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__NOTOC__
===1. [[#Intellectual Property (IP) Services|Intellectual Property(IP) Services]]===
===2. [[#Business and Information Research Services|Business and Information Research Services]]===
===3. [[#Dolcera Technology Platform|Dolcera Technology Platform]]===

== Intellectual Property (IP) Services ==
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===Life Sciences and Chemistry===
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===Technology===
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=== Landscape reports ===
* [[Alopecia - Hair Loss]] | ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAIoyKuKQ6o Video])
* [[Inflammation and cardiovascular drugs]]
* [[Hormone Sensitive Lipase]]
* [[RNA Interference]]
* [[RNAi Database sample wiki]]
* [[Choline Bitartarate]]
* [[Non-wovens]]
* [[Pressure sensitive adhesives]] | ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plP3TzjYsiQ Video])
* [[Ureteral Stent]]
* [[Smart miniature drug delivery systems]]
* [[Silicone Hydrogel contact lens]]
* [[Biofuels database sample wiki]]
* [[SC Johnson]]
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=== Landscape Reports ===
* [[Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery System]]
* [[Supply Chain RFID Applications]]
* [[Insurance sector]]
* [[CDMA Basics]]
* [[Quality of Service on CDMA platforms]]
* [[OLED - Organic Light Emitting Diode]]
* [[Carbon Nanotubes (CNT)]]
* [[Metallic and Ceramic construction materials]]
* [[Transactional memory]]
* [[Invalidation Search on a patent in the semiconductors space]]
* [[Golf Club Head Landscape]]
* [[Interferon For Treatment of Melanoma]]
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===STN Search Reports===
* [[Markush Search Report]]

=== Dashboard ===
* [http://client.dolcera.com/dashboard/dashboard.html?workfilegroup_id=10 Alopecia areata dashboard - live]
** ([[Alopecia Areata Dashboard Screenshots|Screenshots only]])
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/stent_model.swf Stent dashboard]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/website/demos/dna/main.html Sequence dashboard]
* [[Legal Updates Demo|Legal updates dashboard]]
* [http://client.dolcera.com/dashboard/dashboard.html?workfile_id=587 RNAi Dashboard]
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=== Dashboard ===
* [http://client.dolcera.com/dashboard/dashboard.html?workfilegroup_id=27 Automotive dashboard - live]
** [[Automotive Dashboard Screenshots|Screenshots only]]
* [http://client.dolcera.com/dashboard/dashboard.html?workfile_id=54 WiMAX dashboard - live]
** [[WiMAX Dashboard Screenshots|Screenshots only]]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/rfid_model.swf RFID dashboard]
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=== Prior Art / Invalidation / FTO Search ===
* [http://dolcera.com/client/d8r3/hairloss_map.htm Alopecia/Hair loss IPMap]
* [[Markush Structure Search Sample]]
==== Study: In re Bilski Impact ====
* [[In re Bilski Impact assessed from US PAIR Information]]
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=== Prior Art / Invalidation / FTO Search ===
* [[Prior Art Search Process]]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/satellite_antenna/ipmap.html Satellite Antenna IPMap]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/rfid/ipmap.html RFID IPMap]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/multimodal_apps/ipmap.html Multimodal Applications IPMap]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/Invalidation_US4825448.htm Invalidation Claim Map Sample]
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===Clinical Trial Database===
*[[Clinical Trial Database]]

== Business and Information Research Services ==
{| style="border:1px solid #AAA; background:#E9E9E9;width:100%" align="center"
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===Life Sciences and Chemistry===
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===Technology===
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* [[Diabetes products and services]]
* [[Osteoporosis]]
* [[Oral Diabetes Drugs]]
* [[Ureteral Stent]]
* [[Premium Coffee Consumers Market Segmentation|Premium Coffee - Market Positioning]]
* [[Dolcera's Poster on Industrial Biotechnology|Industrial biotechnology]]
* [[OTC products for acne treatment]]
* [[Botox - from Medical Procedure to Household Word]]
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* [[4G wireless technology developments]]
* [[HDTV in the US]]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/innovation_explorer/innovation_explorer.html Household robotics Innovation Explorer]
* [[Web video]]
* [[OLED Mobile Phones Market Research and Analysis Report]] | ([http://www.viddler.com/explore/dolcera/videos/6/ Video])
* [[Virtualization]]
* [[Cloud Computing]]
* [[Estimation of liquid carrying vehicles in USA]]
* [[A market study on Hybrid vehicles and the concept of V2G]]
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===Finance===
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* [[Innovative personal finance products]]
* [[Life Insurance Industry in US]]
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== Dolcera Technology Platform ==
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==== IP and Products dashboard ====
* [http://client.dolcera.com/dashboard/dashboard.html?workfilegroup_id=10 Alopecia areata dashboard]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/stent_model.swf Stent dashboard]
* [[Legal Updates Demo|Legal updates dashboard]]
* [http://client.dolcera.com/dashboard/dashboard.html?workfile_id=54 4G wireless product and patent dashboard]

==== Patent-pathway mapping ====
* [[Inflammation and cardiovascular drugs#Interactive signaling pathways and patents|Patent-pathway mapping]]
==== Sequence dashboard ====
* [http://www.dolcera.com/website/demos/dna/main.html Sequence dashboard]

==== Design analysis ====
* [http://www.dolcera.com/website/demos/dental/main.html Dental Implant Design Analysis]

==== Innovation explorer ====
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/innovation_explorer/innovation_explorer.html Household robotics innovation explorer]
==== KPort ====
* [http://dolcera.com/website/demos/kport/main.html Collaboration Portal]

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=== Dolcera Offerings summary ===
* [[Dolcera Offerings|Dolcera offerings summary]]

=== [[Technology Support]] ===

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|align = "center"| [http://www.dolcera.com/website_prod/services/business-research-services Market Research Services]
|align = "center"| [http://www.dolcera.com/website_prod/tools/patent-dashboard Purchase Patent Dashboard]
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|align = "center"| [http://www.dolcera.com/website_prod/services/ip-patent-analytics-services/patent-search/patent-landscapes Patent Landscape Services]
|align = "center"| [http://www.dolcera.com/website_prod/research-processes Dolcera Processes]
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==Overview==

===Interferon===

[[Image:interferon.jpg|250px|right|thumb|'''Interferon''' [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/1HIG_Interferon-Gamma01.png Source]]]

Interferons (IFNs) are natural cell-signaling proteins produced by the cells of the immune system of most vertebrates in response to challenges such as viruses, parasites and tumor cells. They belong to the large class of glycoproteins known as cytokines and are produced by a wide variety of cells in response to the presence of double-stranded RNA, a key indicator of viral infection. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanoma Source]

Interferons assist the immune response by inhibiting viral replication within host cells, activating natural killer cells and macrophages, increasing antigen presentation to T lymphocytes, and increasing the resistance of host cells to viral infection. There are 3 known classes of interferons; type I, type II and type III. All classes are very important in fighting viral infections. Recent studies have shown that Interferon can also help stop the growth and spread of cancer cells. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interferon Source]

===Melanoma===

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It begins in skin cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes are the cells that make melanin, which gives skin its color. Melanin also protects the deeper layers of the skin from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays.When people spend time in the sunlight, the melanocytes make more melanin and cause the skin to tan. This also happens when skin is exposed to other forms of ultraviolet light (such as in a tanning booth). If the skin receives too much ultraviolet light, the melanocytes may begin to grow abnormally and become cancerous. This condition is called melanoma.People with melanoma who have one or more positive lymph nodes are at a high risk to have their melanoma recur. It is believed that 70 to 80% of these individuals will have their melanoma come back within the next three to five years. [http://www.melanoma.com/whatis.html Source]

===Interferon for treatment of melanoma===

Over the past several decades, the incidence of melanoma has increased at a faster rate than that of any other solid tumor. In the 1930s, the lifetime risk for a person living in the U.S. to develop melanoma was 1 in 1,500. Currently, that risk is 1 in 74, and for 2003 it was estimated that 51,400 cases of invasive melanoma would be diagnosed. While efforts to improve early diagnosis through education have resulted in the increased detection of early-stage melanoma, many patients still present with high-risk primary melanomas.

A beacon of hope in the treatment of melanoma has long been the observation that melanoma is susceptible to attack by the host’s immune system. This has resulted in the testing of a remarkably broad spectrum of immunotherapies, including the use of nonspecific immunostimulants, various approaches to vaccine therapies, and cytokine therapy. Many of these approaches failed to demonstrate a significant clinical impact, and the practitioner had been left with few options in treating high-risk melanoma patients with adjuvant therapy. One exception to this, however, has been the use of adjuvant interferon alpha (IFN-{alpha})

While the precise mechanism of action remains poorly understood, there are multiple antitumor effects of IFN-{alpha}. These include a direct antiproliferative effect, the enhancement of natural killer cell activity, and the upregulation of tumor antigens and/or HLA class I and class II antigens. Initial phase II clinical studies with IFN-{alpha} in metastatic melanoma showed response rates in the 10%–20% range [4, 5]. These response rates, while encouraging, were not significant enough to lead to its widespread use in the treatment of metastatic melanoma. [http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/cgi/content/full/8/5/451 Source]

===Taxonomy===

[[Image:taxonomy melanoma mod1.jpg|700px|center|thumb| '''Taxonomy''']]

==Intellectual property==

===Search strategy and concept===

Date of Search: 1836 to October 26, 2009
Database used: Micropatent - Include extensive full text and MPI-Inpadoc searches

===Search in Micropatent full text===

Micro patent full text search allow search in fulltext of US, EP, PCT, Great Britain, and German patent records as well as the front page of JP documents. US, EP, and DE are covered at first publication and when granted.

{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Sr. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Search concept'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Search Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Search reason'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Class Code (IPC,US,ECLA)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Search quey'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''No. of hits'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''1'''
|align = "center"|Interferon for treating Melanoma
|align = "center"|Title, Abstract and Claims
|align = "center"|Specific classes of interferon AND melanoma keywords
|align = "center"|A61K003821<nowiki>*</nowiki> OR C07K014555 OR C07K001456 OR C07K014565 OR C07K001457 OR C07K014715G OR 4240854 OR 4242811 OR 42400141 OR 514889 OR 530351 OR 930142
|align = "center"|(Melanoma OR (Skin NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)) OR (Melanocyte<nowiki>*</nowiki> NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)))
|align = "center"|576
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''2'''
|align = "center"|Interferon for treating Melanoma
|align = "center"|Title, Abstract and Claims
|align = "center"|Broad classes of interferon AND melanoma, interferon keywords
|align = "center"|A61K003819 OR C07K001452 OR 4240851 OR 4240855 OR 4240856 OR 4240857 OR A61P003500
|align = "center"|(Melanoma OR (Skin NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)) OR (Melanocyte<nowiki>*</nowiki> NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)))
|align = "center"|756
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''3'''
|align = "center"|'''Final query'''
|align = "center" colspan = "4"|'''1 OR 2'''
|align = "center"|1019 records '''571 unique records'''
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===Search in Micropatent MPI-INPADOC===

Micrpatent MPI-INPADOC search bibliographic data for 71 countries and legal status for 42. Only those patents were analyzed which have English title and/or abstract.

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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Search concept'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Search Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Search reason'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Class search'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Search quey'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''No. of hits'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''1'''
|align = "center"|Interferon for treating Melanoma
|align = "center"|Title and Abstract
|align = "center"|Specific IPC classes of interferon AND melanoma keywords
|align = "center"|A61K03821 OR C07K014555 OR C07K01456 OR C07K014565 OR C07K01457
|align = "center"|(Melanoma OR (Skin NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)) OR (Melanocyte<nowiki>*</nowiki> NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)))
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''2'''
|align = "center"|Interferon for treating Melanoma
|align = "center"|Title and Abstract
|align = "center"|Broad IPC classes of interferon AND melanoma, interferon keywords
|align = "center"|A61K03819 OR C07K01452 OR A61P03500
|align = "center"|(IFN<nowiki>*</nowiki> OR <nowiki>*</nowiki>IFN OR interferon<nowiki>*</nowiki> OR <nowiki>*</nowiki>interferon OR huIFN) AND (Melanoma OR (Skin NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)) OR (Melanocyte<nowiki>*</nowiki> NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)))
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''3'''
|align = "center"|Interferon for treating Melanoma
|align = "center"|Title and Abstract
|align = "center"|Specific ECLA classes of interferon AND melanoma keywords
|align = "center"|A61K03821<nowiki>*</nowiki> OR C07K014555 OR C07K01456 OR C07K014565 OR C07K01457 OR C07K014715G
|align = "center"|(Melanoma OR (Skin NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)) OR (Melanocyte<nowiki>*</nowiki> NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)))
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''4'''
|align = "center"|Interferon for treating Melanoma
|align = "center"|Title and Abstract
|align = "center"|Broad ECLA classes of interferon AND melanoma, interferon keywords
|align = "center"|A61K03819 OR C07K01452 OR A61P03500
|align = "center"|(IFN<nowiki>*</nowiki> OR <nowiki>*</nowiki>IFN OR interferon<nowiki>*</nowiki> OR <nowiki>*</nowiki>interferon OR huIFN) AND (Melanoma OR (Skin NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)) OR (Melanocyte<nowiki>*</nowiki> NEAR3 (cancer OR carcinoma OR tumor)))
|align = "center"|9
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''5'''
|align = "center" colspan = "4"|'''Final query'''
|align = "center"|'''1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4'''
|align = "center"|587 hits '''232 unique records'''
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===Class codes used in searches===

* '''Relevant IPC classes'''

{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="75%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF" colspan = "4"|'''IPC'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Sr. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Class definition'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Class coverage'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''1'''
|align = "center"|A61K003819
|align = "center"|Medicinal preparations containing peptides - Cytokines; Lymphokines; Interferons
|align = "center"|Broad
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''2'''
|align = "center"|A61K003821
|align = "center"|Medicinal preparations containing peptides Interferon
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''3'''
|align = "center"|C07K001452
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof - Cytokines; Lymphokines; Interferons
|align = "center"|Broad
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''4'''
|align = "center"|C07K014555
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids - Interferon
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''5'''
|align = "center"|C07K001456
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids - IFN-alpha
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''6'''
|align = "center"|C07K014565
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids - IFN-beta
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''7'''
|align = "center"|C07K001457
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids - IFN-gamma
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''8'''
|align = "center"|A61P003500
|align = "center"|Therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations -antineoplastic agents
|align = "center"|Broad
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* '''Relevant ECLA classes'''

{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="75%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF" colspan = "4"|'''ECLA'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Sr. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Class definition'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Class coverage'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''1'''
|align = "center"|A61K003819
|align = "center"|Medicinal preparations containing peptides - Cytokines; Lymphokines; Interferons
|align = "center"|Broad
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''2'''
|align = "center"|A61K003821
|align = "center"|Medicinal preparations containing Interferon
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''3'''
|align = "center"|A61K38/21A
|align = "center"|Medicinal preparations containing IFN-alpha
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''4'''
|align = "center"|A61K38/21B
|align = "center"|Medicinal preparations containing IFN-beta
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''5'''
|align = "center"|A61K38/21C
|align = "center"|Medicinal preparations containing IFN-gamma
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''6'''
|align = "center"|C07K001452
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof - Cytokines; Lymphokines; Interferons
|align = "center"|Broad
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''7'''
|align = "center"|C07K014555
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids - Interferon
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''8'''
|align = "center"|C07K001456
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids - IFN-alpha
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''9'''
|align = "center"|C07K014565
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids - IFN-beta
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''10'''
|align = "center"|C07K001457
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids - IFN-gamma
|align = "center"|Specific
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''11'''
|align = "center"|C07K014715G
|align = "center"|Receptors; Cell surface antigens; Cell surface determinants - for interferons -
|align = "center"|Specific
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* '''Relevant US classes'''

{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="50%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF" colspan = "3"|'''US class'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Sr. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Class definition'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''1'''
|align = "center"|4240854
|align = "center"|DRUG, BIO-AFFECTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS - this subclass provides for patents which broadly claim interferon or a method of treatment of interferon where the classification of the interferon as alpha, beta or gamma interferon is impossible
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''2'''
|align = "center"|4242811
|align = "center"| DRUG, BIO-AFFCTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS - Virus (e.g., interferon-inducing virus, etc.)
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''3'''
|align = "center"|42400141
|align = "center"|DRUG, BIO-AFFECTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS - Attached to lymphokine, cytokine, or other secreted growth regulatory factor, differentiation factor, or intercellular mediator specific for a hematopoietic cell (e.g., interferon, interleukin, macrophage factor, colony stimulating factor, erythropoietin); derivative thereof
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''4'''
|align = "center"|514889
|align = "center"|DRUG, BIO-AFFECTING AND BODY TREATING COMPOSITIONS - INTERFERON INDUCER
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''5'''
|align = "center"|530351
|align = "center"| CHEMISTRY: NATURAL RESINS OR DERIVATIVES; PEPTIDES OR PROTEINS; LIGNINS OR REACTION PRODUCTS THEREOF - Lymphokines, e.g., interferons, interlukins, etc.
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''6'''
|align = "center"|930142
|align = "center"|PEPTIDE OR PROTEIN SEQUENCE - Interferon
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''7'''
|align = "center"|4240851
|align = "center"|LYMPHOKINE - Included in this and the indented subclasses interferon, interleukin and macrophage factors (monokines)
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''8'''
|align = "center"|4240855
|align = "center"|Gamma or immune: This subclass is indented under subclass 85.4. Subject matter in which the interferon is gamma or immune interferon.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''9'''
|align = "center"|4240856
|align = "center"|Subject matter in which the interferon is beta or fibroblast interferon.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''10'''
|align = "center"|4240857
|align = "center"|Subject matter in which the interferon is alpha or leukocyte interferon.
|-
|}

===Search in Japanese database===

Database: IPDL (Industrial property digital library), Japan

Date of search: 1900/01/01 to 2009/10/26

'''Total patents: 846 (Relevancy ~10%)'''

* '''F-Terms and theme used in search'''

{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="75%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF" colspan = "3"|'''Japanese F-term search'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Definition'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Sr. No.'''
|align = "center"|'''F- Term theme'''
|align = "center"|'''4H045'''
|align = "center"|Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereo
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''1'''
|align = "center"|F-term
|align = "center"|DA15
|align = "center"|Peptide or protein characterised by function - Interferons
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''2'''
|align = "center"|F-term
|align = "center"|DA16
|align = "center"|Alpha-interferons
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''3'''
|align = "center"|F-term
|align = "center"|DA17
|align = "center"|Beta-interferons
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''4'''
|align = "center"|F-term
|align = "center"|DA18
|align = "center"|Gamma-interferons
|-
|}

==Sample patents==

{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''S.No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Patent/Publication No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Date of Publication'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Inventor(s)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#99CCFF"|'''Title'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''Dolcera Summary'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''1'''
|align = "center"|[http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20051027&CC=US&NR=2005238621A1&KC=A1 US7482014B2]
|align = "center"|1/27/2009
|align = "center"|Schering Corporation
|align = "center"|Rybak, Mary Ellen and Rose, Esther Helen
|align = "center"|Melanoma therapy
|align = "center"|The invention relates to a method of treating a patient having Stage IIB or Stage III melanoma which has been surgically removed. A first dose of 6.0 micrograms/kg of pegylated interferon alpha-2b once a week for eight weeks, and then administering to the patient a second dose of 3.0 or less micrograms/kg of pegylated interferon alpha-2b once a week for the remainder of a five year treatment period.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''2'''
|align = "center"|[http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19991207&CC=US&NR=5997858A&KC=A US5997858A]
|align = "center"|12/7/1999
|align = "center"|Pharma Pacific Pty Ltd.
|align = "center"|Tovey, Michael Gerard and Kaido, Thomas James
|align = "center"|Stimulation of host defense mechanisms against tumors
|align = "center"|A method for treating multiple myeloma, hairy cell leukemia, malignant melanoma, brain tumors etc. by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an interferon (1500 IU to about 20×106 IU for a 70 kg man per day) via oromucosal contact.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''3'''
|align = "center"|[http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19881026&CC=EP&NR=0288055A1&KC=A1 EP288055A1]
|align = "center"|10/26/1988
|align = "center"|MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
|align = "center"|Sunkara, Sai P.
|align = "center"|Use of ODC inhibitors, dacarbazine, and interferon, in the treatment of malignant melanoma
|align = "center"|A combinational therapy containing an ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor, Interferon and Dacarbazine for simultaneous, separate or sequential use in treating rapidly-proliferating cell-growth disease such as melanoma.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#C0C0C0"|'''4'''
|align = "center"|[http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19871014&CC=EP&NR=0241242A1&KC=A1 EP241242A1]
|align = "center"|10/14/1987
|align = "center"|CETUS ONCOLOGY CORPORATION
|align = "center"|Rudolph, Alfred
|align = "center"|The use of interferon-beta and interleukin-2 for combination therapy and compositions therefor
|align = "center"|A composition comprising of a mixture of lFN- beta and IL-2 for administration to human patients for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of cancer such as colon cancer, melanoma, renal cell cancer, lung cancer.
|-
|}

Main Page

2009-11-17T08:51:58Z

MJABDUL: /* Landscape Reports */

__NOTOC__
===1. [[#Intellectual Property (IP) Services|Intellectual Property(IP) Services]]===
===2. [[#Business and Information Research Services|Business and Information Research Services]]===
===3. [[#Dolcera Technology Platform|Dolcera Technology Platform]]===

== Intellectual Property (IP) Services ==
{| style="border:1px solid #AAA; background:#E9E9E9;width:100%" align="center"
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===Life Sciences and Chemistry===
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===Technology===
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=== Landscape reports ===
* [[Alopecia - Hair Loss]] | ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAIoyKuKQ6o Video])
* [[Inflammation and cardiovascular drugs]]
* [[Hormone Sensitive Lipase]]
* [[RNA Interference]]
* [[RNAi Database sample wiki]]
* [[Choline Bitartarate]]
* [[Non-wovens]]
* [[Pressure sensitive adhesives]] | ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plP3TzjYsiQ Video])
* [[Ureteral Stent]]
* [[Smart miniature drug delivery systems]]
* [[Silicone Hydrogel contact lens]]
* [[Biofuels database sample wiki]]
* [[SC Johnson]]
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=== Landscape Reports ===
* [[Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery System]]
* [[Supply Chain RFID Applications]]
* [[Insurance sector]]
* [[CDMA Basics]]
* [[Quality of Service on CDMA platforms]]
* [[OLED - Organic Light Emitting Diode]]
* [[Carbon Nanotubes (CNT)]]
* [[Metallic and Ceramic construction materials]]
* [[Transactional memory]]
* [[Invalidation Search on a patent in the semiconductors space]]
* [[Golf Club Head Landscape]]
* [[Interferon For Treatment of Melanoma]]
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===STN Search Reports===
* [[Markush Search Report]]

=== Dashboard ===
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** ([[Alopecia Areata Dashboard Screenshots|Screenshots only]])
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=== Dashboard ===
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** [[Automotive Dashboard Screenshots|Screenshots only]]
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* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/rfid_model.swf RFID dashboard]
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=== Prior Art / Invalidation / FTO Search ===
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* [[Markush Structure Search Sample]]
==== Study: In re Bilski Impact ====
* [[In re Bilski Impact assessed from US PAIR Information]]
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=== Prior Art / Invalidation / FTO Search ===
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===Clinical Trial Database===
*[[Clinical Trial Database]]

== Business and Information Research Services ==
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===Life Sciences and Chemistry===
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===Technology===
|-
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* [[Diabetes products and services]]
* [[Osteoporosis]]
* [[Oral Diabetes Drugs]]
* [[Ureteral Stent]]
* [[Premium Coffee Consumers Market Segmentation|Premium Coffee - Market Positioning]]
* [[Dolcera's Poster on Industrial Biotechnology|Industrial biotechnology]]
* [[OTC products for acne treatment]]
* [[Botox - from Medical Procedure to Household Word]]
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* [[4G wireless technology developments]]
* [[HDTV in the US]]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/innovation_explorer/innovation_explorer.html Household robotics Innovation Explorer]
* [[Web video]]
* [[OLED Mobile Phones Market Research and Analysis Report]] | ([http://www.viddler.com/explore/dolcera/videos/6/ Video])
* [[Virtualization]]
* [[Cloud Computing]]
* [[Estimation of liquid carrying vehicles in USA]]
* [[A market study on Hybrid vehicles and the concept of V2G]]
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===Finance===
|-
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* [[Innovative personal finance products]]
* [[Life Insurance Industry in US]]
|}

== Dolcera Technology Platform ==
{| style="border:1px solid #AAA; background:#E9E9E9;width:100%" align="center"
|-
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==== IP and Products dashboard ====
* [http://client.dolcera.com/dashboard/dashboard.html?workfilegroup_id=10 Alopecia areata dashboard]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/stent_model.swf Stent dashboard]
* [[Legal Updates Demo|Legal updates dashboard]]
* [http://client.dolcera.com/dashboard/dashboard.html?workfile_id=54 4G wireless product and patent dashboard]

==== Patent-pathway mapping ====
* [[Inflammation and cardiovascular drugs#Interactive signaling pathways and patents|Patent-pathway mapping]]
==== Sequence dashboard ====
* [http://www.dolcera.com/website/demos/dna/main.html Sequence dashboard]

==== Design analysis ====
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==== Innovation explorer ====
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Golf Club Head Landscape

2009-11-13T08:27:00Z

MJABDUL: /* Sample Office Action Analysis */

==Golf Clubs==
Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip) and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup. 
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball '''backspin''' (A well-struck golf shot will result in a large amount of backspin that will carry the ball higher into the air and further. Backspin also helps with distance control, as if there is enough backspin, the ball will "check" if it lands on the putting surface, and sometimes even creep backwards (in the opposite direction that the ball was flying) upon landing.). Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory. 

===Types of Clubs===
====Drivers====
A driver is also called a 1-wood and is used for hitting a long, low tee shot across longer distances at long-yardage holes. They are made of forged titanium, stainless steel, or an Ti alloy and have a long shaft and wide head. Drivers vary in weights and lengths to match each lady golfer's handicap. There are three types of golf clubs:
* Forged titanium golf drivers are expensive and made up of larger titanium heads. They have an lightweight graphite shaft. For low and mid-handicap ladies.
*Stainless steel golf drivers have heavier, hard and strong compact heads. For low handicap golfers.
*Alloy golf drivers are less expensive and have Ti Alloy heads and graphite shafts. For starters and mid-handicappers.

====Woods====
Woods have a large head and a long shaft for maximum club speed and long-distance shots on the fairway. Originally woods had a clubhead made of wood, but nowadays they are also known as metalwoods, due to the fact that they are made of titanium, steel, or composite alloys. Higher-number lady golf club woods are generally called as fairway woods. They have a higher loft for high ball arcs, shallower face heights, and big flattened soles for easily gliding through the grass or rough. Most women have a driver, and a 3 and 5-wood in their bag. The heads have different volumes:
*Standard, 150-155 cc
*Midsized, up to 195 cc
*Oversized, up to 250 cc
[[Image:club types.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Types of clubs]]

====Irons====
These are meant for approach shots less than 200 yards away from the green and for difficult lies, in the rough for example. The most common iron set includes all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-irons and a pitching wedge (see more on wedges below). The higher the number of an iron club, the shorter the shaft and the higher the loft. The 1 to 4 irons are long irons used for low and far distance shots. The 5 to 7 irons are called mid irons. And the 8-iron and up are short irons for short distance shots high in the air. There are two types of golf clubs irons heads: Cast, Cavity Back or Perimeter-Weighted irons have a large sweet spot. An forged Steel heads are more difficult because of a smaller sweet spot.
====Wedges====
High-loft irons for striking balls high in the air at a short distance in various lies: like approach shots, chipping, pitching, recovery and bunker shots. There are four types of golf clubs wedges:
*Pitching Wedge(PW) - For at least 130 yards and longer from the fairway into the green. The loft is 46 to 51 degrees.
*Sand Wedge (SW) - For digging the ball out of a bunker and sand shots. The loft is 55 to 57 degrees.
*Gap Wedge (GW), Approach Wedge (AW), Dual Wedge (D), Attack Wedge (AW) or Utility Wedge (UW) - With all these types of golf clubs you can make a variety of green or bunker shots. These different types of golf clubs fill in between the pitching wedge and sand and lob wedge. 50 to 58 degrees loft.
*Lob Wedge (LW) - For high short-distance hits around obstacles and to the green. 60 to 64 degree lofted.
====Putters====
Used for pushing and rolling the golf ball from close distance along on the green or apron towards the cup. Every lady golfer must have this type of golf club.
* Utility & Hybrid Ladies Golf Clubs
Hybrid ladies golf clubs are a cross, with a clubhead that combines the features, characteristics and benefits of an iron and a wood. Many women replace their 2, 3, and 4-irons with these types of golf clubs.
===Parts of the Club===
[[Image:club parts.jpg|1000px|right|thumb|Parts of club]]
*'''The Grip'''
The grip of the golf club is important because it connects the club to the golfer's hands. According to the rules of golf, recognized by both ruling bodies, the grip has to be round, without obvious bumps, lumps or hollows.
*'''The Shaft'''
The shaft of the golf club connects the grip to the head and, like the grip, must be basically round in cross section. Most modern golf club shafts are made of either steel or a carbon-fiber and resin composite. Carbon fiber has the advantage of being lighter than steel, but clubs with carbon-fiber shafts also tend to be more expensive.
*'''The Head'''
The head of the golf club is where all the energy of the swing is transferred to the golf ball. There is more variation in the appearance of golf club heads than there is in either shafts or grips, but all the variations fall into one of three broad categories: the heads of woods, irons and putters.
*'''Parts of Club Head'''
[[Image:head parts.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Parts of Head]]
The head of the golf club has several parts: the '''Hosel''', where the head connects to the shaft; the '''Face''', which actually strikes the ball; the '''Sole''', which is the part closest to the ground; and the '''Back''', which is on the side opposite the face.

==Golf Club Head Taxonomy==
[[Image:Golf Club.jpg|750px|center|thumb|Golf Club Head Taxonomy]]

== Search History ==
=== Concept Table ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 4'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Control Patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Defination'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Golf
|Clubhead*
|Driver
|Hosel
|Impact
|Sumitomo Rubber
|US7066833B2
|473
|Games using tangible projectile

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Gouf
|Club Adj2 Head*
|Wood
|Face
|Projectil*
|Srixon
|US6932715B2
|340
|Putter

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
| 
|Ball Adj 2 Strik*
|Iron
|Sole
| 
|SRI Adj2 Sport*
|US6913546B2
|341
|Toe and heel weighting

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
| 
|Putter Adj2 Head*
|Wedge
| 
| 
| 
|US6875130B2
|305
|Head and shaft connection

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
| 
|Head*
|Putter
| 
| 
| 
|US6875126B2
|304
|One piece head and shaft:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
| 
|Strik* Adj2 Surface*
|Hybrid
| 
| 
| 
|US6852038B2
|292
|Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
| 
|Crown
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6849003B2
|290
|Particular correlated head characteristic:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6776726B2
|A63B*
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6719645B2
| 
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6716114B2
| 
| 
|}
=== Search Strategy ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concepts'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Search String'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Hits'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Any Classification
|(A63B*) OR (473* OR D21759)
|align = "center"|Micropat - Full Text US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|31141

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Keyword Set 1
|((GOlf OR Gouf) AND (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head*) OR Head* OR Crown*)) OR ((Putter OR Driver OR Wood OR Iron OR Hybrid) Adj2 Head*) OR (Strik* Adj Surface) OR (Strik* Adj Face)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|20287

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|Keyword Set 2
|(Hosel OR Face OR Sole) AND ((Golf adj2 Club adj2 Head*) OR (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head) OR Golfhead OR (Golf Adj2 Head)))
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|5297

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|Assignee/Applicant
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|Assignee/Applicant (non-std)
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1594

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|Filter
|(Golf Adj Ball)
|align = "center"|Micropat - English Title US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|3644

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|2 OR 3
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|20296

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|7 AND 1
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|10057

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|4 OR 5
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|8 AND 9
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|551

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''11'''
|Combined- Final Query
|align = "center"|10 NOT 6
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|218 (187 excluding family patents) - 73% efficiency

|}

== IP Filing Trend ==
[[Image:GolfIPA.jpg|thumb|center|600px|IP Filing Based on Publication Year]]

== Technology Trend ==
[[Image:GolfUSC.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Technology Trend Based on US Primary Class Codes]]

* US Class Codes
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" align="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''US Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Definition'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|'''473314'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Particular relationship between shaft longitudinal axis and head orientation
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|'''473316'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Shaft
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|'''473319'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Shaft: Including nonmetallic material or vibratory wave modifying feature: Filament (e.g., fiber, etc.) or sheet wrapped about shaft longitudinal axis
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|'''473324'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|'''473329'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Striking face surface deforms upon impact (e.g., resilient, etc.)
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|'''473340'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Putter
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|'''473342'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Striking face insert
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|'''473345'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Hollow body
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|'''473349'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile: '''Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Particular material composition or mass distribution
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|'''473350'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Particular material composition or mass distribution: Recess or cavity behind striking face
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|'''D21759'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Striking, launching, or catching implement: Bat, club, or racket: Element or attachment: Golf specific
|-
|}

==Sample Analysis of Patents==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Pat #'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Title '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Abstract'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Publication Year'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Focus '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Dolcera Summary'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|US7066833B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow, wherein the clubface is provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and the back face is provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove.
|2006
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Face with frontal groove
|Golf club head has face portion having club face provided with frontal groove having width of not less than 0.5 mm such that face portion also includes back face provided with backside groove extending along frontal groove.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|US6932715B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head including a head base body which surface is formed with a coating film, the coating film including a topcoat layer consisting of an acrylic resin coating material containing polyethylene wax of 1.0 to 10.0 parts by weight with respect to acrylic resin solid content of 100 parts by weight. It is possible to improve abrasion resistance while making the best use of excellent impact resistance of the acrylic resin coating material, and thus, to effectively prevent peeling of the coating film. Further, it is possible to enhance the interlayer adhesion of inner layers with the topcoat layer.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Topcoat layer coated head
|Golf club head comprises head base body whose surface is formed with coating film with topcoat layer consisting of acrylic resin coating material.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|US6913546B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head comprises a club face provided with a high-resilience part whose Young<nowiki>’</nowiki>s modulus E is in a range of from 40 to 80 GPa. The head volume is in a range of from 270 to 420 cc. The horizontal inertial moment is in a range of from 3000 to 4500 (g•sq.cm), and the gravity point depth is in a range of from 15 to 25 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood-type golf club head for hitting golf ball when playing golf, has volume ranging from 270 to 420 cc, horizontal inertial moment ranging from 3000 to 4500 grams square centimeter, and gravity point depth ranging from 15 to 25 cm.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|US6875130B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head which has a head volume of not less than 320 cc, a gravity point distance (C) in a range of from 25 to 35 mm, and a heel area width (A) in a range of from 30 to 52% of a clubhead width (B) .
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Projection of head center
|Wood golf-club head, sets center of gravity distance between point, which projects head center of gravity on vertical plane, and shaft axis to 25 to 35 millimeters.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|US6875126B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head containing a hollow main frame and a face plate; the hollow main frame is composed of a main body and a crown plate welded to the main body, the main body containing a hosel part, a sole part and a side part extending upwards from the periphery of the sole part except for a front edge of the sole part thereby providing an open top and an open front, and the crown plate covers said open top, whereby the main frame has an opening on the front thereof. The face plate is welded to the main frame to cover the front opening of the main frame; the face plate includes a face part defining a clubface, and a flange part extending backward from at least the upper edge of the face part; the main frame further including eaves extending from an upper edge of the opening to the inside of the flange part, wherein the thickness of crown plate is in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Crown plated head
|Golf club head has crown plate formed with thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm and welded to main body of main frame to cover open top of main body.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|US6852038B2
|Golf club head and method of making the same
|A golf club head comprises a hollow body having a cavity, a plurality of rib-like walls provided on the inner surface of the hollow body so as to extend backward from a position near the face portion, and a sound bar disposed behind the face portion so as to extend along the back face of the face portion. A method of making a golf club head comprises making a wax model of the hollow main body having an opening, wherein in order to prevent deformation of the wax model during making a casting mold, the wax model is provided with a brace which extends across the opening and protruding walls which are disposed on the inner surface of the wax model and extend backwards from the opening.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Club head with sound bar
|Golf club head has at least sound bar which is provided behind face portion of hollow body, on which rib-like walls are provided on inner surface, and extended at small distance from back face of face portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|US6849003B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head made of a fiber reinforced resin, comprising: a face hitting a ball; a crown forming an upper surface of the head; a sole forming a bottom surface of the head; a side extending between the crown and the sole from an edge on a toe side of the face to an edge on a heel side through a back face; and a hosel into which a shaft is inserted, wherein the crown has a thickness of equal to or less than 2.2 mm, and includes at least partially a high elastic part made of a fiber reinforced resin reinforced by at least one kind of fiber having a tensile elasticity modulus between 380 and 900 (GPa), and the hosel is provided with a vibration absorbent having a loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at a temperature of 10° C. in the vicinity thereof.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Fiber reinforced resin club head
|Golf club head made of fiber reinforced resin, has hosel which is provided with vibration absorbent having loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at temperature of 10 degrees Centigrade in vicinity.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|US6776726B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a ball striking face provided with a central region having a surface hardness Hc and a peripheral region surrounding the central region and having a surface hardness Hp less than the surface hardness Hc.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Surface hardness of head
|Golf club head has ball striking face provided with central region having surface hardness and peripheral region surrounding central region.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|US6719645B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a main body and a face member attached to the main body. The face member comprises a main portion forming a ball striking face and an extended part. The extended part extends 5 to 30 mm backward from at least part of the edge of the ball striking face. The thickness of the extended part is less than the thickness of the main portion.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Golf club head with ball striking surface and extension surface about 5-30 millimeters from edge of ball striking surface, such that thickness of extension surface is less than that of main portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|US6716114B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood type golf club head sets required distance from center of gravity of club head to shaft center line of hosel, as well as distance from sweet spot to center of club face.

|}

== Sample Office Action Analysis ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pat/Pub <nowiki> </nowiki>'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Examiner'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Assigne - Normalized'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''<nowiki> </nowiki> # of Applications Filed'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Corresponding number of allowances'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of abandonments'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pendency of applications issuing as patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Time period from filing to first action (excluding expedited applications)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of appeals taken'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs) filed (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Interviews (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Comments'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|align = "justify"|US6797106B2
|align = "justify"|Aftergut, Jeff H.
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2.8
|align = "center"|1/10/2003 - 10/22/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|align = "justify"|US6676537B2
|align = "justify"|Arbes, Carl J.
|align = "justify"|Top Flite Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|3.7
|align = "center"|12/8/2000 - 12/11/2002
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|align = "justify"|US7394917B2
|align = "justify"|Azarian, Seyed
|align = "justify"|SRI Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|3.6
|align = "center"|06/22/2004 - 06/27/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|align = "justify"|US6860819B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2.8
|align = "center"|11-12-2002 - 03-13-2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|align = "justify"|US7137903B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|3.5
|align = "center"|4/21/2004 - 11/23/2005
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|align = "justify"|US6679784B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|3.5
|align = "center"|12/23/2002 - 6/13/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|align = "justify"|US7029402B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2.9
|align = "center"|1/16/2003 - 12/15/2003
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|align = "justify"|US6984180B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|3.6
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 3/10/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|align = "justify"|US6780123B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 1/28/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|align = "justify"|US7507165B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/29/2005 - 12/5/2006
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|align = "justify"|US7300359B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|8/14/2006 - 8/6/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''12'''
|align = "justify"|US7115046B1
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|5/4/2005 - 7/18/2006
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|}

=== Notes ===

* Notice of allowance is equal to the number of NOA mentioned in the Image File Wrapper.
* First office is considered when there is any rejection of claims and there is a response from the patent office.
* Usually CTNF (Non-Final Rejection) is considered as first office action after the patent has been filed.
* In some cases CTRS (Response to Election / Restriction Filed) is considered as the first office action which is also related to claim rejection.
* In some patents Image Wrapper file is not available for them the data has been collected from the Transaction history.

Golf Club Head Landscape

2009-11-13T08:26:13Z

MJABDUL: /* Sample Office Action Analysis */

==Golf Clubs==
Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip) and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup. 
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball '''backspin''' (A well-struck golf shot will result in a large amount of backspin that will carry the ball higher into the air and further. Backspin also helps with distance control, as if there is enough backspin, the ball will "check" if it lands on the putting surface, and sometimes even creep backwards (in the opposite direction that the ball was flying) upon landing.). Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory. 

===Types of Clubs===
====Drivers====
A driver is also called a 1-wood and is used for hitting a long, low tee shot across longer distances at long-yardage holes. They are made of forged titanium, stainless steel, or an Ti alloy and have a long shaft and wide head. Drivers vary in weights and lengths to match each lady golfer's handicap. There are three types of golf clubs:
* Forged titanium golf drivers are expensive and made up of larger titanium heads. They have an lightweight graphite shaft. For low and mid-handicap ladies.
*Stainless steel golf drivers have heavier, hard and strong compact heads. For low handicap golfers.
*Alloy golf drivers are less expensive and have Ti Alloy heads and graphite shafts. For starters and mid-handicappers.

====Woods====
Woods have a large head and a long shaft for maximum club speed and long-distance shots on the fairway. Originally woods had a clubhead made of wood, but nowadays they are also known as metalwoods, due to the fact that they are made of titanium, steel, or composite alloys. Higher-number lady golf club woods are generally called as fairway woods. They have a higher loft for high ball arcs, shallower face heights, and big flattened soles for easily gliding through the grass or rough. Most women have a driver, and a 3 and 5-wood in their bag. The heads have different volumes:
*Standard, 150-155 cc
*Midsized, up to 195 cc
*Oversized, up to 250 cc
[[Image:club types.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Types of clubs]]

====Irons====
These are meant for approach shots less than 200 yards away from the green and for difficult lies, in the rough for example. The most common iron set includes all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-irons and a pitching wedge (see more on wedges below). The higher the number of an iron club, the shorter the shaft and the higher the loft. The 1 to 4 irons are long irons used for low and far distance shots. The 5 to 7 irons are called mid irons. And the 8-iron and up are short irons for short distance shots high in the air. There are two types of golf clubs irons heads: Cast, Cavity Back or Perimeter-Weighted irons have a large sweet spot. An forged Steel heads are more difficult because of a smaller sweet spot.
====Wedges====
High-loft irons for striking balls high in the air at a short distance in various lies: like approach shots, chipping, pitching, recovery and bunker shots. There are four types of golf clubs wedges:
*Pitching Wedge(PW) - For at least 130 yards and longer from the fairway into the green. The loft is 46 to 51 degrees.
*Sand Wedge (SW) - For digging the ball out of a bunker and sand shots. The loft is 55 to 57 degrees.
*Gap Wedge (GW), Approach Wedge (AW), Dual Wedge (D), Attack Wedge (AW) or Utility Wedge (UW) - With all these types of golf clubs you can make a variety of green or bunker shots. These different types of golf clubs fill in between the pitching wedge and sand and lob wedge. 50 to 58 degrees loft.
*Lob Wedge (LW) - For high short-distance hits around obstacles and to the green. 60 to 64 degree lofted.
====Putters====
Used for pushing and rolling the golf ball from close distance along on the green or apron towards the cup. Every lady golfer must have this type of golf club.
* Utility & Hybrid Ladies Golf Clubs
Hybrid ladies golf clubs are a cross, with a clubhead that combines the features, characteristics and benefits of an iron and a wood. Many women replace their 2, 3, and 4-irons with these types of golf clubs.
===Parts of the Club===
[[Image:club parts.jpg|1000px|right|thumb|Parts of club]]
*'''The Grip'''
The grip of the golf club is important because it connects the club to the golfer's hands. According to the rules of golf, recognized by both ruling bodies, the grip has to be round, without obvious bumps, lumps or hollows.
*'''The Shaft'''
The shaft of the golf club connects the grip to the head and, like the grip, must be basically round in cross section. Most modern golf club shafts are made of either steel or a carbon-fiber and resin composite. Carbon fiber has the advantage of being lighter than steel, but clubs with carbon-fiber shafts also tend to be more expensive.
*'''The Head'''
The head of the golf club is where all the energy of the swing is transferred to the golf ball. There is more variation in the appearance of golf club heads than there is in either shafts or grips, but all the variations fall into one of three broad categories: the heads of woods, irons and putters.
*'''Parts of Club Head'''
[[Image:head parts.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Parts of Head]]
The head of the golf club has several parts: the '''Hosel''', where the head connects to the shaft; the '''Face''', which actually strikes the ball; the '''Sole''', which is the part closest to the ground; and the '''Back''', which is on the side opposite the face.

==Golf Club Head Taxonomy==
[[Image:Golf Club.jpg|750px|center|thumb|Golf Club Head Taxonomy]]

== Search History ==
=== Concept Table ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 4'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Control Patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Defination'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Golf
|Clubhead*
|Driver
|Hosel
|Impact
|Sumitomo Rubber
|US7066833B2
|473
|Games using tangible projectile

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Gouf
|Club Adj2 Head*
|Wood
|Face
|Projectil*
|Srixon
|US6932715B2
|340
|Putter

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
| 
|Ball Adj 2 Strik*
|Iron
|Sole
| 
|SRI Adj2 Sport*
|US6913546B2
|341
|Toe and heel weighting

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
| 
|Putter Adj2 Head*
|Wedge
| 
| 
| 
|US6875130B2
|305
|Head and shaft connection

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
| 
|Head*
|Putter
| 
| 
| 
|US6875126B2
|304
|One piece head and shaft:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
| 
|Strik* Adj2 Surface*
|Hybrid
| 
| 
| 
|US6852038B2
|292
|Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
| 
|Crown
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6849003B2
|290
|Particular correlated head characteristic:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6776726B2
|A63B*
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6719645B2
| 
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6716114B2
| 
| 
|}
=== Search Strategy ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concepts'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Search String'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Hits'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Any Classification
|(A63B*) OR (473* OR D21759)
|align = "center"|Micropat - Full Text US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|31141

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Keyword Set 1
|((GOlf OR Gouf) AND (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head*) OR Head* OR Crown*)) OR ((Putter OR Driver OR Wood OR Iron OR Hybrid) Adj2 Head*) OR (Strik* Adj Surface) OR (Strik* Adj Face)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|20287

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|Keyword Set 2
|(Hosel OR Face OR Sole) AND ((Golf adj2 Club adj2 Head*) OR (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head) OR Golfhead OR (Golf Adj2 Head)))
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|5297

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|Assignee/Applicant
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|Assignee/Applicant (non-std)
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1594

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|Filter
|(Golf Adj Ball)
|align = "center"|Micropat - English Title US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|3644

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|2 OR 3
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|20296

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|7 AND 1
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|10057

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|4 OR 5
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|8 AND 9
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|551

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''11'''
|Combined- Final Query
|align = "center"|10 NOT 6
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|218 (187 excluding family patents) - 73% efficiency

|}

== IP Filing Trend ==
[[Image:GolfIPA.jpg|thumb|center|600px|IP Filing Based on Publication Year]]

== Technology Trend ==
[[Image:GolfUSC.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Technology Trend Based on US Primary Class Codes]]

* US Class Codes
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" align="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''US Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Definition'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|'''473314'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Particular relationship between shaft longitudinal axis and head orientation
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|'''473316'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Shaft
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|'''473319'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Shaft: Including nonmetallic material or vibratory wave modifying feature: Filament (e.g., fiber, etc.) or sheet wrapped about shaft longitudinal axis
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|'''473324'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|'''473329'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Striking face surface deforms upon impact (e.g., resilient, etc.)
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|'''473340'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Putter
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|'''473342'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Striking face insert
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|'''473345'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Hollow body
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|'''473349'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile: '''Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Particular material composition or mass distribution
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|'''473350'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Particular material composition or mass distribution: Recess or cavity behind striking face
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|'''D21759'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Striking, launching, or catching implement: Bat, club, or racket: Element or attachment: Golf specific
|-
|}

==Sample Analysis of Patents==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Pat #'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Title '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Abstract'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Publication Year'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Focus '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Dolcera Summary'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|US7066833B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow, wherein the clubface is provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and the back face is provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove.
|2006
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Face with frontal groove
|Golf club head has face portion having club face provided with frontal groove having width of not less than 0.5 mm such that face portion also includes back face provided with backside groove extending along frontal groove.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|US6932715B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head including a head base body which surface is formed with a coating film, the coating film including a topcoat layer consisting of an acrylic resin coating material containing polyethylene wax of 1.0 to 10.0 parts by weight with respect to acrylic resin solid content of 100 parts by weight. It is possible to improve abrasion resistance while making the best use of excellent impact resistance of the acrylic resin coating material, and thus, to effectively prevent peeling of the coating film. Further, it is possible to enhance the interlayer adhesion of inner layers with the topcoat layer.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Topcoat layer coated head
|Golf club head comprises head base body whose surface is formed with coating film with topcoat layer consisting of acrylic resin coating material.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|US6913546B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head comprises a club face provided with a high-resilience part whose Young<nowiki>’</nowiki>s modulus E is in a range of from 40 to 80 GPa. The head volume is in a range of from 270 to 420 cc. The horizontal inertial moment is in a range of from 3000 to 4500 (g•sq.cm), and the gravity point depth is in a range of from 15 to 25 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood-type golf club head for hitting golf ball when playing golf, has volume ranging from 270 to 420 cc, horizontal inertial moment ranging from 3000 to 4500 grams square centimeter, and gravity point depth ranging from 15 to 25 cm.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|US6875130B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head which has a head volume of not less than 320 cc, a gravity point distance (C) in a range of from 25 to 35 mm, and a heel area width (A) in a range of from 30 to 52% of a clubhead width (B) .
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Projection of head center
|Wood golf-club head, sets center of gravity distance between point, which projects head center of gravity on vertical plane, and shaft axis to 25 to 35 millimeters.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|US6875126B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head containing a hollow main frame and a face plate; the hollow main frame is composed of a main body and a crown plate welded to the main body, the main body containing a hosel part, a sole part and a side part extending upwards from the periphery of the sole part except for a front edge of the sole part thereby providing an open top and an open front, and the crown plate covers said open top, whereby the main frame has an opening on the front thereof. The face plate is welded to the main frame to cover the front opening of the main frame; the face plate includes a face part defining a clubface, and a flange part extending backward from at least the upper edge of the face part; the main frame further including eaves extending from an upper edge of the opening to the inside of the flange part, wherein the thickness of crown plate is in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Crown plated head
|Golf club head has crown plate formed with thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm and welded to main body of main frame to cover open top of main body.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|US6852038B2
|Golf club head and method of making the same
|A golf club head comprises a hollow body having a cavity, a plurality of rib-like walls provided on the inner surface of the hollow body so as to extend backward from a position near the face portion, and a sound bar disposed behind the face portion so as to extend along the back face of the face portion. A method of making a golf club head comprises making a wax model of the hollow main body having an opening, wherein in order to prevent deformation of the wax model during making a casting mold, the wax model is provided with a brace which extends across the opening and protruding walls which are disposed on the inner surface of the wax model and extend backwards from the opening.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Club head with sound bar
|Golf club head has at least sound bar which is provided behind face portion of hollow body, on which rib-like walls are provided on inner surface, and extended at small distance from back face of face portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|US6849003B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head made of a fiber reinforced resin, comprising: a face hitting a ball; a crown forming an upper surface of the head; a sole forming a bottom surface of the head; a side extending between the crown and the sole from an edge on a toe side of the face to an edge on a heel side through a back face; and a hosel into which a shaft is inserted, wherein the crown has a thickness of equal to or less than 2.2 mm, and includes at least partially a high elastic part made of a fiber reinforced resin reinforced by at least one kind of fiber having a tensile elasticity modulus between 380 and 900 (GPa), and the hosel is provided with a vibration absorbent having a loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at a temperature of 10° C. in the vicinity thereof.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Fiber reinforced resin club head
|Golf club head made of fiber reinforced resin, has hosel which is provided with vibration absorbent having loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at temperature of 10 degrees Centigrade in vicinity.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|US6776726B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a ball striking face provided with a central region having a surface hardness Hc and a peripheral region surrounding the central region and having a surface hardness Hp less than the surface hardness Hc.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Surface hardness of head
|Golf club head has ball striking face provided with central region having surface hardness and peripheral region surrounding central region.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|US6719645B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a main body and a face member attached to the main body. The face member comprises a main portion forming a ball striking face and an extended part. The extended part extends 5 to 30 mm backward from at least part of the edge of the ball striking face. The thickness of the extended part is less than the thickness of the main portion.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Golf club head with ball striking surface and extension surface about 5-30 millimeters from edge of ball striking surface, such that thickness of extension surface is less than that of main portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|US6716114B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood type golf club head sets required distance from center of gravity of club head to shaft center line of hosel, as well as distance from sweet spot to center of club face.

|}

== Sample Office Action Analysis ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pat/Pub <nowiki> </nowiki>'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Examiner'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Assigne - Normalized'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''<nowiki> </nowiki> # of Applications Filed'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Corresponding number of allowances'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of abandonments'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pendency of applications issuing as patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Time period from filing to first action (excluding expedited applications)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of appeals taken'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs) filed (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Interviews (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Comments'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|align = "justify"|US6797106B2
|align = "justify"|Aftergut, Jeff H.
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|4.3
|align = "center"|1/10/2003 - 10/22/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|align = "justify"|US6676537B2
|align = "justify"|Arbes, Carl J.
|align = "justify"|Top Flite Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|3.7
|align = "center"|12/8/2000 - 12/11/2002
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|align = "justify"|US7394917B2
|align = "justify"|Azarian, Seyed
|align = "justify"|SRI Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|3.6
|align = "center"|06/22/2004 - 06/27/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|align = "justify"|US6860819B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2.8
|align = "center"|11-12-2002 - 03-13-2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|align = "justify"|US7137903B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|3.5
|align = "center"|4/21/2004 - 11/23/2005
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|align = "justify"|US6679784B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|3.5
|align = "center"|12/23/2002 - 6/13/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|align = "justify"|US7029402B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2.9
|align = "center"|1/16/2003 - 12/15/2003
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|align = "justify"|US6984180B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|3.6
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 3/10/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|align = "justify"|US6780123B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 1/28/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|align = "justify"|US7507165B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/29/2005 - 12/5/2006
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|align = "justify"|US7300359B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|8/14/2006 - 8/6/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''12'''
|align = "justify"|US7115046B1
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|5/4/2005 - 7/18/2006
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|}

=== Notes ===

* Notice of allowance is equal to the number of NOA mentioned in the Image File Wrapper.
* First office is considered when there is any rejection of claims and there is a response from the patent office.
* Usually CTNF (Non-Final Rejection) is considered as first office action after the patent has been filed.
* In some cases CTRS (Response to Election / Restriction Filed) is considered as the first office action which is also related to claim rejection.
* In some patents Image Wrapper file is not available for them the data has been collected from the Transaction history.

Golf Club Head Landscape

2009-11-13T08:22:26Z

MJABDUL: /* Technology Trend */

==Golf Clubs==
Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip) and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup. 
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball '''backspin''' (A well-struck golf shot will result in a large amount of backspin that will carry the ball higher into the air and further. Backspin also helps with distance control, as if there is enough backspin, the ball will "check" if it lands on the putting surface, and sometimes even creep backwards (in the opposite direction that the ball was flying) upon landing.). Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory. 

===Types of Clubs===
====Drivers====
A driver is also called a 1-wood and is used for hitting a long, low tee shot across longer distances at long-yardage holes. They are made of forged titanium, stainless steel, or an Ti alloy and have a long shaft and wide head. Drivers vary in weights and lengths to match each lady golfer's handicap. There are three types of golf clubs:
* Forged titanium golf drivers are expensive and made up of larger titanium heads. They have an lightweight graphite shaft. For low and mid-handicap ladies.
*Stainless steel golf drivers have heavier, hard and strong compact heads. For low handicap golfers.
*Alloy golf drivers are less expensive and have Ti Alloy heads and graphite shafts. For starters and mid-handicappers.

====Woods====
Woods have a large head and a long shaft for maximum club speed and long-distance shots on the fairway. Originally woods had a clubhead made of wood, but nowadays they are also known as metalwoods, due to the fact that they are made of titanium, steel, or composite alloys. Higher-number lady golf club woods are generally called as fairway woods. They have a higher loft for high ball arcs, shallower face heights, and big flattened soles for easily gliding through the grass or rough. Most women have a driver, and a 3 and 5-wood in their bag. The heads have different volumes:
*Standard, 150-155 cc
*Midsized, up to 195 cc
*Oversized, up to 250 cc
[[Image:club types.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Types of clubs]]

====Irons====
These are meant for approach shots less than 200 yards away from the green and for difficult lies, in the rough for example. The most common iron set includes all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-irons and a pitching wedge (see more on wedges below). The higher the number of an iron club, the shorter the shaft and the higher the loft. The 1 to 4 irons are long irons used for low and far distance shots. The 5 to 7 irons are called mid irons. And the 8-iron and up are short irons for short distance shots high in the air. There are two types of golf clubs irons heads: Cast, Cavity Back or Perimeter-Weighted irons have a large sweet spot. An forged Steel heads are more difficult because of a smaller sweet spot.
====Wedges====
High-loft irons for striking balls high in the air at a short distance in various lies: like approach shots, chipping, pitching, recovery and bunker shots. There are four types of golf clubs wedges:
*Pitching Wedge(PW) - For at least 130 yards and longer from the fairway into the green. The loft is 46 to 51 degrees.
*Sand Wedge (SW) - For digging the ball out of a bunker and sand shots. The loft is 55 to 57 degrees.
*Gap Wedge (GW), Approach Wedge (AW), Dual Wedge (D), Attack Wedge (AW) or Utility Wedge (UW) - With all these types of golf clubs you can make a variety of green or bunker shots. These different types of golf clubs fill in between the pitching wedge and sand and lob wedge. 50 to 58 degrees loft.
*Lob Wedge (LW) - For high short-distance hits around obstacles and to the green. 60 to 64 degree lofted.
====Putters====
Used for pushing and rolling the golf ball from close distance along on the green or apron towards the cup. Every lady golfer must have this type of golf club.
* Utility & Hybrid Ladies Golf Clubs
Hybrid ladies golf clubs are a cross, with a clubhead that combines the features, characteristics and benefits of an iron and a wood. Many women replace their 2, 3, and 4-irons with these types of golf clubs.
===Parts of the Club===
[[Image:club parts.jpg|1000px|right|thumb|Parts of club]]
*'''The Grip'''
The grip of the golf club is important because it connects the club to the golfer's hands. According to the rules of golf, recognized by both ruling bodies, the grip has to be round, without obvious bumps, lumps or hollows.
*'''The Shaft'''
The shaft of the golf club connects the grip to the head and, like the grip, must be basically round in cross section. Most modern golf club shafts are made of either steel or a carbon-fiber and resin composite. Carbon fiber has the advantage of being lighter than steel, but clubs with carbon-fiber shafts also tend to be more expensive.
*'''The Head'''
The head of the golf club is where all the energy of the swing is transferred to the golf ball. There is more variation in the appearance of golf club heads than there is in either shafts or grips, but all the variations fall into one of three broad categories: the heads of woods, irons and putters.
*'''Parts of Club Head'''
[[Image:head parts.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Parts of Head]]
The head of the golf club has several parts: the '''Hosel''', where the head connects to the shaft; the '''Face''', which actually strikes the ball; the '''Sole''', which is the part closest to the ground; and the '''Back''', which is on the side opposite the face.

==Golf Club Head Taxonomy==
[[Image:Golf Club.jpg|750px|center|thumb|Golf Club Head Taxonomy]]

== Search History ==
=== Concept Table ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 4'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Control Patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Defination'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Golf
|Clubhead*
|Driver
|Hosel
|Impact
|Sumitomo Rubber
|US7066833B2
|473
|Games using tangible projectile

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Gouf
|Club Adj2 Head*
|Wood
|Face
|Projectil*
|Srixon
|US6932715B2
|340
|Putter

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
| 
|Ball Adj 2 Strik*
|Iron
|Sole
| 
|SRI Adj2 Sport*
|US6913546B2
|341
|Toe and heel weighting

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
| 
|Putter Adj2 Head*
|Wedge
| 
| 
| 
|US6875130B2
|305
|Head and shaft connection

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
| 
|Head*
|Putter
| 
| 
| 
|US6875126B2
|304
|One piece head and shaft:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
| 
|Strik* Adj2 Surface*
|Hybrid
| 
| 
| 
|US6852038B2
|292
|Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
| 
|Crown
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6849003B2
|290
|Particular correlated head characteristic:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6776726B2
|A63B*
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6719645B2
| 
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
| 
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|US6716114B2
| 
| 
|}
=== Search Strategy ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concepts'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Search String'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Hits'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Any Classification
|(A63B*) OR (473* OR D21759)
|align = "center"|Micropat - Full Text US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|31141

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Keyword Set 1
|((GOlf OR Gouf) AND (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head*) OR Head* OR Crown*)) OR ((Putter OR Driver OR Wood OR Iron OR Hybrid) Adj2 Head*) OR (Strik* Adj Surface) OR (Strik* Adj Face)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|20287

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|Keyword Set 2
|(Hosel OR Face OR Sole) AND ((Golf adj2 Club adj2 Head*) OR (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head) OR Golfhead OR (Golf Adj2 Head)))
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|5297

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|Assignee/Applicant
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|Assignee/Applicant (non-std)
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1594

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|Filter
|(Golf Adj Ball)
|align = "center"|Micropat - English Title US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|3644

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|2 OR 3
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|20296

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|7 AND 1
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|10057

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|4 OR 5
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|8 AND 9
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|551

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''11'''
|Combined- Final Query
|align = "center"|10 NOT 6
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|218 (187 excluding family patents) - 73% efficiency

|}

== IP Filing Trend ==
[[Image:GolfIPA.jpg|thumb|center|600px|IP Filing Based on Publication Year]]

== Technology Trend ==
[[Image:GolfUSC.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Technology Trend Based on US Primary Class Codes]]

* US Class Codes
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" align="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''US Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Definition'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|'''473314'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Particular relationship between shaft longitudinal axis and head orientation
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|'''473316'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Shaft
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|'''473319'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Shaft: Including nonmetallic material or vibratory wave modifying feature: Filament (e.g., fiber, etc.) or sheet wrapped about shaft longitudinal axis
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|'''473324'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|'''473329'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Striking face surface deforms upon impact (e.g., resilient, etc.)
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|'''473340'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Putter
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|'''473342'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Striking face insert
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|'''473345'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Hollow body
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|'''473349'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile: '''Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Particular material composition or mass distribution
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|'''473350'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Club or club support: Head and shaft connection: Head: Particular material composition or mass distribution: Recess or cavity behind striking face
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|'''D21759'''
|'''Games using tangible projectile:''' Striking, launching, or catching implement: Bat, club, or racket: Element or attachment: Golf specific
|-
|}

==Sample Analysis of Patents==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Pat #'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Title '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Abstract'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Publication Year'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Focus '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Dolcera Summary'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|US7066833B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow, wherein the clubface is provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and the back face is provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove.
|2006
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Face with frontal groove
|Golf club head has face portion having club face provided with frontal groove having width of not less than 0.5 mm such that face portion also includes back face provided with backside groove extending along frontal groove.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|US6932715B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head including a head base body which surface is formed with a coating film, the coating film including a topcoat layer consisting of an acrylic resin coating material containing polyethylene wax of 1.0 to 10.0 parts by weight with respect to acrylic resin solid content of 100 parts by weight. It is possible to improve abrasion resistance while making the best use of excellent impact resistance of the acrylic resin coating material, and thus, to effectively prevent peeling of the coating film. Further, it is possible to enhance the interlayer adhesion of inner layers with the topcoat layer.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Topcoat layer coated head
|Golf club head comprises head base body whose surface is formed with coating film with topcoat layer consisting of acrylic resin coating material.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|US6913546B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head comprises a club face provided with a high-resilience part whose Young<nowiki>’</nowiki>s modulus E is in a range of from 40 to 80 GPa. The head volume is in a range of from 270 to 420 cc. The horizontal inertial moment is in a range of from 3000 to 4500 (g•sq.cm), and the gravity point depth is in a range of from 15 to 25 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood-type golf club head for hitting golf ball when playing golf, has volume ranging from 270 to 420 cc, horizontal inertial moment ranging from 3000 to 4500 grams square centimeter, and gravity point depth ranging from 15 to 25 cm.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|US6875130B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head which has a head volume of not less than 320 cc, a gravity point distance (C) in a range of from 25 to 35 mm, and a heel area width (A) in a range of from 30 to 52% of a clubhead width (B) .
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Projection of head center
|Wood golf-club head, sets center of gravity distance between point, which projects head center of gravity on vertical plane, and shaft axis to 25 to 35 millimeters.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|US6875126B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head containing a hollow main frame and a face plate; the hollow main frame is composed of a main body and a crown plate welded to the main body, the main body containing a hosel part, a sole part and a side part extending upwards from the periphery of the sole part except for a front edge of the sole part thereby providing an open top and an open front, and the crown plate covers said open top, whereby the main frame has an opening on the front thereof. The face plate is welded to the main frame to cover the front opening of the main frame; the face plate includes a face part defining a clubface, and a flange part extending backward from at least the upper edge of the face part; the main frame further including eaves extending from an upper edge of the opening to the inside of the flange part, wherein the thickness of crown plate is in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Crown plated head
|Golf club head has crown plate formed with thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm and welded to main body of main frame to cover open top of main body.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|US6852038B2
|Golf club head and method of making the same
|A golf club head comprises a hollow body having a cavity, a plurality of rib-like walls provided on the inner surface of the hollow body so as to extend backward from a position near the face portion, and a sound bar disposed behind the face portion so as to extend along the back face of the face portion. A method of making a golf club head comprises making a wax model of the hollow main body having an opening, wherein in order to prevent deformation of the wax model during making a casting mold, the wax model is provided with a brace which extends across the opening and protruding walls which are disposed on the inner surface of the wax model and extend backwards from the opening.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Club head with sound bar
|Golf club head has at least sound bar which is provided behind face portion of hollow body, on which rib-like walls are provided on inner surface, and extended at small distance from back face of face portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|US6849003B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head made of a fiber reinforced resin, comprising: a face hitting a ball; a crown forming an upper surface of the head; a sole forming a bottom surface of the head; a side extending between the crown and the sole from an edge on a toe side of the face to an edge on a heel side through a back face; and a hosel into which a shaft is inserted, wherein the crown has a thickness of equal to or less than 2.2 mm, and includes at least partially a high elastic part made of a fiber reinforced resin reinforced by at least one kind of fiber having a tensile elasticity modulus between 380 and 900 (GPa), and the hosel is provided with a vibration absorbent having a loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at a temperature of 10° C. in the vicinity thereof.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Fiber reinforced resin club head
|Golf club head made of fiber reinforced resin, has hosel which is provided with vibration absorbent having loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at temperature of 10 degrees Centigrade in vicinity.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|US6776726B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a ball striking face provided with a central region having a surface hardness Hc and a peripheral region surrounding the central region and having a surface hardness Hp less than the surface hardness Hc.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Surface hardness of head
|Golf club head has ball striking face provided with central region having surface hardness and peripheral region surrounding central region.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|US6719645B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a main body and a face member attached to the main body. The face member comprises a main portion forming a ball striking face and an extended part. The extended part extends 5 to 30 mm backward from at least part of the edge of the ball striking face. The thickness of the extended part is less than the thickness of the main portion.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Golf club head with ball striking surface and extension surface about 5-30 millimeters from edge of ball striking surface, such that thickness of extension surface is less than that of main portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|US6716114B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood type golf club head sets required distance from center of gravity of club head to shaft center line of hosel, as well as distance from sweet spot to center of club face.

|}

== Sample Office Action Analysis ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pat/Pub <nowiki> </nowiki>'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Examiner'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Assigne - Normalized'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''<nowiki> </nowiki> # of Applications Filed'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Corresponding number of allowances'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of abandonments'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pendency of applications issuing as patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Time period from filing to first action (excluding expedited applications)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of appeals taken'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs) filed (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Interviews (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Comments'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|align = "justify"|US6797106B2
|align = "justify"|Aftergut, Jeff H.
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/10/2003 - 10/22/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|align = "justify"|US6676537B2
|align = "justify"|Arbes, Carl J.
|align = "justify"|Top Flite Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/8/2000 - 12/11/2002
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|align = "justify"|US7394917B2
|align = "justify"|Azarian, Seyed
|align = "justify"|SRI Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|06/22/2004 - 06/27/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|align = "justify"|US6860819B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|11-12-2002 - 03-13-2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|align = "justify"|US7137903B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|4/21/2004 - 11/23/2005
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|align = "justify"|US6679784B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/23/2002 - 6/13/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|align = "justify"|US7029402B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/16/2003 - 12/15/2003
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|align = "justify"|US6984180B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 3/10/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|align = "justify"|US6780123B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 1/28/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|align = "justify"|US7507165B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/29/2005 - 12/5/2006
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|align = "justify"|US7300359B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|8/14/2006 - 8/6/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''12'''
|align = "justify"|US7115046B1
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|5/4/2005 - 7/18/2006
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|}

=== Notes ===

* Notice of allowance is equal to the number of NOA mentioned in the Image File Wrapper.
* First office is considered when there is any rejection of claims and there is a response from the patent office.
* Usually CTNF (Non-Final Rejection) is considered as first office action after the patent has been filed.
* In some cases CTRS (Response to Election / Restriction Filed) is considered as the first office action which is also related to claim rejection.
* In some patents Image Wrapper file is not available for them the data has been collected from the Transaction history.

Golf Club Head Landscape

2009-11-13T05:01:17Z

MJABDUL: /* Technology Trend */

==Golf Clubs==
Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip) and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup. 
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball '''backspin''' (A well-struck golf shot will result in a large amount of backspin that will carry the ball higher into the air and further. Backspin also helps with distance control, as if there is enough backspin, the ball will "check" if it lands on the putting surface, and sometimes even creep backwards (in the opposite direction that the ball was flying) upon landing.). Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory. 

*'''Types of Clubs:'''
**'''Drivers'''
A driver is also called a 1-wood and is used for hitting a long, low tee shot across longer distances at long-yardage holes. They are made of forged titanium, stainless steel, or an Ti alloy and have a long shaft and wide head. Drivers vary in weights and lengths to match each lady golfer's handicap. There are three types of golf clubs:
***Forged titanium golf drivers are expensive and made up of larger titanium heads. They have an lightweight graphite shaft. For low and mid-handicap ladies.
***Stainless steel golf drivers have heavier, hard and strong compact heads. For low handicap golfers.
***Alloy golf drivers are less expensive and have Ti Alloy heads and graphite shafts. For starters and mid-handicappers.
**'''Woods'''
Woods have a large head and a long shaft for maximum club speed and long-distance shots on the fairway. Originally woods had a clubhead made of wood, but nowadays they are also known as metalwoods, due to the fact that they are made of titanium, steel, or composite alloys. Higher-number lady golf club woods are generally called as fairway woods. They have a higher loft for high ball arcs, shallower face heights, and big flattened soles for easily gliding through the grass or rough. Most women have a driver, and a 3 and 5-wood in their bag. The heads have different volumes:
***Standard, 150-155 cc
***Midsized, up to 195 cc
***Oversized, up to 250 cc
[[Image:club types.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Types of clubs]]
**'''Irons'''
These are meant for approach shots less than 200 yards away from the green and for difficult lies, in the rough for example. The most common iron set includes all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-irons and a pitching wedge (see more on wedges below). The higher the number of an iron club, the shorter the shaft and the higher the loft. The 1 to 4 irons are long irons used for low and far distance shots. The 5 to 7 irons are called mid irons. And the 8-iron and up are short irons for short distance shots high in the air. There are two types of golf clubs irons heads: Cast, Cavity Back or Perimeter-Weighted irons have a large sweet spot. An forged Steel heads are more difficult because of a smaller sweet spot.
**'''Wedges'''
High-loft irons for striking balls high in the air at a short distance in various lies: like approach shots, chipping, pitching, recovery and bunker shots. There are four types of golf clubs wedges:
***Pitching Wedge(PW) - For at least 130 yards and longer from the fairway into the green. The loft is 46 to 51 degrees.
***Sand Wedge (SW) - For digging the ball out of a bunker and sand shots. The loft is 55 to 57 degrees.
***Gap Wedge (GW), Approach Wedge (AW), Dual Wedge (D), Attack Wedge (AW) or Utility Wedge (UW) - With all these types of golf clubs you can make a variety of green or bunker shots. These different types of golf clubs fill in between the pitching wedge and sand and lob wedge. 50 to 58 degrees loft.
***Lob Wedge (LW) - For high short-distance hits around obstacles and to the green. 60 to 64 degree lofted.
**'''Putters'''
Used for pushing and rolling the golf ball from close distance along on the green or apron towards the cup. Every lady golfer must have this type of golf club.
**'''Utility & Hybrid Ladies Golf Clubs'''
Hybrid ladies golf clubs are a cross, with a clubhead that combines the features, characteristics and benefits of an iron and a wood. Many women replace their 2, 3, and 4-irons with these types of golf clubs.
*'''Parts of the Club:'''
[[Image:club parts.jpg|1000px|right|thumb|Parts of club]]
**'''The Grip'''
The grip of the golf club is important because it connects the club to the golfer's hands. According to the rules of golf, recognized by both ruling bodies, the grip has to be round, without obvious bumps, lumps or hollows.
**'''The Shaft'''
The shaft of the golf club connects the grip to the head and, like the grip, must be basically round in cross section. Most modern golf club shafts are made of either steel or a carbon-fiber and resin composite. Carbon fiber has the advantage of being lighter than steel, but clubs with carbon-fiber shafts also tend to be more expensive.
**'''The Head'''
The head of the golf club is where all the energy of the swing is transferred to the golf ball. There is more variation in the appearance of golf club heads than there is in either shafts or grips, but all the variations fall into one of three broad categories: the heads of woods, irons and putters.
*'''Parts of Club Head:'''
[[Image:head parts.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Parts of Head]]
The head of the golf club has several parts: the '''Hosel''', where the head connects to the shaft; the '''Face''', which actually strikes the ball; the '''Sole''', which is the part closest to the ground; and the '''Back''', which is on the side opposite the face.

==Golf Club Head Taxonomy==
[[Image:Golf Club.jpg|750px|center|thumb|Golf Club Head Taxonomy]]

== Search History ==
=== Concept Table ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 4'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Control Patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Defination'''

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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Golf
|Clubhead*
|Driver
|Hosel
|Impact
|Sumitomo Rubber
|US7066833B2
|473
|Games using tangible projectile

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Gouf
|Club Adj2 Head*
|Wood
|Face
|Projectil*
|Srixon
|US6932715B2
|340
|Putter

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
| 
|Ball Adj 2 Strik*
|Iron
|Sole
| 
|SRI Adj2 Sport*
|US6913546B2
|341
|Toe and heel weighting

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
| 
|Putter Adj2 Head*
|Wedge
| 
| 
| 
|US6875130B2
|305
|Head and shaft connection

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
| 
|Head*
|Putter
| 
| 
| 
|US6875126B2
|304
|One piece head and shaft:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
| 
|Strik* Adj2 Surface*
|Hybrid
| 
| 
| 
|US6852038B2
|292
|Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
| 
|Crown
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6849003B2
|290
|Particular correlated head characteristic:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6776726B2
|A63B*
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6719645B2
| 
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6716114B2
| 
| 
|}
=== Search Strategy ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concepts'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Search String'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Hits'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Any Classification
|(A63B*) OR (473* OR D21759)
|align = "center"|Micropat - Full Text US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|31141

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Keyword Set 1
|((GOlf OR Gouf) AND (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head*) OR Head* OR Crown*)) OR ((Putter OR Driver OR Wood OR Iron OR Hybrid) Adj2 Head*) OR (Strik* Adj Surface) OR (Strik* Adj Face)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|20287

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|Keyword Set 2
|(Hosel OR Face OR Sole) AND ((Golf adj2 Club adj2 Head*) OR (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head) OR Golfhead OR (Golf Adj2 Head)))
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|5297

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|Assignee/Applicant
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|Assignee/Applicant (non-std)
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1594

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|Filter
|(Golf Adj Ball)
|align = "center"|Micropat - English Title US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|3644

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|2 OR 3
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|20296

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|7 AND 1
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|10057

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|4 OR 5
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|8 AND 9
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|551

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''11'''
|Combined- Final Query
|align = "center"|10 NOT 6
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|218 (187 excluding family patents) - 73% efficiency

|}

== IP Filing Trend ==
[[Image:GolfIPA.jpg|thumb|center|600px|IP Filing Based on Publication Year]]

== Technology Trend ==
[[Image:GolfUSC.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Technology Trend Based on US Primary Class Codes]]

==Sample Analysis of Patents==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Pat #'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Title '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Abstract'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Publication Year'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Focus '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Dolcera Summary'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|US7066833B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow, wherein the clubface is provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and the back face is provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove.
|2006
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Face with frontal groove
|Golf club head has face portion having club face provided with frontal groove having width of not less than 0.5 mm such that face portion also includes back face provided with backside groove extending along frontal groove.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|US6932715B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head including a head base body which surface is formed with a coating film, the coating film including a topcoat layer consisting of an acrylic resin coating material containing polyethylene wax of 1.0 to 10.0 parts by weight with respect to acrylic resin solid content of 100 parts by weight. It is possible to improve abrasion resistance while making the best use of excellent impact resistance of the acrylic resin coating material, and thus, to effectively prevent peeling of the coating film. Further, it is possible to enhance the interlayer adhesion of inner layers with the topcoat layer.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Topcoat layer coated head
|Golf club head comprises head base body whose surface is formed with coating film with topcoat layer consisting of acrylic resin coating material.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|US6913546B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head comprises a club face provided with a high-resilience part whose Young<nowiki>’</nowiki>s modulus E is in a range of from 40 to 80 GPa. The head volume is in a range of from 270 to 420 cc. The horizontal inertial moment is in a range of from 3000 to 4500 (g•sq.cm), and the gravity point depth is in a range of from 15 to 25 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood-type golf club head for hitting golf ball when playing golf, has volume ranging from 270 to 420 cc, horizontal inertial moment ranging from 3000 to 4500 grams square centimeter, and gravity point depth ranging from 15 to 25 cm.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|US6875130B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head which has a head volume of not less than 320 cc, a gravity point distance (C) in a range of from 25 to 35 mm, and a heel area width (A) in a range of from 30 to 52% of a clubhead width (B) .
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Projection of head center
|Wood golf-club head, sets center of gravity distance between point, which projects head center of gravity on vertical plane, and shaft axis to 25 to 35 millimeters.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|US6875126B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head containing a hollow main frame and a face plate; the hollow main frame is composed of a main body and a crown plate welded to the main body, the main body containing a hosel part, a sole part and a side part extending upwards from the periphery of the sole part except for a front edge of the sole part thereby providing an open top and an open front, and the crown plate covers said open top, whereby the main frame has an opening on the front thereof. The face plate is welded to the main frame to cover the front opening of the main frame; the face plate includes a face part defining a clubface, and a flange part extending backward from at least the upper edge of the face part; the main frame further including eaves extending from an upper edge of the opening to the inside of the flange part, wherein the thickness of crown plate is in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Crown plated head
|Golf club head has crown plate formed with thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm and welded to main body of main frame to cover open top of main body.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|US6852038B2
|Golf club head and method of making the same
|A golf club head comprises a hollow body having a cavity, a plurality of rib-like walls provided on the inner surface of the hollow body so as to extend backward from a position near the face portion, and a sound bar disposed behind the face portion so as to extend along the back face of the face portion. A method of making a golf club head comprises making a wax model of the hollow main body having an opening, wherein in order to prevent deformation of the wax model during making a casting mold, the wax model is provided with a brace which extends across the opening and protruding walls which are disposed on the inner surface of the wax model and extend backwards from the opening.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Club head with sound bar
|Golf club head has at least sound bar which is provided behind face portion of hollow body, on which rib-like walls are provided on inner surface, and extended at small distance from back face of face portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|US6849003B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head made of a fiber reinforced resin, comprising: a face hitting a ball; a crown forming an upper surface of the head; a sole forming a bottom surface of the head; a side extending between the crown and the sole from an edge on a toe side of the face to an edge on a heel side through a back face; and a hosel into which a shaft is inserted, wherein the crown has a thickness of equal to or less than 2.2 mm, and includes at least partially a high elastic part made of a fiber reinforced resin reinforced by at least one kind of fiber having a tensile elasticity modulus between 380 and 900 (GPa), and the hosel is provided with a vibration absorbent having a loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at a temperature of 10° C. in the vicinity thereof.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Fiber reinforced resin club head
|Golf club head made of fiber reinforced resin, has hosel which is provided with vibration absorbent having loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at temperature of 10 degrees Centigrade in vicinity.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|US6776726B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a ball striking face provided with a central region having a surface hardness Hc and a peripheral region surrounding the central region and having a surface hardness Hp less than the surface hardness Hc.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Surface hardness of head
|Golf club head has ball striking face provided with central region having surface hardness and peripheral region surrounding central region.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|US6719645B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a main body and a face member attached to the main body. The face member comprises a main portion forming a ball striking face and an extended part. The extended part extends 5 to 30 mm backward from at least part of the edge of the ball striking face. The thickness of the extended part is less than the thickness of the main portion.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Golf club head with ball striking surface and extension surface about 5-30 millimeters from edge of ball striking surface, such that thickness of extension surface is less than that of main portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|US6716114B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood type golf club head sets required distance from center of gravity of club head to shaft center line of hosel, as well as distance from sweet spot to center of club face.

|}

== Sample Office Action Analysis ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pat/Pub <nowiki> </nowiki>'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Examiner'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Assigne - Normalized'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''<nowiki> </nowiki> # of Applications Filed'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Corresponding number of allowances'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of abandonments'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pendency of applications issuing as patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Time period from filing to first action (excluding expedited applications)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of appeals taken'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs) filed (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Interviews (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Comments'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|align = "justify"|US6797106B2
|align = "justify"|Aftergut, Jeff H.
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/10/2003 - 10/22/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|align = "justify"|US6676537B2
|align = "justify"|Arbes, Carl J.
|align = "justify"|Top Flite Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/8/2000 - 12/11/2002
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|align = "justify"|US7394917B2
|align = "justify"|Azarian, Seyed
|align = "justify"|SRI Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|06/22/2004 - 06/27/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|align = "justify"|US6860819B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|11-12-2002 - 03-13-2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|align = "justify"|US7137903B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|4/21/2004 - 11/23/2005
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|align = "justify"|US6679784B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/23/2002 - 6/13/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|align = "justify"|US7029402B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/16/2003 - 12/15/2003
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|align = "justify"|US6984180B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 3/10/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|align = "justify"|US6780123B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 1/28/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|align = "justify"|US7507165B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/29/2005 - 12/5/2006
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|align = "justify"|US7300359B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|8/14/2006 - 8/6/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''12'''
|align = "justify"|US7115046B1
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|5/4/2005 - 7/18/2006
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|}

=== Notes ===

* Notice of allowance is equal to the number of NOA mentioned in the Image File Wrapper.
* First office is considered when there is any rejection of claims and there is a response from the patent office.
* Usually CTNF (Non-Final Rejection) is considered as first office action after the patent has been filed.
* In some cases CTRS (Response to Election / Restriction Filed) is considered as the first office action which is also related to claim rejection.
* In some patents Image Wrapper file is not available for them the data has been collected from the Transaction history.

Golf Club Head Landscape

2009-11-13T05:01:00Z

MJABDUL: /* IP Filing Trend */

==Golf Clubs==
Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip) and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup. 
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball '''backspin''' (A well-struck golf shot will result in a large amount of backspin that will carry the ball higher into the air and further. Backspin also helps with distance control, as if there is enough backspin, the ball will "check" if it lands on the putting surface, and sometimes even creep backwards (in the opposite direction that the ball was flying) upon landing.). Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory. 

*'''Types of Clubs:'''
**'''Drivers'''
A driver is also called a 1-wood and is used for hitting a long, low tee shot across longer distances at long-yardage holes. They are made of forged titanium, stainless steel, or an Ti alloy and have a long shaft and wide head. Drivers vary in weights and lengths to match each lady golfer's handicap. There are three types of golf clubs:
***Forged titanium golf drivers are expensive and made up of larger titanium heads. They have an lightweight graphite shaft. For low and mid-handicap ladies.
***Stainless steel golf drivers have heavier, hard and strong compact heads. For low handicap golfers.
***Alloy golf drivers are less expensive and have Ti Alloy heads and graphite shafts. For starters and mid-handicappers.
**'''Woods'''
Woods have a large head and a long shaft for maximum club speed and long-distance shots on the fairway. Originally woods had a clubhead made of wood, but nowadays they are also known as metalwoods, due to the fact that they are made of titanium, steel, or composite alloys. Higher-number lady golf club woods are generally called as fairway woods. They have a higher loft for high ball arcs, shallower face heights, and big flattened soles for easily gliding through the grass or rough. Most women have a driver, and a 3 and 5-wood in their bag. The heads have different volumes:
***Standard, 150-155 cc
***Midsized, up to 195 cc
***Oversized, up to 250 cc
[[Image:club types.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Types of clubs]]
**'''Irons'''
These are meant for approach shots less than 200 yards away from the green and for difficult lies, in the rough for example. The most common iron set includes all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-irons and a pitching wedge (see more on wedges below). The higher the number of an iron club, the shorter the shaft and the higher the loft. The 1 to 4 irons are long irons used for low and far distance shots. The 5 to 7 irons are called mid irons. And the 8-iron and up are short irons for short distance shots high in the air. There are two types of golf clubs irons heads: Cast, Cavity Back or Perimeter-Weighted irons have a large sweet spot. An forged Steel heads are more difficult because of a smaller sweet spot.
**'''Wedges'''
High-loft irons for striking balls high in the air at a short distance in various lies: like approach shots, chipping, pitching, recovery and bunker shots. There are four types of golf clubs wedges:
***Pitching Wedge(PW) - For at least 130 yards and longer from the fairway into the green. The loft is 46 to 51 degrees.
***Sand Wedge (SW) - For digging the ball out of a bunker and sand shots. The loft is 55 to 57 degrees.
***Gap Wedge (GW), Approach Wedge (AW), Dual Wedge (D), Attack Wedge (AW) or Utility Wedge (UW) - With all these types of golf clubs you can make a variety of green or bunker shots. These different types of golf clubs fill in between the pitching wedge and sand and lob wedge. 50 to 58 degrees loft.
***Lob Wedge (LW) - For high short-distance hits around obstacles and to the green. 60 to 64 degree lofted.
**'''Putters'''
Used for pushing and rolling the golf ball from close distance along on the green or apron towards the cup. Every lady golfer must have this type of golf club.
**'''Utility & Hybrid Ladies Golf Clubs'''
Hybrid ladies golf clubs are a cross, with a clubhead that combines the features, characteristics and benefits of an iron and a wood. Many women replace their 2, 3, and 4-irons with these types of golf clubs.
*'''Parts of the Club:'''
[[Image:club parts.jpg|1000px|right|thumb|Parts of club]]
**'''The Grip'''
The grip of the golf club is important because it connects the club to the golfer's hands. According to the rules of golf, recognized by both ruling bodies, the grip has to be round, without obvious bumps, lumps or hollows.
**'''The Shaft'''
The shaft of the golf club connects the grip to the head and, like the grip, must be basically round in cross section. Most modern golf club shafts are made of either steel or a carbon-fiber and resin composite. Carbon fiber has the advantage of being lighter than steel, but clubs with carbon-fiber shafts also tend to be more expensive.
**'''The Head'''
The head of the golf club is where all the energy of the swing is transferred to the golf ball. There is more variation in the appearance of golf club heads than there is in either shafts or grips, but all the variations fall into one of three broad categories: the heads of woods, irons and putters.
*'''Parts of Club Head:'''
[[Image:head parts.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Parts of Head]]
The head of the golf club has several parts: the '''Hosel''', where the head connects to the shaft; the '''Face''', which actually strikes the ball; the '''Sole''', which is the part closest to the ground; and the '''Back''', which is on the side opposite the face.

==Golf Club Head Taxonomy==
[[Image:Golf Club.jpg|750px|center|thumb|Golf Club Head Taxonomy]]

== Search History ==
=== Concept Table ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 4'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Control Patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Defination'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Golf
|Clubhead*
|Driver
|Hosel
|Impact
|Sumitomo Rubber
|US7066833B2
|473
|Games using tangible projectile

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Gouf
|Club Adj2 Head*
|Wood
|Face
|Projectil*
|Srixon
|US6932715B2
|340
|Putter

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
| 
|Ball Adj 2 Strik*
|Iron
|Sole
| 
|SRI Adj2 Sport*
|US6913546B2
|341
|Toe and heel weighting

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
| 
|Putter Adj2 Head*
|Wedge
| 
| 
| 
|US6875130B2
|305
|Head and shaft connection

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
| 
|Head*
|Putter
| 
| 
| 
|US6875126B2
|304
|One piece head and shaft:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
| 
|Strik* Adj2 Surface*
|Hybrid
| 
| 
| 
|US6852038B2
|292
|Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
| 
|Crown
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6849003B2
|290
|Particular correlated head characteristic:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6776726B2
|A63B*
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6719645B2
| 
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6716114B2
| 
| 
|}
=== Search Strategy ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concepts'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Search String'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Hits'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Any Classification
|(A63B*) OR (473* OR D21759)
|align = "center"|Micropat - Full Text US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|31141

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Keyword Set 1
|((GOlf OR Gouf) AND (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head*) OR Head* OR Crown*)) OR ((Putter OR Driver OR Wood OR Iron OR Hybrid) Adj2 Head*) OR (Strik* Adj Surface) OR (Strik* Adj Face)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|20287

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|Keyword Set 2
|(Hosel OR Face OR Sole) AND ((Golf adj2 Club adj2 Head*) OR (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head) OR Golfhead OR (Golf Adj2 Head)))
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|5297

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|Assignee/Applicant
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|Assignee/Applicant (non-std)
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1594

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|Filter
|(Golf Adj Ball)
|align = "center"|Micropat - English Title US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|3644

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|2 OR 3
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|20296

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|7 AND 1
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|10057

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|4 OR 5
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|8 AND 9
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|551

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''11'''
|Combined- Final Query
|align = "center"|10 NOT 6
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|218 (187 excluding family patents) - 73% efficiency

|}

== IP Filing Trend ==
[[Image:GolfIPA.jpg|thumb|center|600px|IP Filing Based on Publication Year]]

== Technology Trend ==
[[Image:GolfUSC.jpg|thumb|center|px600|Technology Trend Based on US Primary Class Codes]]

==Sample Analysis of Patents==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Pat #'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Title '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Abstract'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Publication Year'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Focus '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Dolcera Summary'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|US7066833B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow, wherein the clubface is provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and the back face is provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove.
|2006
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Face with frontal groove
|Golf club head has face portion having club face provided with frontal groove having width of not less than 0.5 mm such that face portion also includes back face provided with backside groove extending along frontal groove.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|US6932715B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head including a head base body which surface is formed with a coating film, the coating film including a topcoat layer consisting of an acrylic resin coating material containing polyethylene wax of 1.0 to 10.0 parts by weight with respect to acrylic resin solid content of 100 parts by weight. It is possible to improve abrasion resistance while making the best use of excellent impact resistance of the acrylic resin coating material, and thus, to effectively prevent peeling of the coating film. Further, it is possible to enhance the interlayer adhesion of inner layers with the topcoat layer.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Topcoat layer coated head
|Golf club head comprises head base body whose surface is formed with coating film with topcoat layer consisting of acrylic resin coating material.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|US6913546B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head comprises a club face provided with a high-resilience part whose Young<nowiki>’</nowiki>s modulus E is in a range of from 40 to 80 GPa. The head volume is in a range of from 270 to 420 cc. The horizontal inertial moment is in a range of from 3000 to 4500 (g•sq.cm), and the gravity point depth is in a range of from 15 to 25 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood-type golf club head for hitting golf ball when playing golf, has volume ranging from 270 to 420 cc, horizontal inertial moment ranging from 3000 to 4500 grams square centimeter, and gravity point depth ranging from 15 to 25 cm.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|US6875130B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head which has a head volume of not less than 320 cc, a gravity point distance (C) in a range of from 25 to 35 mm, and a heel area width (A) in a range of from 30 to 52% of a clubhead width (B) .
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Projection of head center
|Wood golf-club head, sets center of gravity distance between point, which projects head center of gravity on vertical plane, and shaft axis to 25 to 35 millimeters.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|US6875126B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head containing a hollow main frame and a face plate; the hollow main frame is composed of a main body and a crown plate welded to the main body, the main body containing a hosel part, a sole part and a side part extending upwards from the periphery of the sole part except for a front edge of the sole part thereby providing an open top and an open front, and the crown plate covers said open top, whereby the main frame has an opening on the front thereof. The face plate is welded to the main frame to cover the front opening of the main frame; the face plate includes a face part defining a clubface, and a flange part extending backward from at least the upper edge of the face part; the main frame further including eaves extending from an upper edge of the opening to the inside of the flange part, wherein the thickness of crown plate is in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Crown plated head
|Golf club head has crown plate formed with thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm and welded to main body of main frame to cover open top of main body.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|US6852038B2
|Golf club head and method of making the same
|A golf club head comprises a hollow body having a cavity, a plurality of rib-like walls provided on the inner surface of the hollow body so as to extend backward from a position near the face portion, and a sound bar disposed behind the face portion so as to extend along the back face of the face portion. A method of making a golf club head comprises making a wax model of the hollow main body having an opening, wherein in order to prevent deformation of the wax model during making a casting mold, the wax model is provided with a brace which extends across the opening and protruding walls which are disposed on the inner surface of the wax model and extend backwards from the opening.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Club head with sound bar
|Golf club head has at least sound bar which is provided behind face portion of hollow body, on which rib-like walls are provided on inner surface, and extended at small distance from back face of face portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|US6849003B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head made of a fiber reinforced resin, comprising: a face hitting a ball; a crown forming an upper surface of the head; a sole forming a bottom surface of the head; a side extending between the crown and the sole from an edge on a toe side of the face to an edge on a heel side through a back face; and a hosel into which a shaft is inserted, wherein the crown has a thickness of equal to or less than 2.2 mm, and includes at least partially a high elastic part made of a fiber reinforced resin reinforced by at least one kind of fiber having a tensile elasticity modulus between 380 and 900 (GPa), and the hosel is provided with a vibration absorbent having a loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at a temperature of 10° C. in the vicinity thereof.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Fiber reinforced resin club head
|Golf club head made of fiber reinforced resin, has hosel which is provided with vibration absorbent having loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at temperature of 10 degrees Centigrade in vicinity.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|US6776726B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a ball striking face provided with a central region having a surface hardness Hc and a peripheral region surrounding the central region and having a surface hardness Hp less than the surface hardness Hc.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Surface hardness of head
|Golf club head has ball striking face provided with central region having surface hardness and peripheral region surrounding central region.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|US6719645B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a main body and a face member attached to the main body. The face member comprises a main portion forming a ball striking face and an extended part. The extended part extends 5 to 30 mm backward from at least part of the edge of the ball striking face. The thickness of the extended part is less than the thickness of the main portion.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Golf club head with ball striking surface and extension surface about 5-30 millimeters from edge of ball striking surface, such that thickness of extension surface is less than that of main portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|US6716114B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood type golf club head sets required distance from center of gravity of club head to shaft center line of hosel, as well as distance from sweet spot to center of club face.

|}

== Sample Office Action Analysis ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pat/Pub <nowiki> </nowiki>'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Examiner'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Assigne - Normalized'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''<nowiki> </nowiki> # of Applications Filed'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Corresponding number of allowances'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of abandonments'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pendency of applications issuing as patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Time period from filing to first action (excluding expedited applications)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of appeals taken'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs) filed (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Interviews (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Comments'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|align = "justify"|US6797106B2
|align = "justify"|Aftergut, Jeff H.
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/10/2003 - 10/22/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|align = "justify"|US6676537B2
|align = "justify"|Arbes, Carl J.
|align = "justify"|Top Flite Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/8/2000 - 12/11/2002
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|align = "justify"|US7394917B2
|align = "justify"|Azarian, Seyed
|align = "justify"|SRI Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|06/22/2004 - 06/27/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|align = "justify"|US6860819B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|11-12-2002 - 03-13-2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|align = "justify"|US7137903B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|4/21/2004 - 11/23/2005
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|align = "justify"|US6679784B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/23/2002 - 6/13/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|align = "justify"|US7029402B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/16/2003 - 12/15/2003
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|align = "justify"|US6984180B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 3/10/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|align = "justify"|US6780123B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 1/28/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|align = "justify"|US7507165B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/29/2005 - 12/5/2006
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|align = "justify"|US7300359B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|8/14/2006 - 8/6/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''12'''
|align = "justify"|US7115046B1
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|5/4/2005 - 7/18/2006
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|}

=== Notes ===

* Notice of allowance is equal to the number of NOA mentioned in the Image File Wrapper.
* First office is considered when there is any rejection of claims and there is a response from the patent office.
* Usually CTNF (Non-Final Rejection) is considered as first office action after the patent has been filed.
* In some cases CTRS (Response to Election / Restriction Filed) is considered as the first office action which is also related to claim rejection.
* In some patents Image Wrapper file is not available for them the data has been collected from the Transaction history.

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MJABDUL:

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MJABDUL:

Golf Club Head Landscape

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MJABDUL: /* Sample Analysis of Patents */

==Golf Clubs==
Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip) and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup. 
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball '''backspin''' (A well-struck golf shot will result in a large amount of backspin that will carry the ball higher into the air and further. Backspin also helps with distance control, as if there is enough backspin, the ball will "check" if it lands on the putting surface, and sometimes even creep backwards (in the opposite direction that the ball was flying) upon landing.). Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory. 

*'''Types of Clubs:'''
**'''Drivers'''
A driver is also called a 1-wood and is used for hitting a long, low tee shot across longer distances at long-yardage holes. They are made of forged titanium, stainless steel, or an Ti alloy and have a long shaft and wide head. Drivers vary in weights and lengths to match each lady golfer's handicap. There are three types of golf clubs: 
***Forged titanium golf drivers are expensive and made up of larger titanium heads. They have an lightweight graphite shaft. For low and mid-handicap ladies. 
***Stainless steel golf drivers have heavier, hard and strong compact heads. For low handicap golfers. 
***Alloy golf drivers are less expensive and have Ti Alloy heads and graphite shafts. For starters and mid-handicappers. 
**'''Woods'''
Woods have a large head and a long shaft for maximum club speed and long-distance shots on the fairway. Originally woods had a clubhead made of wood, but nowadays they are also known as metalwoods, due to the fact that they are made of titanium, steel, or composite alloys. Higher-number lady golf club woods are generally called as fairway woods. They have a higher loft for high ball arcs, shallower face heights, and big flattened soles for easily gliding through the grass or rough. Most women have a driver, and a 3 and 5-wood in their bag. The heads have different volumes: 
***Standard, 150-155 cc 
***Midsized, up to 195 cc 
***Oversized, up to 250 cc 
[[Image:club types.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Types of clubs]]
**'''Irons'''
These are meant for approach shots less than 200 yards away from the green and for difficult lies, in the rough for example. The most common iron set includes all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-irons and a pitching wedge (see more on wedges below). The higher the number of an iron club, the shorter the shaft and the higher the loft. The 1 to 4 irons are long irons used for low and far distance shots. The 5 to 7 irons are called mid irons. And the 8-iron and up are short irons for short distance shots high in the air. There are two types of golf clubs irons heads: Cast, Cavity Back or Perimeter-Weighted irons have a large sweet spot. An forged Steel heads are more difficult because of a smaller sweet spot. 
**'''Wedges'''
High-loft irons for striking balls high in the air at a short distance in various lies: like approach shots, chipping, pitching, recovery and bunker shots. There are four types of golf clubs wedges: 
***Pitching Wedge(PW) - For at least 130 yards and longer from the fairway into the green. The loft is 46 to 51 degrees. 
***Sand Wedge (SW) - For digging the ball out of a bunker and sand shots. The loft is 55 to 57 degrees. 
***Gap Wedge (GW), Approach Wedge (AW), Dual Wedge (D), Attack Wedge (AW) or Utility Wedge (UW) - With all these types of golf clubs you can make a variety of green or bunker shots. These different types of golf clubs fill in between the pitching wedge and sand and lob wedge. 50 to 58 degrees loft. 
***Lob Wedge (LW) - For high short-distance hits around obstacles and to the green. 60 to 64 degree lofted. 
**'''Putters'''
Used for pushing and rolling the golf ball from close distance along on the green or apron towards the cup. Every lady golfer must have this type of golf club.
**'''Utility & Hybrid Ladies Golf Clubs'''
Hybrid ladies golf clubs are a cross, with a clubhead that combines the features, characteristics and benefits of an iron and a wood. Many women replace their 2, 3, and 4-irons with these types of golf clubs.
*'''Parts of the Club:'''
[[Image:club parts.jpg|1000px|right|thumb|Parts of club]]
**'''The Grip''' 
The grip of the golf club is important because it connects the club to the golfer's hands. According to the rules of golf, recognized by both ruling bodies, the grip has to be round, without obvious bumps, lumps or hollows.
**'''The Shaft''' 
The shaft of the golf club connects the grip to the head and, like the grip, must be basically round in cross section. Most modern golf club shafts are made of either steel or a carbon-fiber and resin composite. Carbon fiber has the advantage of being lighter than steel, but clubs with carbon-fiber shafts also tend to be more expensive.
**'''The Head''' 
The head of the golf club is where all the energy of the swing is transferred to the golf ball. There is more variation in the appearance of golf club heads than there is in either shafts or grips, but all the variations fall into one of three broad categories: the heads of woods, irons and putters.
*'''Parts of Club Head:''' 
[[Image:head parts.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Parts of Head]]
The head of the golf club has several parts: the '''Hosel''', where the head connects to the shaft; the '''Face''', which actually strikes the ball; the '''Sole''', which is the part closest to the ground; and the '''Back''', which is on the side opposite the face.

==Golf Club Head Taxonomy==
[[Image:Golf Club.jpg|750px|center|thumb|Golf Club Head Taxonomy]]

== Search History ==
=== Concept Table ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 4'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Control Patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Defination'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Golf
|Clubhead*
|Driver
|Hosel
|Impact
|Sumitomo Rubber
|US7066833B2
|473
|Games using tangible projectile

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Gouf
|Club Adj2 Head*
|Wood
|Face
|Projectil*
|Srixon
|US6932715B2
|340
|Putter

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
| 
|Ball Adj 2 Strik*
|Iron
|Sole
| 
|SRI Adj2 Sport*
|US6913546B2
|341
|Toe and heel weighting

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
| 
|Putter Adj2 Head*
|Wedge
| 
| 
| 
|US6875130B2
|305
|Head and shaft connection

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
| 
|Head*
|Putter
| 
| 
| 
|US6875126B2
|304
|One piece head and shaft:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
| 
|Strik* Adj2 Surface*
|Hybrid
| 
| 
| 
|US6852038B2
|292
|Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
| 
|Crown
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6849003B2
|290
|Particular correlated head characteristic:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6776726B2
|A63B*
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6719645B2
| 
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6716114B2
| 
| 
|}
=== Search Strategy ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concepts'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Search String'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Hits'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Any Classification
|(A63B*) OR (473* OR D21759)
|align = "center"|Micropat - Full Text US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|31141

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Keyword Set 1
|((GOlf OR Gouf) AND (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head*) OR Head* OR Crown*)) OR ((Putter OR Driver OR Wood OR Iron OR Hybrid) Adj2 Head*) OR (Strik* Adj Surface) OR (Strik* Adj Face)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|20287

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|Keyword Set 2
|(Hosel OR Face OR Sole) AND ((Golf adj2 Club adj2 Head*) OR (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head) OR Golfhead OR (Golf Adj2 Head)))
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|5297

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|Assignee/Applicant
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|Assignee/Applicant (non-std)
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1594

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|Filter
|(Golf Adj Ball)
|align = "center"|Micropat - English Title US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|3644

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|2 OR 3
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|20296

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|7 AND 1
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|10057

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|4 OR 5
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|8 AND 9
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|551

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''11'''
|Combined- Final Query
|align = "center"|10 NOT 6
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|218 (187 excluding family patents) - 73% efficiency

|}

== IP Filing Trend ==
[[Image:GolfIPA.jpg|thumb|center|px600|IP Filing Based on Publication Year]]

== Technology Trend ==
[[Image:GolfUSC.jpg|thumb|center|px600|Technology Trend Based on US Primary Class Codes]]

==Sample Analysis of Patents==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Pat #'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Title '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Abstract'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Publication Year'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Focus '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Dolcera Summary'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|US7066833B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow, wherein the clubface is provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and the back face is provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove.
|2006
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Face with frontal groove
|Golf club head has face portion having club face provided with frontal groove having width of not less than 0.5 mm such that face portion also includes back face provided with backside groove extending along frontal groove.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|US6932715B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head including a head base body which surface is formed with a coating film, the coating film including a topcoat layer consisting of an acrylic resin coating material containing polyethylene wax of 1.0 to 10.0 parts by weight with respect to acrylic resin solid content of 100 parts by weight. It is possible to improve abrasion resistance while making the best use of excellent impact resistance of the acrylic resin coating material, and thus, to effectively prevent peeling of the coating film. Further, it is possible to enhance the interlayer adhesion of inner layers with the topcoat layer.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Topcoat layer coated head
|Golf club head comprises head base body whose surface is formed with coating film with topcoat layer consisting of acrylic resin coating material.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|US6913546B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head comprises a club face provided with a high-resilience part whose Young<nowiki>’</nowiki>s modulus E is in a range of from 40 to 80 GPa. The head volume is in a range of from 270 to 420 cc. The horizontal inertial moment is in a range of from 3000 to 4500 (g•sq.cm), and the gravity point depth is in a range of from 15 to 25 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood-type golf club head for hitting golf ball when playing golf, has volume ranging from 270 to 420 cc, horizontal inertial moment ranging from 3000 to 4500 grams square centimeter, and gravity point depth ranging from 15 to 25 cm.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|US6875130B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head which has a head volume of not less than 320 cc, a gravity point distance (C) in a range of from 25 to 35 mm, and a heel area width (A) in a range of from 30 to 52% of a clubhead width (B) .
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Projection of head center
|Wood golf-club head, sets center of gravity distance between point, which projects head center of gravity on vertical plane, and shaft axis to 25 to 35 millimeters.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|US6875126B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head containing a hollow main frame and a face plate; the hollow main frame is composed of a main body and a crown plate welded to the main body, the main body containing a hosel part, a sole part and a side part extending upwards from the periphery of the sole part except for a front edge of the sole part thereby providing an open top and an open front, and the crown plate covers said open top, whereby the main frame has an opening on the front thereof. The face plate is welded to the main frame to cover the front opening of the main frame; the face plate includes a face part defining a clubface, and a flange part extending backward from at least the upper edge of the face part; the main frame further including eaves extending from an upper edge of the opening to the inside of the flange part, wherein the thickness of crown plate is in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Crown plated head
|Golf club head has crown plate formed with thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm and welded to main body of main frame to cover open top of main body.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|US6852038B2
|Golf club head and method of making the same
|A golf club head comprises a hollow body having a cavity, a plurality of rib-like walls provided on the inner surface of the hollow body so as to extend backward from a position near the face portion, and a sound bar disposed behind the face portion so as to extend along the back face of the face portion. A method of making a golf club head comprises making a wax model of the hollow main body having an opening, wherein in order to prevent deformation of the wax model during making a casting mold, the wax model is provided with a brace which extends across the opening and protruding walls which are disposed on the inner surface of the wax model and extend backwards from the opening.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Club head with sound bar
|Golf club head has at least sound bar which is provided behind face portion of hollow body, on which rib-like walls are provided on inner surface, and extended at small distance from back face of face portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|US6849003B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head made of a fiber reinforced resin, comprising: a face hitting a ball; a crown forming an upper surface of the head; a sole forming a bottom surface of the head; a side extending between the crown and the sole from an edge on a toe side of the face to an edge on a heel side through a back face; and a hosel into which a shaft is inserted, wherein the crown has a thickness of equal to or less than 2.2 mm, and includes at least partially a high elastic part made of a fiber reinforced resin reinforced by at least one kind of fiber having a tensile elasticity modulus between 380 and 900 (GPa), and the hosel is provided with a vibration absorbent having a loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at a temperature of 10° C. in the vicinity thereof.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Fiber reinforced resin club head
|Golf club head made of fiber reinforced resin, has hosel which is provided with vibration absorbent having loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at temperature of 10 degrees Centigrade in vicinity.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|US6776726B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a ball striking face provided with a central region having a surface hardness Hc and a peripheral region surrounding the central region and having a surface hardness Hp less than the surface hardness Hc.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Surface hardness of head
|Golf club head has ball striking face provided with central region having surface hardness and peripheral region surrounding central region.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|US6719645B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a main body and a face member attached to the main body. The face member comprises a main portion forming a ball striking face and an extended part. The extended part extends 5 to 30 mm backward from at least part of the edge of the ball striking face. The thickness of the extended part is less than the thickness of the main portion.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Golf club head with ball striking surface and extension surface about 5-30 millimeters from edge of ball striking surface, such that thickness of extension surface is less than that of main portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|US6716114B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood type golf club head sets required distance from center of gravity of club head to shaft center line of hosel, as well as distance from sweet spot to center of club face.

|}

== Sample Office Action Analysis ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pat/Pub <nowiki> </nowiki>'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Examiner'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Assigne - Normalized'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''<nowiki> </nowiki> # of Applications Filed'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Corresponding number of allowances'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of abandonments'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pendency of applications issuing as patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Time period from filing to first action (excluding expedited applications)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of appeals taken'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs) filed (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Interviews (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Comments'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|align = "justify"|US6797106B2
|align = "justify"|Aftergut, Jeff H.
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/10/2003 - 10/22/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|align = "justify"|US6676537B2
|align = "justify"|Arbes, Carl J.
|align = "justify"|Top Flite Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/8/2000 - 12/11/2002
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|align = "justify"|US7394917B2
|align = "justify"|Azarian, Seyed
|align = "justify"|SRI Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|06/22/2004 - 06/27/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|align = "justify"|US6860819B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|11-12-2002 - 03-13-2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|align = "justify"|US7137903B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|4/21/2004 - 11/23/2005
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|align = "justify"|US6679784B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/23/2002 - 6/13/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|align = "justify"|US7029402B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/16/2003 - 12/15/2003
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|align = "justify"|US6984180B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 3/10/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|align = "justify"|US6780123B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 1/28/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|align = "justify"|US7507165B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/29/2005 - 12/5/2006
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|align = "justify"|US7300359B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|8/14/2006 - 8/6/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''12'''
|align = "justify"|US7115046B1
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|5/4/2005 - 7/18/2006
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|}

=== Notes ===

* Notice of allowance is equal to the number of NOA mentioned in the Image File Wrapper.
* First office is considered when there is any rejection of claims and there is a response from the patent office.
* Usually CTNF (Non-Final Rejection) is considered as first office action after the patent has been filed.
* In some cases CTRS (Response to Election / Restriction Filed) is considered as the first office action which is also related to claim rejection.
* In some patents Image Wrapper file is not available for them the data has been collected from the Transaction history.

Golf Club Head Landscape

2009-11-13T04:57:25Z

MJABDUL: /* Search History */

=Golf=
'''Golf''' is a game in which a player, using many types of '''clubs''' including a '''driver''', a '''putter''', and '''irons''', hits a ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not use a standardized playing area; rather, the game is played on golf "courses", each one of which has a unique design and typically consists of either 9 or 18 holes. Golf is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules."

*'''Clubs:''' 
Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip) and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup. 
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball '''backspin''' (A well-struck golf shot will result in a large amount of backspin that will carry the ball higher into the air and further. Backspin also helps with distance control, as if there is enough backspin, the ball will "check" if it lands on the putting surface, and sometimes even creep backwards (in the opposite direction that the ball was flying) upon landing.). Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory. 

*'''Types of Clubs:'''

**'''DRIVERS'''
A driver is also called a 1-wood and is used for hitting a long, low tee shot across longer distances at long-yardage holes. They are made of forged titanium, stainless steel, or an Ti alloy and have a long shaft and wide head. Drivers vary in weights and lengths to match each lady golfer's handicap. There are three types of golf clubs: 
***Forged titanium golf drivers are expensive and made up of larger titanium heads. They have an lightweight graphite shaft. For low and mid-handicap ladies. 
***Stainless steel golf drivers have heavier, hard and strong compact heads. For low handicap golfers. 
***Alloy golf drivers are less expensive and have Ti Alloy heads and graphite shafts. For starters and mid-handicappers. 

**'''Woods'''
Woods have a large head and a long shaft for maximum club speed and long-distance shots on the fairway. Originally woods had a clubhead made of wood, but nowadays they are also known as metalwoods, due to the fact that they are made of titanium, steel, or composite alloys. Higher-number lady golf club woods are generally called as fairway woods. They have a higher loft for high ball arcs, shallower face heights, and big flattened soles for easily gliding through the grass or rough. Most women have a driver, and a 3 and 5-wood in their bag. The heads have different volumes: 
***Standard, 150-155 cc 
***Midsized, up to 195 cc 
***Oversized, up to 250 cc 
[[Image:club types.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Types of clubs]]

**'''Irons'''
These are meant for approach shots less than 200 yards away from the green and for difficult lies, in the rough for example. The most common iron set includes all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-irons and a pitching wedge (see more on wedges below). The higher the number of an iron club, the shorter the shaft and the higher the loft. The 1 to 4 irons are long irons used for low and far distance shots. The 5 to 7 irons are called mid irons. And the 8-iron and up are short irons for short distance shots high in the air. There are two types of golf clubs irons heads: Cast, Cavity Back or Perimeter-Weighted irons have a large sweet spot. An forged Steel heads are more difficult because of a smaller sweet spot. 

**'''Wedges'''
High-loft irons for striking balls high in the air at a short distance in various lies: like approach shots, chipping, pitching, recovery and bunker shots. There are four types of golf clubs wedges: 
***Pitching Wedge(PW) - For at least 130 yards and longer from the fairway into the green. The loft is 46 to 51 degrees. 
***Sand Wedge (SW) - For digging the ball out of a bunker and sand shots. The loft is 55 to 57 degrees. 
***Gap Wedge (GW), Approach Wedge (AW), Dual Wedge (D), Attack Wedge (AW) or Utility Wedge (UW) - With all these types of golf clubs you can make a variety of green or bunker shots. These different types of golf clubs fill in between the pitching wedge and sand and lob wedge. 50 to 58 degrees loft. 
***Lob Wedge (LW) - For high short-distance hits around obstacles and to the green. 60 to 64 degree lofted. 

**'''Putters'''
Used for pushing and rolling the golf ball from close distance along on the green or apron towards the cup. Every lady golfer must have this type of golf club.

**'''Utility & Hybrid Ladies Golf Clubs'''
Hybrid ladies golf clubs are a cross, with a clubhead that combines the features, characteristics and benefits of an iron and a wood. Many women replace their 2, 3, and 4-irons with these types of golf clubs.

*'''Parts of the Club:'''
[[Image:club parts.jpg|1000px|right|thumb|Parts of club]]
**'''The Grip''' 
The grip of the golf club is important because it connects the club to the golfer's hands. According to the rules of golf, recognized by both ruling bodies, the grip has to be round, without obvious bumps, lumps or hollows.

**'''The Shaft''' 
The shaft of the golf club connects the grip to the head and, like the grip, must be basically round in cross section. Most modern golf club shafts are made of either steel or a carbon-fiber and resin composite. Carbon fiber has the advantage of being lighter than steel, but clubs with carbon-fiber shafts also tend to be more expensive.

**'''The Head''' 
The head of the golf club is where all the energy of the swing is transferred to the golf ball. There is more variation in the appearance of golf club heads than there is in either shafts or grips, but all the variations fall into one of three broad categories: the heads of woods, irons and putters.

*'''Parts of Club Head:''' 
[[Image:head parts.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Parts of Head]]
The head of the golf club has several parts: the '''Hosel''', where the head connects to the shaft; the '''Face''', which actually strikes the ball; the '''Sole''', which is the part closest to the ground; and the '''Back''', which is on the side opposite the face.

==Golf Club Head Taxonomy==
[[Image:Golf Club.jpg|750px|center|thumb|Golf Club Head Taxonomy]]

== Search History ==
=== Concept Table ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 4'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Control Patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Defination'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Golf
|Clubhead*
|Driver
|Hosel
|Impact
|Sumitomo Rubber
|US7066833B2
|473
|Games using tangible projectile

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Gouf
|Club Adj2 Head*
|Wood
|Face
|Projectil*
|Srixon
|US6932715B2
|340
|Putter

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
| 
|Ball Adj 2 Strik*
|Iron
|Sole
| 
|SRI Adj2 Sport*
|US6913546B2
|341
|Toe and heel weighting

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
| 
|Putter Adj2 Head*
|Wedge
| 
| 
| 
|US6875130B2
|305
|Head and shaft connection

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
| 
|Head*
|Putter
| 
| 
| 
|US6875126B2
|304
|One piece head and shaft:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
| 
|Strik* Adj2 Surface*
|Hybrid
| 
| 
| 
|US6852038B2
|292
|Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
| 
|Crown
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6849003B2
|290
|Particular correlated head characteristic:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6776726B2
|A63B*
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6719645B2
| 
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6716114B2
| 
| 
|}
=== Search Strategy ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concepts'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Search String'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Hits'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Any Classification
|(A63B*) OR (473* OR D21759)
|align = "center"|Micropat - Full Text US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|31141

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Keyword Set 1
|((GOlf OR Gouf) AND (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head*) OR Head* OR Crown*)) OR ((Putter OR Driver OR Wood OR Iron OR Hybrid) Adj2 Head*) OR (Strik* Adj Surface) OR (Strik* Adj Face)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|20287

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|Keyword Set 2
|(Hosel OR Face OR Sole) AND ((Golf adj2 Club adj2 Head*) OR (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head) OR Golfhead OR (Golf Adj2 Head)))
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|5297

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|Assignee/Applicant
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|Assignee/Applicant (non-std)
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1594

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|Filter
|(Golf Adj Ball)
|align = "center"|Micropat - English Title US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|3644

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|2 OR 3
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|20296

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|7 AND 1
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|10057

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|4 OR 5
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|8 AND 9
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|551

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''11'''
|Combined- Final Query
|align = "center"|10 NOT 6
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|218 (187 excluding family patents) - 73% efficiency

|}

==Sample Analysis of Patents==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Pat #'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Title '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Abstract'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Publication Year'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Focus '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Dolcera Summary'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|US7066833B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow, wherein the clubface is provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and the back face is provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove.
|2006
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Face with frontal groove
|Golf club head has face portion having club face provided with frontal groove having width of not less than 0.5 mm such that face portion also includes back face provided with backside groove extending along frontal groove.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|US6932715B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head including a head base body which surface is formed with a coating film, the coating film including a topcoat layer consisting of an acrylic resin coating material containing polyethylene wax of 1.0 to 10.0 parts by weight with respect to acrylic resin solid content of 100 parts by weight. It is possible to improve abrasion resistance while making the best use of excellent impact resistance of the acrylic resin coating material, and thus, to effectively prevent peeling of the coating film. Further, it is possible to enhance the interlayer adhesion of inner layers with the topcoat layer.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Topcoat layer coated head
|Golf club head comprises head base body whose surface is formed with coating film with topcoat layer consisting of acrylic resin coating material.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|US6913546B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head comprises a club face provided with a high-resilience part whose Young<nowiki>’</nowiki>s modulus E is in a range of from 40 to 80 GPa. The head volume is in a range of from 270 to 420 cc. The horizontal inertial moment is in a range of from 3000 to 4500 (g•sq.cm), and the gravity point depth is in a range of from 15 to 25 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood-type golf club head for hitting golf ball when playing golf, has volume ranging from 270 to 420 cc, horizontal inertial moment ranging from 3000 to 4500 grams square centimeter, and gravity point depth ranging from 15 to 25 cm.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|US6875130B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head which has a head volume of not less than 320 cc, a gravity point distance (C) in a range of from 25 to 35 mm, and a heel area width (A) in a range of from 30 to 52% of a clubhead width (B) .
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Projection of head center
|Wood golf-club head, sets center of gravity distance between point, which projects head center of gravity on vertical plane, and shaft axis to 25 to 35 millimeters.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|US6875126B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head containing a hollow main frame and a face plate; the hollow main frame is composed of a main body and a crown plate welded to the main body, the main body containing a hosel part, a sole part and a side part extending upwards from the periphery of the sole part except for a front edge of the sole part thereby providing an open top and an open front, and the crown plate covers said open top, whereby the main frame has an opening on the front thereof. The face plate is welded to the main frame to cover the front opening of the main frame; the face plate includes a face part defining a clubface, and a flange part extending backward from at least the upper edge of the face part; the main frame further including eaves extending from an upper edge of the opening to the inside of the flange part, wherein the thickness of crown plate is in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Crown plated head
|Golf club head has crown plate formed with thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm and welded to main body of main frame to cover open top of main body.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|US6852038B2
|Golf club head and method of making the same
|A golf club head comprises a hollow body having a cavity, a plurality of rib-like walls provided on the inner surface of the hollow body so as to extend backward from a position near the face portion, and a sound bar disposed behind the face portion so as to extend along the back face of the face portion. A method of making a golf club head comprises making a wax model of the hollow main body having an opening, wherein in order to prevent deformation of the wax model during making a casting mold, the wax model is provided with a brace which extends across the opening and protruding walls which are disposed on the inner surface of the wax model and extend backwards from the opening.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Club head with sound bar
|Golf club head has at least sound bar which is provided behind face portion of hollow body, on which rib-like walls are provided on inner surface, and extended at small distance from back face of face portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|US6849003B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head made of a fiber reinforced resin, comprising: a face hitting a ball; a crown forming an upper surface of the head; a sole forming a bottom surface of the head; a side extending between the crown and the sole from an edge on a toe side of the face to an edge on a heel side through a back face; and a hosel into which a shaft is inserted, wherein the crown has a thickness of equal to or less than 2.2 mm, and includes at least partially a high elastic part made of a fiber reinforced resin reinforced by at least one kind of fiber having a tensile elasticity modulus between 380 and 900 (GPa), and the hosel is provided with a vibration absorbent having a loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at a temperature of 10° C. in the vicinity thereof.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Fiber reinforced resin club head
|Golf club head made of fiber reinforced resin, has hosel which is provided with vibration absorbent having loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at temperature of 10 degrees Centigrade in vicinity.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|US6776726B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a ball striking face provided with a central region having a surface hardness Hc and a peripheral region surrounding the central region and having a surface hardness Hp less than the surface hardness Hc.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Surface hardness of head
|Golf club head has ball striking face provided with central region having surface hardness and peripheral region surrounding central region.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|US6719645B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a main body and a face member attached to the main body. The face member comprises a main portion forming a ball striking face and an extended part. The extended part extends 5 to 30 mm backward from at least part of the edge of the ball striking face. The thickness of the extended part is less than the thickness of the main portion.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Golf club head with ball striking surface and extension surface about 5-30 millimeters from edge of ball striking surface, such that thickness of extension surface is less than that of main portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|US6716114B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood type golf club head sets required distance from center of gravity of club head to shaft center line of hosel, as well as distance from sweet spot to center of club face.

|}

== Sample Office Action Analysis ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pat/Pub <nowiki> </nowiki>'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Examiner'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Assigne - Normalized'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''<nowiki> </nowiki> # of Applications Filed'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Corresponding number of allowances'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of abandonments'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pendency of applications issuing as patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Time period from filing to first action (excluding expedited applications)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of appeals taken'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs) filed (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Interviews (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Comments'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|align = "justify"|US6797106B2
|align = "justify"|Aftergut, Jeff H.
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/10/2003 - 10/22/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|align = "justify"|US6676537B2
|align = "justify"|Arbes, Carl J.
|align = "justify"|Top Flite Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/8/2000 - 12/11/2002
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|align = "justify"|US7394917B2
|align = "justify"|Azarian, Seyed
|align = "justify"|SRI Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|06/22/2004 - 06/27/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|align = "justify"|US6860819B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|11-12-2002 - 03-13-2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|align = "justify"|US7137903B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|4/21/2004 - 11/23/2005
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|align = "justify"|US6679784B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/23/2002 - 6/13/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|align = "justify"|US7029402B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/16/2003 - 12/15/2003
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|align = "justify"|US6984180B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 3/10/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|align = "justify"|US6780123B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 1/28/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|align = "justify"|US7507165B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/29/2005 - 12/5/2006
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|align = "justify"|US7300359B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|8/14/2006 - 8/6/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''12'''
|align = "justify"|US7115046B1
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|5/4/2005 - 7/18/2006
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|}

=== Notes ===

* Notice of allowance is equal to the number of NOA mentioned in the Image File Wrapper.
* First office is considered when there is any rejection of claims and there is a response from the patent office.
* Usually CTNF (Non-Final Rejection) is considered as first office action after the patent has been filed.
* In some cases CTRS (Response to Election / Restriction Filed) is considered as the first office action which is also related to claim rejection.
* In some patents Image Wrapper file is not available for them the data has been collected from the Transaction history.

Golf Club Head Landscape

2009-11-12T16:28:18Z

MJABDUL: /* Sample Analysis of Patents */

=Golf=
'''Golf''' is a game in which a player, using many types of '''clubs''' including a '''driver''', a '''putter''', and '''irons''', hits a ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not use a standardized playing area; rather, the game is played on golf "courses", each one of which has a unique design and typically consists of either 9 or 18 holes. Golf is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules."

*'''Clubs:''' 
Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip) and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup. 
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball '''backspin''' (A well-struck golf shot will result in a large amount of backspin that will carry the ball higher into the air and further. Backspin also helps with distance control, as if there is enough backspin, the ball will "check" if it lands on the putting surface, and sometimes even creep backwards (in the opposite direction that the ball was flying) upon landing.). Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory. 

*'''Types of Clubs:'''

**'''DRIVERS'''
A driver is also called a 1-wood and is used for hitting a long, low tee shot across longer distances at long-yardage holes. They are made of forged titanium, stainless steel, or an Ti alloy and have a long shaft and wide head. Drivers vary in weights and lengths to match each lady golfer's handicap. There are three types of golf clubs: 
***Forged titanium golf drivers are expensive and made up of larger titanium heads. They have an lightweight graphite shaft. For low and mid-handicap ladies. 
***Stainless steel golf drivers have heavier, hard and strong compact heads. For low handicap golfers. 
***Alloy golf drivers are less expensive and have Ti Alloy heads and graphite shafts. For starters and mid-handicappers. 

**'''Woods'''
Woods have a large head and a long shaft for maximum club speed and long-distance shots on the fairway. Originally woods had a clubhead made of wood, but nowadays they are also known as metalwoods, due to the fact that they are made of titanium, steel, or composite alloys. Higher-number lady golf club woods are generally called as fairway woods. They have a higher loft for high ball arcs, shallower face heights, and big flattened soles for easily gliding through the grass or rough. Most women have a driver, and a 3 and 5-wood in their bag. The heads have different volumes: 
***Standard, 150-155 cc 
***Midsized, up to 195 cc 
***Oversized, up to 250 cc 
[[Image:club types.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Types of clubs]]

**'''Irons'''
These are meant for approach shots less than 200 yards away from the green and for difficult lies, in the rough for example. The most common iron set includes all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-irons and a pitching wedge (see more on wedges below). The higher the number of an iron club, the shorter the shaft and the higher the loft. The 1 to 4 irons are long irons used for low and far distance shots. The 5 to 7 irons are called mid irons. And the 8-iron and up are short irons for short distance shots high in the air. There are two types of golf clubs irons heads: Cast, Cavity Back or Perimeter-Weighted irons have a large sweet spot. An forged Steel heads are more difficult because of a smaller sweet spot. 

**'''Wedges'''
High-loft irons for striking balls high in the air at a short distance in various lies: like approach shots, chipping, pitching, recovery and bunker shots. There are four types of golf clubs wedges: 
***Pitching Wedge(PW) - For at least 130 yards and longer from the fairway into the green. The loft is 46 to 51 degrees. 
***Sand Wedge (SW) - For digging the ball out of a bunker and sand shots. The loft is 55 to 57 degrees. 
***Gap Wedge (GW), Approach Wedge (AW), Dual Wedge (D), Attack Wedge (AW) or Utility Wedge (UW) - With all these types of golf clubs you can make a variety of green or bunker shots. These different types of golf clubs fill in between the pitching wedge and sand and lob wedge. 50 to 58 degrees loft. 
***Lob Wedge (LW) - For high short-distance hits around obstacles and to the green. 60 to 64 degree lofted. 

**'''Putters'''
Used for pushing and rolling the golf ball from close distance along on the green or apron towards the cup. Every lady golfer must have this type of golf club.

**'''Utility & Hybrid Ladies Golf Clubs'''
Hybrid ladies golf clubs are a cross, with a clubhead that combines the features, characteristics and benefits of an iron and a wood. Many women replace their 2, 3, and 4-irons with these types of golf clubs.

*'''Parts of the Club:'''
[[Image:club parts.jpg|1000px|right|thumb|Parts of club]]
**'''The Grip''' 
The grip of the golf club is important because it connects the club to the golfer's hands. According to the rules of golf, recognized by both ruling bodies, the grip has to be round, without obvious bumps, lumps or hollows.

**'''The Shaft''' 
The shaft of the golf club connects the grip to the head and, like the grip, must be basically round in cross section. Most modern golf club shafts are made of either steel or a carbon-fiber and resin composite. Carbon fiber has the advantage of being lighter than steel, but clubs with carbon-fiber shafts also tend to be more expensive.

**'''The Head''' 
The head of the golf club is where all the energy of the swing is transferred to the golf ball. There is more variation in the appearance of golf club heads than there is in either shafts or grips, but all the variations fall into one of three broad categories: the heads of woods, irons and putters.

*'''Parts of Club Head:''' 
[[Image:head parts.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Parts of Head]]
The head of the golf club has several parts: the '''Hosel''', where the head connects to the shaft; the '''Face''', which actually strikes the ball; the '''Sole''', which is the part closest to the ground; and the '''Back''', which is on the side opposite the face.

==Golf Club Head Taxonomy==
[[Image:Golf Club.jpg|750px|center|thumb|Golf Club Head Taxonomy]]

== Search History ==
=== Concept Table ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 4'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Control Patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Defination'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Golf
|Clubhead*
|Driver
|Hosel
|Impact
|Sumitomo Rubber
|US7066833B2
|473
|Games using tangible projectile

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Gouf
|Club Adj2 Head*
|Wood
|Face
|Projectil*
|Srixon
|US6932715B2
|340
|Putter

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
| 
|Ball Adj 2 Strik*
|Iron
|Sole
| 
|SRI Adj2 Sport*
|US6913546B2
|341
|Toe and heel weighting

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
| 
|Putter Adj2 Head*
|Wedge
| 
| 
| 
|US6875130B2
|305
|Head and shaft connection

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
| 
|Head*
|Putter
| 
| 
| 
|US6875126B2
|304
|One piece head and shaft:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
| 
|Strik* Adj2 Surface*
|Hybrid
| 
| 
| 
|US6852038B2
|292
|Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
| 
|Crown
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6849003B2
|290
|Particular correlated head characteristic:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6776726B2
|A63B*
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6719645B2
| 
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6716114B2
| 
| 
|}
=== Search Strategy ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concepts'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Search String'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Hits'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Any Classification
|(A63B*) OR (473* OR D21759)
|align = "center"|Micropat - Full Text US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|31141

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Keyword Set 1
|((GOlf OR Gouf) AND (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head*) OR Head* OR Crown*)) OR ((Putter OR Driver OR Wood OR Iron OR Hybrid) Adj2 Head*) OR (Strik* Adj Surface) OR (Strik* Adj Face)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|20287

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|Keyword Set 2
|(Hosel OR Face OR Sole) AND ((Golf adj2 Club adj2 Head*) OR (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head) OR Golfhead OR (Golf Adj2 Head)))
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|5297

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|Assignee/Applicant
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|Assignee/Applicant (non-std)
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1594

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|Filter
|(Golf Adj Ball)
|align = "center"|Micropat - English Title US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|3644

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|2 OR 3
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|20296

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|7 AND 1
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|10057

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|4 OR 5
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|8 AND 9
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|551

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''11'''
|Combined- Final Query
|align = "center"|10 NOT 6
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|218 (187 excluding family patents) - 73% efficiency

|}

==Sample Analysis of Patents==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Pat #'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Title '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Abstract'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Publication Year'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Focus '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Dolcera Summary'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|US7066833B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow, wherein the clubface is provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and the back face is provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove.
|2006
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Face with frontal groove
|Golf club head has face portion having club face provided with frontal groove having width of not less than 0.5 mm such that face portion also includes back face provided with backside groove extending along frontal groove.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|US6932715B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head including a head base body which surface is formed with a coating film, the coating film including a topcoat layer consisting of an acrylic resin coating material containing polyethylene wax of 1.0 to 10.0 parts by weight with respect to acrylic resin solid content of 100 parts by weight. It is possible to improve abrasion resistance while making the best use of excellent impact resistance of the acrylic resin coating material, and thus, to effectively prevent peeling of the coating film. Further, it is possible to enhance the interlayer adhesion of inner layers with the topcoat layer.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Topcoat layer coated head
|Golf club head comprises head base body whose surface is formed with coating film with topcoat layer consisting of acrylic resin coating material.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|US6913546B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head comprises a club face provided with a high-resilience part whose Young<nowiki>’</nowiki>s modulus E is in a range of from 40 to 80 GPa. The head volume is in a range of from 270 to 420 cc. The horizontal inertial moment is in a range of from 3000 to 4500 (g•sq.cm), and the gravity point depth is in a range of from 15 to 25 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood-type golf club head for hitting golf ball when playing golf, has volume ranging from 270 to 420 cc, horizontal inertial moment ranging from 3000 to 4500 grams square centimeter, and gravity point depth ranging from 15 to 25 cm.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|US6875130B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head which has a head volume of not less than 320 cc, a gravity point distance (C) in a range of from 25 to 35 mm, and a heel area width (A) in a range of from 30 to 52% of a clubhead width (B) .
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Projection of head center
|Wood golf-club head, sets center of gravity distance between point, which projects head center of gravity on vertical plane, and shaft axis to 25 to 35 millimeters.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|US6875126B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head containing a hollow main frame and a face plate; the hollow main frame is composed of a main body and a crown plate welded to the main body, the main body containing a hosel part, a sole part and a side part extending upwards from the periphery of the sole part except for a front edge of the sole part thereby providing an open top and an open front, and the crown plate covers said open top, whereby the main frame has an opening on the front thereof. The face plate is welded to the main frame to cover the front opening of the main frame; the face plate includes a face part defining a clubface, and a flange part extending backward from at least the upper edge of the face part; the main frame further including eaves extending from an upper edge of the opening to the inside of the flange part, wherein the thickness of crown plate is in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Crown plated head
|Golf club head has crown plate formed with thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm and welded to main body of main frame to cover open top of main body.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|US6852038B2
|Golf club head and method of making the same
|A golf club head comprises a hollow body having a cavity, a plurality of rib-like walls provided on the inner surface of the hollow body so as to extend backward from a position near the face portion, and a sound bar disposed behind the face portion so as to extend along the back face of the face portion. A method of making a golf club head comprises making a wax model of the hollow main body having an opening, wherein in order to prevent deformation of the wax model during making a casting mold, the wax model is provided with a brace which extends across the opening and protruding walls which are disposed on the inner surface of the wax model and extend backwards from the opening.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Club head with sound bar
|Golf club head has at least sound bar which is provided behind face portion of hollow body, on which rib-like walls are provided on inner surface, and extended at small distance from back face of face portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|US6849003B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head made of a fiber reinforced resin, comprising: a face hitting a ball; a crown forming an upper surface of the head; a sole forming a bottom surface of the head; a side extending between the crown and the sole from an edge on a toe side of the face to an edge on a heel side through a back face; and a hosel into which a shaft is inserted, wherein the crown has a thickness of equal to or less than 2.2 mm, and includes at least partially a high elastic part made of a fiber reinforced resin reinforced by at least one kind of fiber having a tensile elasticity modulus between 380 and 900 (GPa), and the hosel is provided with a vibration absorbent having a loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at a temperature of 10° C. in the vicinity thereof.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Fiber reinforced resin club head
|Golf club head made of fiber reinforced resin, has hosel which is provided with vibration absorbent having loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at temperature of 10 degrees Centigrade in vicinity.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|US6776726B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a ball striking face provided with a central region having a surface hardness Hc and a peripheral region surrounding the central region and having a surface hardness Hp less than the surface hardness Hc.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Surface hardness of head
|Golf club head has ball striking face provided with central region having surface hardness and peripheral region surrounding central region.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|US6719645B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a main body and a face member attached to the main body. The face member comprises a main portion forming a ball striking face and an extended part. The extended part extends 5 to 30 mm backward from at least part of the edge of the ball striking face. The thickness of the extended part is less than the thickness of the main portion.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Golf club head with ball striking surface and extension surface about 5-30 millimeters from edge of ball striking surface, such that thickness of extension surface is less than that of main portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|US6716114B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood type golf club head sets required distance from center of gravity of club head to shaft center line of hosel, as well as distance from sweet spot to center of club face.

|}

== Sample Office Action Analysis ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''S.No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pat/Pub <nowiki> </nowiki>'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Examiner'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Assigne - Normalized'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''<nowiki> </nowiki> of Application Filed'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Corresponding number of allowances'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of abandonments'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Pendency of applications issuing as patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Time period from filing to first action (excluding expedited applications)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of appeals taken'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs) filed (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Number of Interviews (per case and total)'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''Comments'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''1'''
|align = "justify"|US6797106B2
|align = "justify"|Aftergut, Jeff H.
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|3
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/10/2003 - 10/22/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''2'''
|align = "justify"|US6676537B2
|align = "justify"|Arbes, Carl J.
|align = "justify"|Top Flite Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/8/2000 - 12/11/2002
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''3'''
|align = "justify"|US7394917B2
|align = "justify"|Azarian, Seyed
|align = "justify"|SRI Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|06/22/2004 - 06/27/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''4'''
|align = "justify"|US6860819B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|11-12-2002 - 03-13-2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''5'''
|align = "justify"|US7137903B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|4/21/2004 - 11/23/2005
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''6'''
|align = "justify"|US6679784B2
|Blau, Stephen
|Acushnet Company
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/23/2002 - 6/13/2003
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|1.Image file wrapper is not available, data collected from Transaction history. 2.Two NOA is availabe where one where the data has been verified and one mailed, so 1 NOA is being consider.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''7'''
|align = "justify"|US7029402B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|1/16/2003 - 12/15/2003
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''8'''
|align = "justify"|US6984180B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 3/10/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''9'''
|align = "justify"|US6780123B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|3/13/2003 - 1/28/2004
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''10'''
|align = "justify"|US7507165B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Bridgestone Sports
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|12/29/2005 - 12/5/2006
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''11'''
|align = "justify"|US7300359B2
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|8/14/2006 - 8/6/2007
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''12'''
|align = "justify"|US7115046B1
|Blau, Stephen
|align = "justify"|Callaway Golf
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|
|align = "center"|5/4/2005 - 7/18/2006
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|
|-
|}

=== Notes ===

* Notice of allowance is equal to the number of NOA mentioned in the Image File Wrapper.
* First office is considered when there is any rejection of claims and there is a response from the patent office.
* Usually CTNF (Non-Final Rejection) is considered as first office action after the patent has been filed.
* In some cases CTRS (Response to Election / Restriction Filed) is considered as the first office action which is also related to claim rejection.
* In some patents Image Wrapper file is not available for them the dat has been collected from the Transaction history.

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===Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.===
The company traces its origins to 1909, when the Sumitomo Group made an investment in Dunlop Japan, the newly formed Japanese subsidiary of the British company Dunlop Rubber. Over the years Sumitomo and Dunlop developed a close business relationship, and in 1963 the Sumitomo Group acquired control of Dunlop Japan and renamed it Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. 
'''SRI Sports Limited''' is the subsidiary of '''Sumitomo''' that specializes in sports equipment, with the main focus being tennis and golf. '''SRI Sports''' owns '''Srixon''', Cleveland Golf, its subsidiary, Never Compromise, as well as rights to the Dunlop name in Japan, Taiwan and Korea. 
Srixon produce tennis balls, golf balls, golf clubs, and a full range of golfing accessories. It holds several professional golfers under endorsement deals including Jim Furyk and Henrik Stenson. 
Cleveland Golf also make a full range of golf equipment, and have endorsement deals with Vijay Singh and Boo Weekley among others. 
Following the acquisition of Cleveland Golf, SRI Sports announced their intention to consolidate its operations, with Cleveland overseeing marketing and distribution across North America, with Srixon doing the same in Europe and Australia, and Dunlop taking over in Asia. 

==Golf==
'''Golf''' is a game in which a player, using many types of '''clubs''' including a '''driver''', a '''putter''', and '''irons''', hits a ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not use a standardized playing area; rather, the game is played on golf "courses", each one of which has a unique design and typically consists of either 9 or 18 holes. Golf is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules."

*'''Clubs:''' 
Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip) and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup. 
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball '''backspin''' (A well-struck golf shot will result in a large amount of backspin that will carry the ball higher into the air and further. Backspin also helps with distance control, as if there is enough backspin, the ball will "check" if it lands on the putting surface, and sometimes even creep backwards (in the opposite direction that the ball was flying) upon landing.). Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory. 

*'''Types of Clubs:'''

**'''DRIVERS'''
A driver is also called a 1-wood and is used for hitting a long, low tee shot across longer distances at long-yardage holes. They are made of forged titanium, stainless steel, or an Ti alloy and have a long shaft and wide head. Drivers vary in weights and lengths to match each lady golfer's handicap. There are three types of golf clubs: 
***Forged titanium golf drivers are expensive and made up of larger titanium heads. They have an lightweight graphite shaft. For low and mid-handicap ladies. 
***Stainless steel golf drivers have heavier, hard and strong compact heads. For low handicap golfers. 
***Alloy golf drivers are less expensive and have Ti Alloy heads and graphite shafts. For starters and mid-handicappers. 

**'''Woods'''
Woods have a large head and a long shaft for maximum club speed and long-distance shots on the fairway. Originally woods had a clubhead made of wood, but nowadays they are also known as metalwoods, due to the fact that they are made of titanium, steel, or composite alloys. Higher-number lady golf club woods are generally called as fairway woods. They have a higher loft for high ball arcs, shallower face heights, and big flattened soles for easily gliding through the grass or rough. Most women have a driver, and a 3 and 5-wood in their bag. The heads have different volumes: 
***Standard, 150-155 cc 
***Midsized, up to 195 cc 
***Oversized, up to 250 cc 
[[Image:club types.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Types of clubs]]

**'''Irons'''
These are meant for approach shots less than 200 yards away from the green and for difficult lies, in the rough for example. The most common iron set includes all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-irons and a pitching wedge (see more on wedges below). The higher the number of an iron club, the shorter the shaft and the higher the loft. The 1 to 4 irons are long irons used for low and far distance shots. The 5 to 7 irons are called mid irons. And the 8-iron and up are short irons for short distance shots high in the air. There are two types of golf clubs irons heads: Cast, Cavity Back or Perimeter-Weighted irons have a large sweet spot. An forged Steel heads are more difficult because of a smaller sweet spot. 

**'''Wedges'''
High-loft irons for striking balls high in the air at a short distance in various lies: like approach shots, chipping, pitching, recovery and bunker shots. There are four types of golf clubs wedges: 
***Pitching Wedge(PW) - For at least 130 yards and longer from the fairway into the green. The loft is 46 to 51 degrees. 
***Sand Wedge (SW) - For digging the ball out of a bunker and sand shots. The loft is 55 to 57 degrees. 
***Gap Wedge (GW), Approach Wedge (AW), Dual Wedge (D), Attack Wedge (AW) or Utility Wedge (UW) - With all these types of golf clubs you can make a variety of green or bunker shots. These different types of golf clubs fill in between the pitching wedge and sand and lob wedge. 50 to 58 degrees loft. 
***Lob Wedge (LW) - For high short-distance hits around obstacles and to the green. 60 to 64 degree lofted. 

**'''Putters'''
Used for pushing and rolling the golf ball from close distance along on the green or apron towards the cup. Every lady golfer must have this type of golf club.

**'''Utility & Hybrid Ladies Golf Clubs'''
Hybrid ladies golf clubs are a cross, with a clubhead that combines the features, characteristics and benefits of an iron and a wood. Many women replace their 2, 3, and 4-irons with these types of golf clubs.

*'''Parts of the Club:'''
[[Image:club parts.jpg|1000px|right|thumb|Parts of club]]
**'''The Grip''' 
The grip of the golf club is important because it connects the club to the golfer's hands. According to the rules of golf, recognized by both ruling bodies, the grip has to be round, without obvious bumps, lumps or hollows.

**'''The Shaft''' 
The shaft of the golf club connects the grip to the head and, like the grip, must be basically round in cross section. Most modern golf club shafts are made of either steel or a carbon-fiber and resin composite. Carbon fiber has the advantage of being lighter than steel, but clubs with carbon-fiber shafts also tend to be more expensive.

**'''The Head''' 
The head of the golf club is where all the energy of the swing is transferred to the golf ball. There is more variation in the appearance of golf club heads than there is in either shafts or grips, but all the variations fall into one of three broad categories: the heads of woods, irons and putters.

*'''Parts of Club Head:''' 
[[Image:head parts.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Parts of Head]]
The head of the golf club has several parts: the '''Hosel''', where the head connects to the shaft; the '''Face''', which actually strikes the ball; the '''Sole''', which is the part closest to the ground; and the '''Back''', which is on the side opposite the face.

==Golf Club Head Taxonomy==
[[Image:Golf Club.jpg|750px|center|thumb|Golf Club Head Taxonomy]]

== Search History ==
=== Concept Table ===
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 4'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concept 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Control Patents'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Class Code'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Defination'''

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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Golf
|Clubhead*
|Driver
|Hosel
|Impact
|Sumitomo Rubber
|US7066833B2
|473
|Games using tangible projectile

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Gouf
|Club Adj2 Head*
|Wood
|Face
|Projectil*
|Srixon
|US6932715B2
|340
|Putter

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
| 
|Ball Adj 2 Strik*
|Iron
|Sole
| 
|SRI Adj2 Sport*
|US6913546B2
|341
|Toe and heel weighting

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
| 
|Putter Adj2 Head*
|Wedge
| 
| 
| 
|US6875130B2
|305
|Head and shaft connection

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
| 
|Head*
|Putter
| 
| 
| 
|US6875126B2
|304
|One piece head and shaft:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
| 
|Strik* Adj2 Surface*
|Hybrid
| 
| 
| 
|US6852038B2
|292
|Head, shaft, and handle having particular combined center of gravity:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
| 
|Crown
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6849003B2
|290
|Particular correlated head characteristic:

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6776726B2
|A63B*
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6719645B2
| 
| 

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|US6716114B2
| 
| 
|}
=== Search Strategy ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Concepts'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Search String'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Scope'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Hits'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|Any Classification
|(A63B*) OR (473* OR D21759)
|align = "center"|Micropat - Full Text US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|31141

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|Keyword Set 1
|((GOlf OR Gouf) AND (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head*) OR Head* OR Crown*)) OR ((Putter OR Driver OR Wood OR Iron OR Hybrid) Adj2 Head*) OR (Strik* Adj Surface) OR (Strik* Adj Face)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|20287

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|Keyword Set 2
|(Hosel OR Face OR Sole) AND ((Golf adj2 Club adj2 Head*) OR (Clubhead* OR (Club Adj2 Head) OR Golfhead OR (Golf Adj2 Head)))
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|5297

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|Assignee/Applicant
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|Assignee/Applicant (non-std)
|(Sumitomo Adj2 Rubber) Or (Srixon) Or (SRI Adj2 Sport*)
|align = "center"|Same as above
|align = "center"|1594

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|Filter
|(Golf Adj Ball)
|align = "center"|Micropat - English Title US - Grant & Application Date - 19981008 till date
|align = "center"|3644

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|2 OR 3
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|20296

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|7 AND 1
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|10057

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|4 OR 5
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|1604

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|Combined
|align = "center"|8 AND 9
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|551

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''11'''
|Combined- Final Query
|align = "center"|10 NOT 6
|align = "center"| 
|align = "center"|218 (187 excluding family patents) - 73% efficiency

|}

==Sample Analysis of Patents==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''S. No.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Pat #'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Title '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Abstract'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Publication Year'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Assignee / Applicant'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Patent Focus '''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''Dolcera Summary'''

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''1'''
|US7066833B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a clubface for hitting a ball and a back face facing a hollow, wherein the clubface is provided along the edge thereof with a frontal groove having a groove width of not less than 0.5 mm, and the back face is provided with a backside groove extending along the frontal groove.
|2006
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Face with frontal groove
|Golf club head has face portion having club face provided with frontal groove having width of not less than 0.5 mm such that face portion also includes back face provided with backside groove extending along frontal groove.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''2'''
|US6932715B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head including a head base body which surface is formed with a coating film, the coating film including a topcoat layer consisting of an acrylic resin coating material containing polyethylene wax of 1.0 to 10.0 parts by weight with respect to acrylic resin solid content of 100 parts by weight. It is possible to improve abrasion resistance while making the best use of excellent impact resistance of the acrylic resin coating material, and thus, to effectively prevent peeling of the coating film. Further, it is possible to enhance the interlayer adhesion of inner layers with the topcoat layer.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Topcoat layer coated head
|Golf club head comprises head base body whose surface is formed with coating film with topcoat layer consisting of acrylic resin coating material.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''3'''
|US6913546B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head comprises a club face provided with a high-resilience part whose Young<nowiki>’</nowiki>s modulus E is in a range of from 40 to 80 GPa. The head volume is in a range of from 270 to 420 cc. The horizontal inertial moment is in a range of from 3000 to 4500 (g•sq.cm), and the gravity point depth is in a range of from 15 to 25 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood-type golf club head for hitting golf ball when playing golf, has volume ranging from 270 to 420 cc, horizontal inertial moment ranging from 3000 to 4500 grams square centimeter, and gravity point depth ranging from 15 to 25 cm.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''4'''
|US6875130B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head which has a head volume of not less than 320 cc, a gravity point distance (C) in a range of from 25 to 35 mm, and a heel area width (A) in a range of from 30 to 52% of a clubhead width (B) .
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Projection of head center
|Wood golf-club head, sets center of gravity distance between point, which projects head center of gravity on vertical plane, and shaft axis to 25 to 35 millimeters.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''5'''
|US6875126B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head containing a hollow main frame and a face plate; the hollow main frame is composed of a main body and a crown plate welded to the main body, the main body containing a hosel part, a sole part and a side part extending upwards from the periphery of the sole part except for a front edge of the sole part thereby providing an open top and an open front, and the crown plate covers said open top, whereby the main frame has an opening on the front thereof. The face plate is welded to the main frame to cover the front opening of the main frame; the face plate includes a face part defining a clubface, and a flange part extending backward from at least the upper edge of the face part; the main frame further including eaves extending from an upper edge of the opening to the inside of the flange part, wherein the thickness of crown plate is in the range of 0.3 to 1.5 mm.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Crown plated head
|Golf club head has crown plate formed with thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mm and welded to main body of main frame to cover open top of main body.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''6'''
|US6852038B2
|Golf club head and method of making the same
|A golf club head comprises a hollow body having a cavity, a plurality of rib-like walls provided on the inner surface of the hollow body so as to extend backward from a position near the face portion, and a sound bar disposed behind the face portion so as to extend along the back face of the face portion. A method of making a golf club head comprises making a wax model of the hollow main body having an opening, wherein in order to prevent deformation of the wax model during making a casting mold, the wax model is provided with a brace which extends across the opening and protruding walls which are disposed on the inner surface of the wax model and extend backwards from the opening.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Club head with sound bar
|Golf club head has at least sound bar which is provided behind face portion of hollow body, on which rib-like walls are provided on inner surface, and extended at small distance from back face of face portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''7'''
|US6849003B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head made of a fiber reinforced resin, comprising: a face hitting a ball; a crown forming an upper surface of the head; a sole forming a bottom surface of the head; a side extending between the crown and the sole from an edge on a toe side of the face to an edge on a heel side through a back face; and a hosel into which a shaft is inserted, wherein the crown has a thickness of equal to or less than 2.2 mm, and includes at least partially a high elastic part made of a fiber reinforced resin reinforced by at least one kind of fiber having a tensile elasticity modulus between 380 and 900 (GPa), and the hosel is provided with a vibration absorbent having a loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at a temperature of 10° C. in the vicinity thereof.
|2005
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Fiber reinforced resin club head
|Golf club head made of fiber reinforced resin, has hosel which is provided with vibration absorbent having loss tangent between 0.7 and 1.5 at temperature of 10 degrees Centigrade in vicinity.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''8'''
|US6776726B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a ball striking face provided with a central region having a surface hardness Hc and a peripheral region surrounding the central region and having a surface hardness Hp less than the surface hardness Hc.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Surface hardness of head
|Golf club head has ball striking face provided with central region having surface hardness and peripheral region surrounding central region.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''9'''
|US6719645B2
|Golf club head
|A golf club head comprises a main body and a face member attached to the main body. The face member comprises a main portion forming a ball striking face and an extended part. The extended part extends 5 to 30 mm backward from at least part of the edge of the ball striking face. The thickness of the extended part is less than the thickness of the main portion.
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Golf club head with ball striking surface and extension surface about 5-30 millimeters from edge of ball striking surface, such that thickness of extension surface is less than that of main portion.

|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#969696"|'''10'''
|US6716114B2
|Wood-type golf club head
|A wood-type golf club head having a head volume of not less than 300 cc comprises a head main body having a club face for striking a golf ball and a hosel defining a shaft center line (CL) corresponding to the center line of a club shaft, wherein the center of gravity (G) of the club head is disposed at a distance (L) of from 26 to 36 mm from said shaft center line (CL), a sweet spot (s) on the club face is disposed at a distance of not more than 3 mm from a club face center (c) of the club face, the club face has a toe-side end (Fe) disposed at a distance (B) of from 13 to 30 mm in the toe-heel direction towards the heel from a toe-side end (Te) of the club head, and a heel end (He) of the club head is disposed at a distance (A) of from 10 to 16 mm from the shaft center line (CL).
|2004
|Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
|Design specification of head
|Wood type golf club head sets required distance from center of gravity of club head to shaft center line of hosel, as well as distance from sweet spot to center of club face.

|}

Golf Club Head Landscape

2009-11-12T16:17:22Z

MJABDUL:

==Golf==
'''Golf''' is a game in which a player, using many types of '''clubs''' including a '''driver''', a '''putter''', and '''irons''', hits a ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not use a standardized playing area; rather, the game is played on golf "courses", each one of which has a unique design and typically consists of either 9 or 18 holes. Golf is defined in the Rules of Golf as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the Rules."

*'''Clubs:''' 
Golf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip) and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class used for a variety of shots, and putters, used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the cup. 
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that makes a golf ball leave the tee on an ascending trajectory, not the angle of swing; virtually all swings contact the ball with a horizontal motion. The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the clubface give the ball '''backspin''' (A well-struck golf shot will result in a large amount of backspin that will carry the ball higher into the air and further. Backspin also helps with distance control, as if there is enough backspin, the ball will "check" if it lands on the putting surface, and sometimes even creep backwards (in the opposite direction that the ball was flying) upon landing.). Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory. 

*'''Types of Clubs:'''

**'''DRIVERS'''
A driver is also called a 1-wood and is used for hitting a long, low tee shot across longer distances at long-yardage holes. They are made of forged titanium, stainless steel, or an Ti alloy and have a long shaft and wide head. Drivers vary in weights and lengths to match each lady golfer's handicap. There are three types of golf clubs: 
***Forged titanium golf drivers are expensive and made up of larger titanium heads. They have an lightweight graphite shaft. For low and mid-handicap ladies. 
***Stainless steel golf drivers have heavier, hard and strong compact heads. For low handicap golfers. 
***Alloy golf drivers are less expensive and have Ti Alloy heads and graphite shafts. For starters and mid-handicappers. 

**'''Woods'''
Woods have a large head and a long shaft for maximum club speed and long-distance shots on the fairway. Originally woods had a clubhead made of wood, but nowadays they are also known as metalwoods, due to the fact that they are made of titanium, steel, or composite alloys. Higher-number lady golf club woods are generally called as fairway woods. They have a higher loft for high ball arcs, shallower face heights, and big flattened soles for easily gliding through the grass or rough. Most women have a driver, and a 3 and 5-wood in their bag. The heads have different volumes: 
***Standard, 150-155 cc 
***Midsized, up to 195 cc 
***Oversized, up to 250 cc 
[[Image:club types.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Types of clubs]]

**'''Irons'''
These are meant for approach shots less than 200 yards away from the green and for difficult lies, in the rough for example. The most common iron set includes all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-irons and a pitching wedge (see more on wedges below). The higher the number of an iron club, the shorter the shaft and the higher the loft. The 1 to 4 irons are long irons used for low and far distance shots. The 5 to 7 irons are called mid irons. And the 8-iron and up are short irons for short distance shots high in the air. There are two types of golf clubs irons heads: Cast, Cavity Back or Perimeter-Weighted irons have a large sweet spot. An forged Steel heads are more difficult because of a smaller sweet spot. 

**'''Wedges'''
High-loft irons for striking balls high in the air at a short distance in various lies: like approach shots, chipping, pitching, recovery and bunker shots. There are four types of golf clubs wedges: 
***Pitching Wedge(PW) - For at least 130 yards and longer from the fairway into the green. The loft is 46 to 51 degrees. 
***Sand Wedge (SW) - For digging the ball out of a bunker and sand shots. The loft is 55 to 57 degrees. 
***Gap Wedge (GW), Approach Wedge (AW), Dual Wedge (D), Attack Wedge (AW) or Utility Wedge (UW) - With all these types of golf clubs you can make a variety of green or bunker shots. These different types of golf clubs fill in between the pitching wedge and sand and lob wedge. 50 to 58 degrees loft. 
***Lob Wedge (LW) - For high short-distance hits around obstacles and to the green. 60 to 64 degree lofted. 

**'''Putters'''
Used for pushing and rolling the golf ball from close distance along on the green or apron towards the cup. Every lady golfer must have this type of golf club.

**'''Utility & Hybrid Ladies Golf Clubs'''
Hybrid ladies golf clubs are a cross, with a clubhead that combines the features, characteristics and benefits of an iron and a wood. Many women replace their 2, 3, and 4-irons with these types of golf clubs.

*'''Parts of the Club:'''
[[Image:club parts.jpg|1000px|right|thumb|Parts of club]]
**'''The Grip''' 
The grip of the golf club is important because it connects the club to the golfer's hands. According to the rules of golf, recognized by both ruling bodies, the grip has to be round, without obvious bumps, lumps or hollows.

**'''The Shaft''' 
The shaft of the golf club connects the grip to the head and, like the grip, must be basically round in cross section. Most modern golf club shafts are made of either steel or a carbon-fiber and resin composite. Carbon fiber has the advantage of being lighter than steel, but clubs with carbon-fiber shafts also tend to be more expensive.

**'''The Head''' 
The head of the golf club is where all the energy of the swing is transferred to the golf ball. There is more variation in the appearance of golf club heads than there is in either shafts or grips, but all the variations fall into one of three broad categories: the heads of woods, irons and putters.

*'''Parts of Club Head:''' 
[[Image:head parts.jpg|1000px|centre|thumb|Parts of Head]]
The head of the golf club has several parts: the '''Hosel''', where the head connects to the shaft; the '''Face''', which actually strikes the ball; the '''Sole''', which is the part closest to the ground; and the '''Back''', which is on the side opposite the face.

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* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/rfid/ipmap.html RFID IPMap]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/multimodal_apps/ipmap.html Multimodal Applications IPMap]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/Invalidation_US4825448.htm Invalidation Claim Map Sample]
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===Clinical Trial Database===
*[[Clinical Trial Database]]

== Business and Information Research Services ==
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===Life Sciences and Chemistry===
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===Technology===
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* [[Diabetes products and services]]
* [[Osteoporosis]]
* [[Oral Diabetes Drugs]]
* [[Ureteral Stent]]
* [[Premium Coffee Consumers Market Segmentation|Premium Coffee - Market Positioning]]
* [[Dolcera's Poster on Industrial Biotechnology|Industrial biotechnology]]
* [[OTC products for acne treatment]]
* [[Botox - from Medical Procedure to Household Word]]
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* [[4G wireless technology developments]]
* [[HDTV in the US]]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/innovation_explorer/innovation_explorer.html Household robotics Innovation Explorer]
* [[Web video]]
* [[OLED Mobile Phones Market Research and Analysis Report]] | ([http://www.viddler.com/explore/dolcera/videos/6/ Video])
* [[Virtualization]]
* [[Cloud Computing]]
* [[Estimation of liquid carrying vehicles in USA]]
* [[A market study on Hybrid vehicles and the concept of V2G]]
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===Finance===
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* [[Innovative personal finance products]]
* [[Life Insurance Industry in US]]
|}

== Dolcera Technology Platform ==
{| style="border:1px solid #AAA; background:#E9E9E9;width:100%" align="center"
|-
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==== IP and Products dashboard ====
* [http://client.dolcera.com/dashboard/dashboard.html?workfilegroup_id=10 Alopecia areata dashboard]
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/stent_model.swf Stent dashboard]
* [[Legal Updates Demo|Legal updates dashboard]]
* [http://client.dolcera.com/dashboard/dashboard.html?workfile_id=54 4G wireless product and patent dashboard]

==== Patent-pathway mapping ====
* [[Inflammation and cardiovascular drugs#Interactive signaling pathways and patents|Patent-pathway mapping]]
==== Sequence dashboard ====
* [http://www.dolcera.com/website/demos/dna/main.html Sequence dashboard]

==== Design analysis ====
* [http://www.dolcera.com/website/demos/dental/main.html Dental Implant Design Analysis]

==== Innovation explorer ====
* [http://www.dolcera.com/ipmapdemo/innovation_explorer/innovation_explorer.html Household robotics innovation explorer]
==== KPort ====
* [http://dolcera.com/website/demos/kport/main.html Collaboration Portal]

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|}

=== Dolcera Offerings summary ===
* [[Dolcera Offerings|Dolcera offerings summary]]

=== [[Technology Support]] ===

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|align = "center"| [http://www.dolcera.com/website_prod/services/ip-patent-analytics-services/alerts-and-updates Patent Alerting Services]
|align = "center"| [http://www.dolcera.com/website_prod/tools Dolcera Tools]
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SAP Software Patents Sample

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MJABDUL:

* The following links gives the information about Rejections in SAP software Patents Sample '''[[SAP Software Patents]]'''

* The following link will provide a sheet which will provide patents whose rejections information is not provided '''[[SAP Software Patents Without rejections information]]
'''

Bilski Diagnostic Methods Big Sample Sheet

2009-03-31T09:35:33Z

MJABDUL:

* The following links gives the information about Rejections in the Diagnostic Methods
# '''[[Bilski Diagnostic Methods Big Sample Sheet-1]]'''
# '''[[Bilski Diagnostic Methods Big Sample Sheet-2]]'''

* The following link will provide a sheet which will provide patents whose rejections information is not provided 
# '''[[Bilski Diagnostic Methods Big Sample Sheet-3]]'''

SAP Software Patents Sample

2009-03-31T09:34:55Z

MJABDUL:

* The following links gives the information about Rejections in the Diagnostic Methods '''[[SAP Software Patents]]'''

* The following link will provide a sheet which will provide patents whose rejections information is not provided '''[[SAP Software Patents Without rejections information]]
'''

SAP Software Patents Sample

2009-03-31T09:34:20Z

MJABDUL:

* '''The following links gives the information about Rejections in the Diagnostic Methods''' [[SAP Software Patents]]

* '''The following link will provide a sheet which will provide patents whose rejections information is not provided''' [[SAP Software Patents Without rejections information]]

SAP Software Patents Without rejections information

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MJABDUL:

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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#808080"|'''101 Rejection'''
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SAP Software Patents Sample

2009-03-31T09:32:11Z

MJABDUL:

* The following links gives the information about Rejections in the Diagnostic Methods [[SAP Software Patents]]

* The following link will provide a sheet which will provide patents whose rejections information is not provided [[SAP Software Patents Without rejections information]]