leading edge that digs under an object to be flung by the stick. The attachment includes a base portion that engages the blade. The floor portion may ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401785 | Lawn game with upright target and method of play A game target is supported by a plurality of legs capable of remaining sure on both grass and concrete. The target is partitioned by the target frame into a plurality of zones. A pocket, attached to the target frame, occupies each zone. The pockets are of an appropr... | 07/22/2008 |
| RE40426 | Method of manufacturing a hockey stick blade with a braided fiber envelope In this method, a braided fiber envelope is slid over the core of the hockey stick blade and a promoted resin is applied on the core and the fiber envelope. At least one pre-cured reinforcement panel is provided on at least one side of the blade. The resulting assem... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389558 | Brush head for one time use A brush head for one-time use is equipped with a bundle of bristles (11) that is fashioned from flat strip of material (1). ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384354 | Single wall ball bat including quartz structural fiber A single-wall ball bat is made up of a series of layers or plies of unidirectional, two-dimensional, structural fibers having high strain energy properties. The plies are optionally layered upon each other in a lamina structure in which the fibers in one ply are ori... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381141 | Multi-component bat and assembly process A process for assembling a multi-component baseball bat includes providing a bat barrel having an end with a plurality of slots and selecting a bat handle. A section of the handle is enveloped by the end of the barrel. The barrel and handle are interconnected in coa... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381139 | Golf club face position detection system A golf club face position detection system incorporates a light beam reflected off the face of a golf club as the face strikes the ball which activates a circuit to capture the image of the reflected light beam against a target area thereby indicating horizontal and... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380796 | 3-D portable impulse target for archery An unanchored 3-D portable archery target made of foam can withstand a 20 to 150-pound blow from an arrow without tipping completely over even though the target's weight (e.g., about 10 lbs.) is less than the arrow's force of impact. To achieve such surprising and u... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377517 | Target device A target device for firing practice. At least one thermal target surface is heated by an electrically current passing through same. The thermal target surface includes a number of current coils arranged so as to conduct the current from a first area of the target su... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377868 | Bat with flexible handle Included herein is a bat for striking a ball. The bat comprises a barrel portion, transition portion attached to the barrel portion, and a handle portion attached to the transition portion. The handle portion includes a longitudinal axis and a plurality of planes su... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377865 | Bowed field hockey stick The present invention provides a field hockey stick having a substantially straight grip portion and a bowed hitting portion. In one embodiment, a stick has a substantially straight handle, a bowed throat, and a bowed head. In another embodiment, a stick has a subst... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377867 | Bat having a sleeve with holes Disclosed herein is a bat comprising a handle portion, a transition portion attached to the handle portion, and a barrel portion attached to the transition portion. The barrel portion includes one or more first cross-sections having a first stiffness and a plurality... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377866 | Multi-component bat having threaded connection and assembly process A process for assembling a multi-component baseball bat includes providing a bat barrel having a threaded section and selecting a bat handle having a threaded section. The barrel and handle are interconnected in a threaded engagement, defining an intermediate tapere... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374173 | Target apparatus A target apparatus includes a first rod having a first end and a second rod having a second end. The target apparatus further includes a tubular target receiver non-rotatably coupled to the first rod and the second rod. The first end and the second end are received ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371195 | Collapsible sports goal A collapsible sports goal comprising goal posts, supporting members, and a folding means for selective pivoting of the supporting members between an erect configuration and a collapsed configuration without disassembly. Each goal post has a base portion. An upper su... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364396 | Apparatus and method for practicing golf ball putting A carpet putting surface having a longitudinal length longer than its lateral width and comprising a predetermined putting location marking, and a plurality of substantially “V” shaped markings placed apart from the predetermined putting location marking, with e... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364520 | Sporting good items including pre-printed graphics A sporting good item or other product includes a “shrink-label” formed from a shrink-sleeve, shrink-wrap, or a stretch-sleeve adhered to or otherwise affixed to an outer surface of the item. The shrink-label includes pre-printed graphics and closely conforms to ... | 04/29/2008 |
