Patents by Inventor William L. Doherty

William L. Doherty 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: 20240119859
    Abstract: Systems and methods for golf analysis including a tag coupled to a golf club providing statistical analytics for coaching including text, tabular, graphic, and image-based outputs that include trends information for the golfer, all based upon actual golf play on course situations, wherein the golfer inputs shot data during play, without interrupting the flow of the game, and uploads the shot data for analytics and review online, and wherein all information related to a given user are reviewable by an authorized coach user through a web-based coach access account. The system is further operable to provide the coach user rights for providing corrective or instructive feedback to the user, including visual recommendations such as modified target areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: SkyHawke Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew P. Doherty, James F. Doherty, III, William G. Moore, Richard L. Root
  • Patent number: 5916033
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for teeing up golf balls having a hopper, a cycle start button, and an adjustable rubber tee. The hopper is operatively connected to the teeing up device to supply golf balls through the gravity fed supply tube to the rubber tee. The teeing up device comprises an air cylinder for raising and lowering in a cylinder tube to receive golf balls one at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: William L. Doherty