Patents by Inventor Mario Caya

Mario Caya 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: 20230201683
    Abstract: A golf tee is provided comprising a neck for supporting a golf ball and a reinforced skirt connected to the neck for providing elasticity to the golf tee. The golf tee has an open body connected to the reinforced skirt, the open body having a support rim for supporting the golf tee and an upper end for supporting the neck. The open body comprises a plurality of support columns, each support column having an upper end and a lower end and at least one support ring transversely connecting each support column of the plurality of support columns to at least another of the support columns within the open body, wherein the open body defines a plurality of holes thereby reducing the weight of the golf tee, and the plurality of support columns and the at least one support ring increase the surface area of the golf tee thereby increasing drag on the golf tee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Mario CAYA
  • Patent number: 7951018
    Abstract: A golf tee is provided for supporting a golf ball. The golf tee is adapted to sit on top of the ground and comprises a support rim or at least three support points for supporting a golf ball and an open body having a lower end suitable for placement on the ground and an upper end suitable for connection to the support rim. An optional neck may be used connecting the upper end of the open body to the support rim. The open body comprises a plurality of support columns and optionally one or more support rings connecting the support columns. The support columns are separated by holes thereby increasing the surface area of the golf tee. The open body and holes are adapted to receive grass and can allow for substantial level placement of the tee relative to the ground even when the grass is dense or longer. The support columns and holes result in a golf tee having a high drag and relatively low weight thereby providing a golf tee which travels a relatively short distance when struck by a swinging golf club.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventor: Mario Caya
  • Publication number: 20090093323
    Abstract: A golf tee is provided for supporting a golf ball. The golf tee is adapted to sit on top of the ground and comprises a support rim or at least three support points for supporting a golf ball and an open body having a lower end suitable for placement on the ground and an upper end suitable for connection to the support rim. An optional neck may be used connecting the upper end of the open body to the support rim. The open body comprises a plurality of support columns and optionally one or more support rings connecting the support columns. The support columns are separated by holes thereby increasing the surface area of the golf tee. The open body and holes are adapted to receive grass and can allow for substantial level placement of the tee relative to the ground even when the grass is dense or longer. The support columns and holes result in a golf tee having a high drag and relatively low weight thereby providing a golf tee which travels a relatively short distance when struck by a swinging golf club.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Mario Caya
  • Patent number: 5111540
    Abstract: Improvements are provided in a bunk bed which includes a head board having a pair of spaced-apart legs and upper and lower transverse frames, a tail board having a pair of spaced-apart legs and upper and lower transverse frames and connecting members comprising a pair of transversely-spaced-apart upper and lower longitudinally-extending frames. A first improvement is in the form of an assembly bracket comprising an apertured side plate, an apertured face plate securely-connected thereto, and a perpendicularly-extending ledge extending along the length of the side plate. That ledge also extends from a face of the face plate and is securely-connected both to an intermediate region of the side plate and to an intermediate region of the face plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Inventor: Mario Caya
  • Patent number: 5003650
    Abstract: Improvements are provided in a bunk bed which includes a head board having a pair of spaced-apart legs and upper and lower transverse frames, a tail board having a pair of spaced-apart legs and upper and lower transverse frames and connecting members comprising a pair of transversely-spaced-apart upper and lower longitudinally-extending frames. A first improvement is in the form of an assembly bracket comprising an apertured side plate, an apertured face plate securely-connected thereto, and a perpendicularly-extending ledge extending along the length of the side plate. That ledge also extends from a face of the face plate and is securely-connected both to an intermediate region of the side plate and to an intermediate region of the face plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Inventor: Mario Caya