Games using tangible projectile inventions 08/09

20090215546 - Billard game and method of playng the same: The instant application discloses a variety of embodiments for a method and apparatus relating to games of pool. One embodiment for a method of playing pool may comprise a first player and a second layer shooting a cue ball at object balls. In the embodiment the first layer will shoot... Agent: Lampel & Associates, P.c.

20090215547 - Golf alignment aid: A golf stroke alignment aid of particular use during putting, comprises a rectangular marker on the ball (2) and one or more similar markers on the club (2a, 2b, 2c) so as to be visible by the player from above. Each rectangular marker has a forward line of increased thickness... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc

20090215548 - Golf swing practice board and method of use: A golf swing training system and method includes a golf club, a light connected to or incorporated in the golf club, and a graphical display upon which a light is projected when a golfer swings the club. The graphics include various markings that indicate foot position and that can be... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090215549 - Set of iron clubs with constant ground roll: A set of iron clubs where each club in the set has the same or substantially the same ground roll. The set is produced by adjusting at least two club design characteristics of the clubs based upon measured or assumed player swing data. The design characteristics of the clubs include... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090215550 - Matrix composite golf club shaft and mandrel: A golf club shaft is provided that has a grip end opposite a head end and defining a length of the shaft extending between those two ends. The shaft has a tubular cross-section over at least one portion of the shaft length which cross-section has a substantially circular outer periphery... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090215551 - Weight adjusting structure of golf club head: A weight adjusting structure of a golf club head comprises a 360-degree rotatable rotary table installed in a body of a golf club head, wherein the rotary table is combined with an incomplete annular weight block at a peripheral portion on an arbitrary side thereof, so that the rotary table... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090215552 - Rubber composition and golf ball including the same as rubber base material: A rubber composition comprises a rubber component. The rubber component contains (A) 1-70 weight parts of polybutadiene rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML) of 35-50 and composed of (a) 1-9 weight % of a boiled n-hexane insoluble fraction having a melting point of 180° C. or higher and (b) 99-91... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20090215553 - Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity: Golf balls including cores formed from polybutadiene reaction products having a percent change in dynamic stiffness from 0° C. to −50° C. of less than 130 percent where the reaction products include a resilient polymer component, a crosslinking material, a cis-to-trans catalyst, and a free radical source. The golf balls... Agent: Hanify & King Professional Corporation

20090215554 - Golf ball: In a golf ball, the surface of the core layer has a predetermined number of depressions, and the depressions have a predetermined total volume. By means of the aforesaid structural design, the spin rate of the golf ball is effectively controlled, and the golf ball has the advantages of simple... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20090215555 - Portable sports swing training device and method: The present invention provides a muscle training, development, stretching and warming device for sports swings. The device comprises a handle connected with an adjustable mounting device via a tensioning element of variable resistance. The tension element of a higher resistance may be substituted for a lower resistance tension element to... Agent: Altera Law Group, Llc

20090215556 - Inflatable game system: A game maze for playing war games, combat games and the like is erected from a series of inflatable wall modules which can be deflated for transportation and storage. The wall modules are grouped together as desired to form passageways or cells within the maze. Some of the modules are... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc

20090215557 - Institutional badminton racket: An institutional badminton racket including a head and a flexible plastic handle. The head has a metal rim around a shuttlecock striking face, and a neck rigidly secured to the rim, where the neck includes a hollow throat extending from the rim away from the striking face with lateral openings... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20090215558 - Game racket including a pivot element: The present invention is intended for use as a game racket including a handle and a head frame with strings held in tension. In particular as a high performance game racket frame including at least one generally tubular, substantially circular pivot element located at least partially within a substantially circular... Agent: Brett Bothwell

20090215560 - Composite bat: A bat includes a composite material barrel. The barrel includes a plurality of layers. A stiffening layer forms one of the exterior layers of the barrel. The stiffening layer includes unidirectional fibers, where the unidirectional fibers are oriented to substantially encircle the barrel. The stiffening layer is positioned on the... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, Llc

20090215559 - Layered composite material bat: A layered composite bat is designed to include fiber angles of orientation that are layered and progressive. The bat includes a multi-layered composite material configuration wherein progressing from an innermost layer to an outermost layer, the unidirectional fiber angle of orientation within each layer increases from an angle substantially parallel... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, Llc

20090209358 - System and method for tracking one or more rounds of golf: Systems and methods for tracking rounds of golf include a tracking system to track a golfer's position on a golf course and a golf stroke information providing system for providing information about a golf stroke taken by the golfer. The systems and methods also may include a coordinating system to... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090209359 - Golf club grip: A pre-molded or moldable shaft grip includes a pre-configured or moldable section disposed within a substantially circular outer grip layer. A pre-configured or moldable section substantially conforms to a player's grip, facilitating consistent finger placement. The pre-configured section may comprise the shaft, a separate section, or multiple sections of varying... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090209360 - Golf club: A graphite golf club which is formed by a mandrel is provided. The graphite golf club comprises a club head which strikes a golf ball; a club shaft which comprises a coupling unit to be coupled with the club head and a main body unit extending from the coupling unit... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090209362 - Golf club head and method of manufacturing: In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a golf club head comprises forming a groove at a face of the golf club by rotating a groove forming tool about an axis of rotation at an angle substantially greater than zero degrees and substantially less than ninety degrees to the face... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation Legal Department

20090209361 - Golf club heads with grooves and methods of manufacture: Embodiments of golf clubs, golf club heads, and methods of manufacture are described herein. In one embodiment, a golf club head includes a strike face having one or more grooves with edges, where one or more of the edges is unsmooth. Other embodiments are also described herein.... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation Legal Department

20090209363 - Vertically curved face putter with multiple horizontal contact facets: A golf putter head having a vertically curved putter face with multiple horizontal contact facets. The face has a vertical radius of curvature that is at least 2 inches and no more than 3.5 inches. The face includes a plurality of horizontal contact facets that are vertically curved to match... Agent: Gallagher & Dawsey Co., L.p.a.

20090209364 - Extreme weighted hybrid and other wood-type golf clubs and golf club heads: Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a club head body member defining an interior chamber; (b) a weight system engaged with a rear perimeter portion of the club head body member; and (c) a connection system connecting the weight system with the club head body (e.g., with the rear of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090209365 - Golf club head with reinforced crown: A golf club head with reinforced crown is described herein. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation Legal Department

20090209366 - Golf ball: The invention provides a golf ball composed of a core, a cover having a plurality of dimples on an outside surface thereof, and an intermediate layer disposed between the core and the cover. The core has a deflection, when compressed under a final load of 130 kgf from an initial... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090209367 - Golf ball: The present invention is to a golf ball having an equator at latitude 0° and two poles; and an equator region defined by latitudes 0 to 25°, a shoulder region defined by latitudes from more than 25° to less than 65°, and a pole region defined by latitudes 65° to... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090209368 - Golf ball: The invention provides a golf ball composed of a core, a cover having a plurality of dimples on an outside surface thereof, and an intermediate layer disposed between the core and the cover. The intermediate layer is formed of a highly neutralized resin material, and has a Shore D hardness... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090209369 - Golf accessory holder: A golf accessory holder is made up of an oblong housing for a spring-loaded spool, a divot repair tool is slidable through a guideway on the housing, the tool being attached at one end to a flexible line which is wound upon the spool to enable extension of the tool... Agent: Reilly Intellectual Property Law Firm

20090209370 - Golf accessory holder: A golf accessory holder is made up of an oblong housing for a spring-loaded spool, a belt clip on the back of the housing, and a divot repair tool is slidable through an external groove on the front of the housing, the tool being attached at one end to a... Agent: Reilly Intellectual Property Law Firm

20090209371 - Golf club grip: A pre-molded or moldable shaft grip includes a pre-configured or moldable section disposed within a substantially circular outer grip layer. A pre-configured or moldable section substantially conforms to a player's grip, facilitating consistent finger placement. The pre-configured section may comprise the shaft, a separate section, or multiple sections of varying... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090209372 - Automated torsion driven sports goal practice backstop: An automated torsion driven sports goal practice backstop which appends to any size of sports goal and may remain in place, if desired, at the conclusion of practice and during games. The sports goal practice backstop utilizes a torsioning system and flexible net mechanism in order to provide for easy... Agent: Lambert & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20090209373 - Double-sided ping pong paddle: A paddle, including a pair of lateral members connected by a mounting structure which extends transversely between the lateral members and is spaced proximately equivalent to the height of a player's hand, from the palm to the back of the hand. The height of the mounting structure is configured to... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090209374 - Sportsball with integral ball casing and bladder body: A sportsball includes a barebone ball and an outer ball cover. The barebone ball includes an inflatable bladder body and a ball casing. The ball casing, which is formed in an integrated structure, has an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface to define an interior cavity to fittingly enclose... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090203456 - Billiard cue attached with multipurpose rubber pad: The present invention provides a multipurpose rubber pad of billiard cue, which is typically possessed of a coupling portion at one end, and a damping portion at another end, wherein said damping portion has a blind hole formed on the center surface for embedding an abrasive piece or a chalk... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090203457 - Practice device: A practice device suitable for practicing golf putts, especially one provided in a mat, the device comprising a target and an upstanding shock absorber. When provided in a mat the device has a flush entry point thus accurately simulating an actual golf hole. Preferred embodiments include an essentially straight shock... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20090203458 - Alternative golf game: An alternative to the game of golf utilizing any conventional golf course while incorporating a plurality of elevated target disks having a vertical planar attitude and a circular central opening, a ball having an outer diameter substantially lesser than that of the circular central opening in the target disks, and... Agent: Miltons LLP

20090203459 - Golf training aid for pendulum putting motion and accepted chipping motion: A golf training aid comprised of a telescopic rod mounted on an adjustable bracket and a generally spherical end member mounted on the rod. The bracket adjusts to fit over the end of the grip of a golf club and is held in place by a band around the bracket.... Agent: John J. Marini

20090203460 - Probe golf training putter: A putting training system is described which includes a modified putter head and may include a modified golf ball. The putter head includes sensor prongs which project from the putter head face.... Agent: Wesley B. Ames

20090203461 - Ball-retrieving golf putter & ball: R. Jerome Miller's new invention consists of a simple magnet embedded in the handle of the putting club, near the tip of the handle. The golf ball has a magnetic metal or plastic substance in its core, or integrated in the said ball's covering. This metal or other substance is... Agent: R. Jerome Miller

20090203463 - C-shaped golf club head: A C-shaped golf club head is disclosed herein. The body has a striking plate wall, a crown section, a sole section and a rear wall. The golf club head also has a plurality of weight members positioned on the rear wall of the body. Each of the plurality of weight... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20090203462 - Golf clubs and golf club heads having adjustable weight members: Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a ball striking face; (b) a club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, wherein the club head body includes a sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes a slot or rail defined therein; and (c) a weight member at... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090203464 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a club head body having a striking face and at least one float weight housed in a chamber defined by the club head body. The chamber has an impact wall portion, and the at least one float weight is freely movable within the chamber. The... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090203465 - Golf clubs and golf club heads having targeted weighting characteristics: Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a ball striking face member; and (b) a club head body attached to or integrally formed with the face member. One body component of the club head (e.g., a weight or cover member) may be formed from a transparent, partially transparent, or translucent material.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090203466 - Golf club head: The present invention discloses a golf club head, particularly a club head structure for driving a golf ball, and the golf club head includes a club head body and a striking surface, and the striking surface is substantially in a hemispherical shape or a semicircular tubular shape, such that the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090203467 - Metal wood club with improved moment of inertia: A more efficient triangular shape for metal wood clubs or driver clubs is disclosed. This triangular shape allows the clubs to have higher rotational moments of inertia in both the vertical and horizontal directions, and a lower center of gravity.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090203468 - Golf products produced by a stoichiometrically imbalanced rim system: Disclosed herein are golf products, such as golf balls and/or components thereof, including the product of a fast-chemical-reaction mixture comprising a polyol and an isocyanate. The component is formed by reaction injection molding the reaction mixture. In the reaction mixture, the stoichiometry of the reactants is imbalanced.... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20090203469 - Golf balls containing highly-neutralized acid polymers and ionic plasticizers: A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer, wherein at least one of the core and the cover layer includes a polymer composition of a highly-neutralized acid polymer and an ionic plasticizer is disclosed and described. The highly-neutralized acid polymer can comprise at least 50 wt % of... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090203470 - Multi-layer golf ball: A golf ball comprises a molded core, one or more ionomer mantles, and a thermoset polyurethane cover. The core is a high cis-polybutadiene crosslinked with zinc diacrylate and may also comprise a halogenated thiophenol and metal thiosulfate. One or more of the ionomer mantles comprises an ionomer neutralized to 80%... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20090203471 - Pitching and throwing training mechanism: A training device provides interactive feedback to encourage proper snapping action in an arcing motion for sports training. The feedback can include an audible response that is variable, corresponding to pressure or force applied to the training device due to centripetal acceleration. The training can be overhand throwing or underhand... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090203472 - Basketball return device: A basketball return device (1) for securing to a basketball hoop rim (2), said basketball return device (1) having a circular ring (4), at least one clamp (30) secured to said circular ring (4) wherein said at least one clamp (30) removably secures said circular ring (4) to the basketball... Agent: Edward M. Livingston, Pa

20090203473 - Baseball area protection system and method: This invention relates to an integrally weighted baseball cover and system, method and apparatus for quickly delivering the cover and placing it onto an area of a baseball field, such as one or more of the infield areas, such as home base area, first base area, second base area, third... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20090203474 - Lacrosse head having a flexible stringing member and a recessed scoop: A lacrosse head having at least one of a flexible stringing member and a recessed scoop is provided. In one embodiment, a slot is formed in a head along a stop member, a sidewall, and/or a scoop to provide the flexible stringing member. In another embodiment, the flexible stringing member... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090203475 - Racket and projectile game: A game includes a pair of rackets for propelling and catching a projectile. Each racket includes a rim for supporting a net between its inner periphery and one of a hook and a loop on an outer periphery. The projectile includes a generally circular member and an elastic band. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090203476 - Hockey stick: A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an adapter member... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090203477 - Blade opening arrowhead: A blade opening arrowhead having an actuator moveably mounted with respect to a blade carrying body. The actuator can move each blade between a closed position and an opened position. During flight, the blade is in the closed position. Upon target penetration, for example, the actuator moves the blade into... Agent: Douglas H. Pauley Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20090203456 - Billiard cue attached with multipurpose rubber pad: The present invention provides a multipurpose rubber pad of billiard cue, which is typically possessed of a coupling portion at one end, and a damping portion at another end, wherein said damping portion has a blind hole formed on the center surface for embedding an abrasive piece or a chalk... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090203457 - Practice device: A practice device suitable for practicing golf putts, especially one provided in a mat, the device comprising a target and an upstanding shock absorber. When provided in a mat the device has a flush entry point thus accurately simulating an actual golf hole. Preferred embodiments include an essentially straight shock... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20090203458 - Alternative golf game: An alternative to the game of golf utilizing any conventional golf course while incorporating a plurality of elevated target disks having a vertical planar attitude and a circular central opening, a ball having an outer diameter substantially lesser than that of the circular central opening in the target disks, and... Agent: Miltons LLP

20090203459 - Golf training aid for pendulum putting motion and accepted chipping motion: A golf training aid comprised of a telescopic rod mounted on an adjustable bracket and a generally spherical end member mounted on the rod. The bracket adjusts to fit over the end of the grip of a golf club and is held in place by a band around the bracket.... Agent: John J. Marini

20090203460 - Probe golf training putter: A putting training system is described which includes a modified putter head and may include a modified golf ball. The putter head includes sensor prongs which project from the putter head face.... Agent: Wesley B. Ames

20090203461 - Ball-retrieving golf putter & ball: R. Jerome Miller's new invention consists of a simple magnet embedded in the handle of the putting club, near the tip of the handle. The golf ball has a magnetic metal or plastic substance in its core, or integrated in the said ball's covering. This metal or other substance is... Agent: R. Jerome Miller

20090203463 - C-shaped golf club head: A C-shaped golf club head is disclosed herein. The body has a striking plate wall, a crown section, a sole section and a rear wall. The golf club head also has a plurality of weight members positioned on the rear wall of the body. Each of the plurality of weight... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20090203462 - Golf clubs and golf club heads having adjustable weight members: Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a ball striking face; (b) a club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, wherein the club head body includes a sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes a slot or rail defined therein; and (c) a weight member at... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090203464 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a club head body having a striking face and at least one float weight housed in a chamber defined by the club head body. The chamber has an impact wall portion, and the at least one float weight is freely movable within the chamber. The... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090203465 - Golf clubs and golf club heads having targeted weighting characteristics: Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a ball striking face member; and (b) a club head body attached to or integrally formed with the face member. One body component of the club head (e.g., a weight or cover member) may be formed from a transparent, partially transparent, or translucent material.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090203466 - Golf club head: The present invention discloses a golf club head, particularly a club head structure for driving a golf ball, and the golf club head includes a club head body and a striking surface, and the striking surface is substantially in a hemispherical shape or a semicircular tubular shape, such that the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090203467 - Metal wood club with improved moment of inertia: A more efficient triangular shape for metal wood clubs or driver clubs is disclosed. This triangular shape allows the clubs to have higher rotational moments of inertia in both the vertical and horizontal directions, and a lower center of gravity.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090203468 - Golf products produced by a stoichiometrically imbalanced rim system: Disclosed herein are golf products, such as golf balls and/or components thereof, including the product of a fast-chemical-reaction mixture comprising a polyol and an isocyanate. The component is formed by reaction injection molding the reaction mixture. In the reaction mixture, the stoichiometry of the reactants is imbalanced.... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20090203469 - Golf balls containing highly-neutralized acid polymers and ionic plasticizers: A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer, wherein at least one of the core and the cover layer includes a polymer composition of a highly-neutralized acid polymer and an ionic plasticizer is disclosed and described. The highly-neutralized acid polymer can comprise at least 50 wt % of... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090203470 - Multi-layer golf ball: A golf ball comprises a molded core, one or more ionomer mantles, and a thermoset polyurethane cover. The core is a high cis-polybutadiene crosslinked with zinc diacrylate and may also comprise a halogenated thiophenol and metal thiosulfate. One or more of the ionomer mantles comprises an ionomer neutralized to 80%... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20090203471 - Pitching and throwing training mechanism: A training device provides interactive feedback to encourage proper snapping action in an arcing motion for sports training. The feedback can include an audible response that is variable, corresponding to pressure or force applied to the training device due to centripetal acceleration. The training can be overhand throwing or underhand... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090203472 - Basketball return device: A basketball return device (1) for securing to a basketball hoop rim (2), said basketball return device (1) having a circular ring (4), at least one clamp (30) secured to said circular ring (4) wherein said at least one clamp (30) removably secures said circular ring (4) to the basketball... Agent: Edward M. Livingston, Pa

20090203473 - Baseball area protection system and method: This invention relates to an integrally weighted baseball cover and system, method and apparatus for quickly delivering the cover and placing it onto an area of a baseball field, such as one or more of the infield areas, such as home base area, first base area, second base area, third... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20090203474 - Lacrosse head having a flexible stringing member and a recessed scoop: A lacrosse head having at least one of a flexible stringing member and a recessed scoop is provided. In one embodiment, a slot is formed in a head along a stop member, a sidewall, and/or a scoop to provide the flexible stringing member. In another embodiment, the flexible stringing member... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090203475 - Racket and projectile game: A game includes a pair of rackets for propelling and catching a projectile. Each racket includes a rim for supporting a net between its inner periphery and one of a hook and a loop on an outer periphery. The projectile includes a generally circular member and an elastic band. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090203476 - Hockey stick: A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an adapter member... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090203477 - Blade opening arrowhead: A blade opening arrowhead having an actuator moveably mounted with respect to a blade carrying body. The actuator can move each blade between a closed position and an opened position. During flight, the blade is in the closed position. Upon target penetration, for example, the actuator moves the blade into... Agent: Douglas H. Pauley Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20090197691 - Illuminated golf cup: An illuminated golf cup is internally lighted by a light source disposed within the cup. The light source is suspended in the bottom of the cup by being secured to the underside of an insert in the cup. The light source is directed upward from the bottom of the cup... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20090197692 - Golf swing connector training device and method: A golf swing connector training device for maintaining a user's upper arms and/or legs at a fixed distance relative to one another during a dual-arm swing. The golf swing connector training device having first and second arm/leg-receiving cuff assemblies and assembly-adjusting means, each cuff assembly comprising a band assembly, the... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20090197693 - Golf practice mat: A golf practice mat including a surface pattern formed by thermally deforming and allowing setting of the deformed mat surface.... Agent: Bennett Jones LLP C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20090197694 - Interchangeable shaft system: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090197695 - Golf club interchanging connection structure (i): A golf club interchanging connection structure for interchanging a club head and a shaft, in which a connecting part is in the club head and a female screw is formed in the connecting part, includes a nut hole position part, a club sleeve, and a screw. The nut hole position... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090197696 - Golf club interchanging connection structure (ii): A golf club interchanging connection structure for interchanging a club head and a shaft includes a tube seat, a club sleeve, a positioning mechanism, a screw, and a tapered gasket. The tube seat in the club head includes a tapered slot. The club sleeve placed in the tube seat has... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090197697 - Golf club interchanging connection structure (iii): A golf club interchanging connection structure for interchanging a club head and a shaft includes a positioning mechanism, a club sleeve, an internal screw, and an anti-rotation external screw. The positioning mechanism is placed within the club head. The club sleeve, having one end being connected to and fixed with... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090197698 - Interchangeable shaft system: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head and a fastener. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The fastener retains the shaft sleeve in the... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090197699 - Interchangeable shaft system: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head and a fastener. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The fastener retains the shaft sleeve in the... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090197700 - Golf club head: This invention provides a golf club head including a plurality of score lines on the face. In the golf club head according to this invention, the score line includes a pair of side surfaces and a bottom portion having a protruding portion protruding toward the face. An angle between the... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090197702 - Multi-layer core golf ball: Golf balls comprising a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core comprises a thermoset rubber inner core, a thermoplastic first intermediate core layer, a thermoplastic second intermediate core layer, and a thermoset rubber outer core layer.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090197703 - Multi-layer core golf ball: Golf balls comprising a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core comprises a thermoset rubber inner core, a thermoset rubber first intermediate core layer, a thermoplastic second intermediate core layer, and a thermoset rubber outer core layer. The inner core is preferably formed from a softer rubber... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090197704 - Multi-layer core golf ball: Golf balls comprising a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core comprises a layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition, a layer formed from an additional thermoplastic composition, and an outermost layer formed from a thermoset rubber.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090197705 - Multi-layer core golf ball: Golf balls comprising a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core comprises a thermoset rubber inner core, a thermoset rubber first intermediate core layer, a thermoplastic second intermediate core layer, and a thermoset rubber outer core layer. The inner core is preferably formed from a harder rubber... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090197701 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: A multi-piece solid golf ball comprises a core having a 5 structure consisting of at least two layers and a cover on the core consisting of outer and inner cover layers. The outer cover layer has a Shore D hardness of 40-60 degrees. The inner cover layer has a Shore... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

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20090197707 - Screen net: A screen net includes a front member with an opening, a base member, a catch member and a wall member. The base member is placed on the ground. The catch member is adapted to catch a ball that passes through the opening of the front member. The wall member is... Agent: Park Law Firm

20090197708 - Methods and system for improving a user's reaction time and accuracy in propelling an object: A method of conveying a command to a user using a practice system is provided. The method includes detecting movement of the user using a sensor; selecting a command from a list of pre-determined commands; and conveying the command to the user using a signaler.... Agent: Maier & Maier, PLLC

20090197709 - Soccer goal retainer: A Soccer Goal Retainer including an enclosure buried in the ground. A bar is mounted in the enclosure and rotates about its longitudinal axis. The bar is located toward the front wall and base of the enclosure. A clamp plate is mounted on the bar by hand bolts which engage... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090197710 - Marking system for sport areas: The invention relates to a marking system comprising lighting devices, for example LEDs (11), that are used on a sport area (1) to indicate demarcations (100) of different games. By activating the associated lighting devices (11), the demarcations (100) of a particular game can selectively be made visible. The marking... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090197711 - Lacrosse ball and stick practice apparatus and method of making same: An apparatus and method of making same is disclosed including a portable lightweight lacrosse practice device having a lacrosse ball connected to a lacrosse stick with a return cord in such way that during return of the ball to a player conducting skill building drills the player experiences true ball... Agent: The Law Offices Of Anthony L. Meola

20090197712 - Ball bat exhibiting optimized performance via selective placement of interlaminar shear control zones: A ball bat exhibits improved barrel performance in regions located away from the “sweet spot” of the bat barrel, as a result of strategic placement of interface shear control zones (“ISCZs”) in the barrel. The ball bat includes a barrel having a first region adjacent to the tapered section of... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP