Patents by Inventor Shane Parnell

Shane Parnell 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: 10207153
    Abstract: A method of forming a golf ball is disclosed herein. The method includes injecting a cover mixture into a mold to form a cover mixture comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane resin and a polyahl, subjecting the golf ball to a polyisocyanated solution to create a golf ball with a polyisocyanated cover, and heating the golf ball or polyisocyanated cover to remove a solvent component of the polyisocyanated solution and promote the reaction of the polyisocyanate with the cover mixture and polyahl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Shane Parnell
  • Patent number: 9908006
    Abstract: Use of highly phase separated thermoplastic polyether ester elastomers for injection molded golf ball core layers is disclosed herein. The thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer comprises a polytetramethylene glycol (PTMO), a cycloaliphatic diol, and dimethyl terephthalate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Shane Parnell
  • Patent number: 9868033
    Abstract: A method of forming a golf ball is disclosed herein. The method includes injecting a cover mixture into a mold to form a cover mixture comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane resin and a polyahl, subjecting the golf ball to a polyisocyanated solution to create a golf ball with a polyisocyanated cover, and heating the golf ball or polyisocyanated cover to remove a solvent component of the polyisocyanated solution and promote the reaction of the polyisocyanate with the cover mixture and polyahl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Shane Parnell
  • Patent number: 9861862
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method for forming a golf ball comprising synthesizing an acid copolymer using controlled radical polymerization, mixing the acid copolymer with a monomer containing a carbon-carbon double bond, creating a mixture and neutralizing the mixture with a metallic base, forming an ionomeric thermoplastic elastomer for use in a cover layer for a golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Shane Parnell
  • Patent number: 9511263
    Abstract: A golf ball having a core layer comprising a thermoplastic polyester elastomer formed from a polytetramethylene glycol with a molecular weight greater than or equal to 1400 g/mol is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an inner core sphere is the core layer and has a diameter ranging from 0.875 inch to 1.4 inches. The core comprises the inner core, an intermediate core and an outer core. The mantle component comprises an inner mantle and an outer mantle. The cover layer is preferably composed of a thermoplastic polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Shane Parnell
  • Patent number: 9498685
    Abstract: A putter-type golf club head having a face insert composed of at least one thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer is disclosed herein. The face insert includes a plurality of oval-shaped holes having a specific size and spacing, and the at least one thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer incorporates polytetramethylene ether soft segments with molecular weights of greater than 1000 g/mol, preferably at least 1400 g/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Craig E. Abbott, Shane Parnell, Alan Hocknell, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Patent number: 9474942
    Abstract: Use of highly phase separated thermoplastic polyether ester elastomers for injection molded golf ball core layers is disclosed herein. The thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer comprises a polytetramethylene glycol (PTMO), a cycloaliphatic diol, and dimethyl terephthalate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Shane Parnell
  • Patent number: 9321201
    Abstract: A method of forming a golf ball is disclosed herein. The method includes injecting a cover mixture into a mold to form a cover mixture comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane resin and a polyahl, subjecting the golf ball to a polyisocyanated solution to create a golf ball with a polyisocyanated cover, and heating the golf ball or polyisocyanated cover to remove a solvent component of the polyisocyanated solution and promote the reaction of the polyisocyanate with the cover mixture and polyahl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Shane Parnell
  • Publication number: 20150375069
    Abstract: A putter-type golf club head having a face insert composed of at least one thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer is disclosed herein. The face insert includes a plurality of oval-shaped holes having a specific size and spacing, and the at least one thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer incorporates polytetramethylene ether soft segments with molecular weights of greater than 1000 g/mol, preferably at least 1400 g/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Craig E. Abbott, Shane Parnell, Alan Hocknell, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Patent number: 9005052
    Abstract: A golf ball having a core layer comprising a thermoplastic polyester elastomer formed from a polytetramethylene glycol with a molecular weight greater than or equal to 1400 g/mol is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an inner core sphere is the core layer and has a diameter ranging from 0.875 inch to 1.4 inches. The core comprises the inner core, an intermediate core and an outer core. The mantle component comprises an inner mantle and an outer mantle. The cover layer is preferably composed of a thermoplastic polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Shane Parnell
  • Patent number: 8987384
    Abstract: A durable, injection moldable, thermoplastic elastomer that has the favorable resilience, feel, spin, barrier, and UV stability performance attributes is disclosed herein. An OBC grafted with silane provides a good cover shear durability (cut/tear/abrasion resistance). This invention combines the benefits of OBCs and silane crosslinking technology to yield a golf ball cover with a desirable combination of properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Shane Parnell
  • Patent number: 8795570
    Abstract: A durable, injection moldable, thermoplastic elastomer that has the favorable resilience, feel, spin, barrier, and UV stability performance attributes is disclosed herein. An OBC grafted with silane provides a good cover shear durability (cut/tear/abrasion resistance). This invention combines the benefits of OBCs and silane crosslinking technology to yield a golf ball cover with a desirable combination of properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Shane Parnell, Carl A. Brown
  • Patent number: 8696494
    Abstract: A method of forming a golf ball is disclosed herein. The method includes injecting a cover mixture into a mold to form a cover mixture comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane resin and a polyahl, subjecting the golf ball to a polyisocyanated solution to create a golf ball with a polyisocyanated cover, and heating the golf ball or polyisocyanated cover to remove a solvent component of the polyisocyanated solution and promote the reaction of the polyisocyanate with the cover mixture and polyahl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Shane Parnell
  • Patent number: 8140375
    Abstract: A credibility card contains a claim about a resource, a way to identify the claimant, and a set of choices to be voted on about the claim. A resource can be information content, a product, or another item about which a claim can be made, and it may be associated with a Uniform Resource Indicator (URI). Information (e.g., a web page) that contains or describes the resource includes the credibility card, and a user viewing the information is given the chance to vote on the claims, such as by indicating agreement or disagreement with the claim. The votes are stored in a repository, which may protect the votes from being deleted. Users can view the tally of votes in order to judge the credibility of the claim or the claimant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Korby Shane Parnell, Robert Rebholz, Eric Mahlberg, Jason McCullough, Benjamin Daniel Martin
  • Patent number: 6343694
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a modular based system for carrying and displaying medical equipment and supplies, incorporating highly organized, procedurally oriented storage modules designed with visible pockets and restraining devices. The modules can function independently or as part of a larger unit that includes many modules. They can be attached to a display board by one of several securement devices, which in turn can be attached to corresponding mobile stands or to a variety of surfaces in a variety of transport media. The modules can also be placed in one or more unique portable bags, vests or backpacks specifically designed to accommodate the modules through its corresponding fastening devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Inventors: Tracey Parnell, Shane Parnell