Patents by Inventor Howard Lindsay
Howard Lindsay 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).
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Patent number: 7475705Abstract: The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes into a metal/composite tube which contains performance characteristics (stiffness, strength or weight) not possible with pure metal or composite materials. For example, an improved tube is suitably created with a conventional metallic tube structure (e.g., steel, aluminum, titanium or the like). The original tube is modified with a secondary operation such as machining, punching, laser cutting or the like to remove various portions of the original tube wall, resulting in a tube with some pattern of “holes” or “cutaway” sections, thus resulting in a lighter tube. The tube is then suitably “fused” with composite material.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Vyatek Sports, Inc.Inventor: Howard A Lindsay
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Publication number: 20080102986Abstract: A golf club head in accordance with various aspects of the present invention, may have a higher volume and/or higher strength. The golf club head may comprise a frame structure with a composite matrix. The golf club head may also comprise a detachable face, allowing various faces of differing materials to be attached to the body. A detachable face further allows the head to be tuned via placement/rearrangement of weights within the head to change the center of gravity and moment of inertia.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2008Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: VYATEK SPORTS, INC.Inventor: Howard Lindsay
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Publication number: 20080088112Abstract: The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes into a metal/composite tube which contains performance characteristics (stiffness, strength or weight) not possible with pure metal or composite materials. For example, an improved tube is suitably created with a conventional metallic tube structure (e.g., steel, aluminum, titanium or the like). The original tube is modified with a secondary operation such as machining, punching, laser cutting or the like to remove various portions of the original tube wall, resulting in a tube with some pattern of “holes” or “cutaway” sections, thus resulting in a lighter tube. The tube is then suitably “fused” with composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: VYATEK SPORTS, INC.Inventor: Howard Lindsay
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Patent number: 7314067Abstract: The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes into a metal/composite tube which contains performance characteristics (stiffness, strength or weight) not possible with pure metal or composite materials. For example, an improved tube is suitably created with a conventional metallic tube structure (e.g., steel, aluminum, titanium or the like). The original tube is modified with a secondary operation such as machining, punching, laser cutting or the like to remove various portions of the original tube wall, resulting in a tube with some pattern of “holes” or “cutaway” sections, thus resulting in a lighter tube. The tube is then suitably “fused” with composite material.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignee: Vyatek Sports, Inc.Inventor: Howard A Lindsay
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Patent number: 7207354Abstract: The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes into a metal/composite tube which contains performance characteristics (stiffness, strength or weight) not possible with pure metal or composite materials. For example, an improved tube is suitably created with a conventional metallic tube structure (e.g., steel, aluminum, titanium or the like). The original tube is modified with a secondary operation such as machining, punching, laser cutting or the like to remove various portions of the original tube wall, resulting in a tube with some pattern of “holes” or “cutaway” sections, thus resulting in a lighter tube. The tube is then suitably “fused” with composite material.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Vyatek Sports, Inc.Inventor: Howard A Lindsay
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Publication number: 20060151046Abstract: The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes into a metal/composite tube which contains performance characteristics (stiffness, strength or weight) not possible with pure metal or composite materials. For example, an improved tube is suitably created with a conventional metallic tube structure (e.g., steel, aluminum, titanium or the like). The original tube is modified with a secondary operation such as machining, punching, laser cutting or the like to remove various portions of the original tube wall, resulting in a tube with some pattern of “holes” or “cutaway” sections, thus resulting in a lighter tube. The tube is then suitably “fused” with composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventor: Howard Lindsay
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Publication number: 20050196570Abstract: This invention relates generally to the design and manufacture of high performance, composite, tubular structures. More specifically, the invention relates to a high performance, composite, tubular structure that utilizes an integral pattern of ribs on the internal diameter (“ID”) or outer diameter (“OD”) surface of the tube. The present invention provides high performance, composite, tubular structures that are both lighter and stiffer than conventional tubes. In general, the present invention incorporates unconventional features into the design of tubular structures, to greatly enhance performance. For example, in accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, tubular structures are enhanced by incorporating small, stabilizing, raised ribs on the ID of the tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2004Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventor: Howard Lindsay
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Publication number: 20050161103Abstract: The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes into a metal/composite tube which contains performance characteristics (stiffness, strength or weight) not possible with pure metal or composite materials. For example, an improved tube is suitably created with a conventional metallic tube structure (e.g., steel, aluminum, titanium or the like). The original tube is modified with a secondary operation such as machining, punching, laser cutting or the like to remove various portions of the original tube wall, resulting in a tube with some pattern of “holes” or “cutaway” sections, thus resulting in a lighter tube. The tube is then suitably “fused” with composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2005Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventor: Howard Lindsay
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Patent number: 6896006Abstract: The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes into a metal/composite tube which contains performance characteristics (stiffness, strength or weight) not possible with pure metal or composite materials. For example, an improved tube is suitably created with a conventional metallic tube structure (e.g., steel, aluminum, titanium or the like). The original tube is modified with a secondary operation such as machining, punching, laser cutting or the like to remove various portions of the original tube wall, resulting in a tube with some pattern of “holes” or “cutaway” sections, thus resulting in a lighter tube. The tube is then suitably “fused” with composite material.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2003Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Vyatek Sports, Inc.Inventor: Howard A. Lindsay
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Patent number: 6854748Abstract: The present invention provides improved boards and board materials for use in various sports and leisure context. In particular embodiments of the present invention, the boards are well suited for use in skateboards. The board may be provided with varying numbers of layers of material as well as include various edges and protective guards that are placed on the board. Additionally, the protective edges and guards are integrated in novel techniques, which prevent such guards falling off the board during use. Additionally, the board used in a deck assembly of a skateboard (or other board) is comprised of a novel construction of a lightweight yet rigid material in combination with an even lighter material. Different materials may be substituted in and out of the board in order to adjust the physical characteristics of the board.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: James F. and Lori Wimbush TrustInventors: James F. Wimbish, Howard A. Lindsay, Kevin Tisue
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Patent number: 6820654Abstract: This invention relates generally to the design and manufacture of high performance, composite, tubular structures. More specifically, the invention relates to a high performance, composite, tubular structure that utilizes an integral pattern of ribs on the internal diameter (“ID”) or outer diameter (“OD”) surface of the tube. The present invention provides high performance, composite, tubular structures that are both lighter and stiffer than conventional tubes. In general, the present invention incorporates unconventional features into the design of tubular structures, to greatly enhance performance. For example, in accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, tubular structures are enhanced by incorporating small, stabilizing, raised ribs on the ID of the tubes.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2001Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Vyatek Sports, Inc.Inventor: Howard A. Lindsay
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Publication number: 20030196716Abstract: The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes into a metal/composite tube which contains performance characteristics (stiffness, strength or weight) not possible with pure metal or composite materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2003Publication date: October 23, 2003Inventor: Howard A. Lindsay
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Publication number: 20030127831Abstract: While the way that the present invention addresses the disadvantages of the prior art is discussed in greater detail below, in general, the present invention provides improved boards and board materials for use in various sports and leisure contexts, and in particular embodiments of the present invention, the boards are well suited for use in skateboards.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: James F. Wimbish, Howard A. Lindsay, Kevin Tisue
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Publication number: 20020166595Abstract: This invention relates generally to the design and manufacture of high performance, composite, tubular structures. More specifically, the invention relates to a high performance, composite, tubular structure that utilizes an integral pattern of ribs on the internal diameter (“ID”) or outer diameter (“OD”) surface of the tube. The present invention provides high performance, composite, tubular structures that are both lighter and stiffer than conventional tubes. In general, the present invention incorporates unconventional features into the design of tubular structures, to greatly enhance performance. For example, in accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, tubular structures are enhanced by incorporating small, stabilizing, raised ribs on the ID of the tubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2001Publication date: November 14, 2002Inventor: Howard A. Lindsay
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Patent number: 5853651Abstract: A method of fabricating complex hollow composite structures from laminates of fiber reinforced synthetic resins. The structures are fully monocoque tubes with no seams. The tubes are manufactured by wrapping a hollow semi-rigid inner mandrel made of thermoplastic material such as polystyrene or ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene co-polymer) with layers of composite sheets. The sheets are made from high-strength fibers impregnated with thermosetting or thermoplastic resins.The laminated mandrel is placed in a mold, heated and inflated to a predetermined pressure. The pressure can range from 20-200 psig and even higher, while the curing temperature can range from 200.degree.-600.degree. F. The pressure generated by the expanding core produces a highly consolidated composite structure that has fewer voids, a more uniform thickness, and an increased fiber content compared to hollow composites made by other fabrication methods.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1996Date of Patent: December 29, 1998Assignee: Simula, Inc.Inventors: Howard A. Lindsay, Jeffrey A. Mears, Robert F. Monks, Steven M. Motoyama, Christopher K. DeLap
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Patent number: D627408Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Vyatek Sports, Inc.Inventor: Howard A. Lindsay
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Patent number: D643079Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Vyatek Sports, Inc.Inventor: Howard A. Lindsay
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Patent number: D664222Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Vyatek Sports, Inc.Inventor: Howard A. Lindsay