Granted Patent
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US 1,074,898 · App. 29/936,559 · Granted May 13, 2025
Golf ball dispenser
Inventors:
Brian David Burdette (McKinney, TX); Andrew David Macaulay (Dallas, TX); Clinton Scott Lovejoy (Dallas, TX); William Kevin Miner (Frisco, TX); Theodore YuChiang Cheng (San Francisco, CA); Mark Joseph Semsak (Des Plaines, IL); Gabriel Heath Denk (Wylie, TX); Justin Dean Pendleton (The Colony, TX); Brian Lee Roderman (Plano, TX); David Christopher Singer (Austin, TX); Clifton Frederick Geisler (McKinney, TX); Scott Michael Thibeault (Redwood City, CA); Frances Meng Wang (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee:
Topgolf International, Inc.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a golf ball dispenser, substantially as shown and described.
Assignments (7)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Jan 5, 2026
From: TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, LLC (FKA TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 074197/0234 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 6, 2025
From: PENDLETON, JUSTIN DEAN; RODERMAN, BRIAN LEE; SINGER, DAVID CHRISTOPHER
To: IN2 INNOVATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 070134/0807 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 6, 2025
From: THIBEAULT, SCOTT MICHAEL; WANG, FRANCES MENG
To: FROG DESIGN, INC.
Reel/Frame 070134/0932 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 6, 2025
From: BURDETTE, BRIAN DAVID; MACAULAY, ANDREW DAVID; LOVEJOY, CLINTON SCOTT; MINER, WILLIAM KEVIN; CHENG, THEODORE YUCHIANG; SEMSAK, MARK JOSEPH; DENK, GABRIEL HEATH; GEISLER, CLIFTON FREDERICK
To: TOP GOLF USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 070134/0536 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 6, 2025
From: FROG DESIGN, INC.
To: TOP GOLF USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 070135/0278 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 6, 2025
From: TOP GOLF USA, INC.
To: TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 070135/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 6, 2025
From: IN2 INNOVATION, INC.
To: TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 070135/0080 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation
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· Sep 19, 2019
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