Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6777640 | Method of manufacturing a golf club A golf club with an enhanced degree of freedom with respect to design, and a method for manufacturing the same. A head 1 is formed with a face 3 on the front face, a cavity 9 on a rear face and a shaft attachment portion 8 on one side, to... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776733 | Overhead supported net system An overhead supported net system including a net and a spaced pair of masts pivotally connected to an overhead structure to pivot about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the net between a stored position and a play position. A pair of braces are connected... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6761649 | Ball return apparatus A ball return apparatus for providing a moveable, netted frame that would redirect balls toward the shooter, after the ball passes through the hoop or if the player misses. The ball return apparatus includes a frame assembly having a plurality of vertical support me... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6736739 | Soccer training assembly and device A soccer training device, which fits into and is used in conjunction with a standard backyard soccer goal, uses a motorized simulated goalie. The goalie traverses across the mouth of the goal and a cam mechanism is used to impart an oscillating motion about the vert... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6723134 | Multi-component lacrosse stick head A multi-component lacrosse stick head, made of at least two materials, including a base lacrosse head structure of one material and one or more overlays made of one or more other materials strategically located on the base structure. The base structure and overlays ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6716120 | Hockey training aid The hockey training aid is a blade having a shank for inserting a stick handle and containing a channel along the lower edge of the blade. A string is fastened at one end to a puck and at the other end to a ball-shaped bead that is freely movable within the channel.... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6716121 | Heavy hitter batting practice aid A baseball-training device that improves the accuracy and power of a batter's swing. The device comprises a wheeled base, telescoping vertical stand, and an automotive tire. The wheeled base provides mobility for the device. The telescoping vertical stand has a top ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6712722 | Basketball shot training device A basketball shot training device including a platform having a lower surface and an upper surface. The lower surface is positionable on a flat recipient surface. The upper surface receives a practicing player's feet thereon in a standing orientation. A tether is pr... | 03/30/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6712214 | Stackable display tray A stackable display tray including a shell having a plurality of sides defined by an equal number of corners, a substantially closed bottom having bottom corners corresponding with the corners of the shell, and a top having top corners corresponding with the corners... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6712710 | Multi-level pool game apparatus and method A multi-level pool game apparatus having two or more generally horizontal ball-supporting playing surfaces supported in stacked relation, spaced sufficiently apart from one another to allow player access to the lower surfaces to strike balls with a cue or the like. ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709343 | Golf putt training apparatus A golf putt training apparatus is provided which assists a golfer in maintaining the putter head along an intendded target line while practicing a putting stroke. The training apparatus includes a pair of mutually opposing guide rails having plurality of substantial... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6699145 | Apparatus and method for curling and tools A curling broom, comprises a broom head, a broom handle attached to the broom head, and a delivery accessory adapted for attachment to either the broom handle or the broom head in both a first position and a second position. The delivery accessory improve... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695713 | All-weather golf club grip A slip-resistant shock absorbing golf club grip that includes a felt layer, a fabric mesh formed of fibers and a polyurethane coating covering the mesh and felt, the fibers of the mesh defining grooves in the surface of the slip-resistant polyurethane whi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695710 | Golf putting swing device and method of using the same The training device is comprised of two vertically mounted separated rods, which are connected by two strings. The vertically erected rods have two component structures, namely a base rod subsection and a height adjustable rod subsection. Each rod comes w... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695723 | Apparatus for, and method of, positioning movable elements on a T-ball mechanism for propulsion A propulsion member (e.g. a bat) has an external switch and an internally disposed transistor which transmits signals when the switch is manually closed. A receiver in a tee mechanism receives the signals and causes a tee in the mechanism to move upwardly... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695309 | Modular hidden maze game A modular hidden maze game for multiple players is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the game includes a playing board having a playing surface on which can be defined a plurality of playing spaces. Each of the playing spaces can include at least one ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695725 | Baseball hitting-pitching practicing device A baseball hitting-pitching practicing device for permitting a user to practice pitching a ball into a strike zone. The baseball hitting-pitching practicing device includes a base member that has an upper surface. An elongate support member is provided th... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695708 | Golf putter with polyhedral head and rotatably selectable traction control faces A golf putter includes a polyhedrally-shaped head having a plurality of generally vertically disposed ball-impacting faces which have different ball impacting characteristics and a shaft having at the lower end thereof a hosel terminated by a prism-shaped... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695722 | Outdoor sports game A method of playing a ball game involving three players. The equipment consists of 2 bases, 6 cans, a ball and a bat. The players attempt to score points by hitting the cans with the ball or touching each of the bases while the pitcher is retrieving the b... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692379 | Multi-layer golf ball The present invention relates to a golf ball that provides improved playing characteristics by providing a cushioning interface between a center and subsequent layers. The ball can include a center, a soft intermediate layer, and a cover, although various... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6692378 | Golf club head with alignment channel The present invention relates to a golf club having a golf club head with a channel on the head. The golf club head may be a putter-type club head that is used to putt the golf ball on a green. The use of the channel on the club head provides a mass distr... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688992 | Golf ball A golf ball superior in resilience performance, cut resistance and spin performance is provided. The golf ball is composed of a core and a cover surrounding the core. The cover is formed of a composition having 0.5-20 parts by weight of organic short fibe... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688990 | Golf putter An attractive user-friendly golf putter is provided with a special center weighted housing and side weights to enhance the accuracy, ease and reliability of putting. The side weights are preferably positioned between the center weighted housing and the to... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688994 | Batting aid A batting aid that may easily be installed upon fixed or temporary structures, made up of a main frame that slidably supports a tube which in turn supports a ball for a batter to hit. The ball is fixed to the tube by a wire cable that extends through the ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688993 | Golf ball A golf ball (1) has a dimple "A", a dimple "a", a dimple "B" and a dimple "b". The dimple "A" and the dimple "a" have diameters equal to each other, and the dimple "B" and the dimple "b" have diameters equal to each other. The volume of the dimple "A" is ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685581 | Athlete training device An athletic practice machine for training offensive and defensive players, such as football players and for training martial arts and kick boxing athletes. Each dummy of the training device may be latched in a spring loaded retracted position and the dumm... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685578 | Golf ball mold and golf ball In connection with a golf ball comprising a core, an intermediate resin layer, and a cover, the invention provides a mold defining therein a spherical cavity for molding the resin layer. The mold is divided into a pair of mold halves each of which has at ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685567 | Process verification A disclosed gaming machine provides methods and apparatus of verifying the authenticity of gaming software stored in and executed from RAM on the gaming machine. When presenting a game on the gaming machine, a master gaming controller may dynamically load... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685579 | Multi-layer cover polyurethane golf ball A golf ball comprising a core and a cover disposed adjacent the core, wherein the cover comprises: an inner cover layer having a first thickness and being disposed directly about the core; an outer cover layer having a second thickness no greater than abo... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682448 | Play device A play device designed to be struck by various parts of the human anatomy, or with rackets or paddles, depending on the size of the play device. The tail portion of the play device, consists of a curved bell shaped structure, constructed from a suitable m... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682439 | Multi-string putter face with separate and variable tension capabilities and multiple position shaft with adjustable shaft angle capabilities An improved golf putter head having a striking surface comprised of multiple strings, each string having separate and variable tension capabilities, and a multiple position shaft with adjustable shaft angle capabilities on the back portion of the putter h... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682442 | Dimple patterns on golf balls Golf balls are disclosed having novel dimple patterns determined by a plurality of connected polygon regions. A method of packing dimples using the connected polygons is also disclosed. For each disclosed dimple pattern, connected polygons extend from a p... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682445 | Durable batting tee for baseball An improved batting tee uses an elongated split washer to provide friction between telescoping parts in the stem without requiring tightening adjustments by a user, an elongated rounded grommet at the top of the tee to provide stability for the grommet an... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682444 | Ball game method for play on a court including a deformable-elastic surface A game court and method for playing a game thereon are disclosed. The game court comprises a playing surface suitably large for running and jumping players, having adjacent surface areas with distinctly different properties. A first area of the playing su... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679783 | Golf training device A golf training device includes a putting green platform having an incline extending from a lower end to an upper end forming a recess that a golf ball is destined for. A wall surrounds the incline of the platform for stopping movement of improperly hit g... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679791 | Golf ball A multi-piece golf ball includes a rubbery elastic core, a cover having a plurality of dimples on the surface thereof, and at least one intermediate layer between the core and the cover. The intermediate layer is composed of a resin material which is hard... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679498 | Indoor interactive target game of skill An indoor interactive competitive game of skill incorporating an arcade-type fixed target and an elastic launching sling using the human body as a yoke and fulcrum to propel soft foam balls to the target containing numerous indicia marked scoring opportun... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679794 | Basketball shooting trainer and method An apparatus (40) is used to implement a method for training a person to accomplish a basketball shot. A lower body positioning member (60) is located in front of a leg area of the person when that person is in a position to attempt the shot. When the per... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679788 | Golf club with stress-specific striking face and method of producing the coating In order to increase the useful life of a golf club, at least part of the golf club in a region of the striking face is coated with a coating that is neutral in terms of stress or has compressive stresses. The coating is applied by a thermal spraying meth... | 01/20/2004 |
