Games using tangible projectile inventions 10/08

20080261710 - Multi-game table assembly: A game table assembly for playing the games of billiards and air hockey comprises a game table including an air hockey game playing surface and opposing air hockey goals. The game table defines a plurality of billiard pockets and includes a plurality of billiard bumpers positioned between the pockets. The... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080261711 - Manners of using a sports ball parameter determining instrument: A system and an apparatus for providing data relating to a sports club/bat and/or a sports ball before, during or after launch. The data may be used for testing the club/ball or for introduction into a video feed of the club/ball in order to enhance TV broadcasting of sports tournaments... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080261712 - Golf club and method of training a user to swing a golf club: A golf club having a head with a face configured to contact a ball and a shaft attached to the head at a first end such that the first end extends into and is received within the head. The shaft is gripped by a golfer at a second end so... Agent: Law Office Of John W. Harbst

20080261713 - Golf accessory apparatus: A golf accessory apparatus having: a ground engaging base member, wherein the ground engaging base member includes an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface is generally opposite the lower surface, and a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is associated with a... Agent: King & Partners, PLC

20080261714 - Magnetic golf ball collecting device: A golf ball collecting device including a cup adapted to successfully hold a golf ball therein. The cup incorporates a metal disc of magnetic material to enable the device to be attached by magnetic force to the end of a golf club. In this manner the golf club with the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080261715 - Golf club with adjustable center of gravity head: A golf club comprising a head having a series of tracks forming a three-dimensional pattern along a surface of the head; a plurality of weights for positioning along the channels; and a mechanism for securing the weights at arbitrary positions along the channels so as to customize at least one... Agent: David Aker

20080261716 - Golf club: Golf club 2 has shaft 6, head 4, inner member 8 and cap 10. The head 4 has hosel member 22, and this hosel member 22 screw member 26 formed on the outer peripheral face thereof, and hosel hole 28. The cap 10 has screw member 40 formed on the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080261717 - Golf club head weight reinforcement: A wood-type golf club head is described that includes a body including one or more walls defining an interior cavity and multiple weight ports formed in the body. At least one weight is configured to be retained at least partially within at least one of the weight ports. One or... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080261718 - Golf club: A golf club comprising: a shaft; a head affixed to a distal end of the shaft and having a ball striking face, the head comprising spaced apart lower and upper portions which have respectively: lower and upper primary alignment guides extending substantially perpendicular to the ball striking face, the lower... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080261719 - Golf club head: There is provided a golf club head capable of increasing carry on average even if being used by an amateur golfer who is prone to hit a ball with various hit points across the clubface. A golf club head 1 has a face part 2, a crown part 3, a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080261720 - Golf club head: This invention provides a golf club head including a head main body, a face plate and a hollow portion. The head main body includes an opening in a face portion, and the opening is provided with a plurality of pawls to receive the face plate which is to fit in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080261722 - Compositions for use in golf balls: where R1 or R5 are —SZ, at least one of R1 to R5 is a perhaloalkyl, perhalocycloalkyl, or perhaloaryl substituent; the remainder of R1 to R5 are the same or different organic substituents or hydrogen; Z is a non-metal cation comprising quaternary ammonium, quaternary pyridinium, quaternary quinolinium, (organo)phosphonium, (organo)sulfonium, (organo)oxonium,... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080261721 - In-mold powder coating of golf ball equipment and methods of making the same: A method for coating golf ball components is provided and includes the step of adhering a thin layer of a non-ionomeric polyolefin powder to the interior surfaces of a golf ball mold. The polyolefin powder is adhered to the mold using electrostatic, tribostatic or fluidized bed processes. The golf ball... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080261723 - Golf balls having two core layers formed from hnp compositions: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core consists of a center having a center hardness of 50 Shore C or greater and formed from a first HNP composition, and an outer core layer having a surface hardness of 75... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080261724 - Golf balls having two core layers formed from hnp compositions: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core consists of a layer formed from a relatively soft HNP composition and a layer formed from a relatively hard HNP composition. The relatively soft HNP composition has a material hardness of 55... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080261725 - Golf ball dimples with spiral depressions: A golf ball includes a spherical outer surface and a plurality of dimples formed thereon. The dimples have an inner land surface with at least one spiral depression either disposed or superimposed on the inner land surface to energize or agitate the airflow over the dimpled surfaces to increase the... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080261726 - Basketball training systems and methods: Basketball training systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a basketball training apparatus (200) includes a first rim (210) and a second rim (220). The first rim (210) has a center (230) and the second rim (220) has a center (240). The first rim (210) rotates about its... Agent: Hansra Patent Services

20080261727 - Indoor/outdoor ball control training device: A variety of training boards and panel assemblies are supported by an indoor floor base to provide targets with rebound capability for developing and improving ball handling skills. Panel supporting uprights extend upwardly from a base housing to provide backing and necessary stability for a rebound panel. The supporting uprights... Agent: Patent Department Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.

20080261728 - Collapsible ball game practice device: A collapsible ball game practice device is comprised of a plurality of sections, each section above a lower section being substantially collapsible into the lower section. Detent structure is provided on an upper portion of each lower section and a lower portion of each upper section to secure each upper... Agent: Michael F. Petock, Esquire

20080261729 - System for picking up, tossing, and striking a ball: A multi-purpose implement is provided, including a bat, having a handle portion and a barrel, and a ball basket attached to the bat and adapted to lift a ball directly from a generally horizontal surface. A method of using the implement, without contacting the ball with one's hands, includes holding... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20080261730 - System for picking up, tossing, and striking a ball: A multi-purpose implement is provided, including a racquet, having a handle portion and a flexible planar area held under tension by a frame, and a ball basket attached to the racquet and adapted to lift a ball directly from a generally horizontal surface. A method of using the implement, without... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20080261731 - 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

20080261732 - System for picking up, tossing, and striking a ball: A ball lifting, tossing and striking system, by which a user can pick up, toss and strike a ball in such a way that the ball does not come in contact with the user's hands, includes a ball and a multi-purpose implement that may be carried by a user in... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20080261733 - Composite racquet and method of making same: A composite sports racquet frame including a frame made of composite material, the frame including a head portion configured to receive and surround a string bed with a plurality of string segments, and a handle portion. The head portion includes a tip section on an opposite end of the frame... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080261734 - Arrowhead: A broadhead includes a one piece elongated ferrule, with a plurality of slots through a central longitudinal axis of said ferrule, at least one of which has an open end, and one piece blades mounted in the slots. At least one of the blades includes a blade slot in it... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080261710 - Multi-game table assembly: A game table assembly for playing the games of billiards and air hockey comprises a game table including an air hockey game playing surface and opposing air hockey goals. The game table defines a plurality of billiard pockets and includes a plurality of billiard bumpers positioned between the pockets. The... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080261711 - Manners of using a sports ball parameter determining instrument: A system and an apparatus for providing data relating to a sports club/bat and/or a sports ball before, during or after launch. The data may be used for testing the club/ball or for introduction into a video feed of the club/ball in order to enhance TV broadcasting of sports tournaments... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080261712 - Golf club and method of training a user to swing a golf club: A golf club having a head with a face configured to contact a ball and a shaft attached to the head at a first end such that the first end extends into and is received within the head. The shaft is gripped by a golfer at a second end so... Agent: Law Office Of John W. Harbst

20080261713 - Golf accessory apparatus: A golf accessory apparatus having: a ground engaging base member, wherein the ground engaging base member includes an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface is generally opposite the lower surface, and a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is associated with a... Agent: King & Partners, PLC

20080261714 - Magnetic golf ball collecting device: A golf ball collecting device including a cup adapted to successfully hold a golf ball therein. The cup incorporates a metal disc of magnetic material to enable the device to be attached by magnetic force to the end of a golf club. In this manner the golf club with the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080261715 - Golf club with adjustable center of gravity head: A golf club comprising a head having a series of tracks forming a three-dimensional pattern along a surface of the head; a plurality of weights for positioning along the channels; and a mechanism for securing the weights at arbitrary positions along the channels so as to customize at least one... Agent: David Aker

20080261716 - Golf club: Golf club 2 has shaft 6, head 4, inner member 8 and cap 10. The head 4 has hosel member 22, and this hosel member 22 screw member 26 formed on the outer peripheral face thereof, and hosel hole 28. The cap 10 has screw member 40 formed on the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080261717 - Golf club head weight reinforcement: A wood-type golf club head is described that includes a body including one or more walls defining an interior cavity and multiple weight ports formed in the body. At least one weight is configured to be retained at least partially within at least one of the weight ports. One or... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080261718 - Golf club: A golf club comprising: a shaft; a head affixed to a distal end of the shaft and having a ball striking face, the head comprising spaced apart lower and upper portions which have respectively: lower and upper primary alignment guides extending substantially perpendicular to the ball striking face, the lower... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080261719 - Golf club head: There is provided a golf club head capable of increasing carry on average even if being used by an amateur golfer who is prone to hit a ball with various hit points across the clubface. A golf club head 1 has a face part 2, a crown part 3, a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080261720 - Golf club head: This invention provides a golf club head including a head main body, a face plate and a hollow portion. The head main body includes an opening in a face portion, and the opening is provided with a plurality of pawls to receive the face plate which is to fit in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080261722 - Compositions for use in golf balls: where R1 or R5 are —SZ, at least one of R1 to R5 is a perhaloalkyl, perhalocycloalkyl, or perhaloaryl substituent; the remainder of R1 to R5 are the same or different organic substituents or hydrogen; Z is a non-metal cation comprising quaternary ammonium, quaternary pyridinium, quaternary quinolinium, (organo)phosphonium, (organo)sulfonium, (organo)oxonium,... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080261721 - In-mold powder coating of golf ball equipment and methods of making the same: A method for coating golf ball components is provided and includes the step of adhering a thin layer of a non-ionomeric polyolefin powder to the interior surfaces of a golf ball mold. The polyolefin powder is adhered to the mold using electrostatic, tribostatic or fluidized bed processes. The golf ball... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080261723 - Golf balls having two core layers formed from hnp compositions: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core consists of a center having a center hardness of 50 Shore C or greater and formed from a first HNP composition, and an outer core layer having a surface hardness of 75... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080261724 - Golf balls having two core layers formed from hnp compositions: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core consists of a layer formed from a relatively soft HNP composition and a layer formed from a relatively hard HNP composition. The relatively soft HNP composition has a material hardness of 55... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080261725 - Golf ball dimples with spiral depressions: A golf ball includes a spherical outer surface and a plurality of dimples formed thereon. The dimples have an inner land surface with at least one spiral depression either disposed or superimposed on the inner land surface to energize or agitate the airflow over the dimpled surfaces to increase the... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080261726 - Basketball training systems and methods: Basketball training systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a basketball training apparatus (200) includes a first rim (210) and a second rim (220). The first rim (210) has a center (230) and the second rim (220) has a center (240). The first rim (210) rotates about its... Agent: Hansra Patent Services

20080261727 - Indoor/outdoor ball control training device: A variety of training boards and panel assemblies are supported by an indoor floor base to provide targets with rebound capability for developing and improving ball handling skills. Panel supporting uprights extend upwardly from a base housing to provide backing and necessary stability for a rebound panel. The supporting uprights... Agent: Patent Department Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.

20080261728 - Collapsible ball game practice device: A collapsible ball game practice device is comprised of a plurality of sections, each section above a lower section being substantially collapsible into the lower section. Detent structure is provided on an upper portion of each lower section and a lower portion of each upper section to secure each upper... Agent: Michael F. Petock, Esquire

20080261729 - System for picking up, tossing, and striking a ball: A multi-purpose implement is provided, including a bat, having a handle portion and a barrel, and a ball basket attached to the bat and adapted to lift a ball directly from a generally horizontal surface. A method of using the implement, without contacting the ball with one's hands, includes holding... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20080261730 - System for picking up, tossing, and striking a ball: A multi-purpose implement is provided, including a racquet, having a handle portion and a flexible planar area held under tension by a frame, and a ball basket attached to the racquet and adapted to lift a ball directly from a generally horizontal surface. A method of using the implement, without... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20080261731 - 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

20080261732 - System for picking up, tossing, and striking a ball: A ball lifting, tossing and striking system, by which a user can pick up, toss and strike a ball in such a way that the ball does not come in contact with the user's hands, includes a ball and a multi-purpose implement that may be carried by a user in... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20080261733 - Composite racquet and method of making same: A composite sports racquet frame including a frame made of composite material, the frame including a head portion configured to receive and surround a string bed with a plurality of string segments, and a handle portion. The head portion includes a tip section on an opposite end of the frame... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080261734 - Arrowhead: A broadhead includes a one piece elongated ferrule, with a plurality of slots through a central longitudinal axis of said ferrule, at least one of which has an open end, and one piece blades mounted in the slots. At least one of the blades includes a blade slot in it... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080254906 - Interchangeable medallion table: The invention includes a game table, such as a pool or billiard table, with interchangeable parts that can change the look or style of the table by someone other than the factory that originally produced or manufactured the table.... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080254907 - Methods and apparatus to indicate impact of an object: Embodiments of methods and apparatus to indicate impact by an object are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20080254908 - Interchangeable shaft and club head connection system: Disclosed herein is a golf club including a shaft, a club head and several devices for releasably connecting the shaft to the club head.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080254909 - Two-part hosel connection system for golf clubs: Disclosed herein is a golf club including a shaft, a club head and several devices for releasably connecting the shaft to the club head.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080254910 - Golf club head: A golf club head comprises a face portion whose front face forms a clubface having a clubface roll of a radius R, and the clubface is provided with a plurality of parallel grooves extending straight at an angle of not more than 10 degrees with respect to the toe-and-heel direction... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080254911 - Golf club head: A high forgiveness wood-type golf club head comprises a body and a face. The body defines an interior cavity and comprises a sole that forms a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown that forms a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt that forms... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080254912 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a metal head body and a non-metal tubular member. The metal head body includes a hollow body portion having a bottom plate, and a neck connected integrally to the hollow body portion and opposite to the bottom plate. The neck has an outer open end,... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080254913 - Golf ball with a translucent layer comprising composite material: A golf ball having at least a core and a composite layer comprising a fibrous material and a matrix material is disclosed. The fibrous material may comprise a polymer, glass or metal. The matrix material preferably comprises a translucent polymer. In one embodiment of the present invention, the fibrous material... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080254914 - Golf ball: The present invention provides a golf ball composed of a core, an outermost cover layer and one or more intermediate layer therebetween. At least one intermediate layer includes a mixture composed of a base polymer made of, in a specific ratio, (a) a metal ion neutralization product of an olefin-unsaturated... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080254915 - Golf ball: A two-piece golf ball having a reaction injection molded polyurethane cover is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a core with a diameter preferably ranging from 1.610 inches to 1.670 inches, and a cover having a thickness preferably ranging from 0.015 inch to 0.045 inch. The cover also preferably has... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080254916 - Method of providing golf contents in mobile terminal: A method of providing golf contents in a mobile terminal is disclosed. The method includes calculating the current location of the mobile terminal and a cup distance, displaying hole information if the cup distance is greater than a first critical distance, displaying green information if the cup distance is less... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080254917 - Training device for ball hitting sports such as baseball and softball: Embodiments included in this disclosure are used to support two baseballs, two softballs or other hitting objects on a batting tee. Two embodiments may also be used in order to stack three balls. The embodiments are not limited to training in only softball and baseball, but may be used in... Agent: Martin S. High

20080254918 - Sports skills training apparatus: An apparatus for training sports skills for games including ice hockey, soccer, tennis and volleyball using one or more opponents or simulated opponents on the playing surface to train a player to strike the game object away from an opponent in addition to practicing striking the game object. A game... Agent: Robert L. Judd

20080254919 - Ice ball game and method: This invention provides a physical game to be played on ice informally by amateurs or professionally by professional athletes. The game uses a ball and baskets set above the ice and the equipment and clothing adapted to the ice environment. The object of the game is to make points by... Agent: Nina L. Pearimutter, Ph.d., J.d.

20080254920 - System and method for selectively marking objects: A surface is selectively marked by using a coating containing quantum dots. When exposed to an energizing source, the quantum dots emit colored light to selectively mark the surface. In an embodiment, a green artificial turf field is marked with two sets of lines, white for football and yellow for... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20080254921 - Racket frame: A racket frame has a head hoop, a connecting segment, at least two through holes and a handle. The head hoop has a bottom end and a string. The connecting segment is connected with the bottom end of the head hoop and has a yoke, two shafts and a throat.... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080254922 - Racquet stringing machine: An ergonomically-designed racquet stringing machine. The stringing machine includes an electronic control unit coupled to a platform and/or to a height adjustment assembly. The control unit is capable of generating a control signal to automatically adjust at least one parameter of the machine, such as machine height, angle of stringing... Agent: Terence P. O'brien Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

20080254923 - Racquet stringing machine: An ergonomically-designed racquet stringing machine. In certain embodiments, the stringing machine includes a stringing platform supporting at least one racquet mount for securing the racquet in a stringing plane at an angle of about 1 to about 15 degrees from a horizontal surface. A control unit may be coupled to... Agent: Terence P. O'brien Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

20080254924 - Racquet stringing machine: An ergonomically-designed racquet stringing machine. In certain embodiments, the stringing machine includes a stand extending from a base at an angle between about 70 and about 89 degrees from horizontal. In certain embodiments, the stringing machine includes a releasable resistance assembly configured to provide resistance to rotation of the turntable... Agent: Terence P. O'brien Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

20080254925 - Aerodynamically and structurally superior, fixed-blade hunting arrowhead: An aerodynamically and structurally superior, fixed-blade hunting arrowhead providing higher penetration coupled with a structurally sound, non-deflecting, blade-cutting area to take down wild game quickly and humanely. The assembly comprises the ferrule, main blade, and sub-blade, wherein the unitary ferrule has a machined structure that holds and reinforces the blade... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080248888 - Scented bowling balls and methods: A bowling ball including a rubber material and at least one fragrance. The rubber material may be substantially nonporous and substantially rigid. Polyurethane may be used as the rubber material. The bowling ball may, optionally, include a pigment. A method by which the bowling ball is formed includes dissolving the... Agent: Trask Britt

20080248889 - Laser aiming golf club: A golf club utilizing a columnated beam of light for providing a guiding target, all incorporated into a golf club, having a switch that de-actuates when the club handle is dropped or rotated to a position in excess of a predetermined safe angle from vertical. Such a system to be... Agent: Patent, Copyright & Trademark Law Group

20080248890 - System and method for training a golf club stroke: A system is provided for training a golf club stroke. The system includes a sensor, and a transmitter positioned in a spaced relation to the sensor, where the transmitter transmits a signal received by the. The system further includes a golf club including a head including a transparent medium region,... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20080248891 - Golf training aid: A golf driving and putting training aid comprises a driving module, a short-putt module, a long-putt module, and a third putting module. The driving module includes a shaft of telescoping cylinders pivotally secured at one end to a supporting surface and provided with a driving handle at the other end.... Agent: J. Harrison Colter

20080248892 - Putting method and apparatus: An improved putting method and apparatus include an improved putter and a swinging stance of specific features. The improved putter includes a putter head, a shaft and a handle. The putter head is attached to one end of the shaft and the handle is formed on the other end of... Agent: Donald J. Ersler, S.c.

20080248893 - Weight-balanced golf putter head: A golf putter head is generally triangular, when viewed from the top, with a flat, front face and a trailing, central tail. When viewed from the side, the head has a generally straight front face and a flat or slightly curved or rounded bottom surface. The shaft for the grip... Agent: Pedersen & Company, PLLC

20080248894 - Golf putter: A golf putter head dimensioned to closely simulate the size of a regulation-sized golf hole and including at least an indicium approximating the size of a golf ball, whereby a golfer is presented with a visual representation of the size of the target at which he/she is aiming. The golf... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20080248895 - Rotational molded golf club heads: Wood-type golf clubs and/or golf club heads include: (a) a golf club head base member including a face member having a ball striking face; and (b) a polymeric body member engaged with the golf club head base member, wherein the polymeric body member is formed via a rotational molding process... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080248896 - Golf club head: A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining the club face and a rear face facing a hollow, wherein the face portion is provided on the rear face with an upper rib, a lower rib, a toe-side groove and a heel-side groove which extend radially... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080248897 - Noncontact printing on subsurface layers of translucent cover golf balls: The present invention relates to a noncontact printing method for applying indicia, such as insignia or stripes, on at least one subsurface layer of a transparent or translucent cover golf ball, e.g. the core, or one or more intermediate layers. The indicia may be visible in ambient light or are... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080248898 - Golf ball having visually enhanced non-uniform thickness intermediate layer: A golf ball with at least one core layer, at least one intermediate layer, and at least one cover layer. Any combination of the layers of the golf ball may feature a visually enhancing means. The cover layer is preferably translucent and provides a view to the intermediate layer and/or... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080248899 - Lacrosse training tool: A training tool for use by lacrosse players attaches a player's hand or glove to the lacrosse stick. Lacrosse players typically have a dominant hand orientation which they play with, and the development skills in the non-dominant hand orientation is of particular interest. This tool will attach the player's glove... Agent: Grimes & Battersby, LLP

20080248900 - Practice baseball swing machine: A practice swing machine and practice method for baseball batters are provided. The practice swing machine provides simultaneous hitting and power development for a batter by employing an arced “training zone” formed from a pair of opposing armatures that define an arced swing target that can be adjusted to mimic... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080248901 - Pitching target: A collapsible pitching target is described in which a target is located substantially in front of a backstop and preferably includes one or more spot targets.... Agent: Wesley B. Ames

20080248902 - Hockey stick-handling device: A hockey stick-handling device comprises cross members and support columns. The support columns elevate the cross members from a training surface to allow an object for stick-handling to be passed underneath. The cross members are rotatable with respect to one another to allow the hockey stick-handling device to be arranged... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080248903 - Game animal escape impedance device: A projectile-based system for impeding the escape of a game animal, whereby said projectile is an arrow or a crossbow bolt, said system comprising an environmental engagement device, a retention device, and a tether, with the environmental engagement device suitably adapted to pass through the game animal and thereafter to... Agent: Anthony D. Pellegrini Rudman & Winchell, LLC

20080248904 - Rear mounted penetration limiter for bow-fired projectiles: A rear mounted penetration limiter for bow-fired projectiles for use in combination with a projectile and a nock, wherein said projectile is an arrow or a crossbow bolt, said penetration limiter comprising an attachment component, a nock securing component, and an engagement component having one or more engagement members, with... Agent: Anthony D. Pellegrini Rudman & Winchell, LLC

20080242435 - Golf putter having a function of providing putting information: The present invention relates to a golf putter mainly used for a putting stoke in golf clubs. The golf putter in accordance with the present invention adds a putting information providing apparatus 4, which provides putting information to a player, to an ordinary golf putter including a head 1, a... Agent: Sean Liam Kelleher Kelleher & Lilling PLLC

20080242436 - Move power system for golf: While there are many golf training solutions on the market there are no solutions that address training Exercises for the Hitting Zone and all of the associated neuro-muscular systems. With The Move Power System for Golf a weighted club is used with directional mountings mounted at a 90 degree with... Agent: Jerome Vahary First Move Solutions

20080242437 - Golf training device: A golf training device comprises an input portion (10) for inputting influence data comprising information that might affect how the user should address the ball, a calculation portion (13) for calculating address data, based on the input influence data, a playing surface (9). and an indication portion (14) for indicating... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080242438 - Golf shaft, golf club, and production method for golf shaft: A golf shaft includes: a hollow tubular structure; and a gradient structure in which an amount of retained austenite is increased from an approximate center in a thickness direction of the hollow tubular structure to a surface of the hollow tubular structure.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080242439 - Iron-type golf clubs: The present invention is directed to a number of customized sets of iron-type golf clubs selected from a relatively small number of clubs. The multiple custom-fitted iron sets can be achieved by pivoting these sets off a common 6-iron. In a preferred embodiment, a portfolio of clubs contains seventeen forged... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080242440 - Golf club grip: A golf club grip for attachment to a golf club shaft formed of an upper section having a first outer diameter, an intermediate tapered transitional area and a lower section having a second outer diameter larger than the upper section outer diameter. The upper section accommodates the ring finger and... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20080242441 - Golf club head and method for making it: A golf club head includes a hitting face and a changeable zone formed on a surface of the hitting face and having a physical feature different from that of the hitting face. Thus, all part or partial of the changeable zone of the hitting face has a hardness different from... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20080242443 - Golf club head having a grooved and textured face: 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: Acushnet Company

20080242442 - Golf club head with varying face grooves: The present invention is directed to a golf club head with an improved striking surface. 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 has... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080242444 - Golf club head: A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a main cavity having at least one auxiliary cavity and a base surface. An insert may be associated with the base surface and may comprise at least two contact elements, with a bridge member... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080242445 - Golf club head with non-metallic body: A golf club includes a head having a front body preferably made of metallic material and a rear body preferably made of non-metallic material. The front and rear bodies are constructed so that a crown wall on the front body has a protruding section that mates with a recessed section... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20080242446 - Iron golf club with nanycrystalline face insert: The iron golf club head (20) of the present invention is preferably composed of three main components: a periphery member 22, a central member 24 and a nanocrystalline plated face plate 26. The periphery member (22) is preferably composed of a high density material such as a nickel-tungsten alloy. The... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20080242447 - Golf ball material, golf ball and method for preparing golf ball material: A golf ball material composed of (A) an olefin-containing thermoplastic polymer having an acid content of at least 0.5 wt % but less than 5.0 wt %, (B) a resin composition which includes one or more selected from the group consisting of diene polymers, thermoplastic polymers and thermoset polymers, and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080242448 - Golf balls having a low modulus hnp layer and a high modulus hnp layer: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover. The multi-layer core consists of a center and an outer core layer that are both soft relative to a hard intermediate core layer. The outer core layer is preferably thin relative to the center... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080242449 - Golf balls having a low modulus hnp layer and a high modulus hnp layer: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover. The multi-layer core consists of a small, hard center enclosed by a soft intermediate core layer and an outer core layer. The multi-layer core includes at least one layer formed from a low modulus... Agent: Acushnet Company

20080242450 - Method of operating a baseball league: A method of operating a baseball league composed of a plurality of teams comprising scheduling a selected number of games between said teams and offering for sale the right to manage a selected number of said games.... Agent: Anthony Blair Gilpin

20080242451 - Ball travel-modifying device: A ball travel-modifying device comprising a sail and a strikeable object modifies a travel distance and a rate of travel of a struck or thrown object and returns the strikeable object to an initial rest position after each hit or throw. Devices built in accordance with the invention are particularly... Agent: Gregory Smith & Associates

20080242452 - Device for teaching a baseball pitcher: A device for teaching a baseball or softball pitcher includes a storage unit for holding a pre-marked tape measure, a pitching rubber, and a home plate along with fastening devices for securing the pitching rubber and home plate in their desired position.... Agent: Mathew R.p. Perrone, Jr.

20080242453 - handle for a lacrosse stick: In one embodiment of the present invention, an improved handle (12) for a lacrosse head (16) is provided. The improved handle (12) includes a tubular member (20) having a top end (14) for attachment to the lacrosse head (16) and a bottom end (18) that is opposite to the top... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080242454 - Height adjusting device for use in string puller of string pulling block of stringing machine: A height adjusting device for use in string puller of string pulling block of string machine comprises the string machine including a rod member for connecting with a string pulling block allowing to move relative to the rod member and at least having a string puller and a lever disposed... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080242455 - High voltage broadhead: An electrical shocking broadhead that contains a hardened steel chisel point tip, anodized aluminum body, and stainless steel cutting blades. The electrical shocking broadhead may be used with a standard insert arrow on either a bow or crossbow. Its main function is to immobilize the animal quickly by causing muscular... Agent: Jason D. Urbain

20080242456 - Helical arrow fletching: An arrow fletching system has at least one vane or feather that is helically shaped. The helical vane or feather makes a sharp deviation of at least one-eighth, but no more than one-fourth (¼) of an inch from the longitudinal axis of the arrow shaft. The helical vane or feather... Agent: Richard Elliott Halsey

20080242457 - Water-release toy: A throwing and catching ball and several games using the same are disclosed. The ball has a perforated outer shell surrounding a hollow interior chamber containing a water-filled balloon. Activation of an actuator adjacent the outer shell, such as when catching the ball, causes a prick to extend into the... Agent: Francis Edward Marino

20080242458 - Street soccer ball: A novel street soccer ball having a carcass of a tough, durable material for improved wear on hard surfaces and a filler material to reduce and deaden the bounce of the soccer ball is disclosed. The inflatable bladder is similar to bladders used in many sports balls and is inflatable... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie