Games using tangible projectile inventions 10/07

20070249426 - Electronic golf scoring and match competition system: An electronic wireless network enabled scoring system for golf players that can receive and store data concerning characteristics of golf courses and golf players, accept scoring data for at least one competition among the players in real time in accordance with predetermined criteria and calculate results of the at least... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070249427 - Cue stick joint: A joint for a cue stick where the cue stick has first and second cue stick portions. The joint can include a first joint member for securing to the first stick portion. The first joint member can have a joint securing male threaded region and a locating tip at a... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070249428 - Putting training device: A putting training device. The device comprises a surface over which a golfer executes a putting stroke, an electric field generator, an electric field detector, a plurality of electrodes responsive to the electric field generator each for producing an electric field and wherein as the golfer executes the putting stroke... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20070249429 - Practice device for corrected golf swing: A practice device for corrected golf swing basically comprises a frame which is relatively long in one direction and a pair of strip-shaped members extending in alignment with each other in the one direction so as to define a straight target line. The frame includes a pair of space defining... Agent: Butzel Long

20070249430 - Golf club capable of disassembly: A separable or collapsible golf club, comprising a first shaft member and a second shaft member, which are secured together by means of a connector having two or more biased releasable ring-shaped fasteners positioned apart from one another to provide counterbalanced engagement, to afford an interconnection of the shaft members... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070249431 - Scented golf club head: Disclosed is a golf club head including a faceplate portion and a main body constituting a remaining part of the scented golf club head. An insert capable of emitting fragrance over a predetermined period of time is provided within a cavity or an opening formed in the main body.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070249432 - Golf club head weight-adjusting structure: A golf club head weight-adjusting structure disposed perpendicularly at a rear position of the backside of a ball-striking plate comprises a containing body, an adjusting module and a cover panel. The containing body is extended from the rear of the backside of the ball-striking plate and forms a containing groove,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070249433 - Golf tee: A golf tee for use in teeing a golf ball during a round of golf or practice is disclosed. The golf tee includes a stem portion engaged to an elongated base portion. The stem portion includes a flexible tubular-shaped body defining a cavity. The body includes a flared portion terminating... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070249434 - Training device for gymnasium: An apparatus for training basketball players to “stay low” is disclosed. The training device has an outstretched arm under which a basketball player can train to “stay low.” In order to not injure the player, the outstretched arm moves if touched. The outstretched arm is able to move independently from... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20070249435 - System for confirming hit locations on tennis court boundaries: The present invention is an article and process for determining the site of impact of a movable object on a treated surface, where a tennis ball is treated with a striking composition, and a boundary line region is treated with a receiving composition such that when the striking composition and... Agent: Robert M. Schwartz, P.A.

20070249436 - Lacrosse heads: A lacrosse head frame includes a first frame portion comprising a top portion and two side walls, and a second frame portion, at least a portion of the second frame portion is moveable relative to the first frame. A lacrosse head frame includes a first frame portion comprising a proximal... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070249437 - Hockey stick: A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow rectangular shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, each of the inner and outer layers are formed of uni-directional substantially continuous fibers disposed in a hardened resin matrix and wrapped and molded around... Agent: Jones Day

20070249438 - 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 substantially parallel to the axis. The adjacent... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070243940 - Golf grip system: This invention relates to a golf glove and club grip system having a marking or markings on the glove, the club grip or both for registration with the thumb pad of a golfer. Registration of a golfer's thumb pad with the marking(s) assists correct hand positioning on the club grip.... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070243941 - Golf club gripping aid and method of use thereof: A golf grip, device and method are described to hold a golf club shaft in a manner to avoid pinching the golf club shaft between the fingers and the thumb of the dominant hand. A device of the present invention, in one form, is a golf glove which includes a... Agent: Valauskas & Pine LLC

20070243942 - Golf practice system, method and apparatus: The present invention is directed to a golf practice system having a practice mat and first and second alignment devices. The first alignment device has a first light emitting device rotatably attached to a first housing and rotatable about a vertical axis. The first alignment device is secured proximate a... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20070243943 - Golf putter head: An adjustable heel and toe weighted putter head comprising of stand-alone heel and toe weight-carrying portions spaced rearward from the face portion for increased moment of inertia and also transversely spaced apart from each other by the width of a golf ball to therein define an alignment channel. Each weight-carrying... Agent: Michael T. Inouye

20070243944 - Putting practice device: A putting practice device includes an enclosing panel (3), a reflective panel (1) and two screw hinges (5). The reflective panel (1) is attached to the enclosing panel (3) by two screw hinges (5) at one end. In the closed position, the enclosing panel (3) and reflective surface (1) are... Agent: R.ruschena Patent Agent, LLC

20070243945 - Golf club handle grip with ball marker: A grip for a golf club and a golf club is provided. The grip has an elongate gripping handle defining a cavity sized to surround an end of a shaft of a golf club. An end surface of the grip is provided with a magnet recessed into the end surface.... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20070243946 - Handle grip: A handle grip provides a handle body, which is made of foam PU. The handle body has a central fitting hole for fitting with a handle section of a sports appliance such as golf club, tennis racket or badminton racket for obtaining a better effect while in use.... Agent: G. Link Co. Ltd.

20070243947 - Golf club shaft insert assembly: An insert assembly for use with a golf club shaft including an insert and an insert lock.... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20070243948 - Energy absorbing device for sporting equipment: An energy absorbing apparatus for sport's equipment which comprises a helix that is capable of securing sports equipment along its length and reducing the shock and vibration transferred from the striking object to the person.... Agent: Law Offices Of Joseph R. Cruse, Jr.

20070243950 - Multi-piece putter head having an insert: A golf putter head with a front portion comprising traditional shape and appearance, with an integral face insert extending through the head to an alignment and weighting portion extending beyond the main body of the putter, adding improved alignment, increased MOI and adjustable weighting and adjustable balance and optimizable Center... Agent: Carr LLP

20070243951 - Putter head: A head 2 has three regions, i.e., an anterior region Z positioned on the facemost side, a posterior region K positioned on the backmost side, and a joint region R positioned between the anterior region Z and the posterior region K, which are provided to divide the putter head equally... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070243949 - Golf club head having intermittent grooves with filled polymer: A golf club face configuration having a series of recesses filled with polymer. The recess-polymer-golf club face material construct then allows better traction on the golf ball when the golf ball is struck by a putter or other club implementing the golf club face configuration set forth herein.... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070243952 - Liquid-filled golf ball with preferential internal structures: A golf ball having a spherical shell with a plurality of internal structures is disclosed herein. A fluid material is disposed within the spherical shell. The plurality of internal structures influence the spin decay of the golf ball.... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070243953 - Golf ball: Golf ball 2 has a spherical center 10, a mid layer 12 covering this center 10, a reinforcing layer 6 covering this mid layer 12, and a cover 8 covering this reinforcing layer 6. Base polymer of the mid layer 12 is an ionomer resin. Base polymer of the cover... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070243954 - Multi-layer core golf ball: The present invention is directed to an improved golf ball displaying the desired spin profile and having a generally rigid, thermoset polybutadiene outer core surrounding a relatively soft, low compression inner core. In general, this golf ball has an inner core and at least one outer core layer surrounding the... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070243955 - Apparatus and method for training a baseball player to hit a baseball: An apparatus for training a batter to hit a baseball with proper swing mechanics by controlling swing stride through tactile and proprioceptive feedback. The apparatus includes a base positionable on a ground surface adjacent to a hitting area and posterior to the batter standing on the ground surface. A stride... Agent: Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg

20070243956 - Apparatus for improving body rotation for striking a ball and method of using same: An apparatus for teaching an individual proper body rotation when striking a ball is disclosed which includes an elongated body member having a first end portion, a medial portion and a second end portion. A strap is connected to the elongated body member for securing the elongated body member in... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20070243957 - Buffering structure for hollow and tubular sport items: A hollow and tubular sport item includes a rectangular cross section which includes four corners and each corner includes a buffering structure. The buffering structure includes a recess which is enclosed by an inner wall and an outer wall of the corner. The recess can be empty or filled by... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070243958 - Undisputed touchtown: A microchip or sensor inside a football to electronically advise officials or referees that the football has crossed the goal line.... Agent: Philip A. Badami, Jr.

20070243959 - Fixed blade broadhead and related method of manufacture: An archery broadhead including a ferrule and at least one replaceable blade, each including interlocking features that securely lock at least the forward portion of the blade to the ferrule. The ferrule defines a blade slot bounded by a land and an inclined surface overhanging a portion of the land.... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20070238539 - Sports simulation system: A sports simulation system includes a projectile tracking apparatus having a display surface on which a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented. The projectile tracking apparatus captures images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of the display surface to detect a launched projectile traveling through the projectile... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070238538 - Motion training apparatus and method: The invention is directed to a motion trainer for improving a person's movement of an implement by allowing the person to visualize the path of the implement during the movement. The motion trainer comprises an implement having a plurality of motion characteristic sensors located thereon for determining, among other things,... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20070238540 - Golf practice assembly with multi target and trajectory analysis: A golf practice assembly includes a target having a first surface which has three target areas displayed thereon and the target areas are located in a vertical axis passing through a center of the first surface. The users use different golf clubs and try to hit the target areas. The... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070238541 - Golf clubface swing trainer: The Golf Clubface Swing Trainer is a dedicated practice golf club designed exclusively to aid golfers understand and correct flaws in the concept of the clubface by helping them recognize what an open, closed and square clubface is at any point in the swing. Additionally, it is deigned to help... Agent: Charles S. Gumpel, Esq.

20070238542 - Putting aid apparatus and methods of use thereof: A putting aid apparatus is providing including a putter guide to aid putting. The putter guide includes a container, wherein items, such as golf balls may be stored. Attached to the putter guide is at least one rod provided to assist putting by guiding a put stroke. Methods to improve... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070238543 - Golfing equipment: A lightweight golfing kit particularly suited to use on pitch-and-putt courses comprises one or more golfing shafts, two or more clubheads demountably attachable thereto, and a carrier assembly including a holster open at both ends for supporting the shaft or shafts. The carrier may include a case for the clubheads... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070238544 - Golf putter with alignment head: A golf putter includes a putter shaft having a first end and a second end, and a putter head having a striking face. The putter head is arranged to accept the first end of the putter shaft such that the putter head and the putter shaft align in a perpendicular... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070238545 - Golf club driver: Image of proposed design is in the drawings section.... Agent: Ken Fountaine

20070238546 - Golf club shaft: A golf club shaft having at least six full-length layers composed of prepregs. The full-length layers are divided into an inner-layer part including a half of the full-length layers and an outer-layer part including a remaining half of the full-length layers. At least one pair of the full-length layers is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070238550 - Putter head: A putter head includes a head main body that defines a periphery of the putter head, and a bar that crosses a void space of the head main body in a forward-backward direction. The bar is inserted into insertion holes and fixed thereto by an adhesive. A face member is... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070238547 - Golf putter head with top and bottom components made of materials having different densities: A golf putter head includes a face arranged for impacting a golf ball. The face has a heel end, a toe end, and a middle section disposed between the heel and toe ends. A rear mass is located substantially rearwardly of the face, and a pair of arms extend rearwardly... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20070238548 - Mini-face putter with non-horizontal grooves: A golf putter head with a front edge is used for striking a golf ball in an essentially linear contact area horizontal to the ground when putting and an opposed back edge. A length is defined between a toe edge which extends from the front edge to the back edge... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20070238549 - Mini-face putter with non-horizontal grooves: A golf putter head with a front edge is used for striking a golf ball in an essentially linear contact area horizontal to the ground when putting and an opposed back edge. A length is defined between a toe edge which extends from the front edge to the back edge... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20070238551 - Golf club head: A golf club head comprises: a face portion having a front face forming a club face and a rear face facing a hollow; a sole portion extending backward from the face portion and having an outer surface forming an undersurface of the head and an inner surface facing the hollow,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070238552 - Propylene elastomer compositions and golf balls that include such compositions: A golf ball including a core comprising a center; an outer cover layer; and one or more intermediate layers, wherein at least one of the core, the outer cover layer, or the intermediate layer comprises a composition that includes at least one specialty propylene elastomer. The specialty propylene elastomer is... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070238553 - Golf tee: A golf tee with a body portion having a first end for inserting into the ground and a second end for supporting a golf ball when the first end is inserted in the ground, wherein the body portion is constructed of a biodegradable material. A golf tee insertion device having... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070238554 - Ball-giving device of hitting game: One set of ball-giving device of hitting game, which is to improve the ball-giving mode of hitting game; top-side bushing is vertically inserted into base, supporting pipe with ball-supporting seat fixed at one end is imbedded and locked into top-side bushing, one induction eye is assembled inside ball-supporting seat, forced... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070238555 - Automatic table tennis server: This invention relates to a unique design of an automatic table tennis server that can automatically eject table tennis balls in such a way that each successively ejected ball carries different spin, such as top-spin, any combination of top-spin and side-spin, side-spin, any combination of under-spin and side-spin, as well... Agent: American Pingpong Company

20070238556 - Tennis swing trainer: A tennis swing trainer provides a tennis swing trainer target which outwardly extended on a hand held flexible shaft allows swinging engagement of a tennis racquet.... Agent: Cr Miles, P.C. Craig R. Miles

20070238557 - Sound guided football/basketball game for blind people: Blind people have a heightened sense of recognizing and responding to sounds. If we provide a sound guided environment informing them of their whereabouts and where they are supposed to go, this will enable them to interact with others in a competitive atmosphere.... Agent: Namat Saidi

20070238558 - Apparatus for assisting in teaching the proper technique in shooting a basketball: Apparatus for teaching proper technique in shooting a basketball includes a generally V-shaped member having a first leg portion engageable with an inner surface of an index finger and a second leg portion engageable with an inner surface of a middle finger for spreading such index and middle fingers apart.... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070238559 - Basketball system: A basketball system may include a basketball goal and a support structure sized and configured to support the basketball goal at a desired height. The support structure may include a support pole. The basketball system may include a support member connected to a lower end of the support pole, which... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070238560 - Method for manufacturing a sports racquet and a sports racquet obtained thereby: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing at least a portion of a sports racquet frame that comprises a step a) of providing a moldable tube structure containing a first inflatable bladder and a second inflatable bladder. The first and second inflatable bladders are positioned on opposite first... Agent: Patent Department Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

20070238561 - Structure of toy tennis racket: Structure of toy tennis racket, which mainly improves composition of hitting face of toy tennis racket; it stretches string that one side is adhesive across holes around head of tennis racket in horizontal and longitudinal to make network, so that one side of this network is adhesive face and another... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070238562 - Ball for ball game: An object of the present invention is to provide a ball for ball games which has equivalent or increased cushioning property to a ball which has seams without providing inflatable raised seams with cushion layers under outer covering. A ball for ball games in the present invention includes a bladder... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070232403 - Billiard table with reinforcement on structure and support for the heavy slate: A billiard table is enhanced by inserting an additional wood layer between the slate and the frame. Preferably, the additional wood layer is cut into two halves and placed on top of the frame such that there is space between the half boards. Slots are cut perpendicular to the longitudinal... Agent: Nancy Hui Law Office Of Nancy Hui, LLC

20070232404 - Multi-sport swing training apparatus: A multi-sport training apparatus for teaching and improving hitting and throwing skills, including an adjustable waist belt with a buckle; a resilient connector having a distal end and a proximal end, two clamps disposed on the waist belt such that when said waist belt is worn at least one clamp... Agent: Stainbrook & Stainbrook, LLP

20070232405 - Golf swing analysis apparatus and method: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for user analysis of his or her golf swing during use of an associated golf club. The apparatus includes first and second spaced display elements positioned so that they appear to a user of the club similarly located relative to the golf club head face,... Agent: The Law Firm Of Harris & Burdick Harold Burdick And Robert Harris

20070232406 - Swing cage: This is golf exercise equipment that will allow users to tone muscles in the torso and lower body while maintaining form during a golf swing, reinforcing movements that can be carried on the golf course for play. The equipment is free standing with circular arms called gauges that form the... Agent: John Christopher, Esq. Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20070232407 - Golf club head or other ball striking device with discrete regions of different density: Ball striking devices may include: (a) a sole member; (b) at least one intermediate body member; (c) a crown member; and (d) a face member. The materials making up the sole member, the intermediate body member(s), and the crown member may be selected so that the densities of the materials... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070232408 - Structural response modifying features for a golf club head: A golf club head having a crown, a sole having a length, ls, a strike face, a structural response modifying element having a constraining portion and a cantilever portion, the constraining portion extending from the sole to the crown and having a length lsc that is between about 10% to... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070232409 - Golf club head with alignment line: A golf club having a golf club head with an alignment line that makes the actual face angle of the golf club appear differently when the golf club is at address. The golf club head preferably has a white line at a face-crown junction which changes the appearance of the... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070232410 - Golf club head and its process of making: A technique for making a golf club head comprises the following steps: (1) making a main body and a hitting face, both of which have a rough engaging bonding surface, separately; (2) bonding the main body to the hitting face through the engaging bonding surfaces with adhesive. The main body... Agent: Banger Shia

20070232411 - Golf ball and golf ball mold: The invention provides a golf ball manufactured using a mold having a top half and a bottom half, which ball has formed on a surface thereof, near a seam line corresponding to a parting line between the top and bottom halves of the mold, a recessed and/or raised mark serving... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070232412 - Solid golf ball: A solid golf ball is composed of a solid core and a cover of one or more layers which encloses the core and has on a surface thereof numerous dimples. The solid core has a diameter of 38.7 to 39.6 mm and a deflection hardness of 3.0 to 4.0 mm.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070232413 - Golf ball: The golf ball of the present invention is a golf ball having a core and a cover covering the core, comprising a resin component constituting the core or the cover containing a polyurethane ionomer wherein an anionic group is bonded to at least a part of nitrogen atoms constituting a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070232414 - Golf balls comprising highly-neutralized acid polymers: A golf ball comprising a core formed from an unvulcanized rubber material cured to a hardness of 50 Shore A to 60 Shore D and having a diameter of 0.5 inches to 1.55 inches; a thermoplastic or thermoset cover layer having a shore D hardness of 55 or less and... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070232416 - Golf ball dimples: A multi-lobed golf ball dimple is provided. The dimple comprises a plurality of lobes positioned radially around the center of the dimple, wherein each lobe is defined by a circumferential segment and may be further defined by spoke-like ridges. Each lobe comprises a first curved profile extending from the circumferential... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070232415 - Molded rubber material for golf ball, method of making the material and golf ball: A molded rubber material for a golf ball is obtained by molding and vulcanizing a rubber composition composed of (a) a diene rubber, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, (c) an organic peroxide, and (d) an inorganic oxide. The inorganic oxide is prepared by a plasma... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070232417 - Golf tee with support prongs: A golf tee includes: an elongate shaft having opposed upper and lower ends, the lower end configured to be inserted into an underlying surface; and a support cup that is configured to support a golf ball from beneath and that merges with the shaft. The support cup has a base... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070232418 - Sport court perimeter boundary: An improved court perimeter boundary for volleyball or other sports comprises at least one indicator that indicates a hypotenuse distance to be used in squaring the court delimited by the boundary. Optionally, the perimeter boundary may be separated, facilitating the setup of the court and the winding of the boundary... Agent: David W. Boyd

20070232420 - Ball hitting training device: A novel ball hitting training device configured to hold two bats together in a secure configuration. Also provided is a method of using the device to increase bat speed; strengthen the arm, core, and grip; and improve, and receive feedback on, bat swing technique. The training device allows the user... Agent: Manuel F. De La Cerra

20070232419 - Fungo batting assistance machine: A fungo batting assisting machine having a frame; a cradle mounted upon the frame, the cradle having a ball percussion port; a hammer; a first pivot joint interconnecting the hammer and the frame so that the hammer may move between a spring energy position underlying the ball percussion port and... Agent: Kenneth H. Jack

20070232421 - Basketball system: A basketball system may include a basketball goal, which may include a backboard and a rim. The basketball system may include a support structure, which may support the basketball goal at a desired height. The support structure may include one or more support members, which may be arranged in a... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070232422 - Baseball bat with a break resistant structure: A baseball bat includes a main body and a reinforced core. The main body is made of wooden materials and is an elongated circular bat including a handle portion, a barrel portion defining a ball hitting portion and an outwardly tapered intermediate portion between the handle portion and the barrel... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw