Patents by Inventor Barry E. Shipley

Barry E. Shipley 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: 5601500
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having a central plane, and a front planar face for striking a golf ball. The front planar face is at a negative angle in the range of 4.degree. to 8.degree. to the central plane so that a bottom edge of the front planar face is closer to the central plane than is a top edge of the front planar face. The center of gravity of the head is substantially aligned with the point on the front planar face which is the point of impact of a golf ball. The golf club head further includes attachment means for attaching a shaft to a top portion of the body parallel to the central plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Inventor: Barry E. Shipley
  • Patent number: 4580786
    Abstract: A golf swing aid comprising an elongate member including first and second end extremities; a first attachment at the first extremity and a second attachment at the second extremity; the first attachment adapted to be fixed to a rigid object above ground height and to constrain the elongate member to revolve in a path defining a cone, wherein the angle of elevation of the cone axis and the cone angle are independently adjustably fixed; and the second attachment is adapted to be secured to the shaft of a golf club and to be selectively clamped tightly thereto or allowed to slide with minimal resistance longitudinally along the shaft, the second attachment further adapted to allow universal type pivotal movement between the elongate member and the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Inventor: Barry E. Shipley