Patents by Inventor Brian E. Townsend

Brian E. Townsend 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).

  • Automated system for determining physical characteristics of a shaft
    Patent number: 7808655
    Abstract: A computer-controlled system automatically measures and records various physical characteristics of an elongated shaft or tube, such as a golf club shaft or other structural member. The characteristics measured include the principal planar oscillation plane, oscillation frequency, stiffness asymmetry, relative stiffness, torsional stiffness, shaft length, shaft straightness and tip angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: The Richard M. Weiss Revocable Trust
    Inventors: Richard M. Weiss, Joseph H. Butler, Brian E. Townsend, David B. Nichols
  • AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SHAFT
    Publication number: 20100088043
    Abstract: A computer-controlled system automatically measures and records various physical characteristics of an elongated shaft or tube, such as a golf club shaft or other structural member. The characteristics measured include the principal planar oscillation plane, oscillation frequency, stiffness asymmetry, relative stiffness, torsional stiffness, shaft length, shaft straightness and tip angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: THE RICHARD M. WEISS REVOCABLE TRUST
    Inventors: Richard M. Weiss, Joseph H. Butler, Brian E. Townsend, David B. Nichols