Patents by Inventor Russ Gustafson

Russ Gustafson 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).

  • Golf club fitting apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7984559
    Abstract: A golf club fitting apparatus comprises an image display unit; a linear guide having a lower end that is attached to the image display unit and rotatable in relation to the unit; an arm that is attached to the linear guide and slidable in relation to the linear guide; a first encoder coupled to the linear guide and configured to generate a rotation signal when the linear guide is rotated relative to the image display unit; a second encoder capable of generating a linear measurement signal when the linear guide slides; and image display logic coupled to the first encoder, second encoder, and image display unit and which when executed by one or more processors causes displaying a golf club head image on the image display unit, and re-displaying the image in a changed configuration in response to one or both of the rotation signal and the linear measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: KB Golf Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Burns, David A. Ruigh, Russ Gustafson
  • Golf Club Fitting Apparatus And Method
    Publication number: 20090222206
    Abstract: A golf club fitting apparatus comprises an image display unit; a linear guide having a lower end that is attached to the image display unit and rotatable in relation to the unit; an arm that is attached to the linear guide and slidable in relation to the linear guide; a first encoder coupled to the linear guide and configured to generate a rotation signal when the linear guide is rotated relative to the image display unit; a second encoder capable of generating a linear measurement signal when the linear guide slides; and image display logic coupled to the first encoder, second encoder, and image display unit and which when executed by one or more processors causes displaying a golf club head image on the image display unit, and re-displaying the image in a changed configuration in response to one or both of the rotation signal and the linear measurement signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Kevin Burns, David A. Ruigh, Russ Gustafson