Patents by Inventor Edward H. Hagey

Edward H. Hagey 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: 8016702
    Abstract: A handle configuration for a stringed racquet includes a handle shaft having a defined exterior shape and plural mounting apertures, with a butt cap being provided at a base end thereof. A contour assembly has an exterior of designed contour, including an upper protrusion and a lower trigger. The contour assembly is mountable on the racquet handle shaft at a plurality of discrete locations defined by the mounting apertures. The contour assembly has an interior shape conforming to the handle shaft shape to allow the contour assembly to be received on the handle shaft for attachment thereto. One or more mounting elements on the contour assembly align with the handle shaft mounting apertures for attachment of the contour assembly thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Inventor: Edward H. Hagey
  • Publication number: 20100248870
    Abstract: A handle configuration for a stringed racquet includes a handle shaft having a defined exterior shape and plural mounting apertures, with a butt cap being provided at a base end thereof. A contour assembly has an exterior of designed contour, including an upper protrusion and a lower trigger. The contour assembly is mountable on the racquet handle shaft at a plurality of discrete locations defined by the mounting apertures. The contour assembly has an interior shape conforming to the handle shaft shape to allow the contour assembly to be received on the handle shaft for attachment thereto. One or more mounting elements on the contour assembly align with the handle shaft mounting apertures for attachment of the contour assembly thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: Edward H. Hagey
  • Patent number: 6213902
    Abstract: A racquet handle having a contoured topography providing unique configurations that increase the player's racquet head awareness and which may be manufactured as an assembly adjustable along the length of the handle which will aid in positioning a player's hand in advantageous positions for stroke improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Inventors: Edward H. Hagey, William H. Hagey
  • Patent number: 6106418
    Abstract: A racquet handle having a contoured topography providing unique configurations that increase the player's racquet head awareness and which may be manufactured as an assembly adjustable along the length of the handle which will aid in positioning a player's hand in advantageous positions for stroke improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Inventors: Edward H. Hagey, William H. Hagey
  • Patent number: 6017283
    Abstract: A racquet handle having a contoured topography providing unique configurations that increase the player's racquet head awareness and which may be manufactured as an assembly adjustable along the length of the handle which will aid in positioning a player's hand in advantageous positions for stroke improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Inventor: Edward H. Hagey
  • Patent number: 5931749
    Abstract: A racquet handle having a contoured topography providing unique configurations that increase the player's racquet head awareness and which may be manufactured as an assembly adjustable along the length of the handle which will aid in positioning a player's hand in advantageous positions for stroke improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Inventor: Edward H. Hagey
  • Patent number: 5924941
    Abstract: This invention is a racquet handle configuration for a tennis racquet handle having a knob (50) to engage the forefinger, a protrusion (40) to engage the saddle formed between the forefinger and thumb of the user when using an Eastern forehand grip, and an extended rear surface to receive the thumb fully when assuming the Eastern backhand grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Inventor: Edward H. Hagey
  • Patent number: 5671926
    Abstract: An attachment for a tennis racket handle comprises a structure forming an enlarged handle portion of the handle shaft having a second width dimension that is larger than the first width dimension and a second depth dimension, the structure having side edges forming a handle transition portion of the handle shaft diverging at an angle of between about ten and twenty degrees from the first to the second handle portions toward the head providing a transition between the first and second width dimensions, the structure forming front and back faces corresponding to faces of the racket head, the front and back faces formed with substantially flat surfaces with a rounded ridge along a face of one embodiment. Another embodiment includes a protrusion on one side edge for engagement with a forefinger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Inventor: Edward H. Hagey
  • Patent number: 5492324
    Abstract: A tennis racket has a racket head and a handle shaft extending from the racket head. The handle shaft has a substantially uniform handle portion including a first width dimension and a substantially uniform first depth dimension. The tennis racket can incorporate an improved tennis racket handle kit. The kit includes a first structure for forming an enlarged handle portion of the handle shaft having a substantially uniform second width dimension that is larger than the first width dimension and a substantially uniform second depth dimension that is substantially equal to the first depth dimension. The kit further includes a second structure for forming a handle transition portion of the handle shaft between the first and second handle portions providing a transition between the first and second width dimensions. A handle cover is used to provide a hand grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Inventor: Edward H. Hagey