Frank B Thomas

US Patent:

D501233, Jan 25, 2005

Filed:

Dec 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

29/196118

Inventors:

Frank Thomas - Chester NJ, US

International Classification:

2102

US Classification:

D21736

US Patent:

7101288, Sep 5, 2006

Filed:

Apr 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/845280

Inventors:

Frank Thomas - Chester NJ, US

Assignee:

Frankly Golf LLC - Champions Gate FL

International Classification:

A63B 69/36
A63B 53/06

US Classification:

473242, 473337, 473254, 473251, 273DIG 14

Abstract:

A golf club, and particularly a putter, is provided with an alignment line which extends along a length of the putter shaft and a length of the putter head. The alignment line is disposed in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the shaft and parallel to the face of the putter head and allows a golfer to align the face of the club perpendicular to an imaginary line along which a golf ball is to be driven. The body of the putter head is a skeletal frame and is covered with a plastic coating to fill up the openings in the body and provide a flat striking surface.

US Patent:

20050137027, Jun 23, 2005

Filed:

Dec 23, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/744480

Inventors:

Frank Thomas - Chester NJ, US

International Classification:

A63B053/04

US Classification:

473340000

Abstract:

The putter head is constructed with a front face with a small loft angle of from 0 to 10. The club head has a center of gravity that is located behind the face and below a plane passing through the point of contact of the putter head and the center of gravity of the struck golf ball.

US Patent:

48874590, Dec 19, 1989

Filed:

Jul 6, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/215547

Inventors:

Frank Thomas - Chester NJ

Assignee:

U.S. Golf Association - Far Hills NJ

International Classification:

G01N 342

US Classification:

73 81

Abstract:

The turf gauge includes a housing, a probe assembly which is spring biased within the housing with a probe to penetrate into a green and a scale member to indicate the depth of penetration of the probe. A handle of the turf gauge acts to lock the scale member in place so that a reading can be obtained after withdrawal of the gauge from the green. The construction of the turf gauge permits ready replacement of spacer rings for changing the pre-stress of the spring on the probe assembly.

US Patent:

D3327574, Jan 26, 1993

Filed:

Jun 28, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/545457

Inventors:

Frank W. Thomas - Chester NJ
Donald Brown - Chester NJ

Assignee:

Pulse Lite, Inc. - Chester NJ

US Classification:

D10114

US Patent:

48583324, Aug 22, 1989

Filed:

Sep 19, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/246266

Inventors:

Frank Thomas - Chester NJ

Assignee:

United States Golf Association - Far Hills NJ

International Classification:

G01B 500

US Classification:

33508

Abstract:

The tester for measuring the loft and lie of a matched set of irons includes a pair of holding units having jaws which mount each club of the set on a fixed common axis. The fixed axis is used as a reference axis in order to measure the lie and loft of a mounted club. The face progression of each club may also be obtained at the time that the loft and lie of the club is obtained.

US Patent:

61860026, Feb 13, 2001

Filed:

Apr 21, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/063568

Inventors:

Burton B. Lieberman - New York NY
Alexander J. Smits - Princeton NJ
Steven J. Quintavalla - Bethleham PA
Frank W. Thomas - Chester NJ
Douglas Winfield - Mattapoisett MA

Assignee:

United States Golf Associates - Far Hills NJ

International Classification:

A63B 3714

US Classification:

734321

Abstract:

A method is provided for determining at least one of the coefficient of lift and the coefficient of drag of a golf ball for a given range of velocities and a given range of spin rates from launch. A method is also described for simulating the flight of a golf ball in a computer. A ball is launched at a selected velocity, spin rate and launch angle. Calculations are made of the x and y coordinates of the ball during flight and the coefficients of lift and/or drag are calculated mathematically in dependence on the launch velocity, spin rate, angle and calculated x and y coordinates. Repeated launchings are made to obtain a plurality of mathematically calculated values of the coefficient(s). Thereafter, an aerodynamic model for the flight of the ball is mathematically determined in dependence upon the mathematically calculated values of at least one of the coefficients relative to the velocity and spin rate.

US Patent:

20190203533, Jul 4, 2019

Filed:

Dec 27, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/234122

Inventors:

Frank Thomas - Cumming GA, US

International Classification:

E06C 1/52
E06C 7/00
E06C 7/08

Abstract:

Disclosed are fully inflatable ladders and partially inflatable ladders having a first inflatable side rail and second inflatable side rail and support elements. Disclosed are fully inflatable ladders comprising inflatable rungs and partially inflatable ladders comprising non-inflatable rungs. Also disclosed are methods of forming the disclosed ladders.