Games using tangible projectile inventions 06/08

20080153611 - Four dimensional billiards: A playing surface that introduces “movement” or “motion” as a fourth dimension to the traditional game of billiards by altering the natural inertia of the billiard balls is disclosed. In one embodiment of the playing surface, “motion” is introduced through turning or rotating of a portion of the playing surface... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20080153612 - Pool cue grip: A pool cue includes a butt that has a butt sleeve and a groove. A shaft extends from the butt and includes a tip. A grip is positioned within the groove. The grip is formed of a generally soft, elastomeric material. The grip is positioned in the groove such that... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080153613 - Analysis system of golf ball and head information using lasers and 4 axis light sensing: Provided is an analysis system of golf ball and club head data using lasers and 4-axis light sensing. The analysis system includes a horizontal sensor array, a vertical sensor array, a control unit, and a display unit. The horizontal sensor array is installed on a floor and includes a plurality... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080153614 - Green complex for a golf facility: A green complex comprising of a universal design concept and entities that support this concept are disclosed therein. The universal design concept is to stimulate a golfer by offering a method of operation that combines traditional golf and disc golf that can be played at any time; day or night.... Agent: Tony Marshall

20080153615 - Golf training apparatus: A golf swing training aid that is effective in aiding a golfer in acquiring a proper golf swing. The training apparatus includes a simple, non-encumbering support that can be removably connected to the upper body portion of the trainee. The support consists of an elongated, upper body-encircling strap and first... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.

20080153616 - Golf ball restraining apparatus: Apparatus 10 for a golf swing training device comprising a golf club 20 with a shaft 24 with a grip 22 at one end and a club head 26 at the other end of the shaft with a receptacle 12 attached to the face 14 of the club head with... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080153617 - Sports impact point indicator: A sports impact point indicator of planar form has a rear surface with a contact adhesive for adhering the indicator to the face of a golf club or bat, and the indicator is sized to cover a major portion of the face of the club or bat. The indicator comprises... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080153618 - Golf swing training system, method and device: A device, system and method for golf club swing training are disclosed herein. The device (20) comprises a continuous looping rail (25), a modified golf club (30) and an attachment member (35). The continuous looping rail controls when the golf club becomes unhinged during the swing. The modified golf club... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080153619 - Golf club having a cam-locked insert: An adjustable customized golf club, e.g., a golf putter, as well as a method for using the club, wherein the club has a head, a striking surface attachment, and one or more lock fittings that positively lock the striking surface attachment to the head. The striking surface attachment is one... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080153620 - Golf club with flexible grip portion: A golf club shaft wherein the flexibility of the club over a short segment at the butt or grip end is increased in a controlled manner. A flexible tubular shaft insert of approximately 7 to 10 inches in total length having a tapered portion of approximately 2 to 3 inches... Agent: Rogers Towers, P.a.

20080153621 - Nanocrystalline plated putter hosel: A hosel for a golf club composed of a low-mass material coated with a nano-metal is disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein is a golf club having a hosel composed of a low-mass material coated with a nano-metal. The nano-metal is preferably composed of a nickel-alloy material. The low-mass material is... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080153622 - Golf club head having decorated hosel and golf club using the same: A golf club head includes a hosel in which a brilliant three-dimensional decoration member is fixed to a surface of the hosel.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080153623 - Golf club head: A golf club head has a main body and at least two side members such as wings. The wings can be configured to be removably coupled to side portions of the main body. The wings can be reconfigured with respect to the main body. For example: the positions of wings... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080153624 - Wood club head: A wood club head having a loft angle of not less than 13° is provided. The hosel length is not less than 20 mm. The face progression is set to fall within a range of 12 mm to 16 mm (both exclusive). The barycenter depth is set to fall within... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080153625 - Golf club heads with a plurality of stress zones and methods to manufacture golf club heads: Embodiments of golf club heads with a plurality stress zones and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20080153626 - Golf club head: The present invention provides a golf club head capable of lessening the decrease in carry even for an off-center hit. In a golf club head in which a face part 2 of a metallic head body 1 having a hollow part therein is formed with an opening 8 communicating with... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080153627 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an outermost layer cover with a surface on which are formed a plurality of dimples, and one or more intermediate layer between the core and the cover. At least one intermediate layer and the outermost layer cover are each... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080153628 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an outermost layer cover with a surface on which are formed a plurality of dimples, and one or more intermediate layer between the core and the cover. At least one intermediate layer and the outermost layer cover are each... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080153629 - Thick outer cover layer golf ball: A golf ball including a low compression core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a substantially homogenous composition throughout, the core having a diameter of 1.18 inches to 1.40 inches, an Atti compression of 42 or less, and a coefficient of restitution of 0.750... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080153630 - Golf ball with improved flight performance: A golf ball with aerodynamic coefficient magnitude and aerodynamic force angle, resulting in improved flight performance, such as increased carry and flight consistency regardless of ball orientation. In particular, the present invention is directed to a golf ball having increased flight distance as defined by a set of aerodynamic requirements... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080153631 - Combination golf ball gauge and divot repair device and method: A combination golf ball gauge and divot repair device is disclosed. The device includes a gauge portion and a divot tool portion. The gauge portion of the device may be used to assist a golfer in determining whether a golf ball has become out of round and, thereby, unsuitable for... Agent: Weiss & Moy Pc

20080153632 - Method and apparatus for ball kicking practice: A ball kicking practice device having target indica located in at least one position on the exterior of the ball. Feedback indica circumferentially located on the ball extending through the target changes in appearance in form or color subsequent to a proper strike of the ball with the foot. Shoe... Agent: Donn K. Harms Patent & Trademark Law Center

20080153633 - Disc catching device: A disc catching device for catching a thrown disc, having a canopy structure, a basket structure, an assembly coupled to the canopy structure and the basket structure, and a pole to which the canopy structure and the basket structure may be attached. The assembly may engage a thrown disc, and... Agent: Seth Z. Kalson C/o Intollevate

20080153634 - Sports game apparatus and method: There is described an apparatus for a sports game involving movement of a projectile, the apparatus comprising impact sensors for detecting impacts by a player of the sport game or the projectile, the impact sensors being coupled to a processor operable to derive characteristic data for a projectile movement from... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20080153635 - Lacrosse handle: A lacrosse handle having two sidewalls each with a channel and two arched walls extending between the sidewalls is disclosed herein. The channels contribute to increased gripping ability by the user and overall increased strength of the handle. Each channel is capable of receiving an insert that includes individualized information,... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080146362 - Apparatus and method for golf practice and simulation: An embodiment of an apparatus and method for training of golf playing and/or simulate a golf game is disclosed. The apparatus mainly comprises a standing platform, a ball supporting assembly, a retainer, a motor driven assembly, and a controller. As part of the ball supporting assembly, a golf ball is... Agent: John X. Cui

20080146363 - No-head-turn putting and swing teaching aid: A teaching aid promoting better shots in golf by prompting the user to keep his or her head still. Using a downwardly extending panel, the teaching aid system as described herein provides and/or enhances visual cues to the golfer so that he may keep his head in a still or... Agent: Ray Solari

20080146364 - Device for correcting golf swing posture: Disclosed herein is a device for correcting golf swing posture. The device includes a footboard which is formed so that a foot is seated and supported thereon, and has a pair of facing locking brackets and a foot support part for supporting a foot. A support cuff is provided at... Agent: Hyun Jong Park

20080146366 - Motion monitor: A method for evaluating the motion of a moveable object relative to a reference object includes locating the reference object within a three-dimensional coordinate system having first, second, and third positional coordinates such that the position of the reference object is characterized by respective values of first, second, and third... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20080146365 - Motion tracking bar graph display: A method for evaluating the motion of a moveable object relative to a reference object includes locating the reference object within a three-dimensional coordinate system having first, second, and third positional coordinates such that the position of the reference object is characterized by respective values of the first, second, and... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20080146367 - Portable golf caddy: A portable golf caddy for a golfer includes a pole adapted to be inserted into the ground that has various removable attachments or accessories adapted to enhance a golfer's comfort and convenience while on a golf course. The golf caddy optionally includes one or more or a combination of the... Agent: T.l. Garrett, Plc

20080146368 - Methods and apparatus for interchangeably coupling golf club heads and shafts: Embodiments of methods and apparatus for interchangeably coupling golf club heads and shafts are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20080146369 - Golf putter head: A high inertia golf putter head is generally wedge-shaped, with the leading face being less wide than the trailing face. Cavities and weights are provided to optimize the moment of inertia.... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20080146370 - Golf club head with repositionable weight: A golf club head comprises a body, a track formed in or attached to the body and having a length and a weight and weight retainer. The weight is continuously repositionable such that it can be positioned at any selected point along the track between its ends. The weight has... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080146372 - Adjustable putter head: The present invention is an improved putter that assists a player in perfecting a putt stroke during practice and repeating it with the same club during play. The shaft is attached to the clubhead such that it can swivel from a practice configuration to a play configuration. The putter also... Agent: Etherton Law Group, Llc

20080146371 - Golf putter head: A high inertia golf putter head is generally wedge-shaped, with the leading face being less wide than the trailing face. Cavities and weights are provided to optimize the moment of inertia.... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20080146373 - Golf club: There is provided a golf club in which the repulsion area of a face portion is enlarged. The same face in each component of the crown portion, sole portion and the like in the body portion is welded to the face portion having a strike surface by combining metal plates... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080146375 - Golf club head: A hollow golf club head having a face portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, a side portion and a hosel portion comprises: a face component made of a titanium alloy and forming a major part of the face portion; a hosel-and-heel component made of a titanium alloy and forming... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080146374 - Golf club-heads having a particular relationship of face area to face mass: Golf clubs and club-heads for same are disclosed. An exemplary club-head has a hollow body and a face plate. The body defines a front opening and a face support, wherein the face plate is affixed to the face support and covers the front opening. The “face portion” of the club-head... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080146376 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer which encases the core and is composed of an inside layer and an outside layer, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080146377 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is formed primarily of a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080146379 - Multilayer golf ball with a thin thermoset outer layer: The present invention is directed towards a method of forming a multilayer golf ball which comprises a core, an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The steps include forming a golf ball core; molding an inner cover layer around said golf ball core with a material having a... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080146378 - Thick inner cover multi-layer golf ball: A golf ball including a core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a substantially homogenous composition throughout, the core having a diameter of 1.20 inches or less, a compression of 45 or less, and a coefficient of restitution of 0.780 or greater. An outer... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080146380 - Thick outer cover layer golf ball: A golf ball including a core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a substantially homogenous composition throughout, the core having a diameter of 1.20 inches or less, a compression of 45 or less, and a coefficient of restitution of 0.780 or greater when measured... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080146382 - Golf ball: In a golf ball composed of a core, a cover of at least one layer that encloses the core, and a plurality of dimples on an outermost layer of the cover, at least one constituent element contains from 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of one or more rare-earth oxide... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080146381 - Golf balls comprising (meth)acrylated amine curatives: Golf balls having a core and a layer disposed about the core are disclosed. The layer comprises a polyurea formed from the reaction of an isocyanate and a (meth)acrylated amine. Sports equipment comprising such a polyurea are also disclosed.... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080146383 - Golf tee and adapter: A golf tee (1) for use preferably on a mat comprise a base (4) providing locking (4a, 4b) and pivotal elements in the mat. The locking and pivotal elements may be provided by an inverted T-shaped base (4) that easily may be inserted into a slit (57) in the mat... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080146384 - Swing speed sport conditioning aid: A sport conditioning aid in the form of a viscoelastic plastic weight that grips onto a swingable sport object for example in the game of golf and tennis. The grip-on action for attachment is achieved by selecting the material characteristics of the plastic. The purpose of the sport conditioning aid... Agent: Mckellar Ip Law, Pllc

20080146386 - Coupling for attaching a lacrosse head to a lacrosse handle: A coupling for a lacrosse stick having a lacrosse handle and a lacrosse head includes a handle-mating portion receiving a portion of the lacrosse handle. The coupling also includes a head-mating portion sized for reception within a receiving portion of the lacrosse head. The head-mating portion couples to the handle-mating... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080146385 - Lacrosse net: A modified form of a lacrosse net provides increased adherence, integrity, and “give” as a result of a coating applied to the fibers. In one form, the fibers are manually coated by brushing them with a natural latex mixture followed by evaporation of the volatile components, which gives the coated... Agent: W. Thomas Timmons

20080146387 - Over-folded mesh: An over-folded mesh useful for, inter alia, providing for a quicker and easier installation of a pocket into a lacrosse head.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.c.

20080146388 - Arrow point alignment system: An arrow apparatus is disclosed comprising an arrow point alignment structure having a tapered leading end disposed on an outer surface of an arrow shaft. The arrow point may also comprise a tapered aperture defined therein for receiving and mating with at least a portion of the tapered leading end... Agent: Holland & Hart LLP

20080139329 - Ferrule for pool/billiard cue: An improved ferrule of a billiard/pool cue includes a generally cylindrical body with an open end and an opposed closed end. An interior bore is formed in the body and extends inward from the open end of the body for a predetermined distance toward the closed end of the body.... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080139330 - Method and an apparatus for determining a parameter of a path of a sports ball on the basis of a launch position thereof: A method of estimating a parameter of a sports ball in flight which parameter is estimated on the basis of a determined or measured position of launch thereof. The launch position may be determined using path information relating to the flight path of the ball or an element used for... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080139331 - Golf swing posture correction apparatus and method of correcting golf swing posture: A golf swing posture correction apparatus and method therefor are provided. Provided is the golf swing posture correction system apparatus capable of detecting movement of an anchored leg in a golf swing and notifying a user, thereby correcting a golf swing posture. The anchored leg is a left leg for... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080139332 - Golf training aid: A golf driving and putting training aid comprises a driving module, a short-putt module, and a long-putt module. The driving module includes a shaft (12) of telescoping cylinders pivotally secured at one end to a supporting surface (50) and provided with a driving handle (22) at the other end. The... Agent: J. Harrison Colter

20080139333 - Golf club head: A putter comprising a grip having an anatomically correct shape to promote proper grasping of the putter, a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the grip is attached to the first end of the shaft, a hosel attached to the second end of the shaft, a... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080139334 - Golf clubs and club-heads comprising a face plate having a central recess and flanking recesses: Golf club-heads are disclosed that have a body and a face plate. Exemplary club-heads are hollow metal-wood club-heads. The face plate is attached to the front of the body and has obverse and reverse surfaces, and a peripheral zone, toe zone, heel zone, upper zone, lower zone, and central zone.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080139335 - Golf club head or other ball striking device with modifiable feel characteristics: Ball striking devices, such as golf club heads (including putter heads), include devices within and/or otherwise engaged with the ball striking head that allow users to selectively change the sound and/or other aspects of the “feel” associated with using the ball striking device to strike a ball. In this manner,... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080139336 - C-shaped golf club head: A C-shaped golf club head is disclosed herein. The body has a striking plate wall, a crown section, a sole section and a rear wall. The golf club head also has a plurality of weight members positioned on the rear wall of the body. Each of the plurality of weight... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080139337 - Golf club head: A golf club head (20) having optimized inertial properties and center of gravity is disclosed. The golf club head (20) preferably has a volume between 300 cubic centimeters and 500 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (20) has a center of gravity located less than 1.7 inches from an exterior... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080139338 - Golf club head: A golf club head 1 has a face part 2, a crown part 3, a sole part 4, a side part 5, and a hosel part 6, which are formed of titanium or a titanium alloy. The golf club head 1 is formed by integrating a head body 10 and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080139339 - Golf club head with strength-enhanced rear body: A golf club head with strength-enhanced rear body comprises a front body, a rear body and at least one supporting member. The front body comprises a face and a plurality of abutting edges. The rear body comprises a crown, a ribbon and a plurality of abutting edges, with the rear... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080139340 - Golf club head: The invention provides a wood-type golf club head comprising a body, a striking plate, and crown. The body has a sole, a front defining a front opening, a top portion defining an upper opening, an upper edge disposed between and separating the front opening and the upper opening, and a... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080139341 - Multi-layer core golf ball: The present invention is directed to an improved multi-layer golf ball displaying enhanced playing characteristics, including high speed, high launch, and low spin. In general the golf ball displays improved performance in areas such as distance and feel for lower swing speed players. The ball has a relatively large solid... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080139342 - Anti-counterfeiting system using compound additives: A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer. The cover layer, clearcoat, or indicia include an additive, invisible to the naked eye without an external excitation source, the additive including an engineered taggant formed from a crosslinked melamine and rare earth elements.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080139343 - Portable disc golf target: In one embodiment, a portable flying disc game includes a foldable base that is positionable between an open position and a closed position; a vertical pole, the foldable base being pivotally attached to a first end of the vertical pole; and a first basket member that is removably coupled to... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080139344 - Net post mounted electronic scorer for table tennis: A net post and electronic scoring assembly for use with a table tennis table is discussed. The net posts are provided with horizontal sections for extending over a gap in the center of a typical table tennis table. The offset net posts permit a table tennis net to be centered... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20080139345 - Flag football uniform: A flag football uniform comprising a shoulder supported portion selected from the group consisting of: (a) at least one strap, (b) a vest, and (c) a jersey; a waist portion, said shoulder supported portion being either secured to or formed substantially integrally with said waist portion; a plurality of flags... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20080139346 - Racquet: The invention relates to a racquet that is provided for use in games in which it is used for striking a ball that has a tail, the tail being in the form of a plurality of elongate streamer elements that are anchored to the ball. Such a ball generally has... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP.

20080139347 - Multifunction badminton unit: A multifunction badminton unit includes a badminton racket and a badminton. The badminton racket is provided with plural luminous elements, a control switch and a buzzer mutually connected by an electric wire, and the head of the badminton is also provided with plural luminous elements, a control switch and a... Agent: Sinorica, Llc

20080139348 - Basketball with accessible channels: A basketball formed of two sets of panels. The first panel set extends along a first longitudinal direction of the basketball, while the second panel set extends along a second longitudinal direction of the basketball that is orthogonal to the first longitudinal direction of the basketball. A channel separates the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080139349 - Sports ball: A sports ball includes an inflatable bladder, and a ball carcass. The ball pocket is constructed to have a true roundness shape, having an interior cavity receiving the inflatable bladder therein, wherein when the inflatable bladder is inflated, the ball pocket retains a true roundness shape of the inflatable bladder.... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20080132344 - Cue ball aiming and billiard training device: This invention relates to the field of playing billiards and in particular to a cue ball aiming or training device for learning to aim a cue ball to an object ball to drive the object ball in a desired direction. The aiming device provides an indication of the true point... Agent: Stephen P. Malak

20080132345 - Article of manufacture for improved segmented jump cue stick: The jump cue stick of present invention has one embodiment for causing a struck cue ball to be jumped over a obstructing ball and having an overall total weight of less than one half of a conventional jump cue stick and by elevating the handle end of the jump cue... Agent: Mark Dean Dimick

20080132346 - Cue stick shaft: A method and apparatus for forming a cue stick member is disclosed. A stiffness characteristic Sf factor for a series of wood strips can be tested and determined. The wood strips that have matching stiffness characteristic factors Sf can be selected within a predetermined tolerance for laminating together.... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080132347 - Golf instruction system and method: A golf instruction campus. There is: a first field, having a first length; a second field, having a second length; a third field, having a third length; a fourth field, having a fourth length; and a fifth field, having a fifth length. A ratio of the first length over the... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20080132348 - Golf putting practice device, method for practicing putting using same, and method for advertising using same: The subject matter described herein includes a golf putting practice device, a method for practicing putting using same, and a method for advertising using same. According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a golf putting practice device is provided. The golf putting practice device includes a substantially... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080132349 - Golf club head having concavely curved face: A golf club, particularly a “putter” or “chipper”, is provided with a concave ball striking face that establishes line contact with a golf ball rather than the usual point contact and enhances the capability of a user to control the direction of ball movement resulting from a golf stroke. The... Agent: James L. Jackson James L. Jackson, P.c.

20080132350 - Variable mass grip: A variable mass cap 20 for a shock imparting implement grip has a butt element 22 connected to a tubular portion 24 constructed to receive a selected mass 26, 28. The tubular portion 24 fits snugly within a recess 34 of a body 32, and is retained therein by the... Agent: Eaton Corporation Eaton Center

20080132351 - Golf club head: The present invention provides a golf club head comprising, a face, a plurality of score line grooves formed in the face, traces formed in the face by milling; and a pair of side surfaces of the score line groove including a first surface that is contiguous with the face and... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080132352 - Golf club head: A golf club head of this invention includes a face and a plurality of striations formed on the face by milling. A pitch P in the arrangement direction of the plurality of striations satisfies 300 μm≦P≦600 μm. The surface roughness of a region in the face with the striations satisfies... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080132353 - Weight adjustable golf club head: The club head contains a number of blind holes arranged at appropriate places other than the hitting surface of the club head. Each blind hole is for the accommodation of a weight member. Each weight member contains at least a weight element and a fastening element. The fastening element has... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080132354 - Golf club head and method of making same: A golf club head, preferably a putter head, has a body fitted with inserts having a density greater than that of the club head body. Two cavities are formed in the body. One cavity is adjacent a heel region of the body, and the other cavity is adjacent a toe... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20080132355 - Golf club head having ribs: Described herein are embodiments of a golf club head having at least one fin or rib with an external portion. For example, according to one embodiment, a wood-type golf club head includes a body that has at least one wall defining an interior cavity. The golf club head further includes... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080132356 - Golf club head having dent resistant thin crown: Wood-type golf club heads have dent resistant crowns with surface areas configured so that at least about 50% of the crown surface area is associated with a crown thickness substantially equivalent to a critical thickness. A critical thickness is generally associated with a higher dent resistance than crowns that are... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080132357 - Golf ball which includes fast-chemical-reaction-produced component and method of making same: Disclosed herein is a golf ball comprising fast-chemical-reaction-produced component, such as a component which comprises a reaction injection molded polyurethane material. The golf ball has excellent light stability. Also disclosed is a method making a golf ball by forming a cover component of the ball by mixing two or more... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080132358 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a rubber-based core encased by, in order, an intermediate layer and a cover. The core contains from 0.05 to 0.5 part by weight of sulfur per 100 parts by weight of the rubber base, has a hardness difference between the surface... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080132359 - Use of engineering thermoplastic vulcanizates for golf ball layers: Golf balls with at least one component, e.g., golf ball covers, cores, and intermediate layers, formed from engineering thermoplastic vulcanizates (“ETPV”) that have improved heat resistance, abrasion resistance, and impact strength.... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080132360 - Golf tee setter: In combination with a golf tee having a top portion for supporting a golf ball, a neck portion, a shaft section and a pointed end, a device adapted to assist in penetrating the golf tee into the ground to ensure a pre-determined height for the golf ball comprising a generally... Agent: Larry F. Gitlin, Rapkin, Gitlin & Beaumont

20080132361 - Mobile practice targets: A mobile practice target is described, which includes (a) a framework comprising a base support and at least one substantially vertical support extending above said base support and an angled support associated with said substantially vertical support, wherein said angled support is at an angle of from about 15 degrees... Agent: Moore Patents

20080132362 - System and apparatus for swing instruction: Described is a system and apparatus for swing instruction in any sport in which players use a swinging apparatus including T-ball, baseball, softball, tennis, racquetball, golf and hockey. The apparatus comprises a body comprising a substantially planar upper surface and positionable on a support surface, a home plate marking on... Agent: Timothy M. Salmon, Esq. Dreier LLP

20080132363 - Light emitting ball for ball game: The present invention provides a light-emitting ball, including surface layers and a tube covered therewith, for a ball game. A plurality of light-transmissive, elastic luminescent-body fixtures including light-emitting panels and luminescent body-retaining sections are arranged in the ball such that the light-emitting panels are exposed from holes, arranged in the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP