Patents by Inventor Nick Trahan
Nick Trahan 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).
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Publication number: 20240082667Abstract: A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes a striking wall extending in the heel to toe direction and defines a substantially planar striking face for hitting a golf ball. A central elongate member is in communication with, and extends rearward from, the striking wall. An upper surface of the central elongate member includes a plurality of separate alignment elements. At least one of the plurality of alignment elements has an edge that extends substantially parallel to the striking face. The length of the parallel edge is substantially equivalent to the diameter of a golf ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Nick TRAHAN, Thomas CARLSON, Christopher R. COOPER, Adam SHELDON
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Patent number: 11850482Abstract: A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes a striking wall extending in the heel to toe direction and defines a substantially planar striking face for hitting a golf ball. A central elongate member is in communication with, and extends rearward from, the striking wall. An upper surface of the central elongate member includes a plurality of separate alignment elements. At least one of the plurality of alignment elements has an edge that extends substantially parallel to the striking face. The length of the parallel edge is substantially equivalent to the diameter of a golf ball.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Nick Trahan, Thomas Carlson, Christopher R. Cooper, Adam Sheldon
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Publication number: 20200009432Abstract: A putter-type golf club head is disclosed. When oriented in a reference position, the putter-type golf club head comprises a blade member and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member. The blade member extends in a heel-to-toe direction and has a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and an upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mika BECKTOR, Keith DOLEZEL, Nick TRAHAN, Phillip C. SEAGRAM, Brian HERR, Jeff D. BRUNSKI, Adam SHELDON
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Patent number: 10456637Abstract: A putter-type golf club head is disclosed. When oriented in a reference position, the putter-type golf club head comprises a blade member and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member. The blade member extends in a heel-to-toe direction and has a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and an upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mika Becktor, Keith Dolezel, Nick Trahan, Phillip C. Seagram, Brian Herr, Jeff Brunski, Adam Sheldon
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Publication number: 20190192935Abstract: A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes a striking wall extending in the heel to toe direction and defines a substantially planar striking face for hitting a golf ball. A central elongate member is in communication with, and extends rearward from, the striking wall. An upper surface of the central elongate member includes a plurality of separate alignment elements. At least one of the plurality of alignment elements has an edge that extends substantially parallel to the striking face. The length of the parallel edge is substantially equivalent to the diameter of a golf ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Nick TRAHAN, Thomas CARLSON, Christopher R. COOPER, Adam SHELDON
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Patent number: 10252124Abstract: A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes a striking wall extending in the heel to toe direction and defines a substantially planar striking face for hitting a golf ball. A central elongate member is in communication with, and extends rearward from, the striking wall. An upper surface of the central elongate member includes a plurality of separate alignment elements. At least one of the plurality of alignment elements has an edge that extends substantially parallel to the striking face. The length of the parallel edge is substantially equivalent to the diameter of a golf ball.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Nick Trahan, Thomas Carlson, Christopher R. Cooper, Adam Sheldon
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Patent number: 10183204Abstract: An insert for a golf club head, wherein the insert includes a generally planar base surface and a maximum thickness, Tmax, measured perpendicular to the base surface. The insert further includes a first component comprising a non-metallic material, and a second component coupled to the first component and comprising a continuous, formed metal sheet having a thickness between 0.01 mm and 3.0 mm, the second component extending a maximum distance, D, in a direction perpendicular to the base surface, that is no less than 6 mm. The insert is configured such that a ratio D/Tmax is no less than 0.50.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTDInventors: Keith Dolezel, Nick Trahan, Phillip Seagram, Mika Becktor
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Publication number: 20180071596Abstract: A putter-type golf club head is disclosed. When oriented in a reference position, the putter-type golf club head comprises a blade member and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member. The blade member extends in a heel-to-toe direction and has a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and an upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Mika BECKTOR, Keith DOLEZEL, Nick TRAHAN, Phillip C. SEAGRAM, Brian HERR, Jeff BRUNSKI, Adam SHELDON
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Patent number: 9839822Abstract: A putter-type golf club head is disclosed. When oriented in a reference position, the putter-type golf club head comprises a blade member and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member. The blade member extends in a heel-to-toe direction and has a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and an upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Mika Becktor, Keith Dolezel, Nick Trahan, Phillip C. Seagram, Brian Herr, Jeff Brunski, Adam Sheldon
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Publication number: 20170209755Abstract: putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes a striking wall extending in the heel to toe direction and defines a substantially planar striking face for hitting a golf ball. A central elongate member is in communication with, and extends rearward from, the striking wall. An upper surface of the central elongate member includes a plurality of separate alignment elements. At least one of the plurality of alignment elements has an edge that extends substantially parallel to the striking face. The length of the parallel edge is substantially equivalent to the diameter of a golf ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Nick TRAHAN, Thomas CARLSON, Chris COOPER, Adam SHELDON
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Patent number: 9694259Abstract: A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, includes a striking wall extending in the heel to toe direction and defines a substantially planar striking surface for hitting a golf ball. A central elongate member is in communication with, and extends rearward from, the striking wall. An upper surface of the central elongate member includes a plurality of alignment elements. At least one of the plurality of alignment elements has a parallel visual indicator section, at least a portion of which extends substantially parallel to the striking surface. The width of the at least one of the plurality of alignment elements is substantially equivalent to the diameter of a golf ball.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Nick Trahan, Thomas Carlson, Chris Cooper, Adam Sheldon
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Publication number: 20170080299Abstract: An article, such as a golf club head, comprising one or more of a polished region, a textured region, a painted region, and/or a coated region, which may be formed using one or more masking operations, texturing operations, painting operations, and mask removal operations. A liquid mask may be applied over a narrow region defined by opposing mask edges, enabling a strip of a metallic surface to be framed by painted, textured, and/or coated regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Nick Trahan, Phill Seagram, Keith Dolezel, Mika Becktor
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Publication number: 20170080301Abstract: An insert for a golf club head, wherein the insert includes a generally planar base surface and a maximum thickness, Tmax, measured perpendicular to the base surface. The insert further includes a first component comprising a non-metallic material, and a second component coupled to the first component and comprising a continuous, formed metal sheet having a thickness between 0.01 mm and 3.0 mm, the second component extending a maximum distance, D, in a direction perpendicular to the base surface, that is no less than 6 mm. The insert is configured such that a ratio D/Tmax is no less than 0.50.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Keith Dolezel, Nick Trahan, Phillip Seagram, Mika Becktor
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Patent number: 9533200Abstract: An insert for a golf club head, wherein the insert includes a generally planar base surface and a maximum thickness, Tmax, measured perpendicular to the base surface. The insert further includes a first component comprising a non-metallic material, and a second component coupled to the first component and comprising a continuous, formed metal sheet having a thickness between 0.01 mm and 3.0 mm, the second component extending a maximum distance, D, in a direction perpendicular to the base surface, that is no less than 6 mm. The insert is configured such that a ratio D/Tmax is no less than 0.50.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Dunlop Sports Company LimitedInventors: Keith Dolezel, Nick Trahan, Phillip Seagram, Mika Becktor
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Publication number: 20160376074Abstract: A novel container is described having an outer chamber adapted to hold an amount of a first liquid; an inner chamber displaced within the outer chamber, the inner chamber adapted to hold an amount of a second liquid; and a cap having a mouthpiece adapted to allow the first liquid and second liquid to flow therethrough. The cap may be adapted to allow passage of the first liquid, but not the second liquid, when the mouthpiece is in a first position. The cap may also be adapted to allow passage of the second liquid, but not the first liquid, when the mouthpiece is in a second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: ShotWater, Inc.Inventors: Michael Kenworthy, Nick Trahan
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Patent number: 9457927Abstract: A novel container is described having an outer chamber adapted to hold an amount of a first liquid; an inner chamber displaced within the outer chamber, the inner chamber adapted to hold an amount of a second liquid; and a cap having a mouthpiece adapted to allow the first liquid and second liquid to flow therethrough. The cap may be adapted to allow passage of the first liquid, but not the second liquid, when the mouthpiece is in a first position. The cap may also be adapted to allow passage of the second liquid, but not the first liquid, when the mouthpiece is in a second position.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: ShotWater, Inc.Inventors: Michael Kenworthy, Nick Trahan
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Patent number: D754270Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Keith Dolezel, Nick Trahan, Phillip Seagram, Mika Becktor
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Patent number: D756474Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Nick Trahan, Mika Becktor, Keith Dolezel, Phillip C. Seagram
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Patent number: D759175Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Nick Trahan, Mika Becktor, Keith Dolezel, Phillip C. Seagram
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Patent number: D777269Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventors: Mika Becktor, Keith Dolezel, Adam Sheldon, Nick Trahan, Phillip C. Seagram