The Next PING Driver?

A PING design patent that issued to Karsten Manufacturing this week may provide us with a sneak peak at an upcoming driver. The PING driver design found in this week’s patent caught my eye because I typically think of PING designs as simple, conventional, and pure (although some may say boring, not me); well, this particular driver design has a little unconventional flavor to it. The application was just filed back in March, so it doesn’t seem to be an old dead design that will never see the light of day. Check out the bulge off the rear heel side of the club head. Simply a draw biased design, or is there something more to it?….

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PGA Tour Comes Under Fire for Alleged Patent Infringement

Looks like there may be some closed door meetings in Ponte Vedra Beach today in light of a lawsuit filed yesterday by DDB Technologies LLC against the PGA Tour, Inc. alleging infringement of 4 patents owned by DDB Technologies. The patents at issue include…. So, what is this all about? The following 3 paragraphs from the complaint explain the basis of their allegations (i.e. Shot Tracker + PGAtour.com = patent infringement)….

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Once in a Lifetime Father’s Day Golf Weekend at Pinehurst

Before I get started, I have to say that whenever I read a glowing review of a product or vacation package the pessimist in me automatically thinks “of course it is great, or your experience was wonderful…. it was probably free!” So, let me start by saying that I paid full price, got nothing free, and learned about the Pinehurst Father’s Day Weekend Package via a random spam email (you know the type received when one of the golf magazines sells its subscriber info) rather than a fancy invitation (OK, just bitter because I didn’t receive one). Plus, if they were going to get someone to hype their vacation packages don’t you think they would find someone better than a patent lawyer with a golf blog! I had never been to Pinehurst prior to last weekend, nor did I know anyone that had been there; therefore, I was a little apprehensive about driving 8 hours with my dad to go to play courses based upon the fact that they are quasi-famous (that was my initial thought – turns out that after learning about the history of Pinehurst there is no “quasi” about it)…..

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Now that’s a Good Idea

It has been a while since a travel bag invention got me excited. In fact, I haven’t been wowed by a travel bag invention since the introduction of the Club Glider of Fore Inventors Only fame. Well, I can’t say that I was wowed by this travel bag invention, but it is a good concept for sure. The travel bag at issue is found in USPN 7,735,643 titled “Inflatable Shipping Device and Method of Forming and Using Same,” which issued this week. The travel bag includes an inflatable bladder and the patent describes the invention as….

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Did a Golfer Invent this Glove?

Some inventions just really make me scratch my head and wonder what I am missing. They often seem so bizarre that I wonder if the inventor is really a golfer, but that is the beauty with some golf inventions. I can’t say if this golf glove invention is genius or plain crazy, but I am leaning toward the later (but who am I to judge). The invention at issue is found in USPN 7,725,956 titled “Golf Glove with Club Handle Stop,” which describes the invention as…. So, what do you think? Genius or crazy?….

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The Continued Quest for the Perfect Golf Tee

This inventor takes a unique approach to obtaining the perfect golf tee. Why design an entirely new tee when you can just attach a clip to a standard golf tee to create the perfect combination? Well, aside from compliance with the Rules, it sure looks interesting. This tee clip is disclosed in a patent application that recently published as US Pub. No. 20100130311, which describes the invention as…. Heck, I would give it a try…..

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