Patents by Inventor Vern McMillan

Vern McMillan 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: 7677988
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting in training players of golf includes a platform and a first coplanar foot support member and a second coplanar foot support member on the platform, with the first coplanar foot support member being fixed in position and the second coplanar foot support member able to be moved laterally and linearly on the platform relative to the first coplanar foot support member when a golf player places one foot on each of the two coplanar foot support members. A biasing device causes the second coplanar foot support member to be adjacent the first coplanar foot support member, so that in the absence of an externally applied force, the second coplanar foot member remains adjacent to the first coplanar foot support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Inventor: Vern McMillan
  • Publication number: 20060205528
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting in training players of golf includes a platform having two coplanar members situated on the platform, in which the first member is fixed in position on the platform and the second member may move relative to the first member. A biasing device, in the absence of an externally applied force, causes the first member and the second member to be adjacent one another. A third member, which may be removable, is located transversely of the first and second members, may receive a golf ball thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventor: Vern McMillan