Patents by Inventor Seop Maeng

Seop Maeng 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: 11351430
    Abstract: A club cover is provided by being configured to be flexible in an entrance space part thereof, through which a golf club head (hereinbelow referred to as “a club head”) is inserted into and withdrawn from the club cover. More particularly, a club cover having variable internal space is provided by being configured to be flexible in an entrance space part thereof, wherein when the club head is inserted into the club cover, the club head is in the club cover with the entrance space part of a body part being folded by a foldable part provided on a side surface of the body part to protect the club head, but when the club head is withdrawn, the foldable part is unfolded to expand the entrance space part, so that the club head is easily withdrawn and stored, which is easily manipulated by one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventors: Seop Maeng, Seoe Young Maeng
  • Patent number: 11318361
    Abstract: A club cover having variable internal space is proposed by being configured to be flexible in an entrance space part thereof, through which a golf club head (hereinbelow referred to as “a club head”) is inserted into and withdrawn from the club clover. More particularly, a club cover having variable internal space is proposed, wherein when a club head is inserted into the club cover, front and rear surfaces of a body part are brought close to each other to protect the club head, and when the club head is withdrawn, the front and rear surfaces of the body part are spaced apart from each other, so the club head is easily withdrawn and stored, and is safely stored without damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Seop Maeng, Seoe Young Maeng
  • Publication number: 20210170249
    Abstract: A club cover having variable internal space is proposed by being configured to be flexible in an entrance space part thereof, through which a golf club head (hereinbelow referred to as “a club head”) is inserted into and withdrawn from the club clover. More particularly, a club cover having variable internal space is proposed, wherein when a club head is inserted into the club cover, front and rear surfaces of a body part are brought close to each other to protect the club head, and when the club head is withdrawn, the front and rear surfaces of the body part are spaced apart from each other, so the club head is easily withdrawn and stored, and is safely stored without damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Seop MAENG, Seoe Young MAENG
  • Publication number: 20200254317
    Abstract: A club cover is provided by being configured to be flexible in an entrance space part thereof, through which a golf club head (hereinbelow referred to as “a club head”) is inserted into and withdrawn from the club cover. More particularly, a club cover having variable internal space is provided by being configured to be flexible in an entrance space part thereof, wherein when the club head is inserted into the club cover, the club head is in the club cover with the entrance space part of a body part being folded by a foldable part provided on a side surface of the body part to protect the club head, but when the club head is withdrawn, the foldable part is unfolded to expand the entrance space part, so that the club head is easily withdrawn and stored, which is easily manipulated by one hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Seop MAENG, Seoe Young MAENG
  • Patent number: 10124225
    Abstract: A holder for golf clubs with a hanger is disclosed. The holder for golf clubs includes a holder main body including cut parts divisionally formed in the longitudinal direction and opened and closed and opening and closing operating units installed within the holder main body and opened and closed to the left and right and receiving force acting to spread the cut parts, a pair of shape rods disposed inside the edges of the cut parts of the holder main body, contacting each other, and including a pair of opening and closing protrusions protruding upwards from the centers of the shape rods, and a hanger including a pair of fixing protrusions to fix the pair of opening and closing protrusions of the shape rods and detachably fixed to the pair of opening and closing protrusions, thereby allowing the holder main body to be conveniently opened/closed and having a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventors: Seop Maeng, Seoe Young Maeng
  • Publication number: 20160317887
    Abstract: A holder for golf clubs with a hanger is disclosed. The holder for golf clubs includes a holder main body including cut parts divisionally formed in the longitudinal direction and opened and closed and opening and closing operating units installed within the holder main body and opened and closed to the left and right and receiving force acting to spread the cut parts, a pair of shape rods disposed inside the edges of the cut parts of the holder main body, contacting each other, and including a pair of opening and closing protrusions protruding upwards from the centers of the shape rods, and a hanger including a pair of fixing protrusions to fix the pair of opening and closing protrusions of the shape rods and detachably fixed to the pair of opening and closing protrusions, thereby allowing the holder main body to be conveniently opened/closed and having a simple structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Seop MAENG, Seoe Young MAENG
  • Patent number: 9211457
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf-club protective cover having an opening and closing holder for protecting a golf club. The protective cover includes a main body having a pair of opening and closing plates that have a semi-circular section to receive a shaft of the golf club and a hinged joint portion on an end thereof so as to be hinged to each other, with a coil spring provided on the hinged joint portion to elastically bias the main body in a closing direction. A locking part is secured to one of the pair of opening and closing plates of the main body, thus locking or unlocking the opening and closing plates. The protective cover can reduce the number of manufacturing processes, simplify manufacturing work, and reduce labor. Further, a shape frame corresponding to each of golf clubs with various shapes is mounted to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Seop Maeng, Seoe Young Maeng
  • Publication number: 20140158566
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf-club protective cover having an opening and closing holder for protecting a golf club. The protective cover includes a main body having a pair of opening and closing plates that have a semi-circular section to receive a shaft of the golf club and a hinged joint portion on an end thereof so as to be hinged to each other, with a coil spring provided on the hinged joint portion to elastically bias the main body in a closing direction. A locking part is secured to one of the pair of opening and closing plates of the main body, thus locking or unlocking the opening and closing plates. The protective cover can reduce the number of manufacturing processes, simplify manufacturing work, and reduce labor. Further, a shape frame corresponding to each of golf clubs with various shapes is mounted to the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Seop MAENG, Seoe Young MAENG
  • Patent number: 8225830
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a head cover for golf clubs. The head cover includes an open-and-shut frame, a head cover body, and a locking unit. The open-and-shut frame includes wings which are opened by elastic force of elastic means. The head cover body accommodates the open-and-shut frame therein, and includes an entrance and a receiving space for receiving the golf club. The locking unit is secured to the outer surface of the middle portion of the head cover body, thus closing the entrance of the head cover body opened by the open-and-shut frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventors: Seop Maeng, Seoe-Young Maeng
  • Patent number: 8201602
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a head cover for golf clubs. The head cover includes an open-and-shut frame, a head cover body, and a locking unit. The open-and-shut frame includes wings which are opened by elastic force of elastic means. The head cover body accommodates the open-and-shut frame therein, and includes an entrance and a receiving space for receiving the golf club. The locking unit is secured to the outer surface of the middle portion of the head cover body, thus closing the entrance of the head cover body opened by the open-and-shut frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventors: Seop Maeng, Seoe-Young Maeng
  • Publication number: 20110120604
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a head cover for golf clubs. The head cover includes an open-and-shut frame, a head cover body, and a locking unit. The open-and-shut frame includes wings which are opened by elastic force of elastic means. The head cover body accommodates the open-and-shut frame therein, and includes an entrance and a receiving space for receiving the golf club. The locking unit is secured to the outer surface of the middle portion of the head cover body, thus closing the entrance of the head cover body opened by the open-and-shut frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Seop Maeng, Seoe-Young Maeng
  • Publication number: 20090133790
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a head cover for golf clubs. The head cover includes an open-and-shut frame, a head cover body, and a locking unit. The open-and-shut frame includes wings which are opened by elastic force of elastic means. The head cover body accommodates the open-and-shut frame therein, and includes an entrance and a receiving space for receiving the golf club. The locking unit is secured to the outer surface of the middle portion of the head cover body, thus closing the entrance of the head cover body opened by the open-and-shut frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Seop MAENG, Seoe-Young Maeng
  • Patent number: 6874627
    Abstract: A protective cover for a golf club includes a cover body and an internal frame and may include an elastic means for biasing the cover to an open condition. The cover body is made of cushioning fabric material and includes a head portion for covering and protecting the head of the golf club and a shank portion extending downwardly from the head portion for enclosing an upper part of the shaft of the golf club. The frame is principally covered by the cover body and comprises a hinge, wings that swing about the hinge to open and close the protective cover, and fastening means at free edges of the wings. The elastic means if present is attached to the outer surface of the frame and resiliently biases the wings of the frame to the open position. Part of the cover at the head is unsupported by the interior frame, to accommodate club heads of various sizes and shapes. The cover can be opened and closed with just one hand of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Inventor: Seop Maeng
  • Patent number: 6793072
    Abstract: A cover for protecting a head and/or adjacent shaft portion of a golf club is opened and closed by an over-center biasing means upon application of an external force to partly open or close the cover. The cover comprises a pair of wings adapted to be opened and closed about a longitudinal hinge formed between them and having a slot laterally formed in the pair of wings. Elongated elastic means such as rubber cords bias the pair of wings alternatively toward the open position and the closed position, by acting as an over-center device, passing through the slot openings at or adjacent the hinge and being fixed at both ends to the wings. A two-hinge form of the cover is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Inventor: Seop Maeng
  • Publication number: 20040079458
    Abstract: A protective cover for a golf club includes a cover body and an internal frame and may include an elastic means for biasing the cover to an open condition. The cover body is made of cushioning fabric material and includes a head portion for covering and protecting the head of the golf club and a shank portion extending downwardly from the head portion for enclosing an upper part of the shaft of the golf club. The frame is principally covered by the cover body and comprises a hinge, wings that swing about the hinge to open and close the protective cover, and fastening means at free edges of the wings. The elastic means if present is attached to the outer surface of the frame and resiliently biases the wings of the frame to the open position. Part of the cover at the head is unsupported by the interior frame, to accommodate club heads of various sizes and shapes. The cover can be opened and closed with just one hand of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventor: Seop Maeng
  • Publication number: 20030121808
    Abstract: A cover for protecting a head and/or adjacent shaft portion of a golf club is opened and closed by an over-center biasing means upon application of an external force to partly open or close the cover. The cover comprises a pair of wings adapted to be opened and closed about a longitudinal hinge formed between them and having a slot laterally formed in the pair of wings. Elongated elastic means such as rubber cords bias the pair of wings alternatively toward the open position and the closed position, by acting as an over-center device, passing through the slot openings at or adjacent the hinge and being fixed at both ends to the wings. A two-hinge form of the cover is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventor: Seop Maeng
  • Publication number: 20020179466
    Abstract: Disclosed herewith is a staff type golf bag. The staff type golf bag includes a bag body shaped in the form of a hollow cylinder. The bag body includes a skin assembly, which is comprised of a skin body provided with a pocket, a top band arranged on the upper portion of the skin body, and a bottom strip arranged on the lower portion of the skin body. The bag body further includes a reinforcing plate that has a size corresponding to the size of the skin assembly. The reinforcing plate is fixedly attached to the rear surface of the skin assembly. A bottom support is fixedly attached under the bottom strip to the bottom portion of the bag body. A top mold is fixedly attached under the top band to the top portion of the bag body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Seop Maeng
  • Patent number: 6311836
    Abstract: A golf bag has a stand that effectively reduces the gap between a bag body and its actuating lever. Two legs are hinged to a bracket on the bag body at their top ends, while an actuating lever, used for selectively opening the two legs, is hinged to the two legs at the top end and is kept in substantial contact with the bag body while being operated. The lever has a longitudinal stem section with two diverging arms at the top end of the lever and a holding loop at the lower end. The two arms diagonally pass behind the two legs and are fitted into hinge holes on the legs from the outside to the inside. A base at the bottom of the bag body has a vertical cutout for the lever holder of the actuating lever, thus allowing the actuating lever to be kept in substantial contact with the bag body during its operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Inventor: Seop Maeng
  • Patent number: D450188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Inventor: Seop Maeng
  • Patent number: D726851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventors: Seop Maeng, Seoe Young Maeng