Patents Represented by Law Firm Aquilino & Welsh
  • Hosel-less golf club
    Patent number: 5961397
    Abstract: A hosel-less shaft connection for a golf club including an airfoil shaped ledge located at the heel portion of the golf club head which is generally parallel to and below an upper surface of the club head and an upright airfoil shaped wall connecting the ledge and the upper surface. A shaft is connected to a shaft bore opening located on the airfoil shaped ledge whereby the shaft enters the club head at a point below the top surface of the club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Inventors: Clive S. Lu, Ming Ho Wang
  • Boolean digital multiplier
    Patent number: 5956265
    Abstract: A boolean multiplier is disclosed. The boolean multiplier includes a plurality of input buffers for storing a first operand and a second operand. The multiplier also includes a first set of gates coupled to the input buffers, the first set of gates respectively combining the first operand and the second operand with Boolean function to produce logical products. The multiplier further includes a second set of gates coupled to the first set of gates, the second set of gates respectively combining the logical products with Boolean functions to produce specific product bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Inventor: James M. Lewis
  • Metalwood type golf club head with bi-level off-set outer side-walls
    Patent number: 5954595
    Abstract: A metalwood type golf club head including a club head body having a toe, heel, top surface, bottom sole, side surfaces, rear surface and ball striking face having at least one raised, and preferably two, elongated, aerodynamically shaped appendage extending outwardly from a side surface, in a front to rear direction, from a point adjacent said ball striking face to said rear surface. The structure provides improved weight distribution for better balance, adds strength and stability and provides aerodynamic surfaces to increase club head speed particularly on larger club heads designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Inventor: Anthony J. Antonious
  • Golf swing exercise and training device
    Patent number: 5947835
    Abstract: A golf training and exercising device for exercising various muscles used in a golf swing, including an elongated elastic member having a loop type mounting means on one end and a flexible, soft grip attached to the opposite end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventor: Francis A. Fenton, Jr.
  • Applicator package
    Patent number: 5944434
    Abstract: An applicator for dispensing and applying materials. The applicator includes a container having an open first end and an open second end. The applicator also includes a follower sized and dimensioned to fit within the container such that the follower moves between the first end of the container and the second end of the container to force material from the second end of the container. The first end of the container is shaped to accommodate and retain a finger of a user within the first end of the container such that the finger of the user snugly fits within the container and the container becomes an extension of the finger for application purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventor: Gary Schlatter
  • Personal recovery system
    Patent number: 5940004
    Abstract: The personal recovery unit includes a transmitter unit carried by a user. The transmitter unit includes a transmitter for selectively transmitting a warning signal to a central processing center, a clock, and means for initiating the transmission of a warning signal at a specified time of day such that the location of an individual is provided at a specified time of day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Inventor: John G. Fulton
  • Golf club with interchangeable sole
    Patent number: 5938540
    Abstract: A method of forming a customized golf club head having a selected ground engaging soleplate is disclosed. A conventional club head body having a heel, toe, upper surface, rear surface and ball striking face is formed with a cavity in the bottom surface. One of a plurality of ground engaging soleplates is selected to be permanently or removably attached to the club head body. A manufacturer may pre-produce club heads with a cavity in the bottom and at a later time select a particular ground engaging soleplate depending upon customer demands. The invention also allows a golfer to select one of a wide variety of ground engaging soleplates in order to customize a golf club suitable for selected playing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Inventor: Clive S. Lu
  • Iron type golf club head with offset hosel and enlargement
    Patent number: 5935016
    Abstract: An iron type golf club head includes a club head body having a heel portion, toe portion, bottom sole, top ridge, planar ball striking face including an enlarged hitting area adjacent the heel portion and a permanently non-rotatable hosel affixed to the club head body outside the outer periphery thereof by a connector extending the hosel laterally in a heel to toe direction and also offset beyond the leading edge of the club face, in a rear to front direction, permitting full ball striking face contact, without shanking, for hitting a golf ball during the execution of a golf shot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventor: Anthony J. Antonious
  • Modular hat
    Patent number: 5933871
    Abstract: A modular hat is disclosed. The hat includes a hat crown having an inside perimeter, a front side, a back side, a left side, and a right side. A visor is attached to the front side of the hat crown. A headband connecting member is attached along the inside perimeter of the hat crown for releasably connecting a plurality of components to the hat, wherein the components are chosen from the group consisting of a chin strap, a sunglass mount, a one-piece ear muff attachment, a storm visor, an ear and neck winter guard, a hydration curtain, a pocket, a bug net, an internal headband, a reflective illuminator, a flashlight holder, a winter facemask with pockets, and an ornamental towel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventor: David Kraft
  • Hosel-less golf club with a single bent shaft
    Patent number: 5931741
    Abstract: The golf club of the present invention provides a club head wherein a shaft is bent so as to be directly insertable into the ball striking face adjacent the heel, thereby eliminating totally the need for a shaft hosel. The shaft may enter the club face at various locations and the bend of the shaft will vary between a minimum of five degrees to a maximum of 180 degrees depending, in part, on the loft angle of the particular club head. The hosel-less design of the present club provides slightly less wind resistance and theer is less mass to get tangled in grass when hitting from rough areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Inventor: Francis A. Fenton, Jr.
  • Fairway wood for tight lies
    Patent number: 5931745
    Abstract: A fairway type metal wood golf club head having a low profile and an upright trapezoidal shape providing a low center of gravity to facilitate getting a golf ball airborne from a tight or rough lie condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Inventor: Byron H. Adams
  • Two-piece overhead console
    Patent number: 5927784
    Abstract: An overhead console for a motor vehicle, boat, or aircraft, is disclosed. The console includes a console housing having a leading end and a trailing end, a monitor mounted in the leading end of the console housing, and a compartment for storing a source of video signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Inventor: Christopher J. Vitito
  • Golf club head with outer peripheral weighting system
    Patent number: 5916041
    Abstract: An iron type golf club head having a secondary outermost perimeter weight system including a weight member extending outwardly from and overlaying the primary perimeter surfaces of the club head, which further displaces the mass of the club head from the center of percussion. The secondary outer weight member extends from the primary perimeter surfaces of the club head body onto at least a portion of the hosel forming a unitized interconnection between the hosel and the club head body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: Anthony J. Antonious
  • Putting stroke training device
    Patent number: 5893803
    Abstract: A golf training device for training a golfer to execute a putting stroke including a neck engaging member, a longitudinal strap having a first end attached to the neck engaging member and a free end. The strap includes a weighted ring which causes the strap to hang downwardly in a vertical direction when the neck engaging member is placed around the neck of a golfer and used during the execution of a putting stroke. In use, a golfer grasps the strap holding it firmly against a handle of a golf club thereby fixing the distance between the hands and his shoulders, neck and head, ensuring a repetitive consistent putting stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Inventors: David Leadbetter, George P. Lee, III
  • Speaker assembly
    Patent number: 5874695
    Abstract: A speaker assembly is disclosed. The speaker assembly employs a unique design permitting reduction in the size and weight of the speaker assembly, while maintaining high fidelity sound. The speaker incorporates inverted midranges, with opposed tweeters to produce high fidelity stereo sound. The speaker assembly also includes a strain relief member which reduces the weight of the speaker assembly. The speaker assembly also includes a pair of inductors with securing bolts running therethrough to increase the efficiency of the induction coils and permit the inductors to function as structural spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Inventor: Dennis A. Tracy
  • Method for preparing kimchi
    Patent number: 5869116
    Abstract: A method for preparing kimchi including the steps of adding less than 2.4% by weight Vitamin C and less than 1% by weight Vitamin E to a mixture of vegetables and spices prior to fermentation and then fermenting the mixture. Vitamin C or Vitamin E or both can be added to the mixture. The Vitamin C is selected from ascorbic acid, calcium ascorbate and sodium ascorbate. Organic acids may be added together with the Vitamin C and Vitamin E to the preparation of the kimchi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Inventor: Byong W. Yoo
  • Combined sanitary cover and drain pan
    Patent number: D404804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Il Yoo Davis
  • Screen with a set of icons
    Patent number: D405776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Inventor: Steven P. Fults
  • Wood type golf club head
    Patent number: D411600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: Anthony J. Antonious
  • Applicator package
    Patent number: D413799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Gary Schlatter