Patents by Inventor Douglas J. Thiel

Douglas J. Thiel 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: 8128505
    Abstract: A putter head including a fore body and an aft body. The fore body includes a planar front strike face, heel and toe side walls, a rear wall, a top surface and a generally planar sole. The top surface includes a sight line. The sight line extends along a first plane that is perpendicular to the strike face and to the sole, and is substantially evenly spaced from the heel and toe side walls. The aft body is coupled to the fore body and includes a rear main portion and an overhang. The rear main portion is engaged to the rear wall of the fore body, and has a central region positioned between first and second end regions. The overhang forwardly extends from the central region. The overhang includes an elongate slot extending along the first plane, and is positioned over at least a portion of the sight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods
    Inventors: Andrew K. Tryner, Douglas J. Thiel, Robert T. Thurman, Jon C. Pergande
  • Publication number: 20110224014
    Abstract: A putter head including a fore body and an aft body. The fore body includes a planar front strike face, heel and toe side walls, a rear wall, a top surface and a generally planar sole. The top surface includes a sight line. The sight line extends along a first plane that is perpendicular to the strike face and to the sole, and is substantially evenly spaced from the heel and toe side walls. The aft body is coupled to the fore body and includes a rear main portion and an overhang. The rear main portion is engaged to the rear wall of the fore body, and has a central region positioned between first and second end regions. The overhang forwardly extends from the central region. The overhang includes an elongate slot extending along the first plane, and is positioned over at least a portion of the sight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.
    Inventors: ANDREW K. TRYNER, DOUGLAS J. THIEL, ROBERT T. THURMAN, JON C. PERGANDE
  • Patent number: 6676535
    Abstract: An integral, hollow metal golf club head including a sole plate, a crown, a face, first and second side walls and a rear wall. The club head includes The sole plate has a rear sole portion. The crown has a rear crown portion. The upwardly and substantially vertically extends from the rear sole portion to the rear crown portion. The rear wall and the face connect the sole plate to the crown. The sole plate has a substantially planar central portion positioned between first and second outwardly and upwardly curved side portions. The central portion rearwardly extends from the face to the rear wall. The sole plate has first and second shoulders formed by the rearward extension of the central portion beyond the first and second rearmost points of the first and second side portions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Sheets, Carl E. Scheie, Douglas J. Thiel
  • Publication number: 20030087710
    Abstract: An integral, hollow metal golf club head including a sole plate, a crown, a face, first and second side walls and a rear wall. The club head includes The sole plate has a rear sole portion. The crown has a rear crown portion. The upwardly and substantially vertically extends from the rear sole portion to the rear crown portion. The rear wall and the face connect the sole plate to the crown. The sole plate has a substantially planar central portion positioned between first and second outwardly and upwardly curved side portions. The central portion rearwardly extends from the face to the rear wall. The sole plate has first and second shoulders formed by the rearward extension of the central portion beyond the first and second rearmost points of the first and second side portions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Sheets, Carl E. Scheie, Douglas J. Thiel
  • Patent number: D469139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Sheets, Carl E. Scheie, Douglas J. Thiel
  • Patent number: D469836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Robert J. Mendralla, Jr., Douglas J. Thiel, Carl E. Scheie, Robert T. Thurman
  • Patent number: D633968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Andrew K. Tryner, Douglas J. Thiel, Robert T. Thurman, Jon C. Pergande
  • Patent number: D633969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Andrew K. Tryner, Douglas J. Thiel, Robert T. Thurman, Jon C. Pergande
  • Patent number: D637674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew K. Tryner, Douglas J. Thiel, Robert T. Thurman, Jon C. Pergande