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Games using tangible projectile February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/09

20090054168 - Pool table game including process for interactively delivering specific instructions to each player for all shots during game play: The present invention is directed to a method of playing a billiards game among a plurality of players. The invention resides in the delivery of a set of shot instructions to each player in the game. Each player is to take turns shooting his or her assigned balls according to... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20090054169 - Method of scoring rounds of golf: A method for scoring a golf tournament that incorporates, in part, a worst ball format is presented. The invention is directed to a tournament or rounds of golf of teams of two golfers each. On certain of the holes, the format is a best ball format. On other holes, the... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20090054170 - Practice putt: An apparatus for practicing putting at home. Such apparatus comprises a foldable enclosure member being formed of two substantially identical portions, each of the substantially identical portions having a base member forming a floor for the foldable enclosure. A first portion having a back end, a left side and a... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090054171 - Golf-bat for centrifugal golf swing: A golf swing practice bat is provided. The bat includes a barrel (10), a stop (20), and a grip portion (30). The barrel (10) is disposed on one end of a stick-shaped body of a predetermined length (a), and has an equal diameter from the end down which narrows in... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090054172 - Personal golf putter attachment: The Personal Golf Putter Attachment allows the avid golfer to perfect their putting with the putter of their choice. For stainless steel putters, the base for the plastic attachment is constructed of consist three magnets encased is a thin piece of metal. For non-stainless steel putters, the base will be... Agent: Gerald F. Meehan

20090054173 - Golf club with a unitized structure: Golf clubs (including putters and wedges) include: a ball striking head and a shaft connecting member extending from the head; and (b) a shaft fixed to the shaft connecting member. The shaft may be fixed to the shaft connecting member without a hosel element and/or in such a manner that... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090054174 - Gravity action putter and methods of use: The current invention is a golf putter designed to be held by only one hand in order to achieve the ability to produce a pure pendulum motion. The pure pendulum motion has many advantages and solves problems encountered with the conventional two hand putting method. The shaft diameter is large... Agent: James Robert Young

20090054175 - Golf ball: Golf ball 2 has spherical core 4, cover 6 positioned outside the core 4, mark layer 8 and paint layer 10. The resin composition of the cover 6 includes composite particles. The composite particle has a nucleus and a coat layer. The nucleus is constituted with aluminum oxide. The coat... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090054176 - Golf ball: Golf ball 2 has spherical main body 4, mark layer 6 and paint layer 8. The main body 4 has spherical core 10, and cover 12 provided to cover this core 10. The cover 12 does not include titanium oxide. The cover 12 includes a fluorescent colorant. The main body... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090054177 - Dimples composed of letters or symbols inset into cover: The present invention relates to dimples and dimple patterns for golf balls (20), preferably dimple patterns composed of letters, symbols, logos and combinations thereof, inset into the cover of the golf ball (20). The golf ball (20) has dimples (40) and logo depressions (50) in a cover of the golf... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20090054178 - Multi-purpose golf accessory assembly: A multi-purpose golf accessory assembly comprises an elongated body member having a number of components mounted thereon. The components include a divot green repair tool, a magnetically secured marker and a golf ball marking instrument. The components are configured in such a way as to provide a golfer with a... Agent: Walter R. Baylor

20090054179 - String clamping device: A string clamping device includes a base with two first sidewalls and a movable unit is located between the two first sidewalls and a guide member is connected to an end of the movable unit. A pair of clamping members are pivotably connected between two second sidewalls of the movable... Agent: Phillip Liu

20090054180 - Hockey stick blade having rib stiffening system: A composite hockey stick blade having a rib stiffening system. The rib stiffening system consists of one or more internal wall structures, or ribs, located within strategic portions of the rear face of the paddle that provides localized regions of increased longitudinal stiffness located within the overall structure of the... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20090048032 - Shaft of cue sticks: A shaft of a cue stick for billiards or pool, includes an elongated tapered body laminated of a plurality of wood strips, each of the wood strips in cross-section having a sector section with an arcuate outer surface and an arc inner notch such that when the wood strips are... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090048033 - System and method for providing a semi-custom-fitted house ball to a customer of a bowling center: A system and method for providing a semi-custom-fitted house ball to a customer of a bowling center are provided. In one embodiment, a plurality of house balls in a variety of weights is provided, wherein each of the house balls comprises a thumb hole sized to receive a removable thumb... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090048034 - Peripheral target stand training system: A system of training a golf swing including the steps of providing a positional apparatus that provides the golfer with variable impact heights and variable rotational positions to enable them to learn the correct swing, and also includes various additional training items. The stand provides heights ranging from the traditional... Agent: John M. Novosel, Sr.

20090048035 - High moment of inertia wood-type golf clubs and golf club heads: Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a club head body including heel, toe, crown, sole, and weighted rear portions; and (b) a variable thickness ball striking face. The club head body parts and weighted portion(s) may be arranged such that the club head has a moment of inertia about a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090048036 - Grip having a varied gripping surface: The disclosure herein includes a grip for a golf club with a flexible tube and a layered sheet. The tube includes a tubular body and raised portions extending from the tubular body. The outer surface of the raised portions cooperates with the layered sheet to form a gripping surface. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090048037 - Wood-type golf club heads and methods of adjusting the same: The present invention describes wood-type golf club heads and methods of adjusting these wood-type golf club heads. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a wood-type golf club head having a body with a sole portion, a face portion, and a hollow interior. Furthermore, a crown portion is disposed... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20090048038 - U-da-man: Herein is described an ability transformation golf game that transforms a golfer's skills through the use of mulligans (second chance shots) and automatic shots to mimic the skills of the real or fictional player identified on the game card. The game can be played in skins or scoring play, in... Agent: Robert Alfanso Eubanks Jr.

20090048039 - Tracking balls in sports: A system for tracking balls in sports in which players kick, pass, bounce, strike or carry a ball. The ball is equipped with two beacons pulsing in the 5-10 Hz range at a frequency which is not attenuated by the body of the players. one beacon has a very short... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090048040 - Washer tossing game: A new and exciting game with washers and a game board. The washers are tossed at the game board that has three holes in it. There are a set of rules for the game. The rules tell you how to play the game.... Agent: Patrick A Tribulato

20090048042 - Transportable basketball system having wind-transmissive backboard structure and sand-anchorable post assembly for safely playing basketball-related games on beaches, shorelines and other sand-covered outdoor environments: A transportable basketball system having components which are arrangeable in a play configuration during which a basketball-related game can be played, and also in a transport configuration during which said transportable basketball system can be easily transported between a sand covered outdoor environment and a remote location. Preferably, the transportable... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20090048041 - Vertically adjustable backboard: A vertically adjustable backboard support includes a fixed position structure to which a shiftable backboard structure is sliding attached for vertical adjustment between several selectable elevations. A torsion spring counterbalance apparatus on the fixed position structure facilitates manual shifting of the adjustable backboard structure to any of its vertically adjusted... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, LLC

20090048043 - Smooth and rounded cap for lacrosse stick handle: A rounded cap or knob for a lacrosse stick handle that protects the blunt end of the handle during play. The cap or knob is formed of a flexible rubber-like or rubber material that substantially conforms onto the exterior surface of a side portion of the distal end of the... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20090048044 - Sports electronic training system with sport ball, and applications thereof: A sports electronic training system with sport ball, and applications thereof, are disclosed. In an embodiment, the system comprises at least one monitor and an electronic processing device for receiving data from the at least one monitor and providing feedback to an individual based on the received data. The monitor... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090048045 - Throwable chemiluminescent device suitable for impact activation: One embodiment of a chemiluminescent device, suitable for impact activation, has the external form of a spherical tube structure with a length to width ratio of 0.5:1 to 3:1 and an internal brittle ampoule floating freely within an external tough shell. This form of the chemiluminescent device is very suitable... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20090042658 - Light up billiard ball: The lighted ball includes a spherical housing having a transparent portion, a circuit board mounted in the spherical housing, a on-off switch to detect an impact of the spherical housing and a lamp to flash in response to the impact of the spherical housing. The on off switch includes a... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20090042659 - Practice sport projectile having a through-hole with transverse indicator: There are disclosed non-standard sport projectiles having a material with a high flexural modulus, and an axle at the axis of rotation. The axle extends through at least one linear through hole. Non-standard sport projectiles are disclosed with cushioned ends. A tee device is disclosed for driving the non-standard sport... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090042660 - Performance-enhancing handle and equipment incorporating same: A handle for sports equipment. In an illustrative embodiment, the handle includes grip structure for accommodating a hand. The grip structure includes a first mechanism that is coupled to the grip structure for reducing involvement of a thumb of a hand in grasping the grip. A second mechanism is coupled... Agent: R. Harrison Shaw

20090042661 - Rule based body mechanics calculation: From those frame photos, the invented method will provide a rule based method to calculate the body mechanics/forces of the golfer. Once the body mechanics/forces are known, the system will then determine the swing is correct or incorrect. If the swing is incorrect, the system will then make suggestions to... Agent: Henneman & Associates, PLC

20090042662 - Club sitter: A support and alignment implement for supporting an article such as a golf club in an upright or elevated position comprises of a unibody one piece triangular shaped structure, each end of the “u” shaped portion of the unibody having a round saucer shaped foot to contacts the ground. A... Agent: Ronald J. Staszak

20090042663 - Impact force dampening system for use with a golf driver or fairway club head: A force dampening and redirection system for use with a golf driver or fairway club head including an elongated handle terminating in a three-dimensional shaped driver or fairway head exhibiting a substantially smooth ball striking face. A vibration dampening and absorbing component, such as an elongated spring, extends within a... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090042664 - Golf club head having a bridge member and a damping element: A cavity back golf club head having a bridge member and a damping element is disclosed. The bridge member extends across a first rear cavity connecting a heel and a toe of the golf club head to control the trajectory of a golf ball. For the longer iron clubs, a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090042665 - Composite golf club hosels and methods of use thereof: Embodiments of composite golf club hosels and methods of use thereof are generally described herein. In one embodiment, a golf club includes a golf club shaft and a hollow body. The body has a heel end, a toe end, a front wall, a sole, and a crown. The heel end... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20090042666 - Golf club: A golf club having a shaft, a grip, and a head provides improved balance and feel. The shaft has a shaft distal end, a shaft axis defining a vertical plane, and a forward bend section proximate the shaft distal end. The head is secured to the shaft distal end and... Agent: Gallagher & Dawsey Co., L.p.a.

20090042667 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a shell, a covering plate, and a male-and-female engagement unit. The shell includes an inner surface, an outer surface, an assembling hole extending through the inner and outer surfaces, a bounding edge bounding the assembling hole, and a flange projecting inwardly from the inner surface... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090042669 - Multi-layer core golf ball: The present invention is directed to an improved golf ball displaying the desired spin profile and having a generally rigid, thermoset polybutadiene outer core surrounding a relatively soft, low compression inner core. In general, this golf ball has an inner core and at least one outer core layer surrounding the... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090042668 - Use of nucleating agents to increase the flexural modulus of ionomers: A golf ball composition having a copolymer with an acid content modified by a nucleating agent is described. The nucleating agent modifies the flexural modulus of the acid copolymer.... Agent: Acushnet Company

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20090042672 - Basketball game, package, and method: The use of spot locations that are freely movable with respect to one another and that include different uses for each side is an improvement over the prior art. A basketball game includes at least one ball, a playing surface, a support structure, a backboard, a hoop, and a plurality... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20090042673 - Basketball game, package, and method: The use of spot locations that are freely movable with respect to one another and that include different uses for each side is an improvement over the prior art. A basketball game includes at least one ball, a playing surface, a support structure, a backboard, a hoop, and a plurality... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20090042674 - Laser ball shooting aid: A signal projecting device wearable on an athlete about to throw a projectile, such as shooting a basketball. The device incorporates a leveling sensor arranged to provide an input signal to the projecting device so that a signal indicative of a body part on which the projecting device is mounted... Agent: Italia Ip

20090042675 - 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: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20090042676 - Vibration attenuating ball racquet: Disclosed is a ball racquet having a vibration attenuating compound inserted within the frame of the racquet. The attenuating compound comprises a gel formed from an expoxidized vegetable oil. The gel compound can be placed in varying parts of the racquet. Furthermore more than one insert can be placed within... Agent: Steven L. Schmid

20090042677 - Sport novelty missile: A sport novelty ball has an outer shell and a stabilizing shock absorbing core in which various interior components are embedded. A non-toxic smoke solution is introduced into the ball and stored. Centrally located within the ball is a smoke chamber containing a heating element, A switch/pump assembly is provided... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090036227 - Adjustable mechanism for attaching two shafts: An adjustable mechanism including at least two shafts, one of which is hollow, including: a spring attached to a first shaft; the spring having an outer diameter of similar dimensions to the internal diameter of the second shaft, the spring configured such that once force is applied to the spring,... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090036228 - 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

20090036229 - Golf club head: In a golf club head, a horizontal direction oriented from the toe side toward the heel side is defined as an X direction, while a vertical upward direction is defined as a Y direction; and the coordinate of the center of the hit face is defined as (0, 0); the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090036230 - Method for manufacturing and golf club head: A method for forming a golf club head comprises placing an uncured composite material between a core and a mold that comprises a first piece and a second piece. The second piece is moved towards the first piece such that the uncured composite material is compressed between the core and... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20090036231 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core obtained by molding under heat a specific rubber composition and having a cover of at least three layers which encases the core. By optimizing the deflection of the core under a specific load, optimizing the hardness at the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090036232 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core obtained by molding under heat a specific rubber composition and having a cover of at least three layers which is composed of a thermoplastic resin material and encases the core. By optimizing the deflection of the core under... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090036233 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core obtained by molding under heat a specific rubber composition and having a cover of at least three layers which encases the core. By optimizing the deflection of the core under a specific load, optimizing the hardness at the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090036235 - Golf ball: The invention provides a two-piece golf ball having a single-layer core, a single-layer cover and a surface on which a plurality of dimples are formed. The cover is made of a material which includes 100 parts by weight of a resin material, from 0 to 0.5 part by weight of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090036234 - Three-piece solid golf ball: The present invention provides a three-piece solid golf ball having a core obtained by molding under heat a specific rubber composition and having a two-layer cover and an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer which encase the core and are made of a thermoplastic resin material. By optimizing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090036236 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core obtained by molding under heat a specific rubber composition and having a cover of at least three layers which is composed of a thermoplastic resin material and encases the core. By optimizing the deflection of the core under... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090036237 - Golf gaming systems and methods: The present inventions relate to golf gaming systems and methods for evaluating a golfer's performance and facilitating golf gaming and competition. Specifically, The present invention provides methods, locations, installations, devices and systems adapted and arranged for observing, processing, analyzing and communicating data and images of individual or group golf gaming... Agent: Dla Piper LLP (us)

20090036238 - Hockey puck gate and method of operating same: A target gate and a method of operating same are provided. The target gate comprises i) an impact surface for selectively blocking a projectile; ii) a support structure for supporting the impact surface; and iii) at least one coupling for coupling the impact surface to the support structure such that... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20090036239 - Lacrosse stick: A lacrosse stick having a shaft with an octagonal cross-sectional profile. Two of the shaft's side walls disposed opposite to each other are of a wider width than the remaining six side walls. The six narrower side walls are all flat. The two wider side walls are configured to aid... Agent: Sand & Sebolt