Patents by Inventor Samuel E. Dodd

Samuel E. Dodd 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: 5152565
    Abstract: A golf ball retriever is provided for retrieving balls by providing at least two discs mounted on a rotatable shaft. The discs have a distance therebetween slightly greater than the diameter of the ball. A foam-rubber ring is concentrically attached to an inside surface of each disc to provide for an easy pick-up of the ball. Each of the discs are scallop-shaped to provide a greater vertical downward force on the ball than a horizontal force when pivoting on a scallop point. Radial slits are formed in each disc extending from a low point of each scallop. Counter sunk holes are formed on the inside surface of each disc at the ends of the radial slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Inventor: Samuel E. Dodd