Patents Represented by Attorney James F. Locke Purnell Rain Harrell Struthers
  • Patent number: 5651408
    Abstract: A wax pattern for use in connection with investment casting of a metal wood golf club head, in which the golf club head is a positive duplicate of the wax pattern. The wax pattern includes a body having a hollow interior accessible through an orifice and a weld rim surrounding the orifice with gate forming means that include at least one gate disposed on the weld rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Niemin Porter & Co.
    Inventor: John P. Sheehan
  • Patent number: 5651409
    Abstract: Tooling for injection molding a wax pattern in connection with investment casting of a metal wood golf club head, in which the golf club head is a positive duplicate of the wax pattern and has a body having an exterior, a hollow interior accessible through an orifice, a weld rim surrounding the orifice, and at least one gate disposed on the weld rim. The tooling includes collapsible core means having a shape complementary to the interior of the golf club head and the wax pattern. The collapsible core means may be disassembled and removed from a wax pattern formed around the core means. The tooling also includes a tooling body that defines a sealable wax pattern cavity that is complementary to the exterior of the golf club head and includes passage means to allow injection of molten wax into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Niemin Porter & Co., Inc.
    Inventor: John P. Sheehan
  • Patent number: 5638342
    Abstract: A watch saddle for providing ventilation and spacing between a user's wrist and a wristwatch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Fossil, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Kartsotis, Suzanne M. Amundsen, Timothy G. Hale, Hiroshi Nakahara
  • Patent number: 5636775
    Abstract: A storage receptacle adapted to be received on a watch strap or jewelry band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Fossil, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Kartsotis, Suzanne M. Amundsen, Timothy G. Hale, Hiroshi Nakahara
  • Patent number: D368944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Inventor: John T. Stites