Patents by Inventor Duane Burgess

Duane Burgess has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240131406
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to golf bags having a lightweight and durable top frame assembly. The lightweight top frame assembly can have handle and leg sub-assemblies. Three-dimensional printing methods can be used to form the top frame assembly or any portion thereof. The golf bags may include a cord assembly extending across the top frame to form one or more club dividers for organizing golf clubs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ian Burgess, Stephanie L. Howard, Duane Marshall, Brian R. Poirier, Benjamin J. Beck, Ryan Donovan, Jonathan Mark Liston, Michael T. McDuffee
  • Patent number: 5966693
    Abstract: A leveraged whole or universal life insurance plan is administered using a computer processing method to ensure lender security, accumulation of value to an employee, and minimum tax exposure. The employer borrows in installments to partly cover insurance premiums on a policy owned by the employee, and pays interest on the loan for the life of the plan. The employee also pays part of the premiums, and collaterally assigns the policy as security for repayment of the loan. As the insurance policy appreciates in value, premiums decrease. The employee can pay down the loan and eventually eliminate premium payments, or can borrow against the policy for tax-free retirement income. The excess of the death benefit over any loan principal remaining upon the death of the employee is a tax-free payment to the employee's beneficiaries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Money Accumulation Programs, Inc.
    Inventor: Duane Burgess
  • Patent number: D1027454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Duane Marshall, Ian Burgess