Patents by Inventor Jon R. Brown

Jon R. Brown 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: 5816930
    Abstract: A golf club head (H) having a head body (10) adapted to be secured to a club shaft (12) includes a first vertically oriented surface (14) that defines a ball striking face containing a sweet spot (16) thereon. A first sighting indicia (42) has a plurality of stepped surfaces (46) having an elongated longitudinal axis (52) extending parallel to the first vertically oriented surface (14). A second sighting indicia (44) has an elongated slender stripe (54) having a longitudinal axis (56) perpendicular to the elongated longitudinal axis (52) of the stepped surfaces (46) and intersecting the sweet spot (16). The first and second sighting indicia (42, 44) enable a user 58) of the club to visually align the sweet spot (16) of the first vertically oriented surface (14) relative to a golf ball (B) to be struck and a desired direction of travel 28) for the golfball (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Inventor: Jon R. Brown
  • Patent number: 5248145
    Abstract: A golf club formed with a central open cavity behind the striking face and a linear ledge overlying the cavity. Two pair of vertically spaced sighting indicia extend in transversely intersecting planar registration for providing parallax - free alignment sighting relative to the sweet spot of a ball surface to be struck. A lower indicia of one pair extends generally longitudinally co-directional with the striking face and is comprised of three parallel laterally spaced apart indicia for sighting selectively recognized forward pressing of the golfer's hands on the club shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Highpoint Golf, Inc.
    Inventor: Jon R. Brown
  • Patent number: D321738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Highpoint Golf, Inc.
    Inventor: Jon R. Brown