Patents by Inventor Nik L. Johnston

Nik L. Johnston 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: 20080190470
    Abstract: A golfing accessory, comprising an elongate, rigid shank; a handle disposed on a first end portion of the shank; and an umbrella unit movably supported on a second end portion of the shank. The umbrella unit includes a canopy support frame having a plurality of ribs movable between an umbrella closed position and an umbrella open position. The flexible canopy is formed by a plurality of panels each mounted between adjacent ones of the ribs. The canopy includes a pattern formed thereon by a plurality of concentric image arrays, each image array including a plurality of similar images equiangularly distributed about the shank so that, when the canopy support frame is in the umbrella open position the canopy is in a taut state and the pattern creates an illusion of a dimpled exterior of a golf ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Nik L. Johnston, John P. Bardeen, Michael R. Henson
  • Patent number: D562568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Inventors: Nik L. Johnston, John P. Bardeen
  • Patent number: D609923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Going For It, LLC
    Inventors: Nik L. Johnston, John P Bardeen