Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Bourque

Daniel R. Bourque 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).

  • Butt extender having a cushion-receiving cavity for a pool cue
    Patent number: 6712712
    Abstract: The butt end of a standard pool cue is modified by boring a threaded receiving female hole through the center of the butt cushion. A male threaded stub of an extender is sized to fit the butt end of a pool cue, which extender has, at its forward end, a cavity to receive the butt cushion and a center-located threaded bolt that is sized to mate with a threaded bore in the center of the cue cushion. One or more butt extenders are adapted at the butt end to receive other extender sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Inventor: Daniel R. Bourque
  • Butt extender for a pool cue
    Publication number: 20020022529
    Abstract: The butt end of a standard pool cue is modified by boring a threaded receiving female hole through the center of the butt cushion. A male threaded stub of an extender is sized to fit the butt end of a pool cue, which extender has, at its forward end, a cavity to receive the butt cushion and a center-located threaded bolt that is sized to mate with a threaded bore in the center of the cue cushion. One or more butt extenders are adapted at the butt end to receive other extender sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventor: Daniel R. Bourque
  • Tunable joint for a pool cue having compressive inserts
    Patent number: 5749788
    Abstract: A threadable joint in a tunable cue for joining together butt and shaft sectional pieces. Threaded joint sections include a cylindrical bore, extending longitudinally through the entire length of the joint, for receiving a multiplicity of inserts. Such inserts fit within the bore and provide for a wood-to-wood continuum in the heart of the cue. Several inserts selected from different wood types and compressibility amounts within the assembled cue provide for user customization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Inventor: Daniel R. Bourque
  • Extender for a pool cue
    Patent number: D444519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: Daniel R. Bourque
  • Pool cue coupling with tunable coupling insert
    Patent number: D415231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Inventor: Daniel R. Bourque