Games using tangible projectile inventions 05/07

20070123361 - Ball separator: A ball separator for separating the balls of a first ball game from the balls of a second ball game. The ball separator includes a housing having an inlet for receiving the balls and in which a ball receiving part of the housing is movable between a first position in... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070123362 - Billiard cue and method for making the same: A billiard cue including: a wood shaft including a hollow portion and a solid portion, the hollow portion having a central bore extending a predetermined distance along a length of the shaft; and an hollow inner rod, wherein a length and outer diameter of the hollow inner rod correspond to... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070123363 - Bicycle-mounted golf club carrying system, combination with a bicycle having extra-wide tires and method of use thereof: Embodiments of the present invention comprise a system for carrying golf clubs on the front end of a bicycle by dividing the clubs between two enclosures: one to the left of the bicycle's front fork and one to the right thereof. Another Embodiment comprises the aforementioned system in combination with... Agent: Leyendecker Lemire & Daley, LLC

20070123364 - Method and device for coordinating golf swing and ball distance: A method for enabling golfers to hit golf balls reliable and selectable distances. Using a golf club handle grip having bands, other markings, tactile indicators, or otherwise, by selectably gripping the golf club at pre-indicated positions and by using the same swing or a set of related swings, the golfer... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070123365 - Golf club grip: A golf club grip for attachment to a golf club shaft formed of a lower section having a first diameter and an upper section having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. Both the lower section and the upper section each extend approximately half the length of the golf... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20070123366 - Flared chipper or wedge for golf: A golf club head for a chipper or wedge provides a large striking area as well as selectable weight distribution. Using a flared hosel coupled to a lobed or large blade, the body supporting the blade provides both a concave sole for selectable bounce upon manufacture as well as an... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070123367 - Golf ball locator: An apparatus, system and method for marking a location of a golf ball in play is disclosed. A golf ball location marking device includes an adaptable, planar body defined by a periphery and having a top face containing a color that contrasts with a color of grass. The marking device... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070123368 - Sports swing training aid: Sports swing training aid with a resilient cushion, the cushion at least four,inches thick with two parallel flat surfaces of at least 430 square inches, the cushion enclosed in a tough, durable fabric and having standard attachment devices affixed to each corner of one side of the flat parallel surface... Agent: Robert Prichard

20070123369 - Portable protection screen for pitching machine: A protective screen for use with a pitching machine. The pitching machine for pitching balls. The protective screen having a passageway defined there-through for permitting a ball to be pitched by the pitching machine there-through. The protective screen having a door configured for opening and closing in concert with the... Agent: Stephen M. Nipper Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20070123370 - Throwing technique trainer: This invention relates to a device and method for training an athlete to throw a ball, and particularly to a device and method that provides guides for optimally positioning an athlete's throwing hand and elbow prior to initiation of the throwing phase for throwing a ball.... Agent: Miller Nash LLP

20070123371 - Retention of weighting on an athletic striker: Apparatus to add weight to an athletic ball striking bat, having a taper along the bat length, comprising in combination a sleeve sized to extend about the bat at the taper location, the sleeve having associated retention means to engage the bat at a zone along said taper to resist... Agent: Myers Wolin, LLC

20070123373 - Method and device for tennis training: A tennis training device comprises a ball, a rope, and a hollow pole, the ball being coupled with a portion of a first end of the rope, a part of the rope being in a cavity of the pole, the rope being knotted at or near the second end of... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070123372 - Tennis training aid: A tennis training aid can be used to teach proper wrist and racket position for swings such as a forehand ground stroke, two-handed backhand stroke, or volley. A training aid includes a forearm attachment member that can be quickly and easily attached to a player's forearm. A wrist positioning member... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20070123374 - Basketball goal rim lock: A basketball goal having a goal rim locking structure. The goal rim locking structure has an open goal position to allow use of the goal rim and a closed position that prevents use of the goal rim.... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070123375 - Athletic game marking device: An athletic game marking device for use in baseball, softball, and other activities to greatly reduce injuries from sliding into and stepping onto the marking device and to improve the visibility of the marking device. One or more layers of resilient materials are attached to a base member. Side projections... Agent: David P. Hendricks Law Office Of David P. Hendricks

20070123376 - Sports racquet with multi-section frame: A sports racquet frame is formed from a plurality of frame sections, some sections formed of a single tubular member and other sections formed of double tubular members. The double tube sections preferably contain string port holes. Also, different frame sections can be made of different materials, e.g., carbon fiber-reinforced... Agent: Patent Department Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

20070123377 - Sports racquet with insert members for anchoring strings: The sides of a sports racquet, and optionally the tip and throat bridge, include axially extending cutout portions. An insert member, having a plurality of string port holes and optionally conventional string holes, is seated in each cutout portion. The frame and insert member are preferably formed of different materials.... Agent: Patent Department Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

20070123378 - Adjustable weight broadhead adapter bolt and arrow: A broadhead adapter is comprised of a collar and at least one broadhead blade. The collar is adapted to receive the stud of an adjustable weight broadhead adapter bolt through an opening. The collar is adapted to securely fit between an end of an arrow shaft and the shoulder of... Agent: Gregory T. Zalecki

20070117641 - System and method for facilitating play of a video game via a web site: A method and system for operating a video game or video game tournament (e.g., via a Web site) is disclosed. In accordance with the method and system a bonus is provided to a player playing the video game or participating in the video game tournament. In some embodiments a bonus... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20070117642 - Golf training apparatus: A golf training apparatus which includes a circular member, and a support for the circular member that includes a base having substantially coplanar parts for placement on a generally horizontal surface, the support including first and second columns extending from the base, the first and second columns each including a... Agent: Robert S. Smith

20070117643 - Swing plane training method: A golf swing plane training method and apparatus consisting a pair of elastic cords suspended above the ground faithfully defining a cross section of the swing plane. The elastic cords are parallel to each other and approximately parallel to the ground. The plane formed by the two elastic cords is... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070117644 - Golf club: The present invention relates generally to a golf dub. In particular, the present invention relates to a golf club in which the golf club head comprises granite or a natural or synthetic, granite-like stone, a composite, or a similar material. More particularly, the present invention relates to a golf putter.... Agent: Mark J. Kasula

20070117645 - Golf club and kit having interchangeable heads and shafts: A golf club kit having selectively interchangeable heads and shafts. The upper face of a club head is provided with hosel having a recessed sleeve with an open ends. A receiver, having a bore provided with spline grooves, is secured within the sleeve. A recessed screw port, axially aligned with... Agent: R. Michael West Law Offices Of R. Michael West, A Professional Corporation

20070117646 - Golf club head recess: A recess for a golf club head providing the opportunity for better shots as torque and/or twisting is reduced between the hosel and the golf club head's center of mass. At the point where the hosel of a golf club connects to the golf club head, a recess may be... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070117647 - Golf club shaft: A light-weighted golf club shaft, which can stabilize the swing orbit of a club head during a swing and can allow a player to swing a golf club easily and to have a consistent shot pattern, is provided. The golf club shaft has a length of 42 to 48 inches... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070117648 - Golf club head: A hollow golf club head comprises a face portion whose front face defines a club face for striking a golf ball, a sole portion intersecting the club face at the lower edge thereof, at least one groove being provided on an outer surface of the sole portion, the groove extending... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070117649 - Golf club head: A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the... Agent: Michael A. Catania Callaway Golf Company

20070117650 - Golf club head: A hollow golf club head comprises a main body made of a metal material and being provided with at least one opening, and a cover member made of a fiber reinforced resin and attached to the main body so as to close the opening, wherein the cover member comprises an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070117652 - Golf club head: A club head for a golf club comprises a strike face and an outer shell. The strike face and the outer shell define a head volume of the club head. The club head has a first axis that extends generally horizontally and parallel to the strike face, a first moment... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070117651 - Golf club heads: Golf club heads are described. The present invention is directed to golf club heads that have a thicker and heavier top line region and a thinner and lighter sole region than conventional designs. The novel golf club heads of the invention have a low tendency to get stuck in turf,... Agent: Thomas J. Monahan Monahan & Costello, LLC

20070117653 - Golf club head: A metallic frame-shaped iron head body is composed of a heel section, a toe section, an upper edge section connecting superior ends of the heel section and of the toe section, and a sole section. On a front face of the head body, a metallic thin-walled face section having a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070117654 - Painted golf ball and process for preparing the same: The object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a paint film which is obtained from an environment-friendly aqueous paint and is excellent in the adhesion and the wear-resistance. The gist of the present invention lies in improving the adhesion between the paint film obtained from... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070117655 - Golf ball: In a golf ball composed of a resilient solid core and a resin cover which encloses the core and has on an outside surface thereof numerous circular dimples, the cover has a maximum thickness of 0.5 to 1.5 mm and is made of a polyurethane elastomer having a Shore D... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070117656 - Golf ball compositions having in-situ or reactive impact modified silicone-urea or silicone urethane: Modified silicone urea and modified silicone urethane polymers for use in golf equipment components to provide improved impact resistance upon contact with a golf club including reactive polymer alloys formed in situ from silicone-ureas and/or silicone-urethanes and impact resistant polymers and oligomers.... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070117657 - Golf accessory: The present invention is a golf ball support and height adjustment device having at least one non-linear portion. Embodiments can include a divot repair tool, a bottle opener/tab can pry and can include a tapered end that can be used as a golf club groove cleaner.... Agent: Bradley A. Misley

20070117658 - Inflatable barrier: An inflatable barrier with an integral, triple chamber construction. An upper air chamber of relatively greater volume may be configured in any convenient shape such as pyramids, cylinders, cubes and barricades as suitable for use at combat sports venues. A centrally disposed, water-filled chamber provides sufficient weight to resist displacement... Agent: Joseph B. Bowman

20070117659 - Self-righting sports pole: A yieldable sports pole supported entirely above ground in a vertical orientation by a flexible bladder filled with a weighting fluid. A central opening through the bladder receives the pole. Underlying the bladder and connected to the pole is a ground engaging disc fabricated of a semi-rigid, resiliently springy material.... Agent: Joseph B. Bowman

20070117660 - Portable pitching mound: The present invention provides a portable pitching mound for use indoors or outdoors. The portable pitching mound has a height setting mechanism and a plurality of wheels for portability. The portable pitching mound is comprised of a supported base frame unit with an anti-sink device that supports a non-collapsible and... Agent: Mark A Oathout

20070117661 - Head retaining mechanism for a lacrosse stick: A mechanism for securing a handle to a head, particularly of a lacrosse stick, comprises a shaft having a wedge portion positioned at a distal end thereof, a binding plate positioned adjacent to said shaft, and a means for moving said wedge portion in a longitudinal direction relative to said... Agent: Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, Lc Attn: BoxIPDept.

20070117662 - Dimpled soccer ball: A soccer ball, that is, European-style football, with a plurality of air-turbulence-producing depressions distributed over a majority of the outer surface of the skin. The depressions produce a preferably circular surface shape, with a breadth of less than about one-quarter inch and preferably having a breadth to depth ratio of... Agent: William A. Birdwell Birdwell & Janke, LLP

20070111810 - Rail structure for pocket billiard table: A hollow rail structure directly extruded from aluminum in for pocket billiard table is disclosed to have an inner sidewall, an outer sidewall, a top wall, a bottom wall, ribs that define the inside space of the hollow rail into multiple compartments, a cover cloth locating groove longitudinally disposed on... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070111811 - Golf swing tempo measurement system: A biofeedback system including an elongated member, for feeding back sounds indicative of swing tempo of the elongated member is provided. The system comprises a plurality of acceleration measuring devices adapted to measure accelerations at a plurality of locations along the elongated member; a first microcontroller for processing the measured... Agent: Arthur G. Schaier Carmody & Torrance LLP

20070111812 - Golf assisting device: The present invention is a putting tool to assist a golfer. The putting tool comprises a box like structural housing having a cavity therein. The housing is further defined by a top wall, bottom wall, back wall, first side wall, and an opposing second side wall. The front of the... Agent: Delphine M. James

20070111813 - Putter with interchangeable faceplate: A putter-fitting system that allows for quick and easy alteration of various aspects of the putter including, but not limited to, weighting, lie angle, and hosel style is described. Also described are a cam-based putter face release mechanism, a cam-based hosel release mechanism and/or an interchangeable striking surface insert.... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20070111814 - Golf club shaft insert assemblies, insert assembly systems and apparatus for use with same: Insert assemblies for use with a golf club shaft including an insert and an insert lock, insert assembly systems, and apparatus for use with insert assemblies.... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20070111815 - Golf club shaft insert assemblies, insert assembly systems and apparatus for use with same: Insert assemblies for use with a golf club shaft including an insert and an insert lock, insert assembly systems, and apparatus for use with insert assemblies.... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20070111816 - Golf club head with insert having indicia therein: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention a golf club head is provided. The club head includes a heel, toe, front portion with a defined striking face, a back portion, an upper surface and a lower surface. An aperture is defined in the body as extending from the... Agent: Adam K. Sacharoff Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20070111817 - Weight kit for golf club head: Individual weights and a related kit for adjustably weighting a golf club head are provided, allowing a golfer to fine-tune the club for his or her swing. The kit is useable with a club head that defines a plurality of weight recesses spaced about the club head. The kit includes... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070111818 - Golf club having an adjustable shaft angle: A golf cub comprising a head, a shaft assembly and a shaft attachment assembly. The head includes a body which includes a face and a back. The shaft assembly includes a shaft member. The shaft attachment assembly includes a primary plug assembly. The primary plug assembly includes a primary plug... Agent: The Watson Intellectual Property Group, PLC

20070111819 - Golf club head: A golf club head (42) having a delta of the coefficient of restitution between a geometric face center of the face (72) and a location (806) 0.5 inch sole-ward from the face center that is less than 0.065. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420... Agent: Michael A. Catania Callaway Golf Company

20070111820 - Golf club head having a bridge member and a weight positioning system: A golf club head is disclosed that includes a weight integral to a bridge member extending across a cavity back golf club head. The weight modifies a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head. The weight is independently movable in multiple directions to further vary the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070111821 - Golf ball: In a golf ball composed of a core and a cover of one or more layer that encloses the core, at least one layer of the cover is composed of 100 parts by weight of a base resin, 1 to 7 parts by weight of titanium oxide, 0.002 to 0.4... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070111822 - Golf ball: In a golf ball composed of a core, a cover of at least one layer that encloses the core, and a plurality of dimples on an outermost layer of the cover, at least one constituent element contains from 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of one or more rare-earth oxide... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070111823 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: A multi-piece solid golf ball has a solid core, an envelope layer that encloses the solid core, an intermediate layer that encloses the envelope layer, and a cover that encloses the intermediate layer and has a plurality of dimples on a surface thereof. The diameter of the solid core, the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070111824 - Golf ball which includes fast-chemical-reaction-produced component and method of making same: Disclosed herein is a golf ball having a cover composed of a transparent reaction injection molded polyurethane material. The cover is transparent to visible light and allows for viewing of a core or boundary layer. The core or boundary layer may have a visually appealing color. Further, an indicia may... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070111825 - Golf tee with a momentarily releasable upper body; equipped with two retracting springs at the moment of impact: A golf tee for separating the upper body and the lower pin body at the impact moment. The tee has increased re usability. The tee has two springs inside. One spring is inside of an upper head body made of a transparent and flexible outer layer having a golf ball... Agent: Esther H. Chong Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20070111826 - Golf pitch mark repair tool: A pitch mark repair tool that includes a base with a push ledge and a single prong extending from the push ledge or from a portion of the base adjacent the push ledge. Preferably, the push ledge is a hilt that acts as a thumb guard. The base preferably includes... Agent: Butzer & Chen Law, LLC

20070111827 - High-strength, lightweight, blow-molded plastic basketball backboard: Blow molded plastic structures are provided for use in various structures such as, but not limited to, tables, chairs, walls, backboards, storage bins, sports equipment and the like. The blow molded plastic structure has a first surface and a second surface extending between a first end and a second end... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070111828 - Multiple piece pitching mound: A portable pitching mound having a plurality of shell pieces that when placed in side by side relation form an arcuate shell member. Each individual shell piece has an interlocking means so that each shell is attached to an adjacent shell. Once all of the shell pieces are in side... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070111829 - One touch release tennis ball retriever: A tennis ball retriever has a ball tube, handle assembly, and a one-touch release mechanism, which is simplified and easy to use.... Agent: Jose A. Verga

20070111830 - Ball retrieval device: A ball retrieval device is provided which includes a pair of jaws spaced apart from each other to provide an entrance for a ball which is substantially less than the diameter of the ball such that a ball inserted into the entrance will be deformed and captured between the jaws.... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070111831 - A broadhead blade assembly comprising an improved blade design: A broadhead assembly includes a substantially planar metal blade that defines a plane of symmetry relative to the blade. The blade includes first and second sharp edges which are symmetric relative to the plane of symmetry. The first and second sharp edges nearing each other and defining a tip area... Agent: Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC

20070105636 - Auxiliary pad for bowling wrist guard: The invention relates to an auxiliary pad for a bowling guard wherein surfaces of hand-back and wrist cushion members are formed with a Velcro tape. To the Velcro tape are detachably attached hand-back and wrist auxiliary pads, each of which having a predetermined thickness so as to adjust a bent... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20070105637 - Golf ball performance evaluation system: A golf ball performance evaluation system includes an initial properties analyzing unit for measuring and analyzing kinetic properties of a golf ball immediately after the golf ball is hit by a golf club, and an in-flight properties analyzing unit for measuring and analyzing kinetic properties of the golf ball hit... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070105638 - Prosthetic device for golfing: A prosthetic device for golfing having an elongate resilient body with an axis, a first end, a second end and an exterior golf club support surface extending along the axis between the first end and the second end. Gripping members are positioned on opposed sides of the golf club support... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070105639 - Shaft behavior automatic measuring system: A shaft behavior automatic measuring system 2 according to the present invention includes a metal member 14 provided on a surface of a shaft 8 in a golf club 4, and a radar device 6 to be a Dopper radar. The radar device 6 has at least one transmitting portion... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070105640 - Golf club: This invention provides a wood type golf club including a shaft, a grip at one end of the shaft, and a head at the other end of the shaft, wherein a mass m (g) of the golf club and a length L (cm) from a grip side end of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070105641 - Golf club: This invention provides a wood type golf club including a shaft, a grip at one end of the shaft, and a head at the other end of the shaft, wherein a mass m (g) of the golf club and a length L (cm) from a grip side end of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070105642 - Golf club: This invention provides a wood type golf club including a shaft, a grip at one end of the shaft, and a head at the other end of the shaft, wherein a mass m (g) of the golf club and a length L (cm) from a grip side end of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070105643 - Ferrule and golf club incorporating same: A ferrule, and a golf club incorporating same, are provided. The ferrule defines an axial bore for receiving a club shaft therethrough. A bottom portion of the ferrule is sized to receive and surround an upper end of a hosel of a club head. The ferrule can further include a... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070105644 - Golf club shaft: A golf club shaft composed of a laminate of prepregs. A part of the laminate is formed as a fullerene-containing bias layer BF composed of prepregs containing a matrix resin and fullerene and/or a fullerene compound contained in the matrix resin. Reinforcing fibers of the prepregs form an angle of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070105645 - Golf clubs: A head for a golf club has the leading edge (15) provided with a plurality of projections (17) formed with angled surfaces (20, 21, 22, 23). In this way, the resistance of the head (10) to passage through sand is reduced.... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070105646 - Golf club head having movable weights: One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070105647 - Golf club head having movable weights: One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070105648 - Golf club head having movable weights: One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070105649 - Golf club head having movable weights: One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070105650 - Golf club head having movable weights: One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070105651 - Golf club head having movable weights: One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070105652 - Golf club head having movable weights: One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070105653 - Golf club head having movable weights: One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070105654 - Golf club head having movable weights: One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070105655 - Golf club head having movable weights: One embodiment of a golf club head having movable weights includes a body with a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070105656 - Golf club head: A hollow golf club head comprises a face portion whose front face defines a club face for striking a golf ball, a crown portion intersecting the club face at the upper edge thereof, and a sole portion intersecting the club face at the lower edge thereof, wherein at least one... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070105657 - Golf club head and method for manufacturing the same: A golf club head has a hollow structure comprising a metallic main body provided in a crown portion with a crown opening, and a metallic crown plate fitted in the opening. In order to lower the center of gravity by reducing the weight of the crown portion, the thickness of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070105658 - Highly-neutralized acid polymer compositions having a low moisture vapor transmission rate and their use in golf balls: The present invention provides high moment of inertia golf balls comprising a low specific gravity core layer formed from a moisture resistant composition. The moisture resistant composition has a moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) of 12.5 g·mil/100 in2/day or less and comprises a highly neutralized acid polymer. Golf balls of... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070105659 - Multi-layer golf ball: A golf ball comprises a molded core, one or more ionomer mantles, and a thermoset polyurethane cover. The core is a high cis-polybutadiene crosslinked with zinc diacrylate and may also comprise a halogenated thiophenol and metal thiosulfate. One or more of the ionomer mantles comprises an ionomer neutralized to 80%... Agent: Michael A. Catania Callaway Golf Company

20070105661 - Highly neutralized acid polymer compositions having a low moisture vapor transmission rate and their use in golf balls: The present invention is directed to a golf ball having at least one layer formed from a moisture resistant composition having a moisture vapor transmission rate of 12.5 g·mil/100 in2/day or less, a flexural modulus of from 50 kpsi to 70 kpsi, and comprising a highly neutralized acid polymer, wherein... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070105660 - Polymerized metallocene catalyst compositions and the use thereof to produce golf ball compositions: The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer which comprises a polymer produced by a process wherein at least one olefin is combined with a polymerized metallocene catalyst composition and an activator under polymerization conditions. Golf balls of the present invention include one-piece, two-piece, and... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070105662 - Height adjustment mechanism for batting tee: An improved height adjustment mechanism for a batting tee uses an adjustment screw that attaches a compressible washer assembly to the bottom of an inner telescoping member to spread a compressible washer, thereby increasing the diameter of the compressible washer assembly and consequently adjusting internal friction between the washer assembly... Agent: Michael C. Cesarano

20070105663 - Sports ball throwing and pitching training device: A machine designed to aid as a training device to correct deficiencies for throwing and/or hitting a variety of sports balls. The machine is also designed to aid in physical therapy of shoulder related injuries. The flexible rope handle allows the apparatus to self correct because of centripetal acceleration of... Agent: Steven L. Farnsworth

20070105664 - Racquet with entertainment and performance feedback: A tennis racquet that provides audio or visual feedback to a player. Sensors sense the impact of a ball on the racquet. A feedback indictor provides visual or audio feedback. A controller controls the indicator based on data provided by the sensors. In an entertainment mode, feedback is provided based... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070105665 - Method for playing a table tennis game and playing table: The present invention is a game and table for playing table tennis with six players simultaneously. Each side of the table includes a pair of lobes formed by angled edges, having arcuate edges and being arranged on either side of a central region that defines a playing surface upon which... Agent: Bradley D. Goldizen

20070105666 - Computer for rackets or paddles: An electronic device to be used in rackets or paddles, comprising of an acoustic or vibration sensor, a micro-controller, a micro-transmitter-receiver, a micro-speaker and a display. The device count, calculate and show in the display the game time, game speed, the score and the quantity of hits that the player... Agent: Collen Ip

20070105667 - Arrow with light emitting function, nock with light emitting function, and light emission control device to be used in arrow technical field: An arrow is provided with a light emitting function, a nock with a light emitting function, and a light emission control device to be used in an arrow which thereby realize accurate and stable light emission periods of time and a reduction in size and weight of light emitting members... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070105668 - Hunting arrow tracking system: A locating and tracking system for tracking or locating an object of interest, such as a hunting arrow or wounded animal, uses a transmitter in the arrow and a transceiver in combination with GPS positioning system for monitoring and relaying radio frequency signals from a battery powered microchip carried in... Agent: The Weintraub Group, P.L.C

20070105669 - Sports ball and method of manufacturing: The present development is directed to sports balls or game balls and to methods for producing the same. More particularly, the disclosure is directed to inflatable sports balls or game balls, such as basketballs, having a unique rib or seam configuration.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070099715 - Location-based golf information systems and methods: Methods, apparatus and systems for recording game statistics, and providing information to a golfer that is relevant to playing a particular golf course. In some embodiments, a PDA-unit may be obtained at a golf course, and then personalized for that golfer by downloading that golfer's statistical and other relevant information... Agent: Raymond J. Werner

20070099716 - Golf training accessory: A golf training accessory is provided which includes an annular disc with an outer diameter approximately that of a golf hole and attachment formations for attaching the disc to a cup (30) of the golf hole. The attachment formations are in the form of elongate, resilient protuberances that are circumferentially... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20070099717 - Golf practice device: A golf practice device is disclosed that simulates the response of natural turf when impacted by the golf club head. The device comprises a platform for supporting the golfer and a divot simulator insert installed in a cavity area within the platform. The divot simulator insert has a base; a... Agent: Mr. Lawrence S. Cohen

20070099718 - Hand held golf ball pick-up apparatus: A hand held golf ball pick-up device allowing a golfer in a golf cart to pick up a golf ball from a golf cart. The device has a handle long enough for a golfer sitting in the cart to reach the ball on the ground next to the cart. The... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070099719 - Method and apparatus for attaching golf club head and shaft: A golf club shaft is attached to a club head hosel by a ferrule system including a ferrule mating member and a ferrule sleeve. The mating member includes an enlarged portion on which the second ferrule is seated and a reduced portion which is seated within the club head hosel.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070099720 - Method of golf club performance enhancement and articles resultant therefrom: The performance of a golf club is enhanced through the provision of a void space behind a face plate and above a sole portion, to decrease club weight and provide single, or combinations, of selectable weighting elements within volumetric coordinates of an orthonormal matrix about the void space and entire... Agent: Melvin K. Silverman

20070099721 - Golf club head: A golf club head comprises a shock absorption device, which is made of a light shock absorbing material with a specific weight less than two, such as magnesium alloy. The shock absorption device is opening at a face portion and a bottom portion to form a crown, a toe, a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070099722 - Golf club head: A golf club head (42) having more than 50% of a volume forward of a center of gravity and more than 50% of a mass rearward of the center of gravity is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 480... Agent: Michael A. Catania Callaway Golf Company

20070099723 - Putter head: A putter head that includes: a head body having a face portion; and a face insert fitted in the face portion of a head body, the face insert including: a high-hardness portion that forms a hitting surface, and a low-hardness portion jointed to the high-hardness portion and having a hardness... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070099724 - Putter head: A putter head that includes: a head body having a face portion; and a face insert fitted in the face portion, the face insert including a high-hardness portion that forms a hitting surface, a low-hardness portion jointed to the high-hardness portion and having a hardness lower than that of the... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070099725 - Putter head: A putter head that includes: a head body having a face portion; and a face insert fitted in the face portion, the face insert including: a high-hardness portion that forms a hitting surface, and a low-hardness portion jointed to the high-hardness portion and having a hardness lower than that of... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070099726 - Sole configuration for metal wood golf club: A metal wood type golf club head including a club head body and means for attachment to a golf shaft, the club head body including a frontal ball striking face having a center of percussion thereon, a rear face, a heel, toe, and top crown, and a bottom sole having... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20070099727 - Golf club head: A golf club head comprises: a hollow main body provided with an upper opening located in a crown portion of the head; and a crown plate fitted in the upper opening and having a specific gravity less than that of the main body, wherein the main body is provided around... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070099728 - Golf ball: In a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layer which encloses the core, at least one cover layer is made primarily of a mixture of (A) a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer and (B) a polyacetal. The golf ball has an excellent durability to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070099729 - Golf green reading device: A golf green reading device has a lens with a reference line that is illuminated when the reference line is in a horizontal or vertical orientation. The reference line is illuminated by an electrical circuit secured within a housing having a power source, a light source, and a level switch.... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070099730 - Football teaching system and method: A football teaching system and method is disclosed that promotes rapid learning by novice football players who are thereby able to better visualize offensive and defensive football formations and correct stances for the individual positions thereof. The system includes twenty-two life size, vertical, two-dimensional football player models that can each... Agent: Kenneth L. Nash

20070099731 - Sports ball catch training apparatus: An apparatus, that places an object ball in the palm of both hands of the athlete, for training the athlete to catch a thrown sports ball with fingertips and thumb tips rather than palms. The size of the object ball can be increased as the athlete's skill level improves. This... Agent: Mr.mark A. Weber

20070099732 - Tennis net singles support stick assembly: A tennis net support stick is retained by a housing that is present on a tennis net support post or stile. A reel may be connected to the tennis net support stick by means of a line, cable, wire or similar apparatus to a pole of precise length, called a... Agent: B. Craig Killough Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC

20070099733 - Detachable table tennis apparatus: A detachable table tennis apparatus includes a playing table detachably mounted on a table, and a plurality of positioning devices mounted on the playing table to position the playing table on the table. Thus, the playing table is mounted on tables of different sizes to facilitate a user playing the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.