Patents by Inventor Dennis Vardy

Dennis Vardy 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: 5152527
    Abstract: The swing of a golf club is changed by adding an additional weight, the center of gravity of the additional weight being at or below the center of gravity of the hand position on the gripping region of the club to provide a positive lever action for the club in the first cocked movement of the swing substantially the same moment of inertia in the first phase of the downswing wherein the golfer's hands are in the cocked position as conventional clubs and to provide a reduced moment of inertia for the club in the second uncocked movement of the swing between the uncocking of the golfer's hands and the striking of a golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Sports Technology & Research Limited
    Inventors: James Mather, Dennis Vardy, Brian J. Waites
  • Patent number: 4834387
    Abstract: The club provides a larger permissible area of impact for striking a golf ball accurately in both direction and distance by having a lightweight upper section and a heavy sole plate section giving a centre of gravity which is low down in relation to the height of the head of the club and which is positioned towards the toe end of the head remote from the entry point of the shaft which is towards the heel of the club. The position of the centre of gravity and the swing weight of the club are adjustable by means of additional weights which may be attached within the hollow upper part of the club.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Inventors: Brian J. Waites, James S. B. Mather, Dennis Vardy