The Week of Pelz – Day 1 – How Does Dave Read a Green?

Interestingly, Dave Pelz had 3 patent applications publish this week; obviously he is a smart guy that appreciates the value of IP. Roughly four years ago I wrote about the fascinating Pelz patent portfolio here. In this post I will cover the first of his three recently published patent applications, which published today as US Pub. No. 20110160003 titled “Training Device for Reading a Putting Green.” The application describes the invention as…. OK, that is something I will buy as soon as I get the call to caddy for Paula Creamer….

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Mickelson’s Third Patent; I Wonder if He Gets a Performance Bonus for Each Patent

At this pace Lefty may surpass Lee Trevino in career patents; undoubtedly a goal every professional golfer has on their bucket-list. In the past I have written that Phil may have a fallback career as a club designer, which he may need if he keeps slipping in the rankings (although he is probably pretty financially secure). Phil’s third patent issued as USPN D625,374 titled “Putter Head.” What do you think of his design capabilities?….

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The New Feo Diablo?

I kid; Callaway’s industrial design team would be able to mold this into a sexy club (hopefully). The following driver design is found in a patent application that published today as US Pub. No. 20110143858 titled “External Weight for Golf Club Head.”….

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Get Ready to Scratch Your Head and Say “Why Didn’t I Think of That”

Acushnet had an interesting patent issue today for, of all things, a golf shaft. Yes, golfers don’t normally associate the Acushnet name with golf shaft design or manufacturing, but this seems to be the case of a good idea that could not just be swept under the rug, even if it was a little outside of their core strengths. The patent is USPN 7,955,187 titled “Swingweight Adjusted Golf Club Shaft,” which describes the invention as….

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