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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael W Hedrick, Memphis, TN (US);
Douglas C Winfield, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473318 ;
Abstract
A golf club shaft including a damping layer which serves to reduce the amplitude of vibrational waves subject upon a golf club shaft is provided. The damping layer which includes, at least in part, an elastomeric material is coated to the inner diameter of the golf club shaft along a desired length. A method is also provided which relates to reducing the effects of induced modes of vibration upon a golf club shaft.