Patents by Inventor James Carroll, Jr.

James Carroll, Jr. 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: 9849360
    Abstract: A golf tee that includes a stake that has an insertion end and a crown for supporting a golf ball. The crown is supported by the stake opposite the insertion end. The crown has a plurality of external prongs, a cup portion defined between the plurality of external prongs, and at least one internal post that extends from a base of the cup portion. The internal post is disposed on the base of the cup portion between the plurality of external prongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Greenkeepers, Inc.
    Inventors: James Carroll, Jr., Francis Carroll
  • Publication number: 20170157477
    Abstract: A golf tee that includes a stake that has an insertion end and a crown for supporting a golf ball. The crown is supported by the stake opposite the insertion end. The crown has a plurality of external prongs, a cup portion defined between the plurality of external prongs, and at least one internal post that extends from a base of the cup portion. The internal post is disposed on the base of the cup portion between the plurality of external prongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: James Carroll, JR., Francis Carroll
  • Patent number: 9381413
    Abstract: A golf tee has a stake made of a rigid material such as a rigid polymer, combined with a flexible crown with flexible projections and possibly also a flexible pivot point. This reduces resistance at impact, producing less friction and low ball spin. As a result, distance and accuracy are improved. The fusion of the rigid and flexible materials provides a tee that can tolerate repeated hits and be used over and over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: GREENKEEPERS OF DELAWARE, LLC
    Inventors: Francis Carroll, James Carroll, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9216337
    Abstract: A golf tee has a stake made of a first material and a crown made of a second material more flexible than the first material, in which the crown is overmolded over the stake. The crown and the stake can have corresponding projections. The stake can have projections to allow the crown and the stake to hold together better.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Green Keepers, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Carroll, James Carroll, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140228154
    Abstract: A golf tee has a stake made of a first material and a crown made of a second material more flexible than the first material, in which the crown is overmolded over the stake. The crown and the stake can have corresponding projections. The stake can have projections to allow the crown and the stake to hold together better.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Green Keepers, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis CARROLL, James CARROLL, JR.
  • Patent number: 6463682
    Abstract: A golf cleat of the type having a base member and a plurality of outwardly angled traction teeth with the traction teeth having multifaceted design, and a mounting arrangement on the underside of the base member. The mounting arrangement includes a mounting stud having a multi-start thread and at least one locking post which coact with annular locking formations in the receptacle to thereby provide a stud having a multi-start thread complementary to the multi-start thread of the socket or receptacle whereby a simple quarter-turn of the cleat is fitted in its place with the locking formations on the thread engaged with the quadrant post to retain the cleat in the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Green Keepers, Inc.
    Inventor: James Carroll, Jr.
  • Patent number: D456869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Green Keepers, Inc.
    Inventor: James Carroll, Jr.
  • Patent number: D566802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Inventors: Francis Carroll, James Carroll, Jr.
  • Patent number: D715877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Greenkeepers, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Carroll, James Carroll, Jr.
  • Patent number: D724685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Greenkeepers, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Carroll, James Carroll, Jr.
  • Patent number: D774606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Green Keepers, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Carroll, James Carroll, Jr.
  • Patent number: D782587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Green Keepers, Inc.
    Inventors: James Carroll, Jr., Francis Carroll