Patents Assigned to Outside The Leather, LLC
  • Device and method to precisely isolate and minimize direction errors for short putts
    Patent number: 9616312
    Abstract: A device for practicing putting of a golf ball includes: an elongate base with opposed first and second ends and an upper surface; an elongate rail with an upper surface and opposed first and second ends, the rail mounted to the base such that the upper surface of the rail is positioned above and generally parallel with the upper surface of the base; a locating feature positioned adjacent the first end of the rail, the locating feature configured to provide a resting place for a golf ball; and a target area positioned near the second end of the base panel located adjacent the second end of the rail. Such a device can provide immediate and accurate feedback on putting errors committed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Outside The Leather, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Michael Vancho, Timothy Roland Maloney
  • Device and method to precisely isolate and minimize direction errors for short putts
    Patent number: 9498695
    Abstract: A device for practicing putting of a golf ball includes: an elongate base with opposed first and second ends and an upper surface; an elongate rail with an upper surface and opposed first and second ends, the rail mounted to the base such that the upper surface of the rail is positioned above and generally parallel with the upper surface of the base; a locating feature positioned adjacent the first end of the rail, the locating feature configured to provide a resting place for a golf ball; and a target area positioned near the second end of the base panel located adjacent the second end of the rail. Such a device can provide immediate and accurate feedback on putting errors committed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Outside the Leather, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Michael Vancho, Timothy Roland Maloney
  • Device and method to precisely isolate and minimize direction errors for short putts
    Patent number: 9028336
    Abstract: A device for practicing putting of a golf ball includes: an elongate base with opposed first and second ends and an upper surface; an elongate rail with an upper surface and opposed first and second ends, the rail mounted to the base such that the upper surface of the rail is positioned above and generally parallel with the upper surface of the base; a locating feature positioned adjacent the first end of the rail, the locating feature configured to provide a resting place for a golf ball; and a target area positioned near the second end of the base panel located adjacent the second end of the rail. Such a device can provide immediate and accurate feedback on putting errors committed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Outside The Leather, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Michael Vancho, Timothy Roland Maloney