Patents by Inventor Joseph Garnes

Joseph Garnes 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).

  • Patent number: 5060996
    Abstract: The present invention is a combination of a golf ball carrier and a shagger for golf balls where the golf ball can be retrieved from the carrier through the shagger end. The preferred embodiment of this invention is made of a tube slightly larger in diameter than a golf ball with several holes that are large enough for an individual to place his finger through. The tube has four slots at each end of the tube. O-rings of a slightly less diameter than the tube are placed over the ends of the tube and fit in the slot. These rubber o-rings form a mouth at both ends of the tube which has a diameter less than a golf ball. To use the invention, an individual places the tube over a golf ball which he wishes to shag and presses down on the tube. The rubber o-rings will flex outward allowing the golf ball to enter the tube and upon entrance in the tube the o-rings will then flex back into position so that the golf ball will remain in the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Inventor: Joseph Garnes
  • Patent number: 5013042
    Abstract: The present invention is a disc with means for seating a golf ball which in the preferred embodiment is a small hole in the center of the disc. In use, one lays the disc down on the ground surface and places a golf ball in the center of the disc. Then a second ball is selectively positioned at a distance from the disc and the said latter ball putted toward the disc. A player is informed that his putted golf ball would enter a hole on a conventional green when the ball putted rides over the edge of the disc and contacts the golf ball seated in the center of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Inventor: Joseph Garnes