Patents Examined by Benjamin Layno
  • Golf club head with airfoil
    Patent number: 10751583
    Abstract: A golf club head for a driver is disclosed. The golf club head includes a face portion and a rearward end portion. An upward facing surface in a crown portion of the golf club head curves up towards the rearward end portion to keep airflow from separating from the crown portion. A downward facing surface on a sole portion of the golf club includes an airfoil that helps keep air stuck to the sole portion of the golf club head. The airfoil portion extends from a toe portion to a heel portion of the golf club head to help maintain smooth airflow across the entirety of the golf club head during a swing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ESS 2 Tech, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Suk, David A. Shoffler
  • Shuffling machine having card dispensing structure
    Patent number: 10751603
    Abstract: A shuffling machine having a card dispensing structure is provided. The shuffling machine has a central accommodating compartment, a left accommodating compartment, a right accommodating compartment, and a card dispensing space. A translation plate is disposed in the card dispensing space. A driving mechanism is connected to the translation plate. The translation plate is coupled with a card dispensing device configured to dispense the playing cards in the card dispensing space. The card dispensing device includes a fixed seat and a dispensing block. The fixed seat limits a vertical displacement of the dispensing block within a predetermined distance. Left and right sides of an underside of the dispensing block have beveled edges. Thereby, the dispensing block and its beveled edges can prevent the playing card that is mistakenly riffled from being bent and damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BINGOTIMES DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuo-Lung Tseng
  • Casino style game
    Patent number: 10755531
    Abstract: Provided is a casino-style game for one or more players. A standard, shuffled four-suited deck of playing cards is provided, along with at least one wager-indicating marker is for each player. A playing field having indicia indicating designated areas is provided. The designated areas including integer spaces designated for the integers five through seventeen on which at least one wager-indicating marker is placed by a player. To determine an integer between five and seventeen, the cards are dealt sequentially until five cards of one suit have been dealt. The determined integer is the total numbers of cards dealt. Any bet made on the determined integer is paid according to predetermined odds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Flushed Game, LLC
    Inventor: David R. Buten
  • Systems and methods for a table game using a special deck of cards and a conventional deck of cards
    Patent number: 10744398
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for online and/or electronic card games such as blackjack that allow at least one card to be dealt from a special deck (e.g., a restricted deck) into a hand, while the remainder of the cards for that hand (and, in some embodiments, other hands involved in the game event) are dealt from a main/conventional deck. In accordance with some embodiments, the at least one card dealt from the special deck is dealt into a hand of the player while in other embodiments it is dealt into the hand of a dealer and/or an opponent player. A special deck may be a deck that includes cards configured to provide an advantage to the player (e.g., in a blackjack game, restricted deck may only include high value cards if being used for a player hand or only low value cards if being used for a dealer hand).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Gamesys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Robeson Mandela Reeves, Hans Elias, Marlon James Dublin, Alexander Sanford Todd Young
  • Golf club head with face damping and stress-reduction features
    Patent number: 10737152
    Abstract: An golf club head with a structure that improves the sound and reduces stress placed on the face upon impact with a golf ball is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head is an iron with a face having a rear protrusion, also referred to as a piston, with both forward and rearward facing surfaces. The piston is at least partially received within a receptacle provided in the body of the golf club head. The receptacle also includes a pair of bumpers, one of which interacts with the piston to improve the sound of the face upon impact with a golf ball at speeds at which an average golfer would swing the club head, and the other of which reduces the stress placed on the face when the club makes impact with a golf ball at high speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Denver Holt
  • Scratch board with receptacle
    Patent number: 10729971
    Abstract: A scratch board for lottery tickets and the like. The board includes a body having a planar portion, the planar portion having a flat front surface, and a curved portion extending from the lower end of the planar portion and forwardly of the planar portion, a clip coupled to the planar portion and adapted to securely maintain a flat object against the planar portion, a dowel removably affixed to the planar portion, and a receptacle sized to receive one or several coins. The board can also include a cylinder rotatably disposed within the curved portion, the cylinder including an outer wall, an internal cavity, and a slot defined through the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventor: Jennifer Lynn Lengyel
  • Customizable playing cards with interchangeable components
    Patent number: 10729969
    Abstract: A customizable playing card having: a plurality of connectable surfaces, wherein each surface is capable of being removably adhered to each other surface via static electricity; a first card component having: a front first card component face; and a back first card component face; and a second card component that joins with the first card component via the static electricity; the second card component having: a front second card component face; and a back second card component face; wherein the first card component connects to the second card component such that the front first component face is the front card face; and such that the front second component face is opposite to the front first component face and is the back card face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventor: Gregory Donald Paul
  • Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
    Patent number: 10722765
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The front portion may include a front pocket defined by an interior wall. A face portion may be positioned in the front pocket. The material of the face portion may have a substantially higher yield strength than the material of the interior wall. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
  • Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
    Patent number: 10722764
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a first interior cavity portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a front portion having a face portion, and a plurality of ports in the bottom portion. The plurality of ports may include a first set of ports, a second set of ports, and a third set of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
  • Methods of manufacturing golf club heads
    Patent number: 10716977
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joseph R. Aplin, Patrick C. Davis, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Justin Kuhar
  • Iron golf club head
    Patent number: 10716979
    Abstract: An iron golf club head includes a head member having a lace surface and a back surface located opposite to the face surface, and a badge member having an opposed surface facing the back surface and connected to the back surface and an exposed surface located opposite to the back surface the opposed surface and exposed to the outside. The badge member includes a resin plate having the opposed surface and made of a resin material, and a metal plate having the exposed surface and made of a metal material. The resin plate is provided with a plurality of recesses recessed toward the opposed surface. The plurality of recesses are arranged side by side in a toe-to-heel direction. The ratio V/S of a volume V (unit: mm3) of the badge member to an area S (unit: mm3) of the opposed surface is 4.0 or more and 10.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Hosooka
  • Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
    Patent number: 10709942
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and an interior. The golf club head may include a first plurality of ports and a second plurality of ports in the bottom portion. A first set of inner support portions may be connected to the first plurality of ports, and a second set of inner support portions may be connected to the second plurality of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
  • Method of relieving stress from face plate welds of a golf club head
    Patent number: 10704130
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for forming a golf club head assembly using a combination of different, but separate heat treatments for the golf club head body and high strength faceplate, and vibrational waves to relive stress in the weld heat affected zones of the golf club body and face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Matthew W. Simone
  • Method of forming golf club head assembly
    Patent number: 10695619
    Abstract: A method of forming a golf club head assembly includes aligning a faceplate with a recess of a club head; welding the faceplate to the club head; then, after welding the faceplate, heating the club head and the faceplate to at least a solvus temperature of the faceplate for a predetermined amount of time; and then, after heating the club head and the faceplate, allowing the club head and the faceplate to air cool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew W. Simone, Evan R. Greer, Ryan M. Stokke
  • Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
    Patent number: 10695624
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, and a crown portion covering an opening in the top portion. The crown portion may include a raised central crown portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
  • Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
    Patent number: 10695623
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion and a plurality of weight portions. The body portion may include a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion having a plurality of ports. The plurality of ports may include a first set of ports and a second set of ports. Each port of the plurality of ports may be configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
  • Gaming object flipping apparatus for electronic gaming machine
    Patent number: 10688383
    Abstract: An improved system, apparatus and method for flipping gaming objects, such as dice, in a random, reliable manner. An object flipping platform can be contained within a container associated with an electronic gaming machine. The container can be at least partially transparent so that users (e.g., game players) are able to view the objects flipping. The object flipping platform can be used to flip objects (e.g., dice) from one side to an opposite side, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Fresh Idea Global Limited
    Inventor: Jay Chun
  • Golf club heads having a hydrophobic surface and methods to manufacture golf club heads having a hydrophobic surface
    Patent number: 10682556
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads having a hydrophobic surface and methods to manufacture such golf club heads are generally described herein. The golf club heads are configured to comprise a ball-striking face and at least two channels formed therein. The channels are separated by a land portion of the ball-striking face extending therebetween. The land portion is associated with at least a first step portion extending at a first elevation and a second step portion extending at a second elevation, the second elevation being higher than the first elevation relative to a bottom of the channels. Each of the first and second step portions is so dimensioned as to be associated with a substantially hydrophobic contact angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew W. Simone
  • Interactive activity game
    Patent number: 10682584
    Abstract: An activity game that results in skill developing activities resulting in humorous pictures is disclosed. The activity game includes a plurality of picture pages, a spinning wheel, at least one pointer, a sketch pad and at least one sketching tool. Each side of the picture page has a unique page identity and distinct pictures. The spinning wheel is operated to achieve a rotating configuration. The spinning wheel is divided into a plurality of sectors. Each sector includes one unique page identity. The pointer connects with the spinning wheel and points to a sector from the plurality of sectors and the unique identity of the sector during a stationary configuration of the spinning wheel. In operation, the spinning wheel is rotated and when it is stationary, the player reads the unique identity pointed by pointer on the spinning wheel and searches for the unique identity to sketch a picture depicted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Inventor: Marsha Milbauer
  • Management system and management method for packages of shuffled playing cards
    Patent number: 10675530
    Abstract: To prevent a loss or replacement of card packages while operating casinos using packages of multiple cards in the casinos or other card game facilities using card game tables, a management system for managing packages of shuffled playing cards is provided. The management system including a management control device stores ID codes attached to a plurality of packages brought into a management/storage box, constructs a database, reads the ID codes of the plurality of packages brought into the management/storage box at predetermined time intervals, confirms existence of each ID code registered in the database in the management/storage box, and manages the ID codes of the packages before use and the ID codes of the drawn packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasushi Shigeta