Games using tangible projectile inventions 02/08

20080051206 - Rotary game table: A rotary game table includes a combination game table, two side support members, and at least one cross member. The combination game table includes a pool table surface formed on one side and an air powered hockey table surface formed on the opposite side. The at least one cross member... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (zps)

20080051207 - Convertible golf bag base and putting green: A convertible golf bag base and putting green includes a base plate, a ramp surface, a raised lip, a sidewall and a cup. A convertible golf bag base and putting green includes a circular incline with a perimeter rim wherein said perimeter rim defines a circle with an open arc... Agent: Rylander & Associates PC

20080051208 - Diagnostic golf club system: A diagnostic golf club system having a diagnostic golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The diagnostic golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, and a non-volatile memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080051209 - System and method for indicating a golf swing region: A system is provided for indicating a region of a golf swing. The system includes a strip configured to encircle the feet of a golfer preparing to conduct the golf swing of a golf club. The strip is marked with one or more markings for a respective golf swing region.... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20080051210 - Set of golf clubs: At least three clubs of a set of golf clubs may have an average volume between about 75 cm3 and about 90 cm3. The transverse dimensions of the at least three clubs may progressively decrease from a highest volume club to a lowest volume club. At least one club of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080051211 - Interchangeable shaft for a golf club: A golf club (20) having a club head (22) with an interchangeable shaft (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club (20) includes a tube (144) mounted in the club head (22), and a sleeve (146) mounted on a tip end (50) of the shaft (40). An exterior bottom end of... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080051212 - Treatment for the hitting surface of a golf club and a method for applying the same: A treatment that can be applied to the face of a golf club head complies with USGA regulations but imparts certain advantageous characteristics. The treatment can comprise a certain pattern and can be imparted to the club head via laser etching, diamond cutting, chemical etching or any other process that... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20080051213 - Acoustically tunable golf club head: A golf club head includes a cantilever face member having a front surface, a fixed end and a free end. A resonating cavity is defined behind the cantilever face member so that, when the front surface of the cantilever face member impacts a golf ball , the cantilever face member... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20080051214 - Golf club head and golf club: A golf club head, in particular a golf putter head, with a striking face, which is provided on the front side of a striking part, for a golf ball, and with a device, which is fastened to the rear side of the striking part, for receiving interchangeable weights. The device... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080051215 - Golf club head: An exemplary golf club head having additional discretionary mass may be realized by utilizing light-weight materials, an favorable average crown height, and/or articulation points. By using a preferred break length, the additional discretionary mass may be placed low and deep in the club head to improve the location of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080051217 - Golf club head with variable face thickness: A face or face insert (40) for a golf club head (20) is disclosed herein. The face (40) has an interior surface (40a) with a first thickness section (200) and a second thickness region (205). The first thickness section (200) preferably has a thickness that is at least 0.025 inch... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080051216 - Multiple material golf club head: A wood-type golf club head (40) preferably having a major body (50), a striking plate insert (55) and a minor body (60) is disclosed herein. The major body (50) is preferably composed of a metal material and has a front wall section (72), a return section (74), a sole section... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080051218 - Golf club head: An exemplary golf club head having additional discretionary mass may be realized by utilizing light-weight materials, an favorable average crown height, and/or articulation points. By using a preferred break length, the additional discretionary mass may be placed low and deep in the club head to improve the location of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080051219 - Multiple material golf club head: A wood-type golf club head (40) having a major body (50), a striking plate insert (55) and a minor body (60) is disclosed herein. The major body (50) is composed of a metal material and has a front wall section (72), a return section (74), a sole section (76), a... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080051220 - Golf club head with top line insert: A golf club head having a recess located in a top portion thereof is described and claimed. The recess is located between the heel and the toe and extends toward the sole. The recess may be in the top line of the club head. An insert may be placed within... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080051221 - Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity: Golf balls including centers formed from polybutadiene reaction products having a percent change in dynamic stiffness from 0° C. to −50° C. of less than 130 percent where the reaction products include a resilient polymer component, a crosslinking material, a cis-to-trans catalyst, and a free radical source. The golf balls... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080051222 - Golf ball: A golf ball component, such as a golf ball cover layer, formed from a high or increased melt index thermoplastic polyurethane, polyurea or polyurethane/polyurea is disclosed. The cover layer may be relatively thin (i.e., 0.075 or less, preferably 0.050 inches or less, more preferably less than 0.040 inches, even more... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080051223 - Golf ball: The invention provides a golf ball having a core and one or more cover layer encasing the core, wherein at least one cover layer is formed by injection-molding a single resin composition of primarily (A) a thermoplastic polyurethane and (B) a polyisocyanate compound, and at least some polyisocyanate compound in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080051226 - Aerodynamic surface geometry for a golf ball: A golf ball (20) having a low volume cover layer (14) is disclosed herein. The golf ball (20) has a cover layer (14) with a volume less than 0.1550 cubic inches. In a preferred embodiment, the cover layer (14) is composed of a reaction-injection molded polyurethane material. Preferably, the cover... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080051224 - Golf ball: The present invention provides a golf ball having an outer surface with recessed and/or raised features thereon and having markings shaped as letters or figures formed on the outer surface. The markings are depressions of a substantially uniform depth from the outer surface and are characterized by (1) or (2)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080051225 - Low volume cover for a golf ball: A golf ball (20) having a low volume cover layer (14) is disclosed herein. The golf ball (20) has a cover layer (14) with a volume less than 0.1550 cubic inches. In a preferred embodiment, the cover layer (14) is composed of a reaction-injection molded polyurethane material. Preferably, the cover... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080051227 - Golf ball mark repair tool: A ball mark repair tool includes a flat handle and vertical blades extending forward of the handle on parallel blade axes. The blades are oriented in planes parallel to each other and normal to the plane of the handle. The handle is adapted to be grasped between a user's thumb... Agent: Robert J. Bird, Atty

20080051228 - Method & apparatus for testing and/or improving agility & response time: A method and apparatus for testing and/or training persons, particularly athletes, with regard to reaction time, peripheral vision, foot speed, agility and (in some cases) strength of hand punch/speed or impact. In addition to testing and training persons, the method & apparatus can improve response and/or reaction time to verbal/audible... Agent: Joseph G. Nauman

20080051229 - Lacrosse connector system: A system for connecting a sports shaft to a sports head includes a shaft-head connector having a shaft side and a head side. The shaft side has a cavity configured to releasably connect to a sports shaft. The head side is releasably connectable to a sports head.... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080051230 - Composite bat having a multiple tube structure: A structure for a bat is described by using multiple composite tubes bonded to one another, wherein apertures, or “ports,” are molded between the tubes to improve the stiffness, strength, aerodynamics and comfort of the bat.... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Princeton Pike Corporate Center

20080051232 - Great equalizer: In the field of archery, draw length adjustment is currently accomplished by interchangeable cams or cam adjustment while the handgrip remains fixed. To accommodate for shorter draw lengths, smaller cams are used which can reduce arrow velocity and overall bow performance. The Great Equalizer is a riser system that can... Agent: Rodney D. Henry

20080051231 - Scent dispersing arrow: A scent dispersing arrow having a field tip, a shaft, a tail end, and a chamber in the shaft. The field tip allows the scent dispersing arrow to easily penetrate and remain standing in the ground. The shaft has two parts, separable at a point on the shaft that contains... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20080051233 - Game balls with cover containing post crosslinkable thermoplastic polyurethane and method of making same: A game ball having a cover formed from a crosslinkable thermoplastic polyurethane is disclosed. By selective exposure to radiation, the thermoplastic polyurethane cover is crosslinked and its hardness is increased. Typically, increases in hardness values of at least 2 units on the Shore D scale are realized upon exposure to... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080051234 - Ball for ball game: The present invention provides a hall for ball games which has equivalent or increased cushioning properties when compared conventional balls. The ball for ball games of the present invention includes a bladder made of rubber or elastomer, and a foamed layer covering the outside of the bladder, in which a... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080045349 - Golf course monitoring system and method: A golf course monitoring system and method of monitoring a golf course is disclosed. The system comprises a display unit comprising a display, a wireless signal receiver coupled to the display and a photovoltaic power source configured to provide power to the display and the receiver; and a camera unit... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080045352 - Golf club head: The present disclosure provides a putter head that has a plurality of deflectable beams or projections for striking a golf ball. Upon impact with the ball, the beams deflect and rebound to impart topspin on the ball, thereby resulting in forward rotation of the ball shortly after impact. In certain... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080045350 - Spin milled grooves for a golf club: The present invention is directed to a method of forming a golf club head with an improved striking surface. The grooves are machined into the strike surface with tight tolerances. The grooves have sharp edges, radiused ends, and a draft angle between about 2° and 12°. The striking face is... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080045351 - Spin milled grooves for a golf club: The present invention is directed to a golf club head with an improved striking surface. The grooves are machined into the strike surface with tight tolerances. The grooves have sharp edges, radiused ends, and a draft angle between about 2° and 12°. The striking face is machined such that it... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080045353 - Club weight-adjusting member for a golf club head: A golf club head includes a golf club head body and at least one weight-adjusting member mounted thereto. The golf club head body is provided with at least one assembling portion to combine the club weight-adjusting member. The club weight-adjusting member is made from a material selected from a mixture... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080045354 - Putter head having means for adjustment of the centre of gravity and weight: The putter head is symmetrical about a plane and includes a toe member having an elongated striking surface and a heel member which extends to the rear of the toe member. In one embodiment of the putter head, a cavity extends inward from a rear or upper wall of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080045355 - Golf club: Golf club, comprising a shaft, which at one end thereof carries a striking head, which on the topside thereof facing the other end of the shaft has a pattern including a first line that extends parallel to a side face of the striking head, which forms a striking surface against... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080045356 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a hollow head body having a front striking member, an upper shell portion extending rearwardly from the front striking member, and a lower shell portion extending rearwardly from the front striking member and connected to the upper shell portion. One of the upper and lower... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080045357 - Golf ball: The present invention provides a golf ball having a resilient core made of rubber, a cover of one or more layer encasing the core, and at least one intermediate layer disposed between the core and the cover, wherein the cover is made primarily of polyurethane, the intermediate layer is made... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080045358 - Adaptive golf ball: The present invention relates to a smart golf ball comprised of one or more mantle layers juxtaposed between an inner core and outer cover, where the core, the mantle layer(s), and/or the cover are further comprised of a ferrofluid, a magnetorheological fluid, an inverse magnetorheological fluid, and/or a magnetorheological elastomer,... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080045359 - Golf ball: A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer, wherein the cover layer provides one or more deep dimples having two or more different radii is disclosed. The deep dimples(s) extend(s) through the cover layer to and/or into a layer or component underneath. The cover may be a single... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080045360 - Golf ball: Golf ball 2 has a core 4, a cover 6 and numerous dimples 8. The cover 6 has a thickness of less than 3.0 mm and a hardness H4 of equal to or greater than 90. A difference (H2−H1) of a surface hardness H2 of the core 4 and a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080045361 - Method of holding a putter and putting a golf ball: Method of putting a golf ball using a putter having a club head of any legal configuration, and a shaft of sufficient length that its end can be held by the golfer against, or pressed into, the armpit or the area at the front of the shoulder, which area includes... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20080045362 - Game machine for practicing pitching: A game machine for practicing baseball pitching includes a cage including a rear score and pitch speed display assembly and a front console including a calculation and display circuit; a target below the display assembly and including flexible score panels and micro-switches each in rear of the panel; and an... Agent: Kao H. Lu

20080045363 - Expandable broadhead with rear deploying blades: An improved expandable broadhead with rear deploying blades. The rear deploying blades deploy reliably upon impact of the blades with a target. The expandable broadhead resists deflection by the target regardless of the angle of entry. Consequently, the present expandable broadhead maximizes kinetic energy on impact and increases the probability... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20080045364 - Ball suitable for water games: A ball suitable for water games includes a gel section only comprising a gel, an outer elastic shell section provided above an exterior surface of the gel section, and a floating enhancement section in the interior of the ball adjacent the gel section and including a plastic material and a... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080039219 - Billiard ball rack for three balls: A ball rack for billiard game. The ball rack of the present invention accommodates three billiard balls so it can be used in a three-ball billiard game.... Agent: Sung I. Oh, Professional Law Corporation

20080039220 - Bowling ball with handle: In a preferred embodiment, a bowling ball having a handle formed therein, the handle made by an inset having a cavity within the inset, the cavity having the general shape of the side view of a person's hand with fingers closed toward the person's palm. In the preferred embodiment, the... Agent: David E. Orr

20080039221 - Bowling ball with handle: In two exemplary embodiments, a bowling ball having a handle formed therein, the handle made by an inset having a cavity within the inset, the cavity having the general shape of the side view of a person's hand with fingers closed toward the person's palm. In a first embodiment, the... Agent: David E. Orr

20080039222 - Foldable launch monitor for golf: A novel golf ball launch monitor with a foldable design is disclosed. This launch monitor has a bottom housing that is connect to a top housing through a hinge. The top housing contains an image sensor for capturing an image of a golf ball. The top housing may also include... Agent: Manuel F. De La Cerra

20080039223 - Golf swing trainer: A golf swing trainer including a towel folded parallel to its longitudinal edges to form a flaccid multi-layer strip which simulates the handle and shaft of a golf club; a tubular member; a flexible strap which interconnects the bottom edge of the strip and said tubular member; and at least... Agent: Angus C. Fox, Iii

20080039224 - Multiple flex shaft system for golf clubs: The present invention relates to methods for optimizing the flexibility of each shaft comprised in a set of golf clubs. In general, based on a golfer's estimated swing speed, skill level and/or other relevant factors, an appropriate category of golf club shafts is selected. Each category of golf club shafts... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20080039225 - Handle of golf club: The present invention provides a handle of golf club, which is typically comprised of a main body, decorative pattern and transparent layer, wherein a calking groove is formed on said main body, said decorative pattern is placed into the bottom of the calking groove, and said transparent layer is coved... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080039226 - Grip tape for golf club: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a handle of a golf club. The handle includes an elastic cylinder sleeve sleeving the golf club through; a strip made from a shockproof material and having two long side peeled into a specific thickness and a top surface with a... Agent: Tien-jui Chi

20080039227 - Method of manufacturing a golf club head with a variable thickness face: A method of manufacturing a golf club head with a variable thickness face having a central thickened region surrounded by a transition region tapering from the central thickened region to a thinner peripheral region. The method includes locating a ball end mill revolving about an axis generally normal to the... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20080039228 - Golf club head: A hollow golf club head with a concave portion is disclosed and claimed. The club head includes a metallic portion and a light-weight portion, which may be formed of plastic, composite, or the like. The concave portion allows the club designer to make a club head having very thin portions... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080039229 - Golf club head having removable weight: A golf club head includes a body and a retaining element removably mounted to the body. The retaining element includes a main body and an annular wall extending from a side of the main body of the retaining element. The annular wall defines a compartment for receiving a weight that... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080039230 - Striking plate for a golf club head: A striking plate of a golf club head includes a plate body, a plurality of parallel elongate grooves formed in a surface of the plate body and each having a groove bottom, and a plurality of protrusions projecting from the groove bottom of each of the grooves and spaced apart... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080039231 - Striking plate for a golf club head: A striking plate for a golf club head includes a sweet spot region made of a first metal piece, and a non-sweet spot region surrounding the sweet spot region and defining an opening that receives the first metal piece. The sweet spot region has a striking surface flush with that... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080039232 - Multiple material golf club head: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080039233 - Structure of face member and neck of housing member of golf club head: A golf club head includes a face member with a face plate and an annular wall at a back side of the face plate and a housing member with a neck. The wall of the face member has a portion forming a connection portion and the housing member has a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080039234 - 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: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080039235 - Golf ball and thermoplastic material: Disclosed herein is novel thermoplastic material and a golf ball utilizing the thermoplastic material of the invention. 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... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080039236 - Golf ball: Provided that mean diameter of all the dimples 8 is Da, a ratio (N1/N) of number N1 of adjacent dimple pairs having a pitch of (Da/4) or less to total number N of the dimples 8 is equal to or greater than 2.70. A ratio (N2/N1) of number N2 of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080039237 - Tee-setting device: A device which positions a golf tee to a predetermined height above the ground. The cup of a standard golf tee fits into a circular recess within the head of the device while the shaft of the tee is held against a groove along the body of the device. The... Agent: Law Offices Of Mark E Wiemelt, PC

20080039238 - Golf tee set: A golf tee set is disclosed to include a tee, which a top has three raised portions equiangularly spaced around a recess for supporting a golf ball for hitting, a disc member positioning the tee on the ground at the desired elevation so that the golfer can strike the golf... Agent: Moldetk Precision Corp.

20080039239 - Method of repairing divots: A service of repairing divots using a device having a container portion for housing content, and a spout with an opening for filling and dispensing content from the container portion, together with a holder for selectively maintaining the container in a fixed position.... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20080039240 - Hockey training aid: The hockey training aid is a hockey stick/blade which can be either a one piece stick as in a one piece composite stick or an attachable/replaceable blade, which can be attached to a stick shaft. The blade has a shank for inserting the stick handle and containing a channel along... Agent: Mesmer & Deleault, PLLC

20080039241 - Bunt master: The main features of this invention are the patented finger grips and the catching net. The finger grips are designed to provide consistent hand/finger placement on the bat while bunting. The net enables the individual who is bunting to receive instant feedback as to the success or failure of the... Agent: Kenneth E. Pope

20080039242 - Basketball system: A basketball system may include a basketball goal and a support structure that may be sized and configured to support the basketball goal. The support structure may include one or more support members. The basketball system may include an adjustment mechanism, which may be sized and configured to move at... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080039243 - Lacrosse head: A lacrosse head (10) is provided for improving ball retention and throwing accuracy. The lacrosse head (10) includes a pair of opposing sidewall portions (14) each having a top end, a bottom end, and an inner intermediate section with a shelf (28) integrated therein. Each shelf assists a user in... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080039244 - Racket frame: A racket frame has a head hoop, a connecting segment, a handle and two prestressing devices. The head hoop has a bottom end and a string. The connecting segment is connected with the head hoop and has a yoke, two shafts and a throat. The yoke is formed on the... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080039245 - Hockey stick with ergonomic shaft: The disclosure relates to a hockey stick comprising a shaft and a blade, the shaft including a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, an upper end, a lower end, and a length extending between the upper end and the lower end, the shaft including a... Agent: Alpaslan Sapmaz Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080039246 - Self-propelled football with internally ducted fan and electric motor: Disclosed is a self-propelled football with an internally ducted fan and electric motor. An exemplary embodiment has an oblate spheroidal body. The body has a front section, a center section, a back section, and a longitudinal axis. The ducted fan is located within the body substantially within the center section... Agent: Marc Martino

20080039247 - Footbag and a system relating thereto: One embodiment of an exemplary footbag can include a cover enclosing a space, a filler disposed within the space retained by the cover, and an electronic circuit disposed within the space. Generally, the electronic circuit includes an energy source, a processor including a storage unit, which in turn, can include... Agent: The Law Office Of James E. Ruland, PLC

20080039248 - Chalk marking projectile: A marking projectile is disclosed that comprises an elongated projectile body and a porous powder-releasing head fixed to a forward end of the projectile body with an attachment means. A powder reservoir is defined between the projectile body and the powder-releasing head for holding a marking powder, such as chalk.... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20080039249 - Broadhead point: A broadhead point for arrows having a penetrating tip and a trailing cutting portion with a plurality of projecting cutting edges and a deflector shoulder that directs air through which the penetrating tip passes rearwardly and outwardly to the outermost edges of the cutting blades, and to create an area... Agent: Brent Roberts

20080039250 - Self-propelled football with internally ducted fan and electric motor: Disclosed is a self-propelled football with an internally ducted fan and electric motor. An exemplary embodiment has an oblate spheroidal body. The body has a front section, a center section, a back section, and a longitudinal axis. The ducted fan is located within the body substantially within the center section... Agent: Marc Gregory Martino

20080032808 - Bowling game machine: This invention relates to a bowling game system that prevents a ball from falling into one of gutters with no players noticing. A bowling game system 1 is provided with an approach 2 where a player rolls a bowling ball b down, a lane 3 on which the ball b... Agent: Judge Patent Associates

20080032809 - Gold stance laser alignment device: The Golf stance laser alignment device is designed to aid any golfer to be more accurately aligned with their intended direction to a target for flight of a golf ball propelled by striking it with a golf club. The alignment device consists of a periscope sighting lens or view-finder attached... Agent: Jonstan F. Korejwa

20080032810 - Golf swing plane training device and method: A golf swing plane training device is disclosed that helps the user develop a correct swing plane as well as exercise the muscle groups most effective in imparting maximum power to a golf ball. The device is portable and comprises a rotating swing plane guide, one end pivotably connected to... Agent: Lawrence S. Cohen

20080032811 - Golf practice apparatus: An apparatus for allowing golfer to practice their golf swings thereupon is provided. The apparatus includes a base mat having a void space within it. A flexible beam is atop the base mat, spanning over the open space. A synthetic turf surface that simulates natural grass covers the apparatus. When... Agent: Invention Protection Associates, LLC

20080032812 - Weighted golf club: In an embodiment, a golf club driver includes a club head and a shaft attached to the club head. In a particular embodiment, the ratio of the weight of the club head to the weight of the shaft is within the range of approximately 1.2 to approximately 1.6.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080032813 - Method and apparatus for elastic tailoring of golf club impact: A method and apparatus for beneficially controlling the impact between a club head and a golf ball are described. A golf club head (such as on a driver, iron, or putter) has a body and a face mechanically supported thereon, wherein the face and body are elastically tailored to create... Agent: Leonard Tachner, A Professional Law Corporation

20080032814 - Golf club head: This invention provides a golf club head having a plurality of grooves formed in a face thereof. Edges of the groove are rounded with a radius of not more than 0.2 mm. A width W (mm) of the groove measured with the rounded edge being included, a width Ws (mm)... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080032815 - Golf club head: A golf club head having a good impact-absorbing property improved to provide a good hitting feel without deteriorating the repulsion property, which includes a metallic face member 8 including at least a part of face F, and a metallic head body 9 to be joined with face member 8, wherein... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080032816 - Golf club with uniform face thickness: According to one embodiment, a putter head comprises a face with a striking surface having a predetermined angular loft and a pocket positioned behind the striking surface, and including a back wall adjacent to the striking surface and oriented in a first direction and at least four flanges protruding from... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080032817 - Golf club head: A golf club head including a body and a striking plate is provided. The body has an opening. The striking plate is disposed at the opening. The striking plate integrally formed has a striking surface exposed to the outside, a non-striking surface opposite to the striking surface, and multiple ribs... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080032818 - 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: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080032819 - Multiple material golf club head: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60), an aft body (61), and a sound modifying component (59) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown... Agent: Michael A. Catania Callaway Golf Company

20080032820 - 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: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080032821 - Golf ball and thermoplastic material: Disclosed herein is a 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... Agent: The Top-flite Golf Company, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Callaway Golf Company

20080032822 - 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: Michael A. Catania

20080032823 - Polymer composition and golf ball: The present invention provides a polymer composition which includes (A) an olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid random copolymer and/or an olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester random copolymer, (D) a metal ion neutralization product of an olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid random copolymer and/or a metal ion neutralization product of an olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid-unsaturated... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080032824 - Methods and means for lifting jumper: A leg device with means for gripping, or handles, is used to aid in lifting a jumping player, especially for lineouts in Rugby Union. The simple, reusable, easy to use leg device provides a level of effectiveness, comfort, convenience, and safety not provided by conventional methods. In a leg sleeve... Agent: Kendyl A Roman

20080032825 - Lacrosse head weight training device: The present invention relates to devices for physical training purposes and specifically to training weights for use on a lacrosse head. This weight training device for lacrosse distributes weight uniformly around the entire perimeter of a lacrosse head, is easy to attach to lacrosse heads from multiple manufacturers, is unobtrusive... Agent: Robert W. Cutlip

20080032826 - Soccer training device: The present invention is a soccer training device built with elbow connectors, a frame with a top frame, a pair of upper frames, a pair of lower frames, and a bottom frame, all with opposite ends that fit into the elbows. The ends of said elbow connectors can have releasable... Agent: Crossley Patent Law

20080032827 - Sports surface training article: A collapsible, multi-legged, multi-faceted sports training article comprising a plurality of legs, each of the legs having an upper portion and a lower portion; an equal number of elongate transverse arms, each of the arms having a first end portion and a second end portion; wherein each of the first... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20080032829 - Lacrosse training apparatus and method: A lacrosse training apparatus is disclosed and includes a head, a first rod, a second rod and a mass. Each of the rods has a length and is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the head. The mass is configured for movement with respect to the rods in response to a... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080032828 - Soccer ball delivery system and method: A system for delivering objects, such as soccer balls, the system including a delivery device and a methodology for training individuals that can be used with the delivery device, the delivery device including an accelerator that accepts, accelerates, and launches the object with motion characteristics, such as linear acceleration, angular... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080032830 - Fielding drill device: A fielding drill assistive device which may be employed in conjunction with a team's fielding drills to simulate a runner running from home to first base after hitting the ball. The device includes an input means for detecting when a bat makes contact with the ball and a means for... Agent: John Wiley Horton, Attorney Pennington Moore Wilkinson Bell & Dunbar, P.A.

20080032831 - Grip trainer for racquet sports: A grip trainer for positioning a user's hand on a sports racquet includes a base configured to be removably attached to the sports racquet handle in a plurality of different positions that correspond to different grips related to the sport for which the racquet is designed for use, a finger... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20080032832 - Tennis training grip and methods of use thereof: The present invention relates to a training grip for a tennis racket. The training grip has a series of protrusions and recesses that receive a user's hand and place it in proper position for a particular grip type. The present invention, in one embodiment, includes a universal training grip that... Agent: Antoinette G. Giugliano, P.C.

20080032833 - Ball bat exhibiting optimized performance via selective placement of interlaminar shear control zones: A ball bat exhibits improved barrel performance in regions located away from the “sweet spot” of the bat barrel, as a result of strategic placement of interface shear control zones (“ISCZs”) in the barrel. The ball bat includes a barrel having a first region adjacent to the tapered section of... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080032834 - Game ball having optimally positioned grooves and/or ridges: A basketball having an outer surface and including a first set of channels formed into the outer surface of the basketball. The basketball further includes a bladder, a carcass and at least one cover panel. The carcass covers the bladder and has an outer surface that defines a second set... Agent: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.