Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Morris

Thomas C. Morris 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: 5938543
    Abstract: A multiple density golf club head including a heel formed of a dense metallic material, a toe formed of a dense metallic material and a center segment formed of a non-metallic material is provided. The non-metallic material of the center segment has a density substantially less than the metallic material comprising the heel or the toe. The materials in the heel, toe and center segment extend for the entire depth of the club head. The positioning of the higher density regions at the heel and toe of the golf club provides for desirable heel-toe weighting characteristics. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a golf club head in accordance with the present invention. The method incorporates various manufacturing techniques into a cost effective process for manufacturing the club head of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Never Compromise, Inc.
    Inventors: James P. McGeeney, Thomas C. Morris, Vikash Sanyal
  • Patent number: 4971396
    Abstract: For use with a wheel having a hub adapted to be secured to a mounting structure by at least one stud extending through a hole in the hub and by a nut fastened to the stud, the hub including a first surface facing the mounting structure and a second surface opposed to the first surface, a wheel hub cover appartus for protecting a portion of the hub adjacent the hole against exposure to fluids includes structure for sealing each surface of the hub adjacent the hole. On the first surface of the hub, a gasket is provided which is adapted to be interposed between the wheel hub and the mounting structure during attachment of the wheel to the mounting structure so that the portion of the hub adjacent the hole is protected from exposure to fluids that are present in the vicinity of the first surface of the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Inventor: Thomas C. Morris
  • Patent number: D526039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Thomas C. Morris, Kevin C. Chau, Scott A. Rice, Peter L. Soracco
  • Patent number: D527064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Thomas C. Morris, Kevin C. Chau, Scott A. Rice, Peter L. Soracco
  • Patent number: D532067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Peter L. Soracco, Kevin C. Chau, Thomas C. Morris, Scott A. Rice
  • Patent number: D537138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Karl A. Clausen, Thomas C. Morris
  • Patent number: D537139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Thomas C. Morris, Kevin C. Chau, Scott A. Rice
  • Patent number: D537895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Thomas C. Morris, Kevin C. Chau, Scott A. Rice
  • Patent number: D538370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Thomas C. Morris, Kevin C. Chau, Scott A. Rice
  • Patent number: D547407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas C. Morris, Ryan L. Roach
  • Patent number: D547409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Christopher B. Best, Thomas C. Morris, Ryan L. Roach
  • Patent number: D548297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Christopher B. B Best, Thomas C. Morris, Ryan L. Roach
  • Patent number: D549791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas C. Morris, Ryan L. Roach
  • Patent number: D559931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Thomas C. Morris, Scott A. Rice
  • Patent number: D559933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Thomas C. Morris, Scott A. Rice
  • Patent number: D561854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Thomas C. Morris
  • Patent number: D391316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Tommy Armour Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas C. Morris, Timothy R. Reed
  • Patent number: D395476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Odyssey Golf
    Inventors: Brian R. Pond, Thomas C. Morris, Timothy R. Reed
  • Patent number: D399276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Odyssey Golf
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Thomas C. Morris, Brian R. Pond
  • Patent number: D399549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Odyssey Golf
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Thomas C. Morris, Brian R. Pond