Patents Examined by Matthew B Stanczak
  • Patent number: 12263417
    Abstract: A model toy includes: a main body portion; and a tray including a placement surface, the tray being stored inside the main body portion and configured to be drawn out from the main body portion. The main body portion includes a standing wall portion extending along a draw-out direction of the tray from an inner side of the main body portion to a position on or above the placement surface. The standing wall portion has a cutout portion that is cut out in an arc shape to face a draw-out side of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kei Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 12246265
    Abstract: A magnetic block set comprising a plurality of magnetically connectable magnetic block units. Each magnetic block unit includes a block body having two or more connection faces. Each connection face includes a plurality of connection face edges and a connection face surface and each connection face is a square. Each magnetic block unit also includes one or more magnetic elements on each of the tow or more connection faces, each magnetic element having a magnetic polarity relative to the connection face that is the same as each of the other magnetic elements on all of the connection faces. Each magnetic block unit further includes an outer shell covering both the block body and each of the one or more magnetic elements. The outer shell includes an indicator of the polarity of the magnetic elements within the magnetic block unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Inventor: Reed Quinn
  • Patent number: 12243085
    Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting and fabricating individualized golf clubs or golf club components. Using a website, for example, a golfer can input relevant information about his or her golf game, receive recommendations for golf club components, select from the recommendations, and have the desired golf club components manufactured and delivered. In some embodiments, the golf club components include custom golf club heads fabricated using layer by layer processing, such as direct metal laser sintering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter L. Soracco, Karl A. Clausen
  • Patent number: 12239922
    Abstract: A children's toy includes a user input panel having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface forming a plurality of switches and the second surface forming a plurality of sockets; each one of the plurality of switches being operable between at least a first position and a second position; a plurality of light bulbs, each one of the plurality of light bulbs including a bulb and a base having a magnetic element; each one of the plurality of sockets including an inner facing surface forming a channel that is sized and configured for congruent receipt of one of the plurality of light bulbs; wherein a currently sensed user input value is defined by the switch being in a first position or a second position; and wherein the magnetic coupling generates an output when the currently sensed user input value is the switch being in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventor: Chase Joliet
  • Patent number: 12226679
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a damping element including a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the damping element opposite the front surface of the damping element, wherein the striking face comprises a first portion having a substantially constant thickness, wherein the front surface of the damping element comprises a geometric center, wherein the golf club head includes additional damping structures and materials to achieve desired acoustic characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, Doug M. Takehara
  • Patent number: 12220623
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a damping element including a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the damping element opposite the front surface of the damping element, wherein the striking face comprises a first portion having a substantially constant thickness, wherein the front surface of the damping element comprises a geometric center, wherein the golf club head includes additional damping structures and materials to achieve desired acoustic characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, Doug M. Takehara
  • Patent number: 12172096
    Abstract: Locking fastener for a toy construction playset includes an elongate, unitary body having two parts and a living hinge between the parts extending longitudinally between opposite ends of the body. The parts define an arrowhead tip at both ends when in an expanded state. Each tip is formed by a barb on each part that extends in opposite directions relative to the hinge. There is a flange on each part that extends in opposite directions from the hinge. By manipulating the flanges, the barbs are brought against one another to reduce a size of the tips and bring the tips into an insertion state in which each is insertable into a portal of a component of the toy construction playset, such as a log or a panel each of which preferably includes a row of such portals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: ImaginNoodles, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Gallagher, Christopher Gerard Gallagher
  • Patent number: 12161949
    Abstract: A bubble machine with an adjustable blowing angle comprises a machine body, an air supply mechanism arranged inside the machine body, and a film forming mechanism, wherein the air supply mechanism comprises a double-shaft motor, a fan cover arranged outside the double-shaft motor, and the film forming mechanism comprises a rotary table, a plurality of bubble rings uniformly arranged on the circumference of the rotary table, and a liquid storage tank arranged below the rotary table; one output shaft of the double-shaft motor is provided with a fan blade, and the other output shaft of the double-shaft motor drives the rotary table to rotate after being decelerated by a gear box; the bubble rings are arranged along the normal of the rotary table, and the fan cover is provided with a rotatable air duct at the position of the air outlet; the bubble rings are arranged along the normal of the rotary table, and then the air flow is output to the bubble rings through the action of the air duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Inventor: Lizhen Lin
  • Patent number: 12145038
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, wherein the striking face comprises a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the striking face, the support arm extending from the periphery portion, wherein the support arm extends from the sole to the topline, a first damping element residing between the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face, a second damping element located between the support arm and the striking face, the second damping element in contact with the rear surface of the striking face and the support arm, and wherein the second damping element wraps around the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, John Morin, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Jonathan Hebreo, Marni D. Ines, Gery M. Zimmerman, Jason A. Mata, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Patent number: 12145078
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic toy. The magnetic toy includes a mounting bracket, a magnetic member, a base and a cover body. The mounting bracket includes a plurality of clamping members, two adjacent clamping members are connected to form the mounting bracket. The clamping portions are provided with mounting columns and the clamping space is formed between two opposite mounting columns. The magnet is rotatably arranged in the iron tube and the iron tube sleeves the mounting columns. The base and the cover body are respectively connected to two sides of the mounting bracket. The iron tube is arranged into the gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Inventor: Penghui Xie
  • Patent number: 12134043
    Abstract: An inflatable toy plane assembly is provided. The plane assembly includes inflatable wings, an inflatable fuselage, an inflatable empennage (tail area stabilizers), and/or other inflatable elements. Not all elements of the inflatable plane assembly are required to be inflatable, e.g., the wings may be inflatable, and the fuselage may not. The plane assembly preferably includes one or more valves to facilitate the inflating and deflating of the plane's inflatable elements. In use, the inflatable plane assembly is deflated for compact storage (e.g., rolled up) and subsequently inflated when preparing the assembly for flight. The plane includes detachable wings and/or detachable tail stabilizers that are detached for storage, and subsequently reattached to the plane's fuselage and inflated for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: TERRA NOVA MEDIA, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Paterra
  • Patent number: 12128277
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body formed layer by layer and having a topline, a sole, and an internal cavity arranged between the topline and the sole. The golf club head further includes at least one aperture formed through at least one of a hosel extending from the body, a rear surface of the body, and a toe portion of the body. The at least one aperture is configured to form a flow path that extends along the internal cavity and the at least one aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
    Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
  • Patent number: 12121783
    Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like. The resultant golf club head may be capable of achieving center of gravity locations previously unachievable without utilizing this co-forging technique. The resultant golf club head may be used to create a set of golf club heads with center of gravity locations that are more advantageous throughout a set of golf clubs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kevin Tassistro, Ronald K. Hettinger
  • Patent number: 12097447
    Abstract: A bubble producing device that includes a housing with a motor, a pump and an air producing device, all of which are electrically connected. A shaft with two ends, one end of which is connected to said housing and the second end is connectable to a bubble producing solution reservoir. A duct connected on one end to the air producing device and on the other end to a nozzle. The nozzle includes an open inner portion and an outer portion, wherein the outer portion includes a trough which surrounds an outer circumference of the nozzle and includes an outlet and an inlet. The inner portion includes a wiper secured therein. A solution channel pumps solution from the reservoir to the outlet to create bubbles and a recirculation channel pumps excess solution from the inlet back to the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: LightUpToys.com LLC
    Inventors: Joshua C. Kelly, Christopher D. Kelly, Max Armendariz Lalama
  • Patent number: 12087177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exchangeable optical principles demonstrating kit. The kit includes a retractable sleeve structure having a first end and a second end; a grating plate including a grating film; and a pinhole plate including a pinhole opening, wherein the grating plate is selectively attached to the retractable sleeve structure by a magnetic connection, to render the exchangeable optical principles demonstrating kit to form an optical interference principle demonstrating device, and the pinhole plate is selectively attached to the retractable sleeve structure by a magnetic connection, to render the exchangeable optical principles demonstrating kit to form an optical pinhole principle demonstrating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: National Central University
    Inventor: Ching-Chi Chu
  • Patent number: 12076624
    Abstract: An iron-type golf club head and set having a passageway extending from a closed void behind the face and accessible from an exterior of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Honea, John Kendall, Matthew Brian Neeley
  • Patent number: 12059602
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a first portion joined to a second portion to at least partially define an interior club head volume. The first portion includes a wall defining an outer boundary of the club head volume, and a support rib extending from the wall to operatively stiffen the first portion. The second portion of the golf club head can engage the support rib, and the support rib can be adhered to the second portion to join the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Joshua Boggs
  • Patent number: 12059603
    Abstract: A golf club incorporating a plurality of projections extending from on the crown section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Scott Burnett, Marc Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12011640
    Abstract: A self-balancing golf club with rearward lean. The self-balancing golf putter includes a club head. The club head includes a clubface configured to make contact with a golf ball. The self-balancing golf putter also includes a shaft attached to the club head. The shaft includes a center axis, wherein the center axis converges with a balance point configured to make the club face seek square when making contact with the golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: L.A.B. Golf Company LLC
    Inventors: Bill Presse, IV, Scott Sulprizio
  • Patent number: 11992778
    Abstract: A dedicated midair balloon-popping game apparatus is used by attaching to a drone that can be remotely controlled. The midair balloon-popping game apparatus includes: a container, which includes an attachment portion for attachment to the drone, and is capable of accommodating a balloon in an inflated state; a pressed portion which is provided on an outer side of the container; a balloon-popping member which acts to pop the balloon inside the container when the pressed portion is pressed; and a pressing portion configured to collide with a pressed portion of a midair balloon-popping game apparatus of another player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Inventor: Yukio Kanomata