Patents by Inventor Randy Carlton

Randy Carlton 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: 6623373
    Abstract: Golf practice apparatus includes a wedge-shaped base, a support layer adhered on an inclined upper surface of the base, and a turf layer adhered atop the support layer. The turf layer extends a certain distance beyond the base to cover a ground surface adjacent to that on which the base is placed to rest. A golf ball may be placed on either an inclined or a flat portion of the turf layer and a golfer can stand on the turf layer in such relation to the golf ball as to simulate a desired uphill, downhill, or sidehill lie, or a flat lie. In the disclosed embodiment, one or more divots may be simulated on either flat or inclined portions on the turf layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Carlton, Randy Carlton
  • Publication number: 20030109325
    Abstract: Golf practice apparatus includes a wedge-shaped base, a support layer adhered on an inclined upper surface of the base, and a turf layer adhered atop the support layer. The turf layer extends a certain distance beyond the base to cover a ground surface adjacent to that on which the base is placed to rest. A golf ball may be placed on either an inclined or a flat portion of the turf layer and a golfer can stand on the turf layer in such relation to the golf ball as to simulate a desired uphill, downhill, or sidehill lie, or a flat lie. In the disclosed embodiment, one or more divots may be simulated on either flat or inclined portions on the turf layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Carlton, Randy Carlton