Games using tangible projectile inventions 01/09

20090029787 - snooker, pool or billiards ball rack: The present invention relates to a device such as a snooker, pool or billiards ball rack for setting such balls in a formation for play. The device comprises a frame for receiving said balls and positioning the balls in formation. A display member is also provided which has indicia provided... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20090029788 - Golf putting practice device: A golf putting practice device comprising a disc, the disc having an annular top portion and an annular bottom portion, the annular top portion having a top edge and the annular bottom portion having a bottom edge, the annular top and bottom portions forming an outer annular peripheral edge, the... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20090029789 - Golf training apparatuses and methods: A golf training apparatus may include a substantially planar member having a top surface, a plurality of left foot profiles on the top surface, and a plurality of right foot profiles on the top surface. Each of the plurality of left foot profiles may have a different size, and each... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20090029790 - Golf clubs and methods of manufacture: Embodiments of golf clubs and methods of manufacture are generally described herein. In one embodiment, a golf club bead has a toe region having a top portion and a bottom portion, and a heel region opposite the toe region also having a top portion and a bottom portion. The club... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20090029791 - Golf clubs and methods of manufacture: Embodiments of golf clubs and methods of manufacture are generally described herein. In one embodiment, a golf club head comprises a body having a toe region, a heel region, a sole region, and a top region. The golf club head further comprises a front face, a first back, and a... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20090029792 - Golf club shaft: A golf club shaft (10) having a weight not less than 30 g nor more than 60 g. The golf club shaft (10) includes a bias layer (B1) composed of a prepreg whose reinforcing fibers have an orientation angle of not less than ±10° nor more than 80° to an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090029793 - Method and apparatus for an assistive energy type golf club: Apparatus and a method that enables an assistive energy type golf club to sense the approach of the club face toward a golf ball, and to trigger the release of the assistive energy at the optimum time to achieve the desired golf ball velocity and distance.... Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20090029794 - Golf club head that reduces a contact resistance with the ground: A golf club head includes a head body having a grounding face. The grounding face has a front portion and a rear portion. The rear portion of the grounding face is formed with a recessed portion. The recessed portion is provided with at least one protruding boss. Thus, the contact... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20090029795 - Golf clubs and methods of manufacture: Embodiments of golf clubs and methods of manufacture are generally described herein. A golf club has a shaft and a body coupled to the shaft. The body has a toe end, a heel end opposite the toe end, a front end, a back, end opposite the front end, a front... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20090029797 - Method of manufacturing golf club head and golf club head: According to this invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a golf cub head having a plurality of score lines on the face. The method of this invention includes the first forming step of forming grooves for the score lines on the face, and the second forming step of... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090029796 - Multiple material iron-type golf club head: A golf club head includes a perimeter member made of high density material and a face plate insert made of lower density material. In one embodiment, the face plate insert is formed by applying a shell member to a core member so that the shell member encases the core member.... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20090029798 - True aim putter: The putter according to the invention comprises a putter head having a forward-facing striking surface, a heel, a toe, a top surface and a rear alignment section. The rear alignment section comprises one or more elongated indicator bars of uniform width that project backwards and that are arranged perpendicularly to... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20090029799 - Golf clubs and methods of manufacture: Embodiments of golf clubs and methods of manufacture are generally described herein. In one embodiment, manufacturing a face plate for a golf club head comprises positioning a label in a mold apparatus, positioning a mold compound over the label and the mold apparatus, and changing the mold compound to a... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20090029800 - Golf clubs and methods of manufacture: Embodiments of golf clubs and methods of manufacture are generally described herein. In one embodiment, a golf club head is provided comprising a golf club head housing including a hollow portion having a cavity. A material can be inserted into the cavity to dampen a frequency response of walls of... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20090029801 - Golf club head and method of varying moment of inertia of same: Methods of optimizing mass characteristics of golf club heads, particularly moment of inertia and the position of center of gravity, and a golf club head with an optimized moment of inertia are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the moment of inertia of the club head is controlled by... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090029802 - Polyurea and polyurethane compositions for golf equipment: A golf ball having at least a core and a layer disposed about the core is disclosed. The layer is formed from a composition having multiple reactive and/or non-reactive ingredients. At least one of these ingredients is a polyether polyahl formed from three or more diols and/or cyclic ethers, such... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090029803 - Angled hitting stand apparatus and method: An angled hitting stand apparatus for training users to hit baseballs or softballs. Telescoping elongated members, e.g., posts, cylindrical tubes, or solid rods, provide support for the ball and are adjustable for accommodating the height and arm length of a user. The elongated members can be pivoted, i.e., moved back... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20090029804 - Multi-sports ball return net system and method thereof: A multi-sports ball return net system and a method thereof that consistently returns a ball hit, kick, thrown or strike into it directly to a user and is portable, easy to assemble and disassemble. The multi-sports ball return net system has a frame and a net mounted across the frame.... Agent: Miskin & Tsui-yip LLP

20090029805 - Multi-sports ball/disk return net system and method thereof: A multi-sports ball/disk return net system and a method thereof that consistently returns a ball/disk hit, kick, thrown or struck into it back toward a user and that is portable and easy to assemble and disassemble. The multi-sports ball/disk return net system has a frame and a net mounted on... Agent: Miskin & Tsui-yip LLP

20090029806 - Method of applying rfid in ball game field/court to assist referee in making a decision and system therefor: A system for applying RFID in ball game field to assist in making a decision in ball game includes a RFID tagging element embedded in a ball used in the game; a plurality of RFID reading devices spaced along borderlines of the ball game field for reading the RFID tagging... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20090029807 - Soccer goal with sunshade: A temporary sunshade for a soccer goal which has a net and a goal frame for supporting the net in an outstretched configuration, the outstretched net having contiguous generally planar net surfaces including a horizontal top panel, upright end panels, and a sloping back panel. The sunshade preferably includes a... Agent: Charles J. Prescott, P.a.

20090029808 - Sporting device with interactive display: A sporting device having a display integrated into the construction of the sporting device and preferably configured to be responsive to the sporting activity. Preferably, the display is formed by a liquid crystal sheet that is visible through the structure of the sporting device. The liquid crystal sheet can be... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20090029809 - Ping-pong table/locking with an indexing finger: The invention relates to a folding ping-pong table including a support, two flat boards mounted on the support and mobile between a raised position and a lowered position, the support including a central structure and, for each flat board, two legs positioned at each end of the flat board relatively... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090029810 - Tubular baseball bats with variable stiffened barrels: Tubular baseball bats comprised of an elongated handle portion and a striking or barrel portion wherein the barrel portion has variable stiffness along its length. One such bat has a circumferential low cost, low weight stiffener generally located in the sweetspot area designed to increase radial stiffness in a controlled... Agent: Moffat & Co

20090029811 - Expandable broadhead and blades therefor: An expandable broadhead and blades therefor that are configured to break or fracture upon contact with bone or the like to reduce the size of the blade and improve broadhead penetration.... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090029812 - Disc for a hockey game table: A disc for a hockey game table, including a main body which is a flat body and an annular outer ring with a certain flexibility. The outer ring is disposed around the main body, whereby an annular space is defined between the main body and the outer ring. In use,... Agent: Sinorica, Llc

20090023507 - Systems and methods for installing a bowling center on a ship: The present invention relates to the placement and installation of a bowling lane or bowling center on a ship. In particular, the invention relates to installing a bowling center on cruise ships.... Agent: Don J. Pelto Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20090023508 - Bowling ball with weight block: A bowling ball having an asymmetrical weight block with respect to its central axis. The weight block has a pair of ends through which the central axis of the block extends, and a medial portion which is offset or skewed with respect to the weight block axis. The block has... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, Pllc

20090023509 - Golf practice course structure: In a golf practice course structure including a golf round simulation unit equipped with a simulation system including a player's tee area, a golf ball sensor, a controller and a display, and a putting green unit configured for the player to be able to perform putting as if on a... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090023510 - Golf swing training apparatus: The invention provides an interchangeable weighted club system to help a golfer refine, and improve their golf swing.... Agent: Kelly Curry

20090023511 - Composite metal wood club: A metal wood golf club head adapted for attachment to a shaft, comprising of a body portion and a crown portion, each portion constructed of a different density material. Combining a high-density material in the body portion, with a low-density material in the crown portion, creates an ultra-low center of... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090023512 - Golf club grip: The golf club grip includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a forward-facing aspect and a rearward-facing aspect, the forward-facing aspect preferably having a substantially arcuate contour. The forward-facing aspect is adapted to support the user's thumb during use. The rearward-facing aspect includes first and... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20090023513 - Iron golf club: An iron golf club for enhancing the gear effect and accelerating backspin of a ball. The head, which comprises a face part having a ball-hitting surface, a sole part having a ground-contact plane in the bottom portion of the head, a top part, and a hosel part, is configured such... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090023514 - Direct flex: A one way action golf club flex modification system mounted within a golf club. The non-linear shape of the flex modification member engages the interior wall of the hollow shaft at two regions on opposite sides of the shaft interior and is affixed to a third point in the handle.... Agent: Charles F. Rye Patent Attorney

20090023515 - Golf ball: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a polyurethane cover, which is in excellent in abrasion resistance and durability without lowering the productivity. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the cover is formed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090023516 - Multi-layer-core golf ball having highly-neutralized polymer outer core layer: A golf ball including an inner core layer formed from a thermoset rubber composition and having a first surface hardness; a thermoplastic outer core layer having a second surface hardness, an inner surface hardness, and being formed from a copolymer of ethylene and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, an organic acid... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090023517 - Three-layer-core golf ball having highly-neutralized polymer outer core layer: A golf ball including an inner core layer formed from a thermoset rubber composition and having a first surface hardness; a thermoplastic outer core layer having a second surface hardness, an inner surface hardness, and being formed from a copolymer of ethylene and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, an organic acid... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090023518 - Triboluminescent materials and golf balls made from such materials: A golf ball made from a composition that includes at least one triboluminescent material. In one embodiment, the golf ball includes a core; an outer cover layer; one or more intermediate layers; and a coating layer disposed on the outer cover layer, wherein at least one of the core, the... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090023519 - High performance golf ball having a reduced-distance: A golf ball including a core and a cover layer, wherein the golf ball has a lift to weight ratio greater than about 1.7 at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095, a COR of 0.790 or less, and a weight of about... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090023520 - Mold for manufacturing golf balls and golf balls: The present invention relates to a mold having a parting line along dimples which allows manufacturing of golf balls free from burrs, and to golf balls manufactured using such a mold. The mold of the present invention is provided with a spherical cavity inside thereof; and an upper mold and... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090023521 - Golf tee marker system: Golf tee markers (1) which are easily picked-up, placed into the ground and stacked. Also, a pickup and placement cylinder (13) for use with the markers (1); a transport and storage tube (29) for use with the markers (1); a transport and storage cabinet for use with the markers (1)... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c.

20090023522 - Method of playing a golf game: A method of managing the real-time play performance and play flow between geographically remote players of a golf type game comprising real golf shots where a hit ball traverses and encounters a real physical surface.... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20090023523 - Apparatus and method for collecting projectile game pieces: A projectile sports game piece collector provides for receipt of game pieces into a housing through an inlet aperture and an inclined conduit leading to a game piece repository. A compliant impact surface dissipates the kinetic energy of received game pieces before receipt into the repository.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20090023524 - Device to promote physical fitness, mental agility, adroitness and dexterity: p

20090023525 - Manufacture of polyurethane foam ball: The present invention relates to a novel method for manufacturing a cellular elastomeric polyurethane foam ball. The product polyurethane foam ball may be used as a core for a tennis ball which meets ITF specifications for tennis balls, including weight, diameter, bound, forward deformation and return deformation.... Agent: Invista North America S.a.r.l.

20090017929 - Laser beam method and system for golfer alignment: An improved static alignment and an improved dynamic alignment are combined in a laser beam method and system that provides instantaneous and continuous information feedback to a golfer to allow the real time correction of defects arising from a golfer's stance, head movement, body movement, golf club alignment, and golf... Agent: Gerald E. Lester

20090017930 - Method for measuring golf swing efficiency: A method and apparatus for determining the efficiency of an athlete's body movement is disclosed. With particular reference to the sport of golf, the present invention relates to measuring the ground reaction forces of a golfer during a golf swing. The ground reaction forces may be resolved into a single... Agent: Hanify & King Professional Corporation

20090017931 - Golf swing training device: A device that helps a golfer improve his/her swing while at the same time exercising the muscles used during the swing. The device comprises two grips or handles, one at each end, and a flexible center body between the grips. The flexible center body comprises an outer body made of... Agent: Irving Keschner

20090017932 - Golf club alignment device: An alignment device for attachment to the striking face of a golf club head includes a pair of elongate guide rods, a pair of connection plates for attachment between the proximal ends of the guide rods and the striking face of the head, and an adhesive layer for mounting the... Agent: Mathew J. Temmerman

20090017933 - Putters with enhanced alignment visualization: Putters and putter heads better camouflage the main body of the head and/or highlight the alignment aid. The top surface of the head (when viewed from a ball address orientation) may be finished in a non-reflective, matte finish, optionally, in a dark color and/or in a color or colors selected... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090017934 - Putters with enhanced alignment visualization: Putters and putter heads better camouflage the main body of the head and/or highlight the alignment aid. The top surface of the head (when viewed from a ball address orientation) may be finished in a non-reflective, matte finish, optionally, in a dark color and/or in a color or colors selected... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090017935 - Hand grip and method of making same: The present disclosure relates to a multicompound hand grip for an implement, like a golf club grip, that has varying hardness in selected areas. The grip has an inner sleeve and an outer panel. The inner sleeve is made of a first elastomeric material and includes selected raised portions that... Agent: Eaton Corporation Eaton Center

20090017936 - Golf putter: Golf putter includes a weighting member (W) having a weight of 15 g or more that is positioned at a distance of 1 cm or more away from an upper face of a putter head (H) toward a shaft (S). The weighting member performs a function of shifting a center... Agent: Ryndak & Suri LLP

20090017937 - Wood-type golf club head: A wood-type golf club head comprises a hollow structure having a geometrical arrangement for improving the directionality and carry distance of the struck ball, wherein the ratio (W/L) of a size (W) of the head in the back-and-forth direction to a size (L) of the head in the toe-heel direction... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090017938 - Wood-type golf club head: A wood-type golf club head has a club face provided with a face roll, and the radius of curvature Y in inch of the face roll satisfies: Ma/Y=<250 and Ma>=3000, wherein Ma is a vertical moment of inertia in g sq·cm of the head around a horizontal axis extending through... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090017939 - Multi-layer golf ball: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition. The Shore C hardness of the outer core layer's outer surface... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090017940 - Multi-layer golf ball: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a single layer cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition. The Shore C hardness of the outer core layer's outer... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090017941 - Golf ball surface patterns comprising multiple channels: A golf ball having an improved surface pattern is disclosed. The golf ball has one or more channels or ridges on its surface. These ridges or channels may decrease drag, or may increase lift, and may increase or decrease flight symmetry. These channels or ridges may be linear, or may... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090017942 - Tee inserter: A tee inserter includes a housing and an adjusting body, which is movable in the housing. The lower side of the housing has a surface against which the tee head is applied and the lower side of the adjusting body has a surface for placement on the ground or, in... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20090017943 - Golf green reader: A Golf Green Reader is disclosed. The device is available in two versions—one that is elongated, is sized similar to the length of a golf umbrella and allows the user to site the putt line while standing, and a second version that is handheld. The device includes optics to provide... Agent: Karl M. Steins Steins & Associates

20090017944 - Apparatuses, methods and systems relating to automatic golf data collecting and recording: In one exemplary embodiment, an integrated GPS device & RFID transceiver is used with passive RFID tagged golf balls and clubs and sequences of events and rules that enable accurate automatic golf data collection. Active tags may also be used in place of passive tags.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090017945 - Golf ball selection assisting method and selection assisting apparatus: This invention provides a golf ball selection assisting method to be executed by a server which is connected to a client computer to allow communications with each other. This invention includes a step of sending display data for prompting a user of the client computer to select one of first... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090017946 - Quick set up net assembly for game play: A net assembly for game play, e.g., volleyball, badminton, or other games, is disclosed. The net assembly includes a first net pole, a second net pole, a first collar for securing to the first net pole, and a second collar for securing to the second net pole. A stabilizer cord... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20090017947 - Menal volleyball net: The design and ornamentation for a volleyball net as shown and described. A volleyball game net adapted by size and configuration to meet the requirements of play in the game of volleyball, said net having a micro mesh fabric that allows air to flow through yet is opaque in color... Agent: Mr. Charles Jones

20090017948 - Racket: A racket including a string-stretching part for forming a ball-hitting face by tensionally mounting strings in string holes, formed through the string-stretching part, in which grommets are mounted respectively. As the grommets, a double-tubular grommet is mounted in at least one of the string holes. The double-tubular grommet is formed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090011846 - Align-assure by golfmasters: The invention is a simple apparatus which will enable a golfer to far more easily see the precise alignment of their shoulders, the aim of their shoulder-line, during the pre-shot stance address position, and at commencement of the backswing. Such an apparatus in the teacing of golf, and for a... Agent: Robert Stuart Scott

20090011847 - Driving dynamics accura swing system: A golf training device has an elongated body, including two closely-spaced elongated members moveable, relative to each other, along an axis parallel to the body, so the length of the body may be adjusted to accommodate different sized players. A protractor is attached to one end of the body. Once... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20090011848 - Releasable and interchangeable connections for golf club heads and shafts: Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: (a) a shaft engaging member... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090011849 - Releasable and interchangeable connections for golf club heads and shafts: Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: (a) a shaft engaging member... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090011850 - Releasable and interchangeable connections for golf club heads and shafts: Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: (a) a shaft engaging member... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090011851 - Sports equipment: It is a sport equipment 2 using a partially hardened sheet form prepreg 10 formed by impregnating a reinforced fiber material 6 disposed substantially parallel with a thermal hardening resin material 7 to bind the reinforced fiber material, where the prepreg is layered so as to form a tube rod... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090011852 - Grooves with multiple channels and methods to manufacture grooves of a golf club head: Embodiments of grooves with multiple channels and methods to manufacture grooves of a golf club head are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20090011853 - Mini-face blade putter: b

20090011854 - Reaction injection moldable compositions, methods for making same, and resultant golf articles: The invention relates to a method for forming golf equipment, or a portion thereof, preferably for forming one or more layers of a golf ball, including: providing a first reactable component containing an isocyanate-containing compound, and a second reactable component containing at least one polyol, polyamine, or epoxy-containing compound; mixing... Agent: Hanify & King Professional Corporation

20090011855 - Golf ball core with soft outer transition volume and negative hardness gradient: A golf ball including a unitary core having a volume, an outer surface, a geometric center, and an outermost transition volume adjacent to the outer surface, the core being formed from a substantially homogenous composition; and a cover layer. The outermost transition volume is disposed between the core outer surface... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090011856 - Low compression, resilient golf balls with rubber core: A low compression, resilient golf ball having a center including a material formed from the conversion reaction of sufficient amounts of polybutadiene, a free radical source, and a cis-to-trans catalyst to convert a portion of cis-isomer to trans-isomer in the polybutadiene, wherein said material has an amount of trans-isomer greater... Agent: Hanify & King Professional Corporation

20090011857 - Golf ball with negative hardness gradient core: A golf ball including an inner core having a first outer surface and a geometric center, the inner core having a hardness of 35 to 55 Shore C; an outer core layer adjacent the inner core having a second outer surface and an inner surface, the outer core layer having... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090011858 - Highly neutralized polymer material with heavy mass fillers for a golf ball: Disclosed herein is novel thermoplastic material and a golf ball utilizing the thermoplastic material. The golf ball (10) preferably comprises a core (12), a cover (16) and optionally a boundary layer (14). At least one of the core (12), cover (16) or boundary layer (14) of the golf ball (10)... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20090011860 - Highly-neutralized thermoplastic copolymer center for improved multi-layer core golf ball: A golf ball includes an inner core layer formed from a first rubber composition having a first Shore D hardness; an intermediate core layer formed from a second rubber composition; and a thermoplastic outer core layer having a second Shore D hardness. The outer core layer includes a copolymer of... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090011859 - Negative hardness gradient inner core for dual core golf ball: A golf ball includes an inner core having a first outer surface and a geometric center and is formed from a first substantially homogenous formulation throughout such that the inner core has a hardness of 30 Shore C to 45 Shore C. An outer core layer is formed around the... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090011861 - Golf balls containing interpenetrating polymer networks: The present invention is directed to a golf ball that contains an interpenetrating polymer network, or IPN, including at least two polymeric components. These IPNs may be present in any golf ball layer, although in an intermediate or cover layer in one preferred embodiment. The present invention is also directed... Agent: Hanify & King Professional Corporation

20090011862 - Golf ball with negative hardness gradient core: A golf ball comprising a core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a substantially homogenous formulation throughout; intermediate layer; and a cover layer; wherein the surface and center have a hardness, the hardness of the surface being substantially the same as or lower than... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090011864 - Multi-layer golf ball: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The Shore C hardness of the outer core layer's outer surface is greater than that of the inner cover layer's outer surface, and the Shore C hardness of the outer core layer's outer surface is at least... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090011865 - Multi-layer golf ball: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition. The Shore C hardness of the outer core layer's outer surface... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090011863 - Negative hardness gradient inner core for dual core golf ball: A golf ball includes an inner core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a first substantially homogenous composition such that the inner core has a hardness of 45 Shore C to 65 Shore C. An intermediate layer is disposed about the inner core and... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090011866 - Multi-layer core golf ball having opposing hardness gradient with steep gradient inner core layer: A golf ball comprising an inner core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a substantially homogenous rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a base rubber and a resorcinol such that the geometric center has a hardness of 40 to 60 Shore C and the... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090011867 - Multi-layer core golf ball having opposing hardness gradient with steep gradient outer core layer: A golf ball comprising an inner core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a substantially homogenous composition such that the geometric center has a hardness of 51 to 76 Shore C and the outer surface has a hardness of 50 to 75 Shore C.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090011868 - Castable polyurea formulation for golf ball covers: Golf balls having improved cut and shear resistance that include covers and/or other layers formed from polyurea compositions formed with at least one amine-terminated polytetramethylene ether glycol homopolymer, at least one amine-terminated copolymer of polytetramethylene ether glycol and polyalkylene glycol. The amine-terminated polytetramethylene ether glycol homopolymer or amine-terminated copolymer of... Agent: Hanify & King Professional Corporation

20090011869 - Racquet sport training system: The present invention provides a tennis training systems. Methods of practicing and teaching tennis are also provided herein. In one aspect, the training system employs an elongated, elastic cord having a proximal end and a distal end, a vibration dampener configured to be received within a string bed of a... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

20090011870 - Baseball toy with tail: An apparatus, system, and method for a creative solution that helps teach younger adults/children about baseball and permits them to better participate in hitting fundamentals. The apparatus includes a spheroid having a diameter in a range of about two to five inches and constructed using foam\blow-molded material; and a tail,... Agent: Patent Law Offices Of Michael E. Woods

20090011871 - Swing training aid: A gyroscope assembly is mounted within a sports instrument swing aid. A motor is connected to a rotor within the gyroscope assembly. A power source drives the motor to rotate the rotor. During a forward swing of the swing aid, an angular momentum of the rapidly spinning rotor tends to... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20090011872 - Digitally controlled, user programmable and field relocatable table tennis robot: A table tennis robot system characterized in that all the motion control mechanisms of the robot are digitally controlled and fully user programmable and the robot can be positioned in a wide space range of the machine side of the playing field using a unique design of ball catching and... Agent: He Zhang

20090011873 - Artificial pitching surface: An artificial pitching mound. The artificial pitching mound includes an artificial pitching rubber and artificial pitching stride component fillable with microbeads or pellets. The artificial pitching mound reduces repetitive movement injuries for baseball and softball pitchers. The artificial pitching mound also allows positive muscle memory development with a surface that... Agent: Lesavich High-tech Law Group, P.C.

20090011874 - Lacrosse head having an ergonomic throat: An ergonomic throat for a lacrosse head is disclosed having a greater ergonomic shape and design to provide for greater control and maneuverability of the lacrosse head in combination with a stick.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20090011875 - Squash racquet grip and training aid: The invention relates to a squash racquet handle grip comprising at least an external surface and an internal surface, wherein said external surface includes raised surface ridges, wherein said raised surfaces ridges define (a) a forefinger receiving recess for receiving an index finger of a user's hand, (b) a first... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20090011876 - Hockey stick: A one-piece composite hockey stick includes a shaft and a blade. The blade end of the shaft extends entirely through the blade such that the blade end can contact the playing surface along with the bottom side of the blade. The shaft extending through the bottom side of the blade... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090011877 - Bat for baseball or softball: A bat for baseball or softball includes a core member having a depression at a portion to be a ball-hitting portion, and an elastic body attached to the depression and forming the ball-hitting portion. The elastic body is formed of urethane elastomeric foam having specific gravity of at least 0.45... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20090011878 - Molded sportsball without molding mark and manufacturing method thereof: A sportsball includes a ball carcass having an air cavity therein, wherein the ball carcass includes two ball shells, each of the ball shells having an outer surface, a plurality of channels indented on the outer surface to form a plurality of panel contours thereon, and a contouring edge defining... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090005188 - Analysis method of golf club: According to the present invention, a torque applied from a golf player to a golf club during a swing is analyzed in a time-series manner. A DLT method is suitable as a determination procedure. Preferably, a link model is used in this analysis. Preferably, the three-dimensional coordinate of the mark... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090005189 - Golf club shaft tuner: A moveable shaft insert assembly about 13 to 18 inches long weighing less than 50 grams is inserted into a hollow golf dub shaft wherein the depth of insertion of the shaft insert assembly may vary from about 1 to 10 inches. Changing the location of the shaft insert assembly... Agent: George W. Hodgetts

20090005190 - Wood-type golf club head: A wood-type golf club head has a hollow structure having a specific configuration in which, in order to make it easier to rotate the club head around the clubshaft during swing while maintaining a large lateral moment of inertia, the relative positions of the club face, the center of gravity,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090005191 - Golf club head and face insert: A face insert for golf club head in one embodiment can comprise a substrate comprising a score line groove-free front surface. A cover layer is provided at least on the front surface of the substrate. The cover layer can alternatively overlay at least a portion of the peripheral edge of... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090005192 - Weighted part of golf club head: A weighted part of a golf club head is provided. The compositions of the weighted part by weight percent are carbon below 0.01%, 0.1% to 0.6% silicon, manganese below 0.01%, phosphorus below 0.01%, sulphur below 0.01%, 12% to 15% iron, 11% to 13% chromium, copper below 0.01%, 25% to 30%... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20090005193 - Weighted part of golf club head: A weighted part of a golf club head is provided. The compositions of the weighted part by weight percent are 12% to 15% iron, 11% to 13% chromium, 25% to 30% tungsten, and some nickel. The alloy for the weighted part has the advantages of being heavier than stainless steel... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20090005194 - Golf balls having two or more 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 an inner core layer formed from a relatively hard HNP composition and an outer core layer formed from a relatively soft HNP composition. The outer core layer has an outer... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090005195 - 21st century challenge america basketball game: The present invention relates to a method of playing basketball and in particular to a method comprising providing a rectangular region defining a game play surface; providing a goal defined by a hoop located over each the in paint region; and scoring points during game play as follows: a player... Agent: John Burton Steen

20090005196 - Court-based game played by players riding vehicles: A game having a floor, a plurality of walls rising up from said floor defining a play area, a game piece, at least one target positioned proximate the plurality of walls, including a plurality of multi-planar apertures operatively arranged to accept the game piece, and a vehicle, operatively arranged to... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090005197 - Hockey stick having an angled shaft extension: A hockey stick having an angled shaft extension comprises an elongate shaft having an upper end and a lower end and defining a shaft longitudinal axis, and is graspable by a hockey player. The upper end has a substantially hollow central portion. A blade is securely connected to the elongate... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090005198 - Hockey stick: A hockey stick includes a shaft and a blade. The blade has a toe end, a heel end, a top edge and a bottom edge. The blade has an opening portion within a region between the toe portion and 1/3 of a length between the toe portion and the heel... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090005199 - Ball for ball game and method for manufacturing the same: The ball for a ball game of the invention includes a fabric layer 1 having a spherical 12-hedron where twelve right pentagonal fabric pieces 2 are sewn together. The marginal edges of the fabric piece being folded by 90 degrees, and the marginal edges are sewn together with a sewing... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator