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The Perfect Driver for Golf Purists

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/31/2010 12:00 AM

TaylorMade’s “Secret” Driver Patent Application (Now Patent)

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/10/2010 12:00 AM

Want to Estimate Your Golf Ball Launch Conditions? Brush Up on Your Math

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/9/2010 12:00 AM

Is this Golf Ball Technology Too Advanced, or are You Ready for It?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/4/2010 12:00 AM

Are Fluid Filled Irons on the Horizon?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/18/2010 12:00 AM

Is Their One Best Method of Achieving the Optimal Golf Stance? An Australian Inventor Thinks So and Has Patented It

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/5/2010 12:00 AM

Need Some Instant Feedback On Your Swing? This Invention May Be for You

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/4/2010 12:00 AM

A Big Day for Lefty; Golf Club Designer Phil Mickelson Granted His Second Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/25/2010 12:00 AM

Incorporate This Golf Invention Into a Smart Phone App and I Would Lower My Handicap Quickly

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/22/2010 12:00 AM

Did You Know That the Markings on Your Golf Ball Can Control the “Orbit of the Head, Ballistic Trajectory or Impact Point”

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/6/2010 12:00 AM

How Would You Like One Consistent Putting Stroke, Regardless of the Speed of the Greens

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/5/2010 12:00 AM

Furyk’s New Srixon Driver?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/25/2010 12:00 AM

Is This Club Manufacturing Method Crazy or Beautifully Genius?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/5/2010 9:28 PM

A Golfer Can Dream of the Day that a Golf Swing Training Kiosk is in Every Mall and Airport

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/30/2010 12:00 AM

A Future Generation of Taylor Made Drivers?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/11/2010 12:00 AM

Putting Woes? How About a New Grip for the New Year

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/27/2009 12:00 AM

GolfNow Receives Patent for an “Online Golf Reservation System”

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/17/2009 12:00 AM

There is No Doubt That This Practice Putter Will Reveal Your Putting Flaws

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/18/2009 12:00 AM

Has the Golf Ball Dimple Reached the End of its Useful Life?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/15/2009 12:00 AM

What’s Scotty Been Up To?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/10/2009 12:00 AM

Bridgestone’s Latest Golf Ball Patent, I Bet You Have Never Seen a Dimple Like This

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/14/2009 12:00 AM

Will Callaway Move Away from Their HEX Aerodynamics Technology?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/18/2009 12:00 AM

Round 2: Inventions Directed to Controlling the Lower Body During a Golf Swing

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/7/2009 12:00 AM

Callaway Received a Patent on the “C-Shaped Golf Club Head”; Will This Club Actually Make it to the Market?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/28/2009 12:00 AM

Want to Reduce the Scatter of Your Tee Shots? Author of Several Golf Club R&D Books Receives Interesting Elastic Club Head Patent That May Help Out

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/16/2009 12:00 AM

Do You Love Golf Enough To Try This Swing Training Aide?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/13/2009 12:00 AM

Forget About Dual Durometer Grips; How About Variable Durometer Grips!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/10/2009 12:00 AM

What’s Your Vector Victor? Check Out SRI Sports’ Swing Diagnosis System

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/7/2009 12:00 AM

Grab Your Tape Measure, Patent Issues on the Proper Way to Determine the Ideal Shaft Length

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/1/2009 12:00 AM

Need a Few More Thoughts in Your Head as You Address the Ball? Try Wondering About Whether Your Ball has a Dimple Pattern Based on a Hexagonal Dipyramid Polyhedron!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/20/2009 12:00 AM

Cool Bridgestone Golf Ball Dimple Patent Issued This Week, Could It Be The Key To Gaining Those Few Extra Yards?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/18/2009 12:00 AM

What Has This Inventor Been Smoking?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/8/2009 12:00 AM

Do You Really Understand the Technology in Your Golf Shaft? Harrison Sports Granted Interesting Golf Shaft Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/5/2009 12:00 AM

How Can You Go Wrong With An Elephant Hazard On A Golf Course

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/11/2009 12:00 AM

This Club May Be A Tough Sell, Even for Callaway (but I would give it a try... for sure)

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/30/2009 12:00 AM

How Is Your Knowledge of Electromagnetic Field Theory, Soddy Circles, and Circle Packing Theory? Fortunately Acushnet’s Golf Ball Engineers Know a Little About These Subjects

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/7/2009 12:00 AM

Another Interesting Putting Training Device; The Magic of Magnets!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/18/2008 12:00 AM

Northern Golfers, How Do You Satisfy Your Craving for Winter Golf?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/5/2008 12:00 AM

Cool Golf Grip Patents Don’t Come Along Everyday, So Check This Out!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/3/2008 12:00 AM

Does Your Club Face Need Some Engineered Texturing? Taylor Made Thinks So!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/6/2008 12:00 AM

Would You Play Better Golf If Your Spikes Could Rotate?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/21/2008 12:00 AM

Club Face Adjustability, Is It The Next Big Thing?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/8/2008 12:00 AM

An Interesting Putter Utility Patent Issued Yesterday. Can It Correct “Inherent Visual Inaccuracies?”

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/11/2008 12:00 AM

The Dual Durometer Putter Face Insert Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/26/2008 12:00 AM

Interesting Putter UTILITY Patent Issues on a Putter that You May Recognize

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/22/2008 12:00 AM

“An Aid for Viewing a Golf Putting Green to Assist in Discerning the Subtle Variations in the Putting Surface,” Sound Good?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/14/2008 12:00 AM

Interesting Patent for Iron Faces Issues to Pixl Golf… Are They Still in Business?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/1/2008 12:00 AM

Will We See This Tee Debut at The Masters?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/12/2008 12:00 AM

Patent Issues On The Use of Goose Droppings as Golf Tees

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/1/2008 12:00 AM

Another Look at Patented Putting Strokes

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/1/2008 12:00 AM

How Can You Go Wrong With A “Rocket Golf Tee”?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/20/2008 12:00 AM

Last Week I Posted About a Fluid-Filled Bladder Golf Club Patent Application… This Week a Patent Issues on a Remarkably Similar Design… Turns Out That Smart Inventors Do Think Alike

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 2/10/2008 12:00 AM

Does the Golf Shoe of the Future Include a Sensor, a Controller, and an Active-Response Element? Acushnet May Think So…

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 12/28/2007 12:00 AM

The BirdieBall Practice Golf Ball is Granted Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/30/2007 12:00 AM

Toss Out Your Trusted Titleist Vokey Wedge, Burn That Beautiful Old Cleveland Wedge That You Know Better Than Your Family Members… The Wedge of the Future has Been Patented

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/22/2007 12:00 AM

Can it Be? Yes, it is… a Golf Shirt Design Patent!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 11/14/2007 12:00 AM

It’s a Groove Thing… TaylorMade Granted Interesting Patent on Variable Groove / Scoreline Width

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/24/2007 12:00 AM

Callaway Granted Interesting Club Head Adjustability Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/17/2007 12:00 AM

Are You Playing a Ball with the Appropriate Overlap Saturation (OS) for Your Game?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 10/8/2007 12:00 AM

Just What Every Course Needs… Advertising in the Cup

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 9/19/2007 12:00 AM

The Golf Shaft Industry is Making a Move… The First Mention of True Temper

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/16/2007 12:00 AM

I Couldn’t Make This Up… Patent Issues for Golf Ball Lubricant!

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 8/9/2007 12:00 AM

The Next Step in Club Head Adjustability? Acushnet’s COR Adjustment Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/31/2007 12:00 AM

The Solution to Your Putting Woes? Think We Will See One on Tour Soon?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/24/2007 12:00 AM

A Dimple Design Patent… Interesting

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/23/2007 12:00 AM

The First Mention of Aldila on the Golf-Patents Blog – Their First Patent in 25 Years

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/22/2007 12:00 AM

UpLink Granted Golf Cart Control Patent Ensuring Carts Only Drive Where Allowed

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/17/2007 12:00 AM

Yet Another Swing Training Device Patent, but This One Could be Beneficial

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/16/2007 12:00 AM

Golf Putter UTILITY Patent Issues on a Putter that You May Recognize

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/9/2007 12:00 AM

They Invited Me Back… The IP Golf Guy was a Guest on Tee Time Radio Program

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/7/2007 12:00 AM

Patent Issues on the Unique GreenFix Ballmark Repair Tool

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/6/2007 12:00 AM

As a Patent Lawyer You Always Wonder How Closely the Inventors Review a Patent Application (A Little Humor)

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 7/2/2007 12:00 AM

Callaway Granted Golf Ball Patent on Liquid Filled Golf Balls... Is it the Future of Golf Balls?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/26/2007 12:00 AM

A Perimeter Weighted Golf Ball Patent Issues to Acushnet… And Why Average Golfers Should Not Be Playing the Same Balls as the Pros

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/25/2007 12:00 AM

A First on the Golf-Patents Blog, A Patent Covering a Golf Cup

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/8/2007 12:00 AM

Acushnet Granted Patent on Ball Designed for High Swing Speed Golfers… In Other Words, A Ball Aerodynamically Designed for the Pros

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 6/7/2007 12:00 AM

Could This Glove Improve Your Game?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/29/2007 12:00 AM

If You Can’t Identify This Driver From The Design Patent Drawings Then You Must Not Be A Golfer

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/23/2007 12:00 AM

Some Driver Manufacturers Tune Club Heads for that Perfect Sound… Others Seek to Attenuate (Deaden) the Sound of Impact

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/16/2007 12:00 AM

Callaway Granted Multi-Layer Face Insert Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/16/2007 12:00 AM

Patent of the Week – “Air Cushion” Golf Grip Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/14/2007 12:00 AM

Props to Ogio – Finally an Interesting Golf Bag Related Utility Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/9/2007 12:00 AM

Patent of the Week – Golf Ball with Clear Cover and Cool Looking Insert

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/7/2007 12:00 AM

Patent of the Week – Acushnet’s “Golf Ball Dimples” Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/1/2007 12:00 AM

Can You Identify this Putter just from the Shape of the Sole?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 5/1/2007 12:00 AM

An Interesting Wedge Utility Patent Issues… Can You Identify the Brand?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/25/2007 12:00 AM

Can You Identify This Golf Club Head? Test Your Knowledge of Iron Designs

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/19/2007 12:00 AM

Patent of the Week – Adjustable Weighted Nike SlingShot Irons (will they make it to market?)

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/17/2007 12:00 AM

A Big Week for Golf Ball Patents

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/15/2007 12:00 AM

Fascinating IP of the Week – A Forged Advanced Perimeter Weighted Iron With Resilient Weight Insert

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/13/2007 12:00 AM

Think Adjustable Club Head Weighting Systems are New? Think Again

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/10/2007 12:00 AM

Great Week for FootJoy: Three Golf Shoe Design Patents

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/5/2007 12:00 AM

Which Two Masters Champions Have Been Issued Utility Patents since 1976?

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/4/2007 12:00 AM

Great Patenting Week for PING; 2 Interesting Golf Club Head Utility Patents

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/21/2007 12:00 AM

Fascinating IP of the Week – Square Drivers Have Nothing on This Club

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/20/2007 12:00 AM

Patent of the Week: Another Adjustable Weight Driver Patent, This Time To Dogleg Right Corp

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/16/2007 12:00 AM

First Golf Ball DESIGN Patent in Almost Seven Months

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/14/2007 12:00 AM

Patent of the Week: Taylor Made Scores Big with r7 Driver Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/12/2007 12:00 AM

Great Patenting Week for Acushnet; 2 Golf Club Utility Patents, 1 Golf Club Design Patent, and 1 Golf Ball Utility Patent

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/8/2007 12:00 AM

Patent of the Week: Another Pat on the Back for Nelson Precision Casting; Patenting Club Head Manufacturing Methods

Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 3/6/2007 12:00 AM
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