ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,429, issued on Sept. 15.
"Grip apparatus for a golf club" was invented by Osborne Earl Smith (St Louis), David Wayne Watkins Jr. (Rolla, Mo.) and Joseph Douglas Lopez (Jefferson City, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The golf club grip apparatus disclosed herein includes a body defining a surface configured to engage biasingly only portions of a golfer's palm about a thenar region. The body defines an opposing surface configured to biasingly engage at least in part a handle of a golf club. The body is configured to generally fills at least portions of a thenar space formed as the golfer grips the golf club."
The patent was filed ...