Patents by Inventor Gary E. Bacon

Gary E. Bacon 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: 5743804
    Abstract: A hands-free golf ball teeing device (10) which allows a golfer to tee a golf ball, at a driving range, without having to bend over or to squat down to place the ball on the tee. The device (10) consists of a base (12) from where extends upward a structure (20). The structure (20) incorporates on one side a ramp channel (40) to which is pivotally attached a golf ball ramp (50) which includes a golf ball retaining bore (96) and a longitudinal golf ball channel (98). On the opposite side of the structure (20) is a lever plate (130). To operate the device (10) the lever plate (130) is depressed, with a golf club or the like, which then applies a force to the lower surface (62) of the golf ball ramp (50). This force is sufficient to overcome the magnetic force supplied by two permanent magnets (120,122) which are positioned to maintain the ramp (50) in a lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Inventor: Gary E. Bacon