Patents by Inventor H. William Bradford

H. William Bradford 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).

  • Tee marker and method of providing tee to green center distance
    Patent number: 5464219
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adjustable distance golf course tee marker which can be used, either singularly (with a non-adjustable marker) or in pairs to define a teeing ground, especially as described in Rule 11 of the Rules of Golf. One unique feature of the adjustable distance tee marker (ADTM for short) of this invention is that unlike prior art devices, it requires a minimum of operating parts, namely:a. an openable hollow housing having a top portion and a bottom portion;b. three parallel positioned movable numbered drums, each bearing the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in a spaced apart relationship, wherein said drums are situated in the interior of said housing, and wherein said drums interact with either the top or the bottom (or both) interior shapes of said housing to fix the positions of said drums in said housing;c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Inventors: H. William Bradford, Peter E. Carr
  • Adjustable distance tee-marker
    Patent number: D376630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventors: H. William Bradford, Peter E. Carr