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Games using tangible projectile January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/12

20120021845 - Indoor putting training aid: A golf putting device allows the golfer to practice putting the golf ball at the proper speed and direction in regard to the distance to the hole and, at the same time, get feedback about each putt. The golf putting training device includes a first inclined side wall, a second... Agent:

20120021846 - Golf swing training device for correcting arm position and hip rotation sequence: A golf training device includes an elongated pointer shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A connector is adapted to fasten to a golfer's waist, where the proximal end of the elongated pointer shaft is attached to the connector and the distal end is free to encroach into... Agent:

20120021847 - Training device for golf swing: The present invention relates to a training device for golf swings, which overcomes the elastic resistance arising from the coil-spring on a golf swing and accelerates the head speed to strengthen and to accelerate the impact, thus magnifying the centrifugal force. The training device for golf swings according to the... Agent:

20120021848 - Golf club head with composite weight port: A golf club head having a face component, a crown, and a composite sole with one or more weight ports for receiving one or more weight inserts is disclosed herein. At least part of each of the weight ports is integrally formed in the composite sole, and each of the... Agent: Callaway Golf Company

20120021849 - Golf club head with variable face thickness: A face for a golf club head is disclosed herein. The face has an interior surface comprising a central region having a first perimeter having an elliptical shape, an outer edge having a non-elliptical, driver-face profile shape, a first intermediate region located between the first perimeter and the outer edge,... Agent: Callaway Golf Company

20120021850 - Golf ball and method of manufacturing a golf ball: A golf ball and a method of manufacturing a golf ball is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a golf ball includes molding a cover made of thermoplastic resin over at least one intermediate layer of a golf ball; permeating an isocyanate solution comprising an isocyanate compound and... Agent: Nike, Inc

20120021851 - Color golf ball: The present invention is directed a golf ball comprising a core of at least one layer, a cover of at least one layer and optionally at least one intermediate layer disposed between the core and the cover, wherein at least one of the core, cover and intermediate layer comprises a... Agent:

20120021852 - Golf ball: A golf ball 2 includes a spherical core 4, an adhesive layer 6 covering the core 4, and a cover 8 covering the adhesive layer 6. The core 4 includes a spherical center 10 and a mid layer 12 covering the center 10. The adhesive layer 6 is formed from... Agent:

20120021853 - Golf ball: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a high resilience with a high spin rate on the approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a constituting member that is formed from a polyurethane composition containing a polyurethane elastomer as a resin... Agent:

20120021854 - Softball training device and method of using the same: A softball training device includes a plate assembly pivotally connected to a support member. The plate assembly includes a flat, circular balance plate and a downwardly protruding kick stand formed on its rear end. The support member includes an enlarged base and rectangular mounting bracket transversely disposed on the base,... Agent:

20120021855 - Contact sport: A contact sport that provides for individuals to excel without requiring teamwork while simultaneously allowing multiple players to participate in the same contact sport game is described. An individual offensive player advances a ball on a playing field towards an active end zone. A plurality of defensive players each attempts... Agent:

20120021856 - Counterweight for a hunting arrow: A counterweight for a hunting arrow that is mountable between a broadhead and the arrow shaft. The counterweight includes a body with a threaded opening that receives a threaded projection extending from a broadhead and a threaded stud that is threadably matable with a threaded opening in an insert disposed... Agent:

20120021857 - Game ball with improved grip: A game ball with improved grippability for use in wet environments. The game ball contains an inflatable bladder and an outer shell. The outer shell has at least one water absorbent layer to improve the grippability of the ball. The outer shell has an outer layer, an inner layer, and... Agent:

20120015754 - Method and sysem for shot tracking: A method for analyzing a golfer's swing speed, wherein the method comprises determining that the golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a golf club, monitoring a backswing, determining a transition point, monitoring a downswing and transmitting data for the golfer's swing to a receiver for analysis.... Agent: Callaway Golf Company

20120015752 - Method and system for power conservation of a rf device during shipping: The present invention relates to a method for conserving battery power during shipping for an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal. The method comprises forming an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal. The shot tracking device is shipped in commerce and received at a retailer. The... Agent: Callaway Golf Company

20120015753 - Method and system for shot tracking: A method for determining an orientation of a putterhead of a putter during a putting stroke, wherein the method comprises determining that the golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a putter, monitoring the putterhead orientation during the backswing, determining a transition time, monitoring the putterhead orientation during a... Agent: Callaway Golf Company

20120015755 - Putting stroke teacher: A T-shaped golf instructional tool adapted to fit over the grip end of a conventional or belly-type putter for the purpose of teaching a proper putting stroke and improving consistency. An attach bar is fixed to a putter grip using hook and loop fastened straps. The attach bar extends above... Agent:

20120015756 - Aerodynamic balanced wood form and/or iron form golf club: The wood or iron gulf club shaft-head configuration has the shaft axis intersecting the common axis of the horizontal component of the line of play and the head center of gravity. The club therefore does not create a torque about the shaft axis during the swing motion or ball impact... Agent:

20120015757 - Golf club head with improved aerodynamic characteristics: Methods of forming a golf club head having improved aerodynamic characteristics are disclosed herein. A preferred method is the largest tangent circle method, which utilizes a Cartesian coordinate system. The method results in identification and measurement of certain club head features, which can be adjusted to improve aerodynamic properties of... Agent: Callaway Golf Company

20120015758 - Polyurea and polyurethane compositions for golf equipment: Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a polyurea prepolymer and a curing agent, wherein the polyurea prepolymer includes an isocyanate and an amine-terminated compound, and wherein the curing agent includes a hydroxy-terminated curing agent, amine-terminated curing... Agent: Acushnet Company

20120015759 - 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: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.

20120015760 - Rubber composition for golf ball and golf ball: The invention provides a rubber composition for golf balls which includes a base rubber, (B) a metal salt of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or an unsaturated carboxylic acid and zinc oxide, (C) an organic peroxide, and (D) from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a metal salt of a... Agent: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.

20120015761 - Golf ball having multiple identical staggered parting lines: A golf ball having multiple sets of identical hemispheres created by multiple non-planar parting lines symmetrically arranged. The hemispheres are identical relating to dimple volume, distribution and location. The highest amplitude of a parting line, when measured from an equator, is less than 11% of the largest dimple diameter.... Agent:

20120015762 - Method of creating a golf ball with a secondary surface texture feature: A method of making a golf ball having a secondary surface texture created on the fret areas by the dimple making procedure. The secondary surface is created on a hob prior to the primary dimple pattern being formed therein, and which largely obliterates the secondary surface texture except for the... Agent:

20120015763 - 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:

20120015764 - Kicking net: The invention is a kicking net that includes a frame and a net. The kicking net allows a ball to be snapped through a base portion of the frame without touching the frame or the net. This allows the users to snap or hike a ball through the kicking net... Agent:

20120015765 - Table tennis blade and method of use: A table tennis paddle including a blade and a handle has a handle structure that facilitates a grip with a natural inclination angle of about 45° and allows easy adjustment of inclination angle of a paddle blade to an incoming ball over a 0° to 90° range. A natural angle... Agent:

20120015766 - Aerodynamic flying toy: The invention relates to an aerodynamic toy (1, 2) that has two concave portions (15 and 25 or 35 and 45), enabling the aerodynamic toy (1, 2) to be launched in any orientations. The aerodynamic flying toy has a central portion that is circular in form and circumscribed at its... Agent:

20120010010 - Gaming surface and game styled after american football: In one embodiment, the present invention is a surface for playing a game based on the rules of American football using a golf putter and golf ball. The playing surface comprises two end zones and a grid representing the yard lines of a football field. A first down putting target... Agent:

20120010011 - Golf iron top cover and alignment means: The present invention relates to a device and method for protecting the top of a iron club head. The surface is protected by a piece of adhesive backed tape that is positioned entirely on the surface of the top with a straight front edge positioned parallel and behind the club... Agent: Farmer Ted, Inc.

20120010012 - Golf putter top cover and alignment means: The present invention relates to a device and method for protecting the top of a putter club head. The surface is protected by a piece of adhesive backed tape that is positioned entirely on the surface of the top with a straight front edge positioned parallel and behind the club... Agent: Farmer Ted, Inc.

20120010013 - Swing assistant device: The Swing Assistant is made up of a lightweight ABS material and consists of 3-pieces which when extended form a “T” shaped design. When all three pieces are extended, the Swing Assistant forms a pattern for placement of 6 ordinary golf tees. When the tees are placed as instructed, the... Agent:

20120010014 - 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:

20120010015 - 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:

20120010016 - Grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads: Embodiments of grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent:

20120010017 - Golf club heads with grooves and methods of manufacture: Embodiments of club heads with grooves are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.... Agent:

20120010018 - Face plates for golf club heads and related methods: Embodiments of face plates for golf club heads are disclosed herein. Other examples, and related methods are also disclosed herein.... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20120010019 - Golf club head having a multi-material face: A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face that forms a pocket, wherein the pocket is filled with a secondary material having a lower density to improve the performance of the golf... Agent:

20120010020 - Golf club head having a multi-material face: A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face that forms a pocket, wherein the pocket is filled with a secondary material having a lower density to improve the performance of the golf... Agent:

20120010021 - Golf ball: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a greater distance by improving the properties of the spherical core. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core, and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is... Agent:

20120010022 - 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:

20120010023 - 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:

20120010024 - Golf ball: A golf ball 2 includes a spherical core 4 and a cover 6 positioned outside the core 4. The golf ball 2 further has dimples 8 on a surface thereof. The core 4 is obtained by crosslinking a rubber composition. The difference between a hardness H(5.0) at a point that... Agent:

20120010025 - Golf ball with cover having zones of hardness: Generally disclosed is a golf ball having a core and a cover layer. The cover layer includes areas that are hard, and areas that are soft. The hard areas make up 20% to 60% of the total surface area of the cover layer, preferably 30% to 50%. The hard areas... Agent: Nike, Inc.

20120010026 - Golf ball: A golf ball includes a plurality of circular dimples formed on the surface thereof, each of the circular dimples having a flat bottom surface; and a plurality of noncircular dimples formed on the surface of the golf ball, at least about 10 percent of dimples of all the dimples on... Agent: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.

20120010027 - Athletic training method, system, and apparatus: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed herein for aiding a user in learning and practicing techniques for performing a volley kick of a soccer ball. A volley kick training apparatus, as disclosed herein, is configured to position and hold a soccer ball to simulate to a user the scenario of... Agent: Touch Masters Morris Soccer, Inc.

20120010028 - Lightweight tunnel for baseball pitching practice: A fabric tunnel for baseball pitching practice with a simple “auto-catcher” is made of netting in one embodiment. At the target end a flap with indicia of accuracy of aim also constitutes a flap that provides an audible feedback when hit and also allows the thrown balls to be captured.... Agent:

20120010029 - Baseball training apparatus: A baseball training apparatus includes a bat mounting portion mountable on a barrel of a baseball bat, and a glove mounting portion attachable to a baseball glove. The glove mounting portion is connected to the bat mounting portion. The bat mounting portion may include an elongated, flexible, mounting strap including... Agent:

20120010030 - Method for defining a sports or playing area by means of a thermochromatic spin transition material: A surface marking method using a thermochromatic spin transition material.... Agent: Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (c.n.r.s.)

20120010031 - Table tennis paddle: A novel and useful table tennis paddle for use during the play of any racket or paddle sport but preferably table tennis is provided and includes: a blade having a head and a handle extending from the head. The blade comprises a first layer, a second layer coupled to the... Agent: Table Tennis Nation LLC

20120010032 - Spin improvement string pliers: The spin improvement string pliers is a pivotally secured together plier device used to manually restructure and roughen the surface of a synthetic string on a strung tennis racquet by means of plastic deformation. The line grids on the pliers depress the string, leaving a series of indentations on the... Agent:

20120004046 - Wrist positioning athletic device: An apparatus for teaching and practicing the proper positioning of the hands and/or wrists relative to the arms in the performance of an athletic maneuver is disclosed. The apparatus includes a brace to be positioned on the forearm and extend across the wrist and at least partially along the hand.... Agent:

20120004047 - 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:

20120004048 - Golf club with optimum moments of inertia in the vertical and hosel axes: A golf club is provided having a hollow body golf club head comprising discrete concentrations of weight or mass located away from the center of gravity or the geometric center of the club head to optimize the moment of inertia of the club head about both the vertical axis running... Agent:

20120004049 - Golf club head: A golf head club has a high moment of inertia and thus produces a pleasing hitting sound. A metallic golf club head 1 having a hollow space therein includes a face member 30 provided with a face part 31, and a body member 10 provided with a sole part 11,... Agent: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd

20120004051 - 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 including ionomer, metallocene-catalyzed polymer, polyester, polyamide, non-ionomeric thermoplastic elastomer, copolyether-ester, copolyether-amide,... Agent:

20120004050 - Golf ball incorporating thermoplastic polyurethane: A rebound resilient golf ball having an core layer or layers with one or more cores, a scuff resistant cover of thermoplastic polyurethane surrounding the core layer or layers, and optionally a mantle layer positioned between the cover and the core layer or layers. The cover is made from a... Agent: Nike, Inc.

20120004052 - Golf balls including crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane: This disclosure relates to golf balls made from a crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer includes crosslinks located in the hard segments, where the crosslinks being the reaction product of unsaturated bonds located in the hard segments as catalyzed by a free radical initiator. The crosslinks may... Agent: Nike, Inc.

20120004053 - Designing method for dimple pattern of golf ball: i

20120004054 - Method and apparatus for suspending and spinning a spherical object: A method and apparatus for suspending and spinning a spherical object includes a blower operably connected to a power source providing a variable airflow of forced air, with an airflow unit coupled to the blower to form a contiguous assembly of the apparatus. The airflow unit may include an integrally... Agent:

20120004055 - Sensor based tennis serve training apparatus: A sensor based tennis serve training apparatus includes a stand, a ball tosser coupled to said stand, an optical marker coupled to said stand and in electronic communications with said ball tosser, the optical marker to mark a ball strike zone, an ultrasonic tennis arm movement detector attached to said... Agent:

20120004056 - Net holding standard using basketball rim: A net standard for attachment to basketball rims to which nets of games such as volleyball or badminton can be attached.... Agent:

20120004057 - Arrowhead with improved lethal penetrating capability: The present document describes an arrow/arrowhead which depart from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art. The arrowhead described in the present embodiments allows for higher penetration coupled with a higher ability to snatch and/or isolate tissue from the animal body to take down animals as fast and... Agent:

20120004058 - Sports ball: There is provided a sports ball capable of relieving the pain of the hands suffered from impact on the ball and having a soft feel and high flexibility. The sports ball comprises a spherical hollow rubber bladder (2) inflated with air injected into it, a fabric tape reinforcement layer (3)... Agent: Mikasa Corporation