Patents by Inventor Kraig A. Walker

Kraig A. Walker 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: 5626525
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention comprises a tee marker sign (90) which includes a graphic representation of a particular golf hole, number 10, which includes three separate tee boxes--a ladies' tee (92), a men's tee (94) and a championship tee (96). The tenth hole includes a water hazard that is depicted on sign (90) at (100). A golfer teeing off on the tenth hole needs to know the distance to the pin from the tee box. The golfer also needs to know the distance to the water hazard (100). As such, sign (90) includes settable distance indicators associated with each tee box and the distance from each tee box to the water hazard (100).The blue tee box includes distance indicator (102), that is set using selector dial (104). Manipulating selector dial (104) changes the value in distance indicator (102). Adjusting the selector dial (104) also changes the distance simultaneously in distance indicator (106). A distance indicator (108) and a distance indicator (110) are associated with the men's tees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Inventors: Philip A. Tolley, Kraig A. Walker
  • Patent number: 5497988
    Abstract: A distance indicator (10) is provided that comprises a housing (12). Distance indicator wheels (22), (24) and (26) are provided through openings (14), (16) and (18) of the housing and the information indicator (28) specifies the point from which the distance indicated by the distance indicator wheels (22), (24), (26) is measured. An information indicator (28) is provided through an opening (20) of the housing. The distance indicators are controlled using selectors (46), (48) and (50). The information indicator is controlled using a selector (44). The distance marker (10) enables the distance on a golf hole to be calculated by groundskeepers and to be reflected exactly for any placement of the tees on a pin on a given day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Inventors: Philip A. Tolley, Kraig A. Walker