Games using tangible projectile inventions

20090275417 - Devices and methods for practicing a billiard shot: Devices, systems and methods for practicing a billiard shot includes a body having an upper surface and a lower surface that is substantially parallel to the upper surface, an outer edge is defined by an outer diameter and a cavity is defined by an inner edge having an inner diameter,... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20090275418 - Functional control/grip-enhanced sports glove for bowling: The present invention is a modified glove with control/grip-enhancing and perspiration retention properties, offering the bowler a range of functions and options specific to the individual bowler's abilities, equipment selection (i.e. bowling ball), and the lane conditions faced. An elastomeric, control/grip-enhancing material circumferences the fingertips of at least one finger,... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20090275419 - Golf club with high moment of inertia: A golf club (40) has a golf club head with a large mass, relatively short club length and a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 5000 grams-centimeters squared. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume... Agent: Michael A. Catania Callaway Golf Company

20090275420 - Golf putter head: A golf putter head includes an opening, a deflectable plate and a cutout. The opening is located behind a putter face, and is larger than a golf ball. The deflectable plate is coupled to the golf putter head, with a first end of the deflectable plate projecting into the opening.... Agent: Masuvalley & Partners

20090275421 - Iron-type golf clubs: A set of iron-type golf clubs includes long, mid- and short irons with channel back configurations and a mass control insert. The mass of the insert is systematically varied through the set such that the mass distribution properties of the set may be systematically varied while retaining a continuous look... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090275422 - Connecting structure of a shaft and a grip member of a golf club: A golf club includes a shaft, a grip member, and two constricting and fastening mechanisms to fasten the grip member and the shaft together; the shaft is held in the grip member at a tail portion; the grip member has locating holes, and consists of first and second half shell... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090275423 - Golf club: A hosel portion (22) has a screw portion (32) and a hosel hole (28). The screw portion (32) of a screw member (10) and a screw portion (26) of the hosel portion (22) are coupled to each other. An inner member (8) has a shaft inserting hole (40) and a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090275424 - Metal wood club with improved hitting face: A hitting face of a golf club head having improved flexural stiffness properties. In one embodiment, the hitting face is made from multiple materials. The main portion of the hitting face is a plate-like face made from a first material having a first density. A dense insert made from a... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090275425 - Golf club head and method for manufacturing the same: A method for manufacturing a golf club head having a hollow structure composed of a main body-member and a metal face member welded thereto, comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a rolled material having a constant thickness; (b) cutting out a face member part or blank from the rolled material;... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090275426 - Golf tee with support prongs: A golf tee includes: an elongate shaft having opposed upper and lower ends, the lower end configured to be inserted into an underlying surface; and a support cup that is configured to support a golf ball from beneath and that merges with the shaft. The support cup has a base... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090275427 - Golf tee: A golf tee is able to decrease the number of parts, and an assembling process is simplified, and a manufacture and assembling work do not cost a lot, and an easier maintenance and a desired advertisement effect can be obtained. The golf tee comprises an upper body which has a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090275428 - Baseball bat: There is provided a baseball bat that has performance similar to that of the conventional wooden bat and moreover is excellent in terms of cost and resource conservation. For this baseball bat 11, a reinforcing core 12 having a rectangular cross section is arranged in the center of the cross... Agent: Lee Fredric Sharra

20090270190 - Faceplate of a billiard table: A faceplate of a billiard table comprises a piece of entire substrate on which a block of entire slate is adhered or at least 2 blocks of flat slates may be put together. One or many blocks of slates are assembled on the piece of full light substrate, which is... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Int''l Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20090270191 - Game table assembly: The invention comprises, in one form thereof, a number of improvements to the assembly and installation of a game tables, such as a pool table. Particularly, the improvements include an indexing system for assisting in the placement of the slate segments on a table frame; for assisting in the placement... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20090270192 - Tip plate for a billiards cue: A cue stick (100) utilizes a tip plate (120) directly attached to the tip (110) and shaft of a cue stick (100). The tip plate may be constructed of a lightweight, high stiffness material, such as a carbon fiber composite or resin material. A tip plate (120) may increase the... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20090270193 - Analyzing a motion of a bowler: Systems and methods for analyzing a motion of a bowler. The system includes a plurality of cameras positioned around a capture volume. The capture volume includes a reference location. A plurality of markers is configured to be attached to the bowler and reflect light from the cameras. The cameras are... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090270194 - Golf club grip and method of using same: An improved golf club grip having indicators which provide hand positioning indications to the golfer so that he or she may properly position his or her hands on the grip to assist in making a desired shot more precise and more consistent. Also, a method of using the improved golf... Agent: Polsinelli Shughart PC

20090270195 - Putter fitting method: A putter fitting method and system comprising a laser configured to deflect a laser beam off of a putter at address and strike a scoring map in such a way so as to indicate the any error's in a golfer's aim. The method and system may further comprise determining physical... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20090270196 - Golf club head with a three-dimensional alignment member and methods to manufacture golf club heads: Embodiments of golf club heads with a three-dimensional alignment member and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20090270197 - Putter shaft extension: This invention is a putter shaft extension assembly which is especially suitable for use in converting a putter with a conventional shaft length into a longer shaft “belly putter”. It uses a novel screw attachment and pin arrangement to prevent accidental loosening and improper assembly. It is also preferably supplied... Agent: Barry L. Holtzman

20090270198 - Golf club head with three-dimensional alignment aid and method of manufacture: A golf club head has a front wall member and a rear wall member joined by a pair of arms that extend rearward from the from the heel and toe ends of the front wall member. An arcuate wall formed in the rear wall member provides an alignment aid. The... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation Legal Department

20090270199 - Golf club head: A golf club head has a three-piece construction, including a front piece, an intermediate piece and a rear piece. The front and rear pieces are made of metal, while the intermediate piece is made of fiber-reinforced plastic, composite material or metal. The intermediate piece is jointed to the front and... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090270200 - Golf ball material and golf ball: The present invention provides a golf ball material which is a thermoplastic ionomer blend composition of an acid-containing ethylene-based terpolymer having a weight-average molecular weight Mw of at least about 100,000, an acid-containing ethylene-based copolymer and/or terpolymer having a Mw of about 1,500 to about 95,000, and a low-molecular-weight acid-containing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090270201 - Compositions comprising an amino triazine and ionomer or ionomer precursor: Disclosed embodiments concern using at least one triazine, typically an amine or polyamine triazine (referred to as amino triazines), in combination with at least one ionomer or ionomer precursor to form compositions useful for making sporting equipment, such as golf ball components. The ionomer or ionomer precursor typically includes plural... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090270202 - Golf ball: A golf ball 2 has a spherical core 4 and a cover 6 positioned outside this core 4. The core 4 has a spherical center 8 and a mid layer 10 positioned outside this center 8. The center 8 is formed by crosslinking a rubber composition. A base rubber of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090270203 - Golf ball: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent durability and flight distance. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising: a core consisting of a center and one or more intermediate layers covering the center; and a cover covering the core, wherein, at least... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090270204 - Method for golf club selection, and golf club: A method for golf club selection uses a behavior of the golf swing when a golf club is gripped and swung. The method for golf club selection has a step of obtaining information of a vertical movement direction relative to a horizontal plane of a golf club head immediately before... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090270205 - Batting practice set: A batting practice set includes a base, a weight, a cover and a securing unit. The base has first and second walls extending from an underside thereof and a receiving space is defined between the first and second walls. The weight is received in the receiving space and a rod... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090270206 - Portable pitching rubber: A pitching rubber having a pad and a plurality of angled spikes connected to the pad and extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the pad for insertion into a surface, including artificial turf, carpeting and matting, so as to provide a stationary and portable pitching rubber for use both... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20090270207 - Arrow for hunting: The present invention relates to an arrow for hunting that includes: an arrow shaft member of a predetermined length having a recess part formed on one end thereof so as to insert a bowstring of a bow thereinto and a spiral insertion protruding part formed at the inside on the... Agent: Park Law Firm

20090264212 - Training balls for pool and the like: A training ball for pool type games. The training ball may comprise an array of visually coded bounded shapes disposed on the spherical exterior surface, wherein each one visually coded bounded shape has a characteristic visual coding such as color, and a diametrically opposed corresponding visually coded bounded shape having... Agent: Italia Ip

20090264213 - Bowling game apparatus: Bowling game apparatus allowing children to get strikes and spares for a high score. Two guides (10) are provided longitudinally along lane (3); two first retainers (15) are arranged outside the end of lane (3) near approach (2) for retaining first ends of the guides (10); two second retainers (20)... Agent: Judge Patent Associates

20090264214 - 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

20090264215 - Golf club shaft angle adjustment technology: Golf club shaft angle adjustment technology that allows the angle of the shaft of a golf club (ie. the lie) to adjust in small increments, and prevents movement as is the case with gears or teeth. The front of the club head consists of a round opening that accepts a... Agent: Gregory Kaczmarz

20090264216 - Shaft for golf club: A shaft according to the present invention is obtained by winding and curing a prepreg sheet having a matrix resin and a fiber. The prepreg sheet includes a full-length sheet and a partial sheet. At least a part of the partial sheet forms a tip bias layer disposed in a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090264217 - Golf club head having a grooved face: The present invention is directed to a golf club head with an improved striking surface. The grooves are machined into the strike surface with tight tolerances. The grooves have sharp edges, radiused ends, and a draft angle between about 2° and 12°. The striking face is machined such that it... Agent: Acushnet Company

20090264218 - Golf clubs and club-heads comprising a face plate having a central recess and flanking recesses: Golf club-heads are disclosed that have a body and a face plate. Exemplary club-heads are hollow metal-wood club-heads. The face plate is attached to the front of the body and has obverse and reverse surfaces, and a peripheral zone, toe zone, heel zone, upper zone, lower zone, and central zone.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090264219 - Wood club: A toe-side part and a heel-side part located between the crown part and the sole part of the head are respectively provided with at least one concave groove opened outward in a horizontal direction and extending from the face part to the back part in a longitudinal direction so as... Agent: Ryndak & Suri LLP

20090264220 - Golf ball: The present invention provides a golf ball which includes (I) a first member composed of a material molded under heat from a rubber composition of (a) a base rubber composed primarily of a mixture of at least 60 wt % of a polybutadiene having a stress relaxation time (T80), as... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090264221 - Golf ball: The object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having superior abrasion resistance, durability and spin performance. The present invention provides a golf ball of the present invention has a core and a cover, wherein the cover is formed from a cover composition that contains, as a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090264222 - Golf ball: The object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball with superior abrasion resistance and resilience. The present invention provides a golf ball of the present invention comprises a core and a cover that covers the core. The cover contains a polyurethane resin and an organically modified layered... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090264223 - Golf ball: The object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent durability and resilience. The present invention provides a golf ball which includes a core, and a cover covering the core. The cover contains an ionomer resin and an organically modified layered silicate. The organically modified layered... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090264224 - Golf tee: According to various embodiments, the present teachings comprise a golf tee. The golf tee can comprise a point section, a shaft section, and a head section. The shaft section can comprise four opposing arms configured to allow for improved ground penetration. The head section can comprise a circular dish having... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20090264225 - Golf tee: A golf tee made of an elastomeric material includes a base section for positioning on a ground surface, and a concave head section for supporting a golf ball thereon. The tee can be made of a polymeric foam, such as polyurethane foam orethylene vinyl acetate foam. The tee can have... Agent: Ashley Law Firm P.C.

20090264226 - Basketball hoop assembly: A basketball hoop assembly and kit is described with the assembly comprising a flexible sheet which has the shape of a backboard, a hoop mount which is secured to the front face of the sheet, a hoop which is secured to the hoop mount and a net which is secured... Agent: Thomte Law Office, L.L.C.

20090264227 - Offset lacrosse head: An embodiment of the present invention provides an offset lacrosse head comprising a shaft, a collar, and a head. The collar defines an opening that receives the shaft. The head has a juncture. The juncture defines a socket that receives the collar, and the socket and the shaft are non-concentric.... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090264228 - Handle with air conditioning system for racket, paddle or tool: A striking device such as a racquet or tool has a head portion for striking an object and an elongate handgrip with an exterior shell defining an elongate ventilation chamber having a set of air holes for ventilation purposes and to create enhanced gripping ability. An air scoop section is... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090264229 - Blade for a stick: The invention is for a blade for a stick, such as a hockey stick or a floor hockey stick comprising: an attachment means for a shaft close to an essentially elongated blade in turn comprising a first and a second surface surrounded by an upper and a lower longitudinal edge... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20090264230 - Composite bat: A bat has a barrel with a multi-wall construction. The handle can be formed integrally with the inner wall. A damping device can be installed between the handle and the outer wall of the barrel. The damping device can dampen vibrations transmitted from the outer wall to the handle. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C