Patents by Inventor Stephen Peter Slade

Stephen Peter Slade 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).

  • Publication number: 20250083015
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a standalone and multi-game miniature golf structure. A sensor assembly located at an end of a putting surface of a putting structure includes a panel and a sensor. The panel is positioned adjacent to and below the end of the putting surface. The panel defines an upper surface along which a golf ball is to travel after dropping from the end of the putting surface. The upper surface includes a rear edge and a front edge. The sensor is positioned adjacent the panel to detect at which of a plurality of lateral positions the golf ball travels along the upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Samuel Nicolas Jones, Thomas Stephen David Hopkinson, Stephen Peter Slade, Adam Camies
  • Patent number: 12115425
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for a standalone and multi-game miniature golf structure. A structure includes a digital display screen positioned to align vertically with a rear end of a putting surface and sensor(s) positioned below the digital display screen. The sensor(s) are configured to detect lateral positions at which balls cross the rear end. The structure includes processor(s), that for each shot of a plurality of miniature golf games, are configured to send command signals to the digital display screen to display putting target(s); identify, via the sensor(s), a lateral position at which a golf ball crosses the rear end of the putting surface; determine whether the lateral position of the golf ball aligns vertically with any of the putting target(s); and generate a score for the shot based on the lateral position of the golf ball relative to the putting target(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Puttshack LTD
    Inventors: Samuel Nicolas Jones, Thomas Stephen David Hopkinson, Stephen Peter Slade, Adam Camies