Patents by Inventor Richard L. KARCHER

Richard L. KARCHER 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: 20140194217
    Abstract: A stand arrangement for a golf club having a club head and club shaft may include a plunger rod movably secured within the club shaft and displaceable between a retracted position entirely within the club shaft and an extended position. In the extended position, at least a portion of the plunger rod extends from a channel in the club shaft to an exterior of the golf club. The stand arrangement may further include an actuation sleeve extending around a periphery of the club shaft and a connecting member extending through a wall of the club shaft and coupling the actuation sleeve with the plunger rod. The actuation sleeve may be selectively actuatable to secure the plunger rod in both the retracted position and the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventor: Richard L. KARCHER
  • Patent number: 8628429
    Abstract: A stand assembly for a golf club having a club head and club shaft may include a plunger rod movably secured within the club shaft and club head and displaceable between a retracted position entirely within the club head and an extended position. In the extended position, at least a portion of the plunger rod is extended through a channel in the club head to an exterior of the golf club. The stand assembly may further include an actuation sleeve configured to be disposed about the club shaft and a connecting member extending through a wall of the club shaft and coupling the actuation sleeve with the plunger rod. The actuation sleeve may be selectively actuable to secure the plunger rod in both the retracted position and the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Inventor: Richard L. Karcher
  • Publication number: 20130123037
    Abstract: A stand assembly for a golf club having a club head and club shaft may include a plunger rod movably secured within the club shaft and club head and displaceable between a retracted position entirely within the club head and an extended position. In the extended position, at least a portion of the plunger rod is extended through a channel in the club head to an exterior of the golf club. The stand assembly may further include an actuation sleeve configured to be disposed about the club shaft and a connecting member extending through a wall of the club shaft and coupling the actuation sleeve with the plunger rod. The actuation sleeve may be selectively actuable to secure the plunger rod in both the retracted position and the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventor: Richard L. KARCHER