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Class Information
Number: 473/131
Name: Games using tangible projectile > Golf
Description: Subject matter including a method, a playing area, playing equipment, a practice device, or auxiliary device used by a player or located on the playing area, not otherwise provided for elsewhere, that is for playing or practicing a game wherein a player strikes a ball by a stroke or a number of strokes to advance the ball from a ball striking location to one of a plurality of sequentially numbered putting holes, and plays a number of such holes sequentially with the object, on each hole, of advancing the ball from the ball striking location into the putting hole in the fewest number of strokes.
Sub-classes under this class:
| Class Number |
Class Name |
Patents |
| 473/405 |
Accesory device located on projectile addressing surface (e.g., tee block, direction indicator, etc.) |
21 |
| 473/139 |
Anchored (e.g., tethered, etc.) projectile |
23 |
| 473/132 |
Ball feeding means and tee |
38 |
| 473/406 |
Ball position marker |
105 |
| 473/351 |
Ball |
250 |
| 473/266 |
Body movement or position indicator (e.g., stance aids, etc.) |
89 |
| 473/282 |
Club or club support |
137 |
| 473/407 |
Club selection, ball direction, or distance indicating aid |
142 |
| 473/218 |
Foot positioning aid and indicator associated with swingable implement |
111 |
| 473/404 |
Green slope indicator |
43 |
| 473/201 |
Hand on grip positioning aid or grip indicator |
60 |
| 473/409 |
Method |
500 |
| 473/198 |
Moving projectile responsive sensor or indicator |
27 |
| 473/408 |
Player manipulated turf repair tool |
127 |
| 473/207 |
Practice device attachable to body |
46 |
| 473/278 |
Practice projectile addressing surface (e.g., driving mat, etc.) |
125 |
| 473/280 |
Practice projectile |
63 |
| 473/219 |
Practice swingable implement or indicator associated with swingable implement |
133 |
| 473/150 |
Projectile addressing surface and target, or distance marker (e.g., course, putting green with cup, driving range, miniature golf course, etc.) |
59 |
| 473/138 |
Projectile tethered to swingable implement |
11 |
| 473/173 |
Target or obstacle (e.g., putting hole, hole marker, sand trap, etc.) |
20 |
| 473/386 |
Tee setting device |
102 |
| 473/387 |
Tee |
54 |
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5592245 |
Apparatus for enhancing visual perception of selected objects in recreational and sporting activities |
Jan. 7, 1997 |
| 5582566 |
Range-finding system |
Dec. 10, 1996 |
| 5568250 |
Apparatus and method for measuring the velocity of a flying spherical object |
Oct. 22, 1996 |
| 5562550 |
Multimedia golf handicap interactive touch-screen system |
Oct. 8, 1996 |
| 5558333 |
Golf game data recorder, analyzer, and game improver using display simulations with plural resolutions |
Sep. 24, 1996 |
| 5554077 |
Ball dispenser |
Sep. 10, 1996 |
| 5551832 |
Method and apparatus for stacking golf balls |
Sep. 3, 1996 |
| 5536010 |
Electronic golf scorecard |
Jul. 16, 1996 |
| 5523737 |
Universal intelligent group guidance system and method |
Jun. 4, 1996 |
| 5522594 |
Ballistic impeller golf club |
Jun. 4, 1996 |
| 5507485 |
Golf computer and golf replay device |
Apr. 16, 1996 |
| 5482269 |
Driving range tee area diving method |
Jan. 9, 1996 |
| 5479674 |
Golf-shoe cleaning apparatus for attaching to a golf bag |
Jan. 2, 1996 |
| 5471748 |
Cutting guide for the removal of a handgrip from the shaft of a golf club |
Dec. 5, 1995 |
| 5471191 |
Golf score display device |
Nov. 28, 1995 |
| 5450954 |
Golf bag with retractable towel attachment |
Sep. 19, 1995 |
| 5435474 |
Scoreboard for golf carts |
Jul. 25, 1995 |
| 5419551 |
Multi-purpose golf tool |
May. 30, 1995 |
| 5407194 |
Golf range ball positioner |
Apr. 18, 1995 |
| 5398418 |
Golf course handicap converter |
Mar. 21, 1995 |
| 5386990 |
Golf course timing method and system |
Feb. 7, 1995 |
| 5357487 |
Variable time segment pace timing device |
Oct. 18, 1994 |
| 5356148 |
Simplified mechanism for automatically teeing practice golf balls |
Oct. 18, 1994 |
| 5353439 |
Golf scoring device |
Oct. 11, 1994 |
| 5306000 |
Golf tool |
Apr. 26, 1994 |
| 5292120 |
Golf tool |
Mar. 8, 1994 |
| 5283733 |
Computer on-line golf scoring device |
Feb. 1, 1994 |
| 5269513 |
Compact golfing tool |
Dec. 14, 1993 |
| 5224700 |
Combined putting green repair tool and stopwatch |
Jul. 6, 1993 |
| 5195743 |
Golf club cleaner and tee |
Mar. 23, 1993 |
| 5186455 |
Protective collar for golf tees |
Feb. 16, 1993 |
| 5160134 |
Combined golf green repair tool and timepiece |
Nov. 3, 1992 |
| 5125655 |
Golfer's grip position locating device |
Jun. 30, 1992 |
| 5094454 |
Novelty golf club |
Mar. 10, 1992 |
| 5094452 |
Golf glove with a distance estimator |
Mar. 10, 1992 |
| 5082281 |
Sports timing aid |
Jan. 21, 1992 |
| 5060943 |
Gripping aid |
Oct. 29, 1991 |
| 5042812 |
Golf course tool storage system |
Aug. 27, 1991 |
| 4998726 |
Accessory for golfers |
Mar. 12, 1991 |
| 4936582 |
Golf club |
Jun. 26, 1990 |
| 4880232 |
Flag pin golf ball distance measuring device |
Nov. 14, 1989 |
| 4832338 |
Multipurpose golf game utensil |
May. 23, 1989 |
| 4535987 |
Golf tool |
Aug. 20, 1985 |
| 4526369 |
Golf aid |
Jul. 2, 1985 |
| 4509751 |
Golfer's wind indicator and ball retriever |
Apr. 9, 1985 |
| 4507881 |
Device for retrieval of golf balls |
Apr. 2, 1985 |
| 4229007 |
Rim for a mini-golf course |
Oct. 21, 1980 |
| 4063731 |
Golf tool |
Dec. 20, 1977 |
| 3949987 |
Golfer's aid |
Apr. 13, 1976 |
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