Patents by Inventor Saunders N. Whittlesey
Saunders N. Whittlesey 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).
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Publication number: 20140114795Abstract: The present invention is a method for soliciting orders for customized apparel. The apparel can be appendage apparel, such as footwear, gloves, or head gear, or non-appendage apparel such as jackets. The present method includes providing an order form accessible through at least one computer by one or more users. The present method further includes providing one or more possible design parameters, requesting the user to customize the apparel by entering at least one of the parameters on the order form. The user submits the order form through the computer and receives apparel according to the order form. The parameters may include size, material, model, style, color, material treatment, or personalization.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kenneth S. Litke, Michael Redwood, Saunders N. Whittlesey
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Publication number: 20110191204Abstract: The present invention is a method for soliciting orders for customized apparel. The apparel can be appendage apparel, such as footwear, gloves, or head gear, or non-appendage apparel such as jackets. The present method includes providing an order form accessible through at least one computer by one or more users. The present method further includes providing one or more possible design parameters, requesting the user to customize the apparel by entering at least one of the parameters on the order form. The user submits the order form through the computer and receives apparel according to the order form. The parameters may include size, material, model, style, color, material treatment, or personalization.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kenneth S. Litke, Michael Redwood, Saunders N. Whittlesey
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Patent number: 7949570Abstract: The present invention is a method for soliciting orders for customized apparel. The apparel can be appendage apparel, such as footwear, gloves, or head gear, or non-appendage apparel such as jackets. The present method includes providing an order form accessible through at least one computer by one or more users. The present method further includes providing one or more possible design parameters, requesting the user to customize the apparel by entering at least one of the parameters on the order form. The user submits the order form through the computer and receives apparel according to the order form. The parameters may include size, material, model, style, color, material treatment, or personalization.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2009Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kenneth S. Litke, Michael Redwood, Saunders N. Whittlesey
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Publication number: 20090307109Abstract: The present invention is a method for soliciting orders for customized apparel. The apparel can be appendage apparel, such as footwear, gloves, or head gear, or non-appendage apparel such as jackets. The present method includes providing an order form accessible through at least one computer by one or more users. The present method further includes providing one or more possible design parameters, requesting the user to customize the apparel by entering at least one of the parameters on the order form. The user submits the order form through the computer and receives apparel according to the order form. The parameters may include size, material, model, style, color, material treatment, or personalization.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Kenneth S. Litke, Michael Redwood, Saunders N. Whittlesey
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Patent number: 7577583Abstract: The present invention is a method for soliciting orders for customized apparel. The apparel can be appendage apparel, such as footwear, gloves, or head gear, or non-appendage apparel such as jackets. The present method includes providing an order form accessible through at least one computer by one or more users. The present method further includes providing one or more possible design parameters, requesting the user to customize the apparel by entering at least one of the parameters on the order form. The user submits the order form through the computer and receives apparel according to the order form. The parameters may include size, material, model, style, color, material treatment, or personalization.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2001Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kenneth S. Litke, Michael Redwood, Saunders N. Whittlesey
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Patent number: 7552549Abstract: Active-response golf shoes are disclosed. The golf shoes include at least one sensor, a controller, and at least one active-response element. The sensor and controller operate to rapidly determine if a golfer is walking or swinging a golf club. Once this determination is made the controller and active-response element rapidly change the shoe's characteristics. If the controller determines that the golfer is walking, the shoe provides a soft and flexible walking platform. If the controller determines that the golfer is swinging, the shoe morphs or changes automatically to provide a stable hitting platform. The controller senses various predetermined conditions such as pressure under the ball of the user's foot to determine whether the golfer is walking or swinging. The active-response elements may be a sole adjuster, a lace adjuster, and/or an upper adjuster. Methods of determining the golfer's type of movement are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Saunders N Whittlesey, Douglas K Robinson, John J Erickson
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Patent number: 7310895Abstract: Active-response golf shoes are disclosed. The golf shoes include at least one sensor, a controller, and at least one active-response element. The sensor and controller operate to rapidly determine if a golfer is walking or swinging a golf club. Once this determination is made the controller and active-response element rapidly change the shoe's characteristics. If the controller determines that the golfer is walking, the shoe provides a soft and flexible walking platform. If the controller determines that the golfer is swinging, the shoe morphs or changes automatically to provide a stable hitting platform. The controller senses various predetermined conditions such as pressure under the ball of the user's foot to determine whether the golfer is walking or swinging. The active-response elements may be a sole adjuster, a lace adjuster, and/or an upper adjuster. Methods of determining the golfer's type of movement are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Saunders N Whittlesey, Douglas K Robinson, John J Erickson
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Patent number: 6708426Abstract: The present invention is directed to an outsole for use with a shoe and a shoe having an improved outsole. The outsole includes a forward portion and a rearward portion that are connected by a ball-and-socket connection that allows the portions to move freely. The outsole may include a flexible member disposed between two pieces, for example, of the forward portion to allow these pieces to flex freely. The outsole may be used with a sole construction that includes a gel cushion that is adjacent a transparent window member of the outsole.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: John J. Erickson, Douglas K. Robinson, Joseph Hamill, Saunders N. Whittlesey
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Publication number: 20030131501Abstract: The present invention is directed to an outsole for use with a shoe and a shoe having an improved outsole. The outsole includes a forward portion and a rearward portion that are connected by a ball-and-socket connection that allows the portions to move freely. The outsole may include a flexible member disposed between two pieces, for example, of the forward portion to allow these pieces to flex freely. The outsole may be used with a sole construction that includes a gel cushion that is adjacent a transparent window member of the outsole.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Inventors: John J. Erickson, Douglas K. Robinson, Joseph Hamill, Saunders N. Whittlesey
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Publication number: 20030033207Abstract: The present invention is a method for soliciting orders for customized apparel. The apparel can be appendage apparel, such as footwear, gloves, or head gear, or non-appendage apparel such as jackets. The present method includes providing an order form accessible through at least one computer by one or more users. The present method further includes providing one or more possible design parameters, requesting the user to customize the apparel by entering at least one of the parameters on the order form. The user submits the order form through the computer and receives apparel according to the order form. The parameters may include size, material, model, style, color, material treatment, or personalization.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Kenneth S. Litke, Michael Redwood, Saunders N. Whittlesey
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Patent number: 6327787Abstract: The present invention relates to a glove fitting device and method for measuring aspects of a user's hands and recommending an appropriate glove size therefrom. The device includes a platform with left-hand and right-hand measuring stations. Each measuring station includes at least one measuring system comprising a plurality of cooperating elements, such as scales, to measure the length of at least two of a user's digits and selecting a preferred finger length value. Each of the two digits is measured, relative to a different position. The device further includes a measuring tape that allows a girth value to be obtained of user's palm. In addition, the device includes a sizing grid that allows the preferred finger length value and the girth value to be correlated with a recommended glove size.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2000Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Maria Bonzagni, Saunders N. Whittlesey
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Patent number: 5671055Abstract: An apparatus for the laser measurement of the shape of an object or foot includes a base, a turntable, a linear slide, and a laser camera which slides on the linear slide. The turntable is attached to the base. The linear slide is attached to the turntable and extends from the turntable. The linear slide moves with the rotation of the turntable. The laser camera moves along and measures a first side and a second side of the object in order to create a three-dimensional profile of the object or foot shape. The apparatus further includes a robotic control and a computer. A method for measuring an object shape with the inventive apparatus provides a profile of the object or foot. The method also provides for the selection of a shoe size based upon the profile generated by the inventive apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1996Date of Patent: September 23, 1997Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Saunders N. Whittlesey, Julie Harvey
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Patent number: D436870Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2000Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Maria Bonzagni, Saunders N. Whittlesey