Patents by Inventor Michael R. Ferris

Michael R. Ferris 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 bag for use with carts
    Patent number: 5215194
    Abstract: A bag for carrying golf clubs and related equipment comprising a rigid lower base; a tubular spacer connected at its lower end to the base and defining a body having a front face, rear face and side faces, the spacer being sufficiently rigid to retain its axial length for retaining golf clubs therein; a rigid collar connected to the upper edge of the spacer, the collar adapted for the receipt of golf clubs positioned with the handle end of the golf clubs extending downward through the spacer to the base, the distance between the upper edge of the collar and the base at the front face being less than the distance between the upper edge of the collar and the base at the rear face; cross bars coupled across the interior of the collar, the cross bar located closer to the front face being lower than the cross bar located closer to the rear face; a carrying handle and a shoulder strap connected to the front face of the spacer; and pocket members connected to the side and front faces of the spacer at elevations bene
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Inventors: Linda A. Blanford, Michael R. Ferris, William P. Jacoby, Jr., John M. Krzynowek
  • Container and golf balls
    Patent number: D449982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. Ferris
  • Container with label and golf balls
    Patent number: D456245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. Ferris
  • Golf ball container
    Patent number: D475528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. Ferris
  • Golf ball container
    Patent number: D477140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. Ferris
  • Golf ball package
    Patent number: D305733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. Ferris