Patents by Inventor John Birmingham

John Birmingham 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: 20050239921
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention is to provide a composition comprising a titanium dioxide particle having on the surface of said particle a substantially encapsulating layer comprising a pyrogenically-deposited metal oxide; said substantially encapsulating layer having on its surface at least one organic surface treatment material selected from an organo-silane, an organo-siloxane, a fluoro-silane, an organo-phosphonate, an organo-acid phosphate, an organo-pyrophosphate, an organo-polyphosphate, an organo-metaphosphate, an organo-phosphinate, an organo-sulfonic compound, a hydrocarbon-based carboxylic acid, an associated ester of a hydrocarbon-based carboxylic acid, a derivative of a hydrocarbon-based carboxylic acid, a hydrocarbon-based amide, a low molecular weight hydrocarbon wax, a low molecular weight polyolefin, a co-polymer of a low molecular weight polyolefin, a hydrocarbon-based polyol, a derivative of a hydrocarbon-based polyol, an alkanolamine, a derivative of an alkanolamine, an organic dispersing age
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: John Birmingham, Stephan De La Veaux, Yunghsing Hsu, Peter Jernakoff, Kevin Leary, Charles Musick, Philipp Niedenzu, Narayanan Subramanian
  • Patent number: 5785610
    Abstract: A new clubhead having a plurality of grooves extending between defined boundaries on the face surface of the clubhead has been developed. In one embodiment, two groups of grooves are arranged to only intersect at a vertical boundary that intersects the center of the sweet spot on the face surface to form a chevron pattern within the define boundaries. In an alternate embodiment, the two groups of grooves traverse fully across the defined grooved area of the face surface to intersect to form a plurality of parallelogram-shaped areas within the grooved area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Premier Golf, Inc.
    Inventor: John Birmingham