Patents by Inventor Peter Phillip Backus

Peter Phillip Backus 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).

  • Golf shoe outsole with pivot control traction elements
    Patent number: 6016613
    Abstract: There is disclosed a golf shoe having a plurality of first and second traction projections extending out from the outsole to define a ground engaging surface. The first traction projections are arranged around a first pivot point located in the forefoot portion and a second pivot point located in the rearfoot portion of the outsole. The first traction projections have a body orientated lengthwise toward the pivot points. The second traction projections extend out from the outsole along the periphery of the outsole. The first and second traction projections define a ground engaging surface which, in use, enhance the traction of the outsole during the full golf swing motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Nike International Ltd.
    Inventors: Derek Campbell, Peter Phillip Backus