Patents by Inventor Norman L. Stoakes

Norman L. Stoakes 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: 6988955
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved golf putter for increasing alignment and feel in the putting stroke which includes a club head having a body and a forward ball striking surface and a club shaft having a handle, the shaft connected to and extending upwards from the body of the club head. A weight-receiving pocket is formed in an upper surface of the body of the club head and a weight mounting device such as a screw is mounted within the weight-receiving pocket in the body of the club head. At least one club head weight is removably mounted within the weight-receiving pocket of the body of the club head by engagement with the weight mounting device, the club head weight including club head alignment indicia on the top face of club head weight operative to provide visual alignment cues for ball striking by the forward ball striking surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Norman L. Stoakes