Patents by Inventor Gary Gene Tavares

Gary Gene Tavares 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).

  • Golf Club Head Having a Bridge Member and a Weight Positioning System
    Publication number: 20120058838
    Abstract: A golf club head is disclosed that includes a weight integral to a bridge member extending across a cavity back golf club head. The weight modifies a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head. The weight is independently movable in multiple directions to further vary the center of gravity of a golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: John Thomas Stites, Gary Gene Tavares
  • Golf Club Head Having a Bridge Member and a Weight Positioning System
    Publication number: 20100173724
    Abstract: A golf club head is disclosed that includes a weight integral to a bridge member extending across a cavity back golf club head. The weight modifies a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head. The weight is independently movable in multiple directions to further vary the center of gravity of a golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: John Thomas Stites, Gary Gene Tavares
  • Golf club incorporating a damping element
    Patent number: 7435187
    Abstract: A damping element for a golf club is disclosed. The damping element is utilized to reduce an amplitude of vibrations in the golf club. The damping element may be positioned within an interior void of a shaft of the golf club and may exhibit a shape that corresponds with a shape of the void within the shaft. The damping element may exhibit an elongate configuration that extends along at least a portion of the shaft, and the damping element may have the configuration of either a fluid-filled chamber or a foam structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: John Thomas Stites, Gary Gene Tavares
  • Golf club head having a bridge member and a weight positioning system
    Patent number: 7201669
    Abstract: A golf club head is disclosed that includes a weight integral to a bridge member extending across a cavity back golf club head. The weight modifies a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head. The weight is independently movable in multiple directions to further vary the center of gravity of a golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: John Thomas Stites, Gary Gene Tavares
  • Golf club having a weight positioning system
    Patent number: 7108609
    Abstract: A golf club head is disclosed that includes weight positioning system for modifying a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head. The weight positioning system includes a weight and a support. The weight is independently movable along the support to change the position of the center of gravity in a first direction, and the weight is independently movable around the support to change the position of the center of gravity in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: John Thomas Stites, Gary Gene Tavares