Patents by Inventor Craig Graber

Craig Graber 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: 6585609
    Abstract: Aerial photographs are utilized to produce an image of images which illustrate the topography of golf holes from an overhead perspective. The images are digitized and each element is assigned to an array of x-y positions (cells) on the hole or green. This information is loaded into a computer database on a server. A comparable image is reproduced in a scoring booklet which shows prominent landmarks on the course. Each shot position is recorded on the scoring booklet by reference to the physical and illustrated landmarks. After a round, the golfer goes to a web site on the Internet and clicks on the corresponding positions on the image presented. These positions are used to calculate the distance and drift of each shot and stored in the server database where they can be compared, say, for example, to that golfer's and other golfers' previous rounds for that hole and club.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Inventors: John Bays, Craig Graber
  • Publication number: 20020091019
    Abstract: Aerial photographs are utilized to produce an image of images which illustrate the topography of golf holes from an overhead perspective. The images are digitized and each element is assigned to an array of x-y positions (cells) on the hole or green. This information is loaded into a computer database on a server. A comparable image is reproduced in a scoring booklet which shows prominent landmarks on the course. Each shot position is recorded on the scoring booklet by reference to the physical and illustrated landmarks. After a round, the golfer goes to a web site on the Internet and clicks on the corresponding positions on the image presented. These positions are used to calculate the distance and drift of each shot and stored in the server database where they can be compared, say, for example, to that golfer's and other golfers' previous rounds for that hole and club.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: John Bays, Craig Graber