ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,929, issued on April 15.
"System and method using indices on a putter head to assess the slope of a putting surface" was invented by Christopher D. Putman (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method to assess the slope of a putting surface using indices on a putter head is disclosed. A putter having a putter head and a plurality of indices which are marked on the putter head is disclosed. Each of the indices correspond to a slope of the putting surface. The user stands on a 0% slope putting surface and identifies an object on the putting surface and holds the putter at a pivot point above the object to allow th...