Patents by Inventor William Kelly Borsum

William Kelly Borsum 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: 6648769
    Abstract: An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfer's swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Nathan J. Lee, J. Andrew Galloway, William Kelly Borsum
  • Patent number: 6402634
    Abstract: An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfer's swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Nathan J. Lee, J. Andrew Galloway, William Kelly Borsum
  • Publication number: 20010053720
    Abstract: An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfer's swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: Nathan J. Lee, J. Andrew Galloway, William Kelly Borsum
  • Publication number: 20010005695
    Abstract: An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfer's swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Inventors: Nathan J. Lee, J. Andrew Galloway, William Kelly Borsum
  • Patent number: 6224493
    Abstract: An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfer's swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Nathan J. Lee, J. Andrew Galloway, William Kelly Borsum