Patents by Inventor Robert A. Miner

Robert A. Miner 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: 4861033
    Abstract: A practice putting cup includes a circular disk having a pair of upstanding spaced apart wall portions, the ends of which are spaced apart to define an entry for a golf ball onto the surface of the disk. The edge of the disk between the ends of the wall portion is beveled and a pair of outwardly extending flanges are secured to the wall portions adjacent the entry to deflect the ball into the entry. A radially extending groove is formed in the upper surface of the disk which bisects the periphery of the disk between the end portions of the wall to assist the golfer in aligning his putting stroke and a radially extending slot is formed in the disk in alignment with the radially extending groove for detachably connecting a flexible line which may be extended beyond the periphery of the cup in alignment with the groove to define an imaginary putting line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Inventor: Robert A. Miner
  • Patent number: 4765625
    Abstract: The golf putting practice device is comprised of a flat, relatively thin, rigid, T-shaped member having an elongated base portion with a center line formed thereon. The crossbar of the T-shaped member is provided with a V-shaped notch with the apex of the V contiguous to one end of the center line of the base portion. The crossbar is provided with a base line which extends perpendicular to the center line and which intersects the apex of the V-shaped notch. A sighting bore is provided on the center line of the base portion is spaced relation to the base line of the crossbar and is provided with a circular indicia on the bottom wall thereof to ensure proper positioning of the golfer's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1988
    Inventor: Robert A. Miner
  • Patent number: 4544160
    Abstract: The golf putting practice device includes a pair of elongated rigid strips that are held spaced apart and parallel by a transverse bar to define between their inner longitudinal edges a putter stroke area. A pair of plate members are moveable along each of the rigid strips and include lock elements to fix them at positions along the rigid strips selected by use of measurement indicia on the upper surfaces of the rigid strips. The transverse bar is adjustable to vary the spacing between the parallel strip and a further bar is secured to one of the moveable plate members and extends away from the strips to provide a foot location guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Inventor: Robert A. Miner