Patents by Inventor Larry McDowell

Larry McDowell 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: 8512163
    Abstract: A golfing accessory having a golf club handle holder, a divot repair tool, and a golf ball marker retainer. The accessory has a pair of prongs attached to each end of its body. The first end having prongs that form a U-shape adapted to cradle a golf club handle. The opposite end of the accessory has a second set of prongs attached thereto that form a V-shape, divot repair tool. When the second end of the accessory is planted into the ground, a collapsible stand may be extended and a golf club handle may be laid upon the device to provide a stable way to hold the club aloft above the soil. The middle portion of the accessory's body contains a round cut-out for storing a golf ball marker of predetermined size and shape. This cut-out is lined with a magnetic material to facilitate retention of a marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventors: Ulysses McDowell, Larry McDowell
  • Publication number: 20120115629
    Abstract: A golfing accessory having a golf club handle holder, a divot repair tool, and a golf ball marker retainer. The accessory has a pair of prongs attached to each end of its body. The first end having prongs that form a U-shape adapted to cradle a golf club handle. The opposite end of the accessory has a second set of prongs attached thereto that form a V-shape, divot repair tool. When the second end of the accessory is planted into the ground, a collapsible stand may be extended and a golf club handle may be laid upon the device to provide a stable way to hold the club aloft above the soil. The middle portion of the accessory's body contains a round cut-out for storing a golf ball marker of predetermined size and shape. This cut-out is lined with a magnetic material to facilitate retention of a marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Ulysses McDowell, Larry McDowell
  • Publication number: 20060081539
    Abstract: Magnetic handling structure (1a) comprising a retractable magnet (4) and a probe (3) for the manipulation of magnetic particles in biological samples and methods of handling magnetic particles in biological samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Scott Safar, Charles Galitz, Stephen Herchenbach, Chadwick Dunn, Larry McDowell