U.S. Patent No. 7,452,282

gulyassy

Custom Cues Since 1986
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Finally, I have been issued the patent for my Ferrule/Tip technology. The patent # is U.S. Patent No. 7,452,282. From this day forward all the break jump cues I make will have this patent number on them. It only took 7 years to get it. It is worth looking into.
Mike Gulyassy
 
so does this mean that other cue makers using one piece phenolic tip/ferrules on their jump or break cues have to stop using one piece tip/ferrules, or pay you royalties to do it?
 
gulyassy said:
Finally, I have been issued the patent for my Ferrule/Tip technology. The patent # is U.S. Patent No. 7,452,282. From this day forward all the break jump cues I make will have this patent number on them. It only took 7 years to get it. It is worth looking into.
Mike Gulyassy

Does this mean my sledgehammer with "patent pending" on the buttcap will now become a collector's item?

-Andrew
 
HeLLFiSH said:
so does this mean that other cue makers using one piece phenolic tip/ferrules on their jump or break cues have to stop using one piece tip/ferrules, or pay you royalties to do it?
yes, this is exactly what this means.
 
Andrew Manning said:
Does this mean my sledgehammer with "patent pending" on the buttcap will now become a collector's item?

-Andrew
Well, only time can answer that question.
 
ajohnson13 said:
Do you have an official copy of the patent for us all to view?
I do not, it is still at my attorneys office, but it is easy to look up at the patent web site. It issued on the 18th of November.
 
Congrats.....

I don't really get it but I guess its all about money. From where I stand I don't relly see any big bucks in this. I know you are a talented guy an for all of the stress you put yourself an others thru it wouldn't be worth it to me. I'm curious as to how this will all pan out. Theres a lot more patents out there to be explored especially in joints. Wonder if theres a patent chocolate milk? If I had a patent on chocolate milk none of the other kids could drink it unless they pd. me, yeah chocolate milk thats the ticket.
Pinocchio
 
Why include Billiards?? I don't know anyone who plays 3C with a phenolic tip??

Edited to add: Just curious !!!
 
First let me congratulate you on getting a patent. Its a long process and can be expensive as well.

I would like to point out though that enforcement of your patent on other jump cues using phenolic tips/ferrules would seem to have problems with prior art. In patent law, if it can be demonstrated that your idea has been in use by others prior to your patent filing, then it presents real problems for you to enforce the patent and collect royalties. Prior art can invalidate a patent when a case gets to court, because the US Patent office has issued many patents that did not have the adequate due diligence done on prior art.

I clearly remember using jump cues with one piece tip/ferrules in the early 90s. In particular I owned one of those silver pipe cues that were pretty thick, like 16 or 17mm ferrule size that were all one piece phenolic.

I read over your patent and with no interest in this matter one way or the other, I find it difficult to understand which part of your invention is unique and with no prior use by others going back into the 90s. If I missed it and you have an idea incorporated into your jump cues that is completely novel and was not in use prior to your use, then yes by all rights you deserve to be recognized and financially rewarded for this.
 
uwate said:
First let me congratulate you on getting a patent. Its a long process and can be expensive as well.

I would like to point out though that enforcement of your patent on other jump cues using phenolic tips/ferrules would seem to have problems with prior art. In patent law, if it can be demonstrated that your idea has been in use by others prior to your patent filing, then it presents real problems for you to enforce the patent and collect royalties. Prior art can invalidate a patent when a case gets to court, because the US Patent office has issued many patents that did not have the adequate due diligence done on prior art.

I clearly remember using jump cues with one piece tip/ferrules in the early 90s. In particular I owned one of those silver pipe cues that were pretty thick, like 16 or 17mm ferrule size that were all one piece phenolic.

I read over your patent and with no interest in this matter one way or the other, I find it difficult to understand which part of your invention is unique and with no prior use by others going back into the 90s. If I missed it and you have an idea incorporated into your jump cues that is completely novel and was not in use prior to your use, then yes by all rights you deserve to be recognized and financially rewarded for this.
It is civil law and would require him to actually file a law suit and take someone to court. What would be his damages? Maybe a few hundred dollars regarding the average cuemaker. It would cost him thousands to defend the patent. He would never win a suit, they would all be thrown out as frivolous due to the low dollar value. He would also be stuck for any expense he put someone through. The patent is unenforceable, it is a joke. If he has an attorney advising him the attorney is not being honest with him and just screwing him out of his money. It would be like suing someone for a million dollars because they stepped on your foot in a movie line. There has to be damages for a law suit, just being right is not good enough.
 
All true, but then I have no insight into what kind of volume is done by various jump cue manufacturers. Clearly there would be little to gain to sue a small cue maker doing a few dozen jump cues a year. But perhaps Predator with their BK series?

You are absolutely right of course that in a civil action the dollar value of the suit not only determines where the case will be heard but also whether or not it makes sense to be involved in litigation period. I was just raising the issue of prior art because it seemed to me that a one piece ferrule/tip was not an idea unique to the Sledgehammer, and that the concept was well in use prior to the patent filing date.
 
Patent...............

gulyassy said:
Finally, I have been issued the patent for my Ferrule/Tip technology. The patent # is U.S. Patent No. 7,452,282. From this day forward all the break jump cues I make will have this patent number on them. It only took 7 years to get it. It is worth looking into.
Mike Gulyassy
Congrats on your patent, I think:confused: I read it over and did not find any wording on special made materials. It just mentions a one piece ferrule/tip. Unless I missed something, this would be awfully hard to enforce to get royalties from other cue builders.
You may have just wasted a good amount of money on an albatross. JMHO
 
Congrad on the patent. I am interested in buying one. How can I tell the newer version from the older one in pics.
Thanks,Mike
 
I would like to hope that the people who make jump-break cue with your idea of tip,will be honest enough to at least give you the recoignition you deserve.
Are you selling some sort of licence so people can advertise your style of jump-break tip?
If so , how much will it be?
Thankyou for sharing the patent info.
Regards Neil Lickfold
 
conetip said:
I would like to hope that the people who make jump-break cue with your idea of tip,will be honest enough to at least give you the recoignition you deserve.
Are you selling some sort of licence so people can advertise your style of jump-break tip?
If so , how much will it be?
Thankyou for sharing the patent info.
Regards Neil Lickfold

Mike is the pioneer on developing the phenolic one piece for jump/break as well the phenolic tip and for that, he needs to be recognized.
The only company that paid royalties was McDermott and the use of the Sledgehammer.
This is basically a way to protect your intelectual property and put it at work.
How would you like to come up with some cool invention and have somebody else take advantage of your idea and make millions off of it while you see the train go by?
 
conetip said:
I would like to hope that the people who make jump-break cue with your idea of tip,will be honest enough to at least give you the recoignition you deserve.
Are you selling some sort of licence so people can advertise your style of jump-break tip?
If so , how much will it be?
Thankyou for sharing the patent info.
Regards Neil Lickfold
I will have this answer soon.
 
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