Patents by Inventor Chris J. Wieland

Chris J. Wieland has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9586105
    Abstract: A golf club head having a high COR at its face center and a center of gravity located at a point close to the face and the sole is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head comprises a hollow body including a weight lip and face component, and the weight lip extends from the sole inside the body towards the face component without making contact with the face component. The golf club head preferably is a two-piece iron-type golf club head, and each piece is heat treated differently before being welded together to further optimize center of gravity location, ball speed, and COR distribution across the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, James Justin Kuhar, Joseph E. Mehren, Chris J. Wieland, Brooks W. Roche, Scott R. Manwaring, Jordan M. Greenlaw, Joel B. Erickson
  • Patent number: 9211451
    Abstract: A golf club head having a center of gravity located at a point close to the face and the sole is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head comprises a hollow body including a weight lip and face component, and the weight lip extends from the sole inside the body towards the face component without making contact with the face component. The golf club head is preferably an iron-type golf club head. In other embodiments, the golf club head, which may be an iron-type golf club head, comprises a weight bar disposed within the hollow body proximate the face component, and the weight bar bridges at least a portion of the sole. The weight bar may be movable within the hollow body to allow for center of gravity adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Brooks Roche, Chris J. Wieland, Scott R. Manwaring, Patrick Dawson, Irina Ivanova, Joel B. Erickson, Bradley C. Rice, James A. Seluga
  • Patent number: D586414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Foster, Larry G. Tang, Chris J. Wieland, Luke R. Williams, Kenneth E. Meacham
  • Patent number: D598968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Chris J. Wieland
  • Patent number: D614710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Kevin Weejoung Kim, Chris J. Wieland
  • Patent number: D643895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Chris J. Wieland
  • Patent number: D684644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Roger Cleveland, Chris J. Wieland
  • Patent number: D715880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Chris J. Wieland, Matthew S. Hoffmeyer, Larry G. Tang, Scott R. Manwaring, Philip G. Foster, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: D716389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Chris J. Wieland, Matthew S. Hoffmeyer, Larry G. Tang, Scott R. Manwaring, Philip G. Foster, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: D716390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Chris J. Wieland, Matthew S. Hoffmeyer, Larry G. Tang, Scott R. Manwaring, Philip G. Foster, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: D719627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Chris J. Wieland, Randolph J. Peterson
  • Patent number: D725732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Irina Ivanova, Chris J. Wieland, Scott R. Manwaring
  • Patent number: D737389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Chris J. Wieland, Matthew S. Hoffmeyer, Larry G. Tang, Scott R. Manwaring, Philip G. Foster, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: D737390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Chris J. Wieland, Matthew S. Hoffmeyer, Larry G. Tang, Scott R. Manwaring, Philip G. Foster, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: D737391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Chris J. Wieland, Matthew S. Hoffmeyer, Larry G. Tang, Scott R. Manwaring, Philip G. Foster, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: D762794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Chris J. Wieland, Joshua D. Westrum, Philip G. Foster, Scott R. Manwaring
  • Patent number: D763999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Larry G. Tang, Scott R. Manwaring, Randolph J. Peterson, Chris J. Wieland
  • Patent number: D834663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Wee Joung Kim, Chris J. Wieland
  • Patent number: D834664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Wee Joung Kim, Chris J. Wieland
  • Patent number: D834665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Wee Joung Kim, Chris J. Wieland