Patents by Inventor Paul W. Wood

Paul W. Wood 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: 20240189673
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a crown surface having an apex at a highest point and extending between the face, the rear, the heel and the toe of the golf club head. The golf club head also includes a plurality of crown turbulators projecting from the surface of the crown and located between the face and the apex, wherein each adjacent pair of crown turbulators is separate and spaced apart to define a space between the adjacent pair of crown turbulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Erik M. Henrikson, Paul D. Wood, John Hart, Marty R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Xiaojian Chen, Matthew W. Simone, Yujen Huang
  • Patent number: 4737795
    Abstract: Slot antenna apparatus for the roof of a motor vehicle having a central electrically non-conducting portion comprises a horizontal sheet of electrically conducting material under the central portion of the roof. The sheet includes a looped slot having a total loop length of substantially one wavelength in the commercial FM broadcasting band and dividing the sheet into inner and outer portions. A coaxial feed cable adapted for connection at its lower end to AM-FM radio receiver apparatus is routed up one of the vertical pillers to the roof portion of the body and across the roof portion to the center front of the slot to feed the antenna at its front center relative to the vehicle body. A ground conductor connects the outer portion of the horizontal sheet to a point on the vehicle body comprising a voltage null in the vehicle body standing voltage pattern to provide a DC ground and an RF ground at commercial AM broadcast frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Louis L. Nagy, Paul W. Wood
  • Patent number: 4721963
    Abstract: Slot antenna apparatus for a motor vehicle roof having a central portion made of electrically non-conducting material comprises a horizontal sheet of electrically conducting material attached to the roof with a looped slot adjacent the central portion of the roof dividing the sheet into inner and outer portions and having a total loop length of substantially one wavelength in the commercial FM broadcasting band. Antenna feed means are provided at the front center of the slot for FM receiver apparatus and at the side center of the slot essentially 90 degrees rotated from the front center of the slot for AM receiver apparatus. The AM and FM feeds may be connected by coaxial cable to AM and FM tuners in a common radio receiver in the vehicle dashboard; or separate AM and FM portions of the receiver may be installed adjacent the appropriate antenna feeds. The antenna is grounded at DC and in both the AM and FM commercial frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Louis L. Nagy, Paul W. Wood