| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 473044000 | Cue | 27 |
| 20080318698 | Shock-absorbing pool cue grip - A pool cue having a shock-absorbing grip on its handle composed of an open-celled, viscoelastic, contour form memory material. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080318699 | Pool cue gel grip - A pool cue having a deformable grip for the handle that does not transmit vibration to the user, the grip having a hydrogel member incorporated therein. | 12-25-2008 |
| 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 laminated together, the arcuate outer surfaces form an outer surface of the body and the inner notches define an axial hole through the body; and a circular core tube made of a material having a greater rigidity than wood and having a shorter length than the axial hole, the tube being firmly received in the axial hole in such a way that the cue sticks body has a front hollow section extending a predetermined length along its axis from larger diameter to the smaller diameter end. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090111595 | Cue Stick and Cue Stick Handle with Rigid Forearm and Method of Making the Same - A cue stick handle includes: an exterior casing of conical members; a rigid inner core, which includes linearly interlocked and glued components, including (a) a rigid tube composed of a hard, tensile material that provides steel-like characteristics, including rigidity and stiffness and (b) a pin holder composed of a strong composite or plastic material, having a high tensile and high bending strength, and adhesively coupled to the tube. The first end of a joint pin is securely inserted within the pin holder and a second end of the joint pin extends in an axial direction away from the tube. The tube is filled with a vibration-dampening, foam-like material. The rigid inner core may include a wood core securely mated to an end of the rigid tube. A pair of collars is coupled to each end of the rigid inner core to secure the rigid inner core inside the exterior casing. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100048312 | CUE STICK - A cue stick includes a shaft, a solid force-transmitting pipe, a butt, and a wooden fitting portion. This shaft includes a tip, a solid portion, a hollow portion and a connecting portion. This solid force-transmitting pipe contains an inner space. The butt connects with the shaft. The wooden fitting portion fills in the inner space. The density of the wooden fitting portion is between 80% and 120% of the density of the solid portion. So, the weight and size are nearly same as the ones of a traditional solid wood cue stick. The total weight of the cue stick is proper. Its internal force transmission is evenly distributed. Plus, the feedback feeling for striking the cue ball is excellent. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100093455 | SHAFT OF BILLIARD CUE - A shaft of a billiard cue includes a first section and a second section connected to the first section. The first section is made of natural wood and has a front end to be a top end of the shaft and a rear connecting end to connect to the second section. The second section is not made of natural wood but of a material with a hardness being greater than that of the first section. The second section has a front connecting end to connect with the rear connecting end of the first section and a rear end to be a bottom end of the shaft. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100160055 | Replaceable Inlay Pool Cues - A pool cue adapted to be used in the game of pool may include a butt plate member, a butt sleeve member being detachably connected to the butt plate member, and a wrap member being detachably connected to the butt sleeve member. The detachable connection between the butt plate member and the butt sleeve member may be a threaded connection, and the detachable connection between the butt sleeve member and the wrap member may be a threaded connection. The butt plate member may include a bumper member, and the butt sleeve member may include a double female connection to provide an interchangeable sleeve member. A first ring may be positioned between the butt plate member and the butt plate sleeve member, and a second ring may be positioned between the butt plate member and the butt plate sleeve member. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100190562 | Low Deflection Cue - The present invention is related to a billiard cue comprising a shaft having a tip end and a butt end, wherein the shaft has a non-linear tapered section with reduced diameter compared to a linear tapering at the tip end. Also, a manufacturing process is disclosed which is simple and cheap. The cue of the present invention is low-cost and shows superior low deflection properties. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20120094778 | CUSHION BUMPER FOR COUPLING A BUTT EXTENSION WITH A POOL CUE AND A POOL CUE WITH THE CUSHION BUMPER - A replaceable cushion bumper for coupling a butt extension with a butt end of a pool cue is disclosed. The cushion bumper includes a male stub to be screwed into the butt end and a cushion overwrapping the male stub. The male stub includes a female thread extending through the center so as to receive a male thread of the butt extension. The cushion also includes a bumper bore extending to the female thread of the male stub so as to receive the male thread of the butt extension. A pool cue with the cushion bumper is also disclosed. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120190467 | Pool Cue and Method of Manufacturing Thereof - A pool cue includes a hollow shaft arrangement having a first end and a second end. The shaft arrangement is formed with a bore extending throughout an entire length of the shaft arrangement between the first and second ends. A carrier for mounting the shaft arrangement thereon includes a central section disposed to be received in the bore. The central section has a first end disposed to be engaged against a first end of the shaft arrangement, and a second end provided with a threaded area disposed to extend beyond the second end of the shaft arrangement. The threaded area is connected to other pool cue structure, such as a joint collar or a shaft section, or both, disposed at the second end of the shaft arrangement. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130165244 | POOL CUE - A pool cue shaft assembly includes a thermoplastic support body extending along a shaft axis from a tip end to a collar end. The support body defines at least three fin members extending radially from a geometric center of the support body. Spaces between the radially extending fin members define at least three longitudinal grooves. At least three inlay members are coupled to the thermoplastic support body. Each inlay member is disposed within a respective longitudinal groove and extends from the tip end to the collar end. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130196782 | GAME AND APPARATUS THEREFORE - A new type of pool game which can account for different levels of player skill and also be enjoyable for more than two players, teams or participants. The game can be played on conventional pool, snooker or billiard tables and includes plurality of balls including at least one cue ball and a plurality of object balls of which at least three types of object ball are identifiable. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20150105171 | CUE STICK FOR BILLIARDS SPORTS - A cue stick for billiards sports has an elongated outer housing having a first end, a second end opposing the first end, and an elongated inner cavity. The outer housing is formed from a rigid material and a resilient filling material is disposed in the inner cavity. The filling material radially adjoins an inner surface of the elongated outer housing. The inner cavity extends only partially through an axial length of the outer housing. The filling material is compressed into the inner cavity until it presses against an end of the inner cavity, whereby the filling material axially adjoins the inner surface of the elongated outer housing. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150133230 | Pool cue with graphic display - Disclosed, in general, is a cue stick that is defined by: a shaft; a butt; and a joint that holds the shaft and butt together. In one embodiment, the butt features a window, an internal reservoir filled with a fluid, an external image, and internal image; and wherein rotating the stick moves the fluid inside of the internal reservoir so that the internal image is viewable via the window. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20160184693 | CUE WITH SOLID CORE CONSTRUCTION - A pool cue includes a butt having: an elongate central butt core, extending uninterrupted from a rearmost end of the butt to a foremost end of the butt; one or more oversleeves arranged about the central butt core and abutting one another; and a forward threaded butt connector positioned on the foremost end of the butt, the forward threaded butt connector operable to mate with a corresponding threaded shaft connector of a cue shaft. A shaft has: an elongate shaft sleeve, extending from a rearmost end of the shaft to a foremost end of the shaft; an elongate central shaft core, extending uninterrupted from the rearmost end of the shaft to the foremost end of the shaft; and a rearward threaded shaft connector positioned on the rearmost end of the shaft, the rearward threaded shaft connector operable to mate with the threaded butt connector. | 06-30-2016 |
| 473045000 | Mechanically operated | 1 |
| 20090075742 | Pneumatically powered billiaro cue stick - Various embodiments of a pneumatically powered cue stick are disclosed. Both embodiments employ the use of compressed gas to derive the full range of power necessary to engage in the various games of pool and billiards, including the break shot, without the need for modification of surface area of the game table. The preferred embodiment is adaptable to existing forms of metering, triggering, portable compressed gas dispensing devices such as, but not limited to, paintball marker guns. An alternative embodiment integrates the metering, triggering, and gas dispensing components of the adaptable type, eliminating the need for the separate, adaptable devices previously mentioned. Both embodiments incorporate a cylinder assembly | 03-19-2009 |
| 473046000 | Disparate attachment therefor or convertible to or combined with disparate device | 1 |
| 20090143156 | Pool cue training device - The present invention relates to a pool cue training device for assisting a player in determining cue movement so that the player can learn to control and minimize movement for better and more accurate shots. The invention comprises a laser capable of projecting a laser light in a dot or a line, attached to a mounting device for attaching the laser to a cue. The movement of the cue is determined by the difference between the initial position and final position after the striking motion. | 06-04-2009 |
| 473047000 | With user adjustable or changeable weight | 1 |
| 20090111596 | Cue Stick and Cue Stick Handle with Rigid Inner Core and Method of Making the Same - A cue stick handle includes: an exterior casing of conical members; a rigid inner core, which includes linearly interlocked and glued components, including (a) a rigid tube composed of a hard, tensile material that provides steel-like characteristics, including rigidity and stiffness and (b) a pin holder composed of a strong composite or plastic material, having a high tensile and high bending strength, and adhesively coupled to the tube. The first end of a joint pin is securely inserted within the pin holder and a second end of the joint pin extends in an axial direction away from the tube. The tube is filled with a vibration-dampening, foam-like material. The rigid inner core may include a wood core securely mated to an end of the rigid tube. A pair of collars is coupled to each end of the rigid inner core to secure the rigid inner core inside the exterior casing. | 04-30-2009 |
| 473049000 | Tip or tip fastener therefor | 9 |
| 20080318700 | BILLARD CUE WITH A CUSHION FERRULE - A billiard cue includes a shaft, a ferrule engaged with the shaft and a tip mounted on the ferrule. The shaft includes a tenon defining an outward annular shoulder. The ferrule includes an opened end, an opposed closed end and an interior bore. The bore has a front portion and a rear portion. The diameter of the front portion is larger than that of the rear portion to define an inward annular shoulder therebetween. The tenon of the shaft is received in the front portion of the bore in such a way that the top surface of the tenon snugly leans against the inward annular shoulder, the end surface of the opened end of the ferrule is snugly seated against the outward annular shoulder of the shaft, and a buffer space is defined by the rear portion of the bore of the ferrule. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090253525 | Detachable cue tip assemblies and cue sticks having same - A replaceable cue tip assembly is provided to enable the easy and quick replacement of tip pads of cue sticks. The cue tip assembly includes a tip ferrule that is attachable to a cue stick shaft or to conventional shaft ferrule. It also includes a tip pad holder to which a tip pad is to be fixed. The tip pad holder has a non-threaded conical surface that seats upon a mating non-threaded conical surface of the tip ferrule. The outside diameter of the tip ferrule may be less than local thickness of the cue shaft under certain conditions. Various means of connecting the tip pad holder and the tip ferrule together are disclosed. Cue sticks having the replaceable cue tip assemblies are also disclosed as are tip pad holder tools for use in attaching and removing the tip pad holders. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090270192 | Tip Plate for a Billiards Cue - A cue stick ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100075769 | Cue Stick Tip Tool - A cue stick tip tool includes a shaper that can contour the tip to a nickel or dime radius by using an abrasive formed within a hollow shaper body. Also included is a ferrule guide surface leading to abrasive material usable to trim a side of the cue tip while holding the ferrule clear of the abrasive material to avoid scuffing the ferrule. Another included tool has a concave cylindrical grid of upstanding pointed spikes that can be rolled over the cue tip to make a pattern of chalk holding indentations in the cue tip. The tool package preferably also includes a conical recess for burnishing a side of the cue tip, arcs to measure nickel and dime radii of the cue tip, and a container holding a chalk block and talcum powder—all arranged to be carried on a belt clip. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100240467 | Domed tip pads for cue sticks and cue sticks having same - Dome-seated tip pads and domed tip ferrules for cue sticks obviate the conventional problem of strike-location pad thickness variability. These items have arc segments in the range of between about 15 and about 90 degrees. These items may be provided in the form of a cue tip assembly that permits the easy replacement of the domed-seated tip pad. Such cue tip assemblies include a domed tip pad holder having a conical surface which seats upon a mating conical surface of a tip ferrule. Cue sticks having the dome-seated tip pads are also disclosed. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20140148259 | Pool/Billiard Cue/Shaft with Metal Ferrule - An improved one or more piece Pool/Billiard Cue/Shaft including those with a butt shaft and a proximal and a distal end utilizing a metal ferrule. The ferrule is a cylindrical metal body with an interior bore through the entire length. The ferrule can be of any metal material but specifically polished Stainless Steel. The ferrule is attached to the shaft of the Pool/Billiard cue by means of a tenon formed on the shaft. This will allow the ferrule to tightly engage the shaft of the cue and is secured by typical means of attachment, normally glue or epoxy. The tenon is extended to the end of the ferrule. A tip of leather or other material can then be attached using normal gluing methods. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20150080138 | Tungsten carbide ferrule for cue/billiard sticks - An improved ferrule for Cue/Billiard sticks. The Tungsten Carbide Ferrule is a cylindrical metal body with an interior bore through the entire length. The Tungsten Carbide Ferrule is attached to the shaft of the Cue/Billiard stick by means of a tenon formed on the shaft. This will allow the ferrule to tightly engage the shaft of the cue and is secured by typical means of attachment, normally glue or epoxy. The tenon is extended to the end of the ferrule. A tip of leather or other material can then be attached using normal gluing methods. | 03-19-2015 |
| 473051000 | Striking portion formed of material other than leather | 2 |
| 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 piece in. in this case, said rubber pad not only has the conventional damping function, but also allows the player pick up it to scuff or shape the leather cue tip in the intermittent time of the course of a game depending on necessary. Therefore the rubber pad offered by the present invention has multipurpose feather facilitating to use conveniently. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20120034987 | ENHANCED FRICTION TIP FOR POOL CUE - Improvement of a cue stick for playing pool and the like by providing a nylon tip for contact a ball to be struck. The nylon tip may be nylon 6/12 and may be formed from rod stock of diameter of 0.6125 inch. | 02-09-2012 |
