Terry Vernon Pearce
Engineers in Sandy, UT

5445382, Aug 29, 1995

Jan 26, 1993

8/009450

Terry V. Pearce - Sandy UT
Tony M. Pearce - Alpine UT

Edo Sports, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

A63B 5304

273167R

A structure and method for producing golf club heads from fiber reinforced plastic is described. A long fiber reinforced thermoplastic material is used to injection mold the golf club head. The long fiber reinforced thermoplastic material provides three-dimensional strength and stiffness. The long fiber reinforced thermoplastic material is injected into a mold so that the fibers become entangled with each other. Entangled fibers provide increased strength and stiffness in more than a single direction. A sole plate and face plate are also provided. Because of the strength and rigidity of the material used to fabricate the golf club head, the face plate may be fabricated from materials not otherwise useable. A flexible thermoplastic foam block is positioned in the interior of the golf club head to prevent rattle and to provide a realistic wood sound when hitting a golf ball. The sole plate includes a hole formed therein at an appropriate location and a clear plastic window is positioned in the hole so that the cosmetically desirable characteristic of viewing the end of the golf club shaft through the bottom of the golf club when the shaft is installed can be readily obtained.

5350221, Sep 27, 1994

Mar 18, 1993

8/032386

Terry V. Pearce - Sandy UT
Tony M. Pearce - Alpine UT

Edo Sports Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

B60B 102

301104

A spoke for wheels of bicycles, wheelchairs, and the like includes an injection molded discontinuous fiber reinforced plastic shaft formed to have an airfoil shape cross-section, to be oriented in the wheel so as to provide the least wind drag. The shaft is formed with an axially extending threaded first hollow at a first end and an axially extending second hollow at a second end. The spoke further includes an elongate hub element formed with a bend at one end and threads at the other end for screwing into the first hollow of the shaft, and an elongate bar for insertion and securing at one end into the second hollow of the shaft. Threads are formed at the other end of the bar for connecting to the rim of the wheel.

5332606, Jul 26, 1994

Oct 18, 1993

8/138914

Terry V. Pearce - Sandy UT

Edo Sports, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

A63B 5310, B32B 108, B32B 3300

428 363

A method of manufacturing filament-wound tubes or shafts includes drywinding a plurality of elongate mandrels with the filament, inserting the filament wound mandrels into respective elongate hollow molds of a mold complex, and injecting resin such as epoxy resin under pressure into the hollow molds into intimate contact with the filament. Heat is then supplied to the mold complex to heat the resin to a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined period of time to cure the resin and thereby form the tubes or shafts. The mandrels and tubes or shafts are removed from the hollow molds and then the mandrels are removed from the tubes or shafts. Many of these activities are carried out in parallel to increase the manufacturing throughput of the tubes or shafts.

5667235, Sep 16, 1997

Apr 10, 1995

8/420986

Tony M. Pearce - Alpine UT
Terry V. Pearce - Sandy UT

TekSource, LC - Sandy UT

A61G 502

2803041

Multi-adjustable wheelchair with adjustability features which accommodate the physical size and comfort of the wheelchair user is disclosed and claimed. The wheelchair includes (1) wheelchair frame width adjustment, (2) wheelchair rear axle position adjustment, (3) wheelchair seat height and bucketing angle adjustment, (4) wheelchair seat base width and length adjustment, (5) wheelchair seat back angle adjustment and (6) wheelchair seat fore and aft position adjustment.

5379866, Jan 10, 1995

Jul 20, 1993

8/094718

Tony M. Pearce - Alpine UT
Terry V. Pearce - Sandy UT
Robert K. Rasmussen - Alpine UT
Herbert Mudrow - Kaysville UT

Genesis Composites, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

B60T 106

188 2F

A lightweight wheel assembly intended primarily for use on wheelchairs including an injection-moldable fiber-reinforced plastic push rim, injection-moldable fiber-reinforced plastic wedge-bottom spokes, and a lockable static in-hub brake. Important advantages of the invention include very light weight compared to prior art wheel assemblies while achieving the high component strength desired, shock absorption qualities beneficial to wheelchair users not provided by other wheel assemblies, a convenient and easy-to-operate positive-engaging static brake, and components which may be made from the inexpensive injection molding process.

5261980, Nov 16, 1993

Jan 22, 1992

7/824000

Terry V. Pearce - Sandy UT

EDO Sports - Salt Lake City UT

B65H 8100

156173

A method of manufacturing filament-wound tubes or shafts includes drywinding a plurality of elongate mandrels with the filament, inserting the filament wound mandrels into respective elongate hollow molds of a mold complex, and injecting resin such as epoxy resin under pressure into the hollow molds into intimate contact with the filament. Heat is then supplied to the mold complex to heat the resin to a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined period of time to cure the resin and thereby form the tubes or shafts. The mandrels and tube or shafts are removed from the hollow molds and then the mandrels are removed from the tubes or shafts. Many of these activities are carried out in parallel to increase the manufacturing throughput of the tubes or shafts.

5503773, Apr 2, 1996

Sep 8, 1994

8/303081

Terry V. Pearce - Sandy UT
Christopher O. Paragas - Kearns UT
Ted A. Wall - Bountiful UT

Genesis Composites, L.C. - Sandy UT

B29C 4534, B29C 4536

2643281

A method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforce plastic bicycle handlebar by an injection molding process. The resulting handlebar approximates the exterior appearance, configuration and attachment means of traditional prior art handle bars for all terrain bicycles or mountain bikes, while providing a handlebar that is light weight, strong, durable, shock absorbing and cost efficient to manufacture. A manufacturing method for manufacturing the handlebar includes injection of thermoplastic material into a gap located between a core and cavity.