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20120083354 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club with improved peripheral visibility is provided. The golf club can comprise a club head, a shaft, and a grip. The club head can comprise a crown portion, a sole portion, and a face portion. The crown portion, shaft, and grip can all have substantially the same hue, shade, and saturation. | 04-05-2012 |
20120190478 | COLORIZED DAMPING INDICATORS FOR CUSTOMIZED GOLF CLUB HEADS - The present invention is directed to a golf club having a playing characteristic that is communicated to a player based upon a vibration damping material that is colorized and visible from outside of the club head, thereby communicating to a golfer information about the playing characteristics of the club. | 07-26-2012 |
20120316843 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING SPORTS-RELATED INFORMATION - Systems and methods of broadcasting real time information regarding a game of golf to multiple users across a network. An embodiment involves receiving requests from one or more users interested in a golf player currently playing a game of golf, receiving sensor data from one or more sensors related to a golf player, applying predictive models to the received sensor data, and transmitting the predicted data to external users. Embodiments of the systems and methods may be used to provide alerts to users or to provide statistics or other useful information to users, including the golf player. | 12-13-2012 |
20130029780 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH OPTIMIZED MOI AND/OR ROLL RADIUS - A golf club head with moments of inertia that are optimized about principal axes of the club head. The club head can have a roll radius about its ball striking face that is decreased above a first axis, and increased below the first axis, the first axis being correlated with the principal axes of the club head. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029781 | GOLF CLUB WITH SELECTED LENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO - A golf club can include a shaft and club head. The club can have a selected length to weight ratio based on the length of the shaft and the overall weight of the club. The club head can include one or more areas with selective removal of weight to lighten the club head and/or move weight around in the club head. | 01-31-2013 |
20130035178 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH HIGH SPECIFIC-GRAVITY MATERIALS - Golf club heads comprising weighted materials that can be added, removed, and moved in order to change the weight and center of gravity of the club. In some instances, the weighted material is a polymer composition comprising metal and having a specific gravity greater than about 4. Also disclosed are methods of modifying the center of gravity of a golf club head and methods of manufacturing golf club heads. | 02-07-2013 |
20130178305 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH MULTI-COMPONENT CONTRUCTION - A golf club head with a multi-component construction. The golf club head can include one or more components such as inserts, panels, plates, or body members that fasten to one another to form a club head body or that fasten to a club head body. The club head can include one or more components that snap-fit into a club head body. An insert can be made entirely or partially of plastic. | 07-11-2013 |
20130178306 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH SEPARABLE COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a golf club, and more particularly to a wood-type club head with a separable body component. In certain aspects, the invention provides a golf club head with a face and hosel body member and one or more of an interchangeable aft body member. The invention further provides a variety of insights and mechanisms for coupling the interchangeable member to the body member. | 07-11-2013 |
20130324299 | GOLF CLUB WITH VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE CENTER OF GRAVITY - The invention generally relates to golf clubs with adjustable mass properties. In certain aspects, the invention provides methods and mechanisms for adjusting a club head center of gravity in a vertical direction. Changing a center of gravity in the vertical direction can be done without substantially changing the center of a gravity in other directions. | 12-05-2013 |
20140148266 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH SIMILAR C.G.-NEUTRAL AXIS DISTANCE - A plurality of golf club heads wherein the difference in spin is minimized is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a plurality of fairway wood type golf club head with a volume of between about 110 cubic centimeters (cc) and about 250 cc, wherein the change in backspin between any two clubs within the plurality of metal wood type golf club heads is less than about 600 revolutions per minute (rpm). A plurality of golf clubs in accordance with the present invention may generally have all of its clubs maintain a center of gravity (CG) location that is less than about 8.0 mm away from a neutral axis of the golf club head regardless of the difference in loft of the specific golf club head within the plurality of golf club heads. | 05-29-2014 |
20140162802 | GOLF CLUB GRIP WITH DEVICE HOUSING - The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used. | 06-12-2014 |
20140187346 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH REMOVABLE COMPONENT - The invention provides a golf club head with a fully removable component that can withstand the stress of repeated hits. When assembled, the removable component is held in place by a fastening mechanism that includes structural elements that distribute the holding force across the component and tend to equalize the forces around the periphery where the component meets the body. The fastening mechanism may include a post that reaches across the open space within the hollow club head, pulling the removable component towards an opposed main club head body. Since a golf club of the present invention can be opened, it may include a mechanism on the inside for use by a golfer, such as an electronic device or an adjustment mechanism. The golf club may include a weight adjustment system that allows the club to be custom-fitted to a golfer. | 07-03-2014 |
20140316542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FITTING GOLF CLUBS AND SETS - The invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for fitting golf clubs. A golf club set is selected from among many golf clubs. A golfer can give information about an existing club set or hitting abilities. Systems of the invention use that information to identify a yardage gap to be covered by clubs and a number of clubs to span that yardage gap. The system can determine one or more yardage for each of the number of clubs and then propose a specific club for each yardage. | 10-23-2014 |
20140323237 | GOLF CLUB HEAD COMPRISING MULTIPLE MATERIALS - A golf club head having an insert mechanically coupled to a frame. The construction allows a golf club head to be fabricated with a combination of dissimilar materials, resulting in a club head with improved performance. In some embodiments, the insert comprises an outer insert material, an inner insert material, and a sandwiched material. The sandwiched material may be constructed with a plurality of voids having a varying distribution, thereby resembling a biological structure. Methods for forming a golf club having an insert mechanically coupled to a frame are also disclosed. | 10-30-2014 |
20140349777 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ACCESSIBLE INTERIOR - The invention provides a golf club head having a port for providing a view into the interior cavity of the club head. The club head further includes at least one rib positioned along an internal surface of the club head and adjacent to the port. The at least one rib is configured to provide sound tuning characteristics, increasing the frequency of the port, thereby improving acoustic properties of the club head, particularly the sound produced by the golf club head during ball impact. | 11-27-2014 |
20150045134 | GOLF CLUB WITH MULTI-COMPONENT CONSTRUCTION - The present invention relates to a golf club, and more particularly to a wood-type club head with a separable body component. In certain aspects, the invention provides a golf club head with a face and hosel body member and one or more of an interchangeable aft body member. The invention further provides a variety of insights and mechanisms for coupling the interchangeable member to the body member. | 02-12-2015 |
20150045142 | MILLING PROCESS FOR ROUGHNESS ON GOLF CLUB FACE - The invention generally relates to a golf club in which the ball-striking face has a high surface roughness. The invention provides systems and methods for dual speed milling for improved surface roughness. In certain aspects, the invention provides a method of making a ball striking face for a golf club that includes obtaining a piece of material for use as a club head ball-striking face, milling a surface of the piece of material at a first speed, and milling the surface at a second speed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150126303 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH HIGH SPECIFIC-GRAVITY MATERIALS - Golf club heads comprising weighted materials that can be added, removed, and moved in order to change the weight and center of gravity of the club. In some instances, the weighted material is a polymer composition comprising metal and having a specific gravity greater than about 4. Also disclosed are methods of modifying the center of gravity of a golf club head and methods of manufacturing golf club heads. | 05-07-2015 |
20150151177 | COLORIZED DAMPING INDICATORS FOR CUSTOMIZED GOLF CLUB HEADS - The present invention is directed to a golf club having a playing characteristic that is communicated to a player based upon a vibration damping material that is colorized and visible from outside of the club head, thereby communicating to a golfer information about the playing characteristics of the club. | 06-04-2015 |
20150190687 | RELEASABLE THREADED COMPONENT FOR A GOLF CLUB HAVING A MECHANISM FOR PREVENTING OVER ROTATION - The invention provides a releasable threaded component for use on a golf club head, the component having an anti-over rotation mechanism configured to prevent overtightening of the component to a corresponding mounting portion on the golf club head. | 07-09-2015 |
20160051870 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH SIMILAR C.G.-NEUTRAL AXIS DISTANCE - A plurality of golf club heads wherein the difference in spin is minimized is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a plurality of fairway wood type golf club head with a volume of between about 110 cubic centimeters (cc) and about 250 cc, wherein the change in backspin between any two clubs within the plurality of metal wood type golf club heads is less than about 600 revolutions per minute (rpm). A plurality of golf clubs in accordance with the present invention may generally have all of its clubs maintain a center of gravity (CG) location that is less than about 8.0 mm away from a neutral axis of the golf club head regardless of the difference in loft of the specific golf club head within the plurality of golf club heads. | 02-25-2016 |
20160089584 | GOLF CLUB GRIP WITH DEVICE HOUSING - The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used. | 03-31-2016 |
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20100310922 | Lithium iron phosphate battery pack having cathode and anode current collectors - A lithium ion battery pack including a housing and a top attached to an open end of the housing is disclosed. The battery pack includes plurality of battery cells, arranged in parallel and contained in the housing. The battery pack further includes cathode and anode current collectors. Each of the current collectors includes a collector plate welded to a collector plate tab. The collector plate tabs are welded to the respective cathode and anode covers of the battery cells. | 12-09-2010 |
20100315044 | System for Preventing Deep Battery Discharge - A battery management system for managing the voltage of a battery cell, such as a lithium ion battery, is disclosed. The battery management system comprises a semiconductor switch coupled to the battery cell, wherein the semiconductor switch is in an on condition when the voltage across the battery cell exceeds a first threshold voltage, and a microprocessor coupled to the semiconductor switch, wherein the microprocessor monitors the voltage across the battery cell when the semiconductor switch is on, and turns itself off when the when the monitored voltage is less than a second threshold voltage, thereby preventing further current drain from the battery cell. | 12-16-2010 |
20110089902 | CIRCUITRY FOR BALANCING CHARGING OF SERIES CONNECTED BATTERY CELLS - A circuit for preventing overcharging a battery cell is disclosed. The circuit comprises a voltage detector for monitoring a voltage across a battery cell. The voltage detector is configured to determine when the voltage across the battery cell is greater than a first threshold voltage. The circuit further comprises an electronic switch responsive to the voltage detector and is configured to shunt current around the battery cell when the voltage detector has determined the battery cell voltage is greater than the first threshold voltage. | 04-21-2011 |
20110089908 | CIRCUITRY FOR BALANCING CHARGING OF SERIES CONNECTED BATTERY CELLS - For a circuit for preventing overcharging of a battery cell, the overcharging protecting circuit having a voltage detector for monitoring the voltage across the battery cell, a polarity protection circuit for protecting the voltage detector from a reverse polarity connection of the battery cell to the voltage detector is disclosed. The polarity protection circuit comprises a semiconductor device coupled across voltage detection inputs of the voltage detector. The semiconductor device is adapted to shunt current across the voltage detection inputs of the voltage detector when the battery cell is connected in reverse polarity to the voltage detector. | 04-21-2011 |
20110101919 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY PACK - A lithium iron phosphate battery pack is disclosed. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, arranged as groups of cells, a controller circuit, and a plurality of intercell tabs coupling the groups of battery cells to the controller circuit. The controller circuit includes a voltage sensor for monitoring the voltage across each of the groups of cells. If one of the groups has a voltage that is lower or higher than a respective lower or upper threshold voltage, the controller circuit will shut off the charge/discharge cycling of all the groups of cells. In doing so, the controller circuit protects the entire battery pack during charge/discharge cycling. | 05-05-2011 |
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20110270833 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR AN IMPROVED ENTERPRISE SPATIAL SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method, system, and program for providing access to spatial data. A request for data is received. Enterprise and third party data are integrated. The integrated data is processed. Spatially referenced results are generated using the processed data. The spatially referenced results are returned in response to the request. | 11-03-2011 |
20150193630 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR AN IMPROVED ENTERPRISE SPATIAL SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method, system, and program for providing access to spatial data. A request for data is received. Enterprise and third party data are integrated. The integrated data is processed. Spatially referenced results are generated using the processed data. The spatially referenced results are returned in response to the request. | 07-09-2015 |