Patents by Inventor Robert E. Marier, Jr.

Robert E. Marier, Jr. 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: 5941780
    Abstract: A putting practice device preferably includes a body and an extension. The body preferably has a concave surface for receiving a forearm or wrist. The extension can be coplanar with the body and extends away from the body. At least one receiving hole is defined by the body or extension. A golf tee partially passes through the receiving hole and is partially inserted into a top end of a putter. The device optionally includes a flange surrounding the periphery of the body and extension and a center section surrounding the receiving holes. The flange and center section can have a thickness greater than the thickness of the body and extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: SwingMaker, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert E. Marier, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5375833
    Abstract: A golf practice device includes a path guide elevated above the ground by a support that includes an extension defining a base target line. The path guide establishes an upper limit under which an arc of a correct golf swing should travel without contacting the guide while passing through the point of impact with ball to be driven. The device can be constructed with readily separable parts such as rod members and a tee joint pivotally and slidingly mounted in cantilever manner from a vertical support post, which can dissaemble and pivot relative to each other to accept high impact with the golf club and readily reassemble. The disassembly also permits convenient storage and transport. The pivoting members also permit orientations of the guide to correct hook and slice generating swings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: SwingMaker USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert E. Marier, Jr.