Patents by Inventor Larry W. Howell

Larry W. Howell 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).

  • Golf club and shaft therefor and method of making same
    Patent number: 6134937
    Abstract: A golf club 20 includes a shaft 22 having a club head 32 secured to a tip end section 24 thereof and a grip 34 secured to a butt end section 26 thereof. A central section 28 of the shaft 22 is formed with a plurality of segments 44 which are of successively smaller diameters between the butt end section 26 and the tip end section 24. The wall of the tip end section 24 has portions which are of a prescribed thickness. The wall of the butt end section 26 has portions which are of a thickness less than the prescribed thickness. The wall of the central section 28 has portions which are of a thickness less than the thickness of the portion of the wall of the butt end section 26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: True Temper Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Lee, Edwin B. Finley, Larry W. Howell, Curtis W. Lewellen
  • Golf club and shaft therefor and method of making same
    Patent number: 5989133
    Abstract: A golf club 20 includes a shaft 22 having a club head 32 secured to a tip end section 24 thereof and a grip 34 secured to a butt end section 26 thereof. A central section 28 of the shaft 22 is formed with a plurality of segments 44 which are of successively smaller diameters between the butt end section 26 and the tip end section 24. The wall of the tip end section 24 has portions which are of a prescribed thickness. The wall of the butt end section 26 has portions which are of a thickness less than the prescribed thickness. The wall of the central section 28 has portions which are of a thickness less than the thickness of the portion of the wall of the butt end section 26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: True Temper Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Lee, Edwin B. Finley, Larry W. Howell, Curtis W. Lewellen