Patents by Inventor Guerin D. Rife

Guerin D. Rife 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).

  • Publication number: 20220379181
    Abstract: A putter type golf club includes a putter head with a ball striking face, a shaft attached to said putter head, and an elongated grip attached to the shaft. The elongated grip includes a lower section, an upper section and a cap forming a butt section at the upper area of the grip, the lower section of the elongated grip including a shaft opening at a lower end thereof, the lower section of the elongated grip structured to accommodate the hands of a golfer, the upper section of the elongated grip having a leading edge located in a direction toward and closest to an intended target with the putter head in a normal position prior to executing a normal putting stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Patent number: 11420102
    Abstract: A grip assembly comprising a grip body that extends between an upper butt end and a distal end. The grip body has a topside and a pair of sides that extend from the topside to a rear underside. The grip body defines a bore extending between the upper butt end and the distal end. The rear underside of the grip body defines a surface and a channel in the surface. An outer wrap permanently encases around an entire circumference of the grip body along a portion of a length of the grip body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Patent number: 11420099
    Abstract: A putter type golf club head having a frontal ball striking face that engages and grips a golf ball during the execution of a putting stroke to direct the golf ball in a straight line toward the intended target. The face includes a plurality of ball striking land areas and a plurality of adjacent and complimentary recessed channels that form an opening toward and on either side of the midpoint of the hitting area of the face. The ball contact areas are smaller than the adjacent recessed channels at the midpoint of the hitting area of the face. Gripping edges at the interface of the land areas and the recessed channels redirect the golf ball toward the intended target when the ball is miss hit away from the midpoint of the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Publication number: 20220241656
    Abstract: A putter type golf club head having a frontal ball striking face that engages and grips a golf ball during the execution of a putting stroke to direct the golf ball in a straight line toward the intended target. The face includes a plurality of ball striking land areas and a plurality of adjacent and complimentary recessed channels that form an opening toward and on either side of the midpoint of the hitting area of the face. The ball contact areas are smaller than the adjacent recessed channels at the midpoint of the hitting area of the face. Gripping edges at the interface of the land areas and the recessed channels redirect the golf ball toward the intended target when the ball is miss hit away from the midpoint of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Publication number: 20210121752
    Abstract: A grip assembly comprising a grip body that extends between an upper butt end and a distal end. The grip body has a topside and a pair of sides that extend from the topside to a rear underside. The grip body defines a bore extending between the upper butt end and the distal end. The rear underside of the grip body defines a surface and a channel in the surface. An outer wrap permanently encases around an entire circumference of the grip body along a portion of a length of the grip body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Patent number: 10912973
    Abstract: A golf grip having a weighted rear, longitudinal underside section providing a high Moment of Inertia to increase resistance to twisting and turning when the grip is connected to a golf club during the execution of a golf shot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Publication number: 20190192925
    Abstract: A metal wood golf club head of hollow construction incorporating a center of gravity (CG) depth of at least 40 mm, 1.57?, or greater, as measured rearwardly from the leading edge of the striking face, in combination with a shaft bore in the club head having a 0.370 bore diameter. The vertical height of the metal wood is half the club's breadth dimension between the front and rear of the club head and the vertical CG location is no greater than half the CG depth dimension. A bounce angle is incorporated into the leading portion of the bottom sole of the club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: GUERIN D. RIFE, JEFFREY D. SHEETS
  • Publication number: 20180369669
    Abstract: A golf grip having a weighted rear, longitudinal underside section providing a high Moment of Inertia to increase resistance to twisting and turning when the grip is connected to a golf club during the execution of a golf shot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Guerin D. RIFE
  • Publication number: 20180290033
    Abstract: A golf grip having a weighted rear, longitudinal underside section providing a high Moment of Inertia to increase resistance to twisting and turning when the grip is connected to a golf club during the execution of a golf shot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Publication number: 20180200588
    Abstract: A putter type golf club head having a frontal ball striking face that engages and grips a golf ball during the execution of a putting stroke to direct the golf ball in a straight line toward the intended target. The face includes a plurality of ball striking land areas and a plurality of adjacent and complimentary recessed channels that form an opening toward and on either side of the midpoint of the hitting area of the face. The ball contact areas are smaller than the adjacent recessed channels at the midpoint of the hitting area of the face. Gripping edges at the interface of the land areas and the recessed channels redirect the golf ball toward the intended target when the ball is miss hit away from the midpoint of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Patent number: 9943735
    Abstract: A putter type golf club head having a frontal face formed with ball striking, land areas in a repeating patter between the toe and heel and complementary recesses between the land areas. The land areas are smaller than the recesses at the midpoint of the striking face and are progressively larger away from the midpoint on the face providing a progressively larger ball contact area the further the land area is displaced from the midpoint of the striking face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Publication number: 20170239534
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of forming the ball striking face of a putter type golf club to control the amount of force applied to a golf ball for a given stroke in order that golf ball struck away from the center of percussion of the face travels essentially the same distance as golf balls struck precisely at the center of percussion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Publication number: 20160193509
    Abstract: A driver type golf club head used to strike a golf ball on a tee or lying on the ground having outer dimensions forming a large footprint and a low profile configuration. The club head is further defined as having a breadth to vertical height ratio of at least 2 to 1, the breadth being measured between the striking face and rear surface and the height being measured between the top crown and the bottom sole. The structure and design of the club head also locates the center of gravity on a lower and more rearward location of the club head. The club head also includes a bounce area on the bottom sole behind the ball striking face that prevents the leading edge of the club head from digging into the ground when a golf ball lying on the ground is struck during a golf shot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Guerin D. Rife, Jeffery D. Sheets
  • Publication number: 20160016050
    Abstract: A putter type golf club head having a frontal face formed with ball striking, land areas in a repeating pattern between the toe and heel and complimentary recesses between the land areas. The land areas are smaller than the recesses at the midpoint of the striking face and are progressively larger away from the midpoint on the face providing a progressively larger ball contact area the further the land area is displaced from the midpoint of the striking face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Patent number: D624616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Patent number: D736329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Patent number: D930777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Patent number: D933152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Patent number: D950659
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife
  • Patent number: D980935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: EVNROLL PUTTERS, LLC
    Inventor: Guerin D. Rife