U.S. Patent No. 7,452,282
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Let the Counterfeiters & Thieves Beware!
Mike,
There is nothing like having a partner on a patent who is an attorney. It will make the cost of going after counterfeiters and thieves very cost justifiable.
Congratulations and best wishes with your patent.
Stay vigilant and hold every cue maker to your patent coverage. You deserve to be paid for your investment. It is commonly known that you pioneered the phenolic ferrule/break/jump cue.
JoeyA
gulyassy said:
Mike,
There is nothing like having a partner on a patent who is an attorney. It will make the cost of going after counterfeiters and thieves very cost justifiable.
Congratulations and best wishes with your patent.
Stay vigilant and hold every cue maker to your patent coverage. You deserve to be paid for your investment. It is commonly known that you pioneered the phenolic ferrule/break/jump cue.
JoeyA
gulyassy said:
I guess my question here is where is the performance claim? So you take some rod and curve the end of it and that performs better then simply cutting a slice off of the rod and curving it?
I guess it's way over my head as well as from my experience there is no measurable difference between a phenolic tip and a phenolic ferrule-tip.
I have tested all sorts of materials for jump cues and jump break cues and there are a lot of them that perform equally well.
I thought that the idea of a patent was to show an invention that improved on what went before it. I see no improvement in performance in the use of a single unit on top of a shaft as opposed to the same materials adhered together as two units.
In fact there might well be something that enhances performance by combining different materials, sort of an amplifier.
What is the durability of shaft freeze, does it wear off, does it get dirty, how do you clean shaft if it gets dirty?
I have a new material that has never been used before for the ferrule/tip to my knowledge. It is only available through me and my new products. I have the new material available on all my new break jump cues. It is much stronger than the old material and holds chalk better.tigerseye said:
It cannot wear off through playing. I have had it on my shaft for 3 months and it feels just like it did when it was applied except for a few minor nicks that I do not feel as prominent like I did on the wood not coated. I am working on a cleaner that will remove the small amount of blue from chalk. I have done nothing to my shaft since I applied it and it looks and feels great.cookie man said:
This new material for the Gulyassy ferrule/tip is not available except through me. The canvas phenolic that was being sold was getting so bad that my "Arsenal" manufacturer in Taiwan tested it and came up with results that were unsellable. It broke very easily. I have replaced many shafts that had this canvas phenolic for a ferrule/tip, so many that I had to look for a new material. I did not like the G10 because it did not hold chalk like the canvas and was harder than the cue ball. The linen phenolic did not hold chalk as well either. The ferrule/tip material that I was purchasing here in the US split right through the shaft. The new material that I have is very impressive. Not only did it hold up well to a hammer but it fuzzes up more than the old canvas phenolic. It is really the best material I have ever seen for the ferrule/tip. Good enough to unconditionally guarantee it on my cues.tigerseye said:
What Are My Options
I have a Sledge Hammer that I got from your booth at the BCA NAtionals in either '05 or '06. The shaft is pretty dinged up. Could I get just a replacement shaft and would it have the "New Material"?
gulyassy said:
I have a Sledge Hammer that I got from your booth at the BCA NAtionals in either '05 or '06. The shaft is pretty dinged up. Could I get just a replacement shaft and would it have the "New Material"?
I just finished a brown Curly maple with Cocobolo rings and a black and gold lizard wrap and a set of Rosewood joint protectors. It has the new taper and the new patented ferrule/tip. This is the last Gulyassy break jump cue "MG 08" I will make with patent pending on it.