Games using tangible projectile inventions 07/07

20070173338 - Method of enhancing participant's performance in a sporting activity: According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of improving a participant's ability to move an object toward a desired target through athletic movement is provided. The method comprises establishing a point of focus that is positioned outward from a participant's body. The method further comprises instructing the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070173339 - Golf putting training template: A golf putting template for training golfers to more accurately putt a golf ball towards the cup along the preferred line of travel has a base member with an open area at its forward end that extends rearwardly to define a ball placement area and a center position for placement... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20070173342 - Silicone grips for golf clubs and methods of making same: A grip for a golf club is provided. The grip comprises an elongated flexible sleeve that slips onto the shaft of a golf club and an elongated flexible panel of silicone material wrapped around and integrally bonded to the sleeve. The flexible panel comprises opposite first and second surfaces, opposite... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070173343 - Silicone grips for golf clubs and methods of making same: Golf grips for golf clubs are provided. The grip comprises an elongated flexible sleeve that slips onto the shaft of a golf club, silicone ink applied to the sleeve surface to form printed indicia thereon, and an elongated flexible panel of silicone material wrapped around and integrally bonded to the... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070173340 - Panel grip with cut-outs and inserts: A grip for the handle of a golf club having at least a sheet with a cut-out and an insert. The insert is positioned within or against the cut-out of the sheet to define a panel. The panel is then attached to an underlisting sleeve. The grip reduces impact shock... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070173341 - Panel grip with cut-outs and inserts: A grip for the handle of a golf club having at least a sheet with a cut-out and an insert. The insert is positioned within or against the cut-out of the sheet to define a panel. The panel is then attached to an underlisting sleeve. The grip reduces impact shock... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070173344 - Golf club shaft and head connector: A golf shaft mount for use in assembling a golf club, which includes a golf club shaft and a golf club head forming a hosel, is provided. The golf shaft mount comprises a hosel adapter and a shaft sleeve. The hosel adapter has a first connector and a reduced diameter... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070173345 - Golf club shaft and method of producing the same: A composite golf club shaft having a reinforcing ribbon of composite material spiraling along an intermediate portion of the shaft and bonded thereto to reinforce the hoop strength of the shaft. The ribbon is shaped into a rib of different cross-sectional shapes, the preferred embodiment being a thin rectangular shape... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173346 - Golf club head having a surface-modified structure and a surface modifying method therefor: A golf club head includes a golf club head body and a striking plate. A surface of the golf club head body and the striking plate has at least one surface-modified portion processed by a high-energy treating apparatus that has a luminous energy adjustment device. A defocused high-energy beam generated... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173347 - Golf club head having removable weight: The invention provides a golf club head having adjustable weight, allowing the golfer to fine tune the club for his or her swing. The club head includes a body having a ball-striking face, a sole, a crown, and a side extending rearwardly from the face. The body defines an interior... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070173348 - Compositions for golf equipment: The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer formed from a polyurea composition. The polyurea is formed by combining an aliphatic polyarea prepolymer, a diamine curative, and a cyclic carbonate diluent. Golf balls of the present invention include one-piece, two-piece, multi-layer, and wound golf balls.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070173349 - Light emitting golf ball, kit and system: A light emitting golf ball, light emitting golf ball kit, and a light emitting golf ball system. The light emitting golf ball includes a substantially spherical outer shell manufactured of a material that allows light to pass therethrough. A light assembly is disposed within said outer shell and adapted to... Agent: Michael J. Persson, Esq. Lawson & Persson, P.C.

20070173351 - Fully-neutralized ionomers for use in golf ball having a large core and a thin, dense layer: A golf ball comprising a core comprising a highly-neutralized thermoplastic polymer formed from a copolymer of ethylene and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, a salt of an organic acid, and sufficient cation source to filly-neutralize the acid groups of the copolymer; an outer cover layer; and an inner cover layer disposed... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070173350 - Golf ball: Golf ball 2 has a center 8, mid layer 10 and a cover 6. The mid layer 10 is formed by a resin composition containing a metal oxide with a three-dimensional shape. A D hardness of the mid layer 10 is 32 or greater and 39 or less. A ratio... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173352 - Golf balls having a low modulus hnp layer and a high modulus hnp layer: The present invention is directed to golf balls having a layer formed from a low modulus HNP composition and a layer formed from a high modulus HNP composition. Golf balls of the present invention have at least three layers, including an inner core layer, an outer core layer, a cover,... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070173353 - Golf balls having a low modulus hnp layer and a high modulus hnp layer: The present invention is directed to golf balls having a layer formed from a low modulus HNP composition and a layer formed from a high modulus HNP composition. Golf balls of the present invention have at least three layers, including an inner core layer, an outer core layer, a cover,... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070173354 - Golf ball: NL represents the number of kinds of the dimples being located in a low latitude region ZL and having a diameter of equal to or greater than 3.40 mm, NH represents the number of kinds of the dimples being located in a high latitude region ZH and having a diameter... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070173355 - Wireless sensor scoring with automatic sensor synchronization: Embodiments provide mechanisms and methods for measuring shooting performance in multiplayer environments. These mechanisms and methods include automatic synchronization that enables sensors associated with multiple players to interact with one or more control consoles in a common playing area free of interference. The ability to associate sensors to interact with... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070173356 - Color coded teaching system: The system provides a mat having indicia thereon to indicate foot placement for teaching various skills required for playing softball and baseball. Foot-marker pieces are disengageably attached to the mat, at selected locations, and the members of a pair thereof have features, such as contrasting colors, that enable them to... Agent: Ira S. Dorman

20070173357 - Adjustable length training bat: A training bat includes an elongated handle, an elongated barrel and a locking mechanism. The handle and the barrel are coupled together in a longitudinally adjustable manner such that an overall length of the training bat as defined by the handle and the barrel is adjustable. The barrel including a... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20070173358 - Training bat and method: The training bat of the present invention has a length and weight substantially equivalent to that of a conventional bat. It furthermore has vibration-dampening properties to reduce vibration resulting from swinging motion of the bat and especially from contact between the bat and ball. The training bat is comprised of... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070173359 - Performance arrow vane: A vane for an archery arrow consisting of durable, stiff material, utilizing an overall vane length of approximately two inches or less, a maximum vane height of approximately 0.6 inches or less, a straight upper and rearward extending edge from the forward point of the vane to its maximum height,... Agent: Douglas S. Bishop Bishop & Heintz, P.C.

20070167247 - Method and systems using prediction of outcome for launched objects: Each golfer (1-3) on a golf range (4) has an individual display (12-14) showing at least a predicted outcome of each of his/her shots, and a launch-analyser (6-8) to measure velocity vectors of the ball and/or club at strike for central-computation (9) of the prediction. Vibration and piezo-cable sensors (54,55;68,69)... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070167248 - Golf putter with laser: The golf putter has at least one and preferably three beams, preferably laser, projecting from the front face of the putter, spread vertically. In one embodiment, a single laser is centrally mounted, to project a beam over the top of a ball positioned at the desired impact point on the... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

20070167249 - Systems and methods for fitting golf equipment: A golf equipment fitting system that uses advanced technology to not only objectively identify the optimum equipment for the golfer, but to also identify and help correct swing flaws so that the golfer can achieve optimum performance on the golf course. Thus, in one embodiment, golf fitting includes collecting data... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20070167251 - Golf advertising system: A golf advertisement system is provided. The system includes a driving range mat having promotional material on a substantially uniform surface thereof. Preferably, the promotional material is disposed on a removable section which can be replaced with other promotional material. A golf dispensing device is provided, and preferable serves as... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20070167250 - Golf swing and training apparatus: A standing platform 10, 40, and 30 to be used by a golfer to practice swinging a golf club. The standing platform element 10 is covered with carpet upon which a golfer can stand comfortably.... Agent: Charles Dean Jr.

20070167252 - Grip for sports gear: A grip is disclosed for a handle of a sports gear such as a golf club, a badminton racket and a tennis racket. The grip includes a strip, a ring and a cap. The strip is located around and adhered to the handle. The strip includes a first transverse edge,... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070167253 - Putter head: A putter-type club head and system having interchangeable alignment inserts and interchangeable weight members which allow for the modification of the playing characteristics of the putter-type club head. The putter-type club head has a body defining a front face and an aft side, first and second spaced, aft-members extending substantially... Agent: Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP

20070167254 - Golf ball: In a golf ball having a core or a sphere composed of a core enclosed by a cover layer and having also an outermost cover layer which covers a surface of the core or a surface of the sphere, the outermost cover layer is composed primarily of at least one... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070167256 - Highly neutralized polymer material with heavy mass fillers for a golf ball: Disclosed herein is novel thermoplastic material and a golf ball utilizing the thermoplastic material. The golf ball (10) preferably comprises a core (12), a cover (16) and optionally a boundary layer (14). At least one of the core (12), cover (16) or boundary layer (14) of the golf ball (10)... Agent: Michael A. Catana Callaway Golf Company

20070167255 - Golf ball: The present invention provides a golf ball composed at least in part of a material molded under heat from a rubber composition containing (a) a diene base rubber, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, and (c) an organic peroxide which includes an aliphatic peroxyester. The golf... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070167257 - Golf ball having specific spin, moment of inertia, lift, and drag relationship: Golf ball with a novel combination of spin rate, lift coefficient, drag coefficients, and optionally moment of intertia: a golf ball with a low spin rate, a high lift coefficient, a low drag coefficient, and optionally a high moment of inertia; and a golf ball with a high spin rate,... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070167258 - Golf ball: A golf ball has a spherical surface bearing a plurality of plan view circular dimples and plan view non-circular dimples, which non-circular dimples have at a top edge position a contour length of at least 20 mm and account for at most 10% of all the dimples. The ball has... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070167259 - Golf tee connector: A golf tee connector (46) designed for golf practice. Said connector allows a Range Pro™ golf tee application Ser. No. 11/199,540-(44) to connect to a mat, creating a connection that helps save time and money on the costly replacement of golf tees that come up from the bottom of the... Agent: Peter Lipidara

20070167260 - Golf ball position marker assembly: A golf ball position marking assembly that includes a marker removably secured to a decorative or functional accessory item such as a ring, pendant, clip, belt, key ring, bracelet, buckle, divot tool, or the like. The marker is magnetically secured to a base in such a way that a golfer... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070167261 - Baseball bat swing training aid: A baseball bat swing training aid includes a housing having an inner cavity for storing a plurality of balls therein. A tube is extendable between storage and use configurations. The tube is disposed within the housing in the storage position. A ball holder is disposed on an end of the... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070167262 - Baseball swing training aid: A baseball bat swing training aid includes a housing configured for storing a plurality of balls therein. A ball positioning mechanism is disposed within the housing and includes an arm selectively extendable out of the housing. A ball holder is disposed on an end of the arm. The baseball bat... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070167263 - Playing field obstacle kit and method: An obstacle device for use on a playing field has a base and a frame approximating in shape the front profile of a human head and torso. The frame is coupled to the base. The frame includes a collapsible frame member that has an expanded configuration that defines an expanded... Agent: Grady K. Bergen

20070167264 - Sports swing training apparatus and method: A training apparatus with a main body, a first member securable to the main body, the position of which is adjustable relative to the main body, a brace connected to the first member that has a substantially planar top surface inclined at an angle relative to the surface when the... Agent: Miguel Villarreal, Jr. Suite 1500

20070167265 - Multi-directional break-away goal: A basketball rim mounting assembly permitting multi-directional deflection in response to extraordinary forces imposed on the rim has a fixed portion coupled to a back board and a movable portion fixed to a basketball rim. The fixed portion can include a back plate secured to a front face of the... Agent: Indianapolis Office 27879 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070167266 - Impact measuring game ball: A game ball is instrumented with a transducer to measure the impact forces on the ball and/or the decelerations by the ball experienced during an attempted catch by a person. The impact forces on the ball are equal and opposite to the forces on the hands of a person catching... Agent: Gary J. Morris

20070161430 - Golf club with plural alternative impact surfaces: A golf club having a shaft and an elongated head projecting at a lie angle relative to the shaft, the head having the shape of a regular polygon in a cross section at right angles to the central axis of the head, with each face being formed of a material... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070161431 - Apparatus for weighting golf club shaft: An apparatus for selectively adding weight to the hollow shaft of a hand-held implement. One embodiment includes an upper cylindrical member, a lower member, and an expansion ring that fits between the upper and lower members. These components are sized slightly smaller than the inside diameter of a hollow shaft,... Agent: Bradley Arant Rose & White, LLP Intellectual Property Department-nwj

20070161432 - Al2o3 material used in a golf club head: Golf club heads having an Al2O3 material impact surface are described. All or a portion of the head may be made of an Al2O3 material, or the Al2O3 material may be in the form of a sheet or insert and applied to a golf club face. Embodiments of this disclosure... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070161433 - Golf club head: A golf club head comprises a head main body being provided with at least one hole having a helical groove on its inner surface, and a damper having a thread on its outer surface and screwed to the hole of the head main body, the damper being made of elastic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070161434 - Golf ball: A golf ball is provided that has a hard sphere core or layer that exhibits a controlled vibrational response. The vibrational response may be controlled by tailoring the stiffness or damping of the sphere with at least one element, such as a groove(s) or any other type of indentation in... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070161435 - Sport practice device: The sports practicing device (10) having a ball (12) with loops of a resilient material (14) connected in a secure manner. The loops of resilient material can be readily manufactured from known materials that are pliable to an extent yet hard wearing. The elastic cord (16) passes through the loop... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070161436 - Lacrosse head netting with a shallow pocket: A lacrosse head having a netting with a shallow pocket is provided for improving the handling and the retention of a lacrosse ball. The lacrosse head includes a frame element comprised of a pair of opposing sidewalls that each have a top end and a bottom end, a scoop portion... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070161437 - Dart with dual action arrangement: A dart includes a dart barrel, a shaft having a sliding end portion, and a dual action arrangement. The dart barrel has a head portion and a shaft channel coaxially extending at the head portion, and defining a head opening at the head portion to communicate with the shaft channel.... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070161438 - Mechanical broadhead with expandable blades: A mechanical broadhead for attachment to an arrow having a broadhead body including a plurality of blade windows formed therein, a geometrically angled retractable blade attached within each of the blade windows, retaining springs for retaining the blades in a retracted position during flight, a front body slidably mounted onto... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070161439 - Softball: A softball which includes a spherical core, a vapor block made of yarns which imbeds the spherical core and then is immersed into an adhesive agent to fill up clearances between the yams, and a cover made of two sheets of flexible material stitched together to enclose the vapor block,... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070161440 - Ball structure: A ball structure includes a bladder and multiple outer layers attached to an outer periphery of the bladder. The bladder has multiple dimples defined in an outer periphery thereof so that after the outer layers are attached to the outer periphery of the bladder, the dimples appear on the outer... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070155519 - Convertible game table: A convertible game table has a multi-sided and multi-functional table top which is rotatably mounted upon a frame for selective orientation between pool/billiards and ping-pong game playing surfaces. A frame which surrounds the table top houses pool ball pockets and compartments. Rotational pin mounts between the table top and frame... Agent: James C. Scott

20070155520 - Apparatuses, methods and systems relating to findable golf balls: Golf balls and a system for finding golf balls and methods for making golf balls and methods for using such balls. In the case of one exemplary golf ball, the ball includes a shell and a core material which is encased in the shell and a tag which is disposed... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070155521 - Golf swing practice system: A golf swing practice apparatus including a golf ball simulation target and anchor for securing the target to a support surface. The anchor may be a ground stake when the surface is the ground and, alternatively, a mat anchor when the surface is a golf training mat. A connector arm... Agent: Loza & Loza LLP

20070155522 - Golf glove for stimulating muscles of hand: Disclosed therein are a golf glove for stimulating muscles of the hand used when a golfer grasps a grip of a golf club. The golf glove includes muscle stimulating portions protrudingly formed on portions of the inner surface thereof corresponding to muscle regions of the golfer's hand to stimulate muscles... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070155523 - Golf swing training device: A golf swing trainer comprising a golf club shaft configured to be held by a user and allows the user to execute a golf swing; and an arm attached to the golf club shaft, the arm being configured to be attached to the user's forearm, wherein when the user swings... Agent: Rolando J. Tong

20070155524 - Curved golf putter: A golf putter with a having a curved body and a high toe design is disclosed and claimed. The putter head includes a face member, which has a heel and a toe, and a body member. The body member is connected to and extends rearward from the face member. At... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070155525 - Golf swing trainer: A practice device that can be used with or without a ball to help further develop the feel and muscle memory of a proper swing. A swing training device includes a handle, a shaft and a weight slidably mounted along the shaft. During the swinging of the club, the weight... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20070155527 - Game apparatus having a ball drop mechanism: A ball drop mechanism for a game apparatus has a mechanism allowing to drop balls one by one on a desired location. The ball drop mechanism includes a housing that stores balls, a cylindrical ball passage connected to the housing, and a cogged stopper that is located in the housing... Agent: Yasuo Muramatsu Muramatsu & Associates

20070155526 - Portable golf practice device: A portable golf practice device is disclosed that is easily transported by the golfer and simulates the response of natural turf when impacted by the club head during a golf swing. The device includes a base extension, which can be unfolded and slid under a platform on which the golfer... Agent: Lawrence S. Cohen, Attorney

20070155528 - Portable golf club support system: A golf club holder for organizing golfing accessories and removably supporting a golf club above a ground surface, the golf club holder comprising a shaft and a handle that are each coupled with a joint. The handle and the shaft may be movable between a first position where they are... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20070155529 - Quick disconnect system for coupling a golf club head with a golf club shaft: A hosel fitting for connecting a shaft to one of a plurality of club heads comprises a first portion of a tubular structure configured to be affixed to the end of the shaft and a second portion of the tubular structure configured to be received by a bore in a... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20070155530 - Elongated golf putter: An elongated golf putter including a) a club head having a front face, a back surface, a top surface, a sole positioned on a bottom surface, a heel and a toe; b) a shaft having an upper part and a lower part which is attached to the head in a... Agent: Fred L. Denson

20070155531 - Golf club shaft: A golf club shaft having an exterior with a non-circular cross-section along at least a portion of its length is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cross-section of the exterior of the shaft along an intermediate portion of the shaft between the butt end and the tip end is non-circular. In... Agent: Hasse & Nesbitt LLC

20070155532 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a club head body having a striking face, a soleplate, a toe, a heel and a hosel. The club head body includes a body shell composed of the striking face, soleplate, toe and heel, wherein at least a portion of the body shell is composed... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20070155534 - Golf club head with dual weighted parties having fixing structure: A golf club head with dual weighted parties having fixing structure is provided, which includes a body, a first weighted part having a fastening portion, and a second weighted part with two fixing portions on side of two ends and a joining portion at the bottom part. The body has... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070155533 - Metal-organic composite golf club head: A golf club head is formed of a hollow body, the rear body portion of which includes a metallic stringer that extends along the crown-skirt interface and a plurality of ribs intersecting the metallic stringer to form a lattice frame, the openings of which are filled with an organic composite... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20070155537 - Golf club head with alignment system: A golf club head is disclosed. The golf club head includes a first body member and a second body member. The first body member includes a strike face and a top portion. The second body member is coupled to the first body member and extends away from the first body... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070155536 - Golf putter with a viewing port and a method of using the same: A golf putter including a plurality of physical and visual aids for assisting the golfer to more consistently assume a good head and body position and to better putt a golf ball toward a remote hole. The putter head is provided with a viewing port and a first linear marking... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070155535 - Harmonic tone putter: This invention embodies golf clubs and heads providing visual, auditory, and/or tactile aids useful to a golfer in determining whether a golf ball has been accurately struck. The head of the golf club is designed to produce a fundamental musical tone upon impact with a golf ball at the sweet... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070155538 - Metal wood club with improved hitting face: A hitting face of a golf club head having improved flexural stiffness properties. In one embodiment, the hitting face is made from multiple materials. The main portion of the hitting face is a plate-like face made from a first material having a first density. A dense insert made from a... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070155539 - Golf club head having a crown with thin regions: A golf club head includes a hollow body having a front wall, a crown and a sole. The crown has a thickness dimension measured between its inner and outer surfaces. An outer edge of the crown extends in a generally arcuate path between heel and toe ends of the hollow... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20070155540 - Golf ball: A golf ball having, as a constituent element, an article molded under heat from a rubber composition which includes: (a) a base rubber containing polybutadiene having a stress relaxation time (T80), defined as the time in seconds from the moment when rotor rotation is stopped immediately after measurement of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070155542 - Gold ball having a foamed layer created by infrared radiation: This invention is directed to a golf ball having a foamed layer and the method for creating the foamed layer by the heating of blowing agents with infrared radiation. Either physical blowing agents can be de-volatized, or chemical blowing agents (both organic and inorganic) may be decomposed wherein the blowing... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070155543 - Golf ball covers and mantles comprising glass particles: Disclosed herein is a golf ball with a mantle or cover layer formed from a composition comprising glass particles. More specifically, the golf ball has a mantle and/or cover that contains a combination of glass particles and an ionomeric component or a non-ionomeric component.... Agent: Michael A. Catania Callaway Golf Company

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20070155544 - Throw toy: A throw toy including a ball, an elastic band, and an adjustable finger strap is provided. The elastic band preferably has a width greater than its depth. In one embodiment, the elastic band comprises a plurality of braids for increasing the strength of the throw toy. Preferably, the adjustable finger... Agent: Darryl Killion

20070155545 - Lacrosse stick with telescoping handle: The present invention is drawn to a lacrosse stick with a main shaft and a secondary shaft that telescopes in and out of the main shaft. The telescopic shaft gives the ability to play offense and defense with one lacrosse stick. A twist of a collar attached to the main... Agent: Conwell LLC

20070155546 - Multi-piece ball bat connected via a flexible joint: A multi-piece ball bat includes a first section including a hitting portion, and a second section including a handle portion. A flexible joint connects the first section to the second section. The flexible joint may be a structural joint, such as a spring member, a mechanical locking joint, or a... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070155547 - Racquet having cantilevered hoop portions: A sports racquet including a frame, a string bed, and at least one cantilevered member. The frame includes a head portion coupled to a handle portion. The head portion includes a distal region, first and second side regions, and a proximal region. A string bed is formed of a plurality... Agent: Terence P. O'brien Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

20070155548 - Hockey stick: A hockey stick with a shaft having a rectangular cross-section, in which an additional layer (or layers) of impact resistant material is added to one or more corners at one or more locations on the shaft to provide protection from damaging blows and to provide “proud” corners on the shaft... Agent: Jones Day

20070155549 - Curving ball: An apparatus that is adapted for enhanced curving when thrown specifically designed to aid in throwing to produce a curve effect and a method for throwing that enhances a curved trajectory. The object includes a solid generally spherical structure having a diameter with a range of about two inches to... Agent: Patent Law Offices Of Michael E. Woods