Patents by Inventor Kyle A. Carr

Kyle A. Carr 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).

  • Publication number: 20240181303
    Abstract: A multi-piece, multi-material golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention utilizes multiple pieces of different materials to form a frontal portion of a golf club head, allowing more of the frontal portion of the golf club head to be made out of a lightweight material to match the lightweight material of the aft body of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Stephen Murphy, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kyle A. Carr
  • Publication number: 20240180269
    Abstract: An article of apparel with grasp-resistant panels includes a multilayer textile having a first textile and a second textile layer coupled to the first textile layer. The first textile layer possesses a first elongation value and the second textile layer possesses a second elongation value, the first elongation value being greater than the second elongation value. The second textile layer includes air vents integrally formed into the layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: James Carr, Kyle Blakely
  • Publication number: 20240173599
    Abstract: A golf club head with an improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head. The golf club head includes a striking face portion that includes a frontal striking surface and a rear internal surface that combine to include a thickened central region, a central transition region, a thinned intermediate region, a thickened stress reducing region, and a thinned perimeter region. The thickened stress reducing region includes a pocket and a weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Kyle A. Carr
  • Patent number: 11969630
    Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head comprising multiple materials, wherein a gasket is placed in between a body portion of the golf club head and a face insert of the golf club head. The gasket being made of a different material than the body portion or the face insert. The construction providing reduced stress in the face insert, manipulation of performance characteristics, and improved sound and feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Kyle A. Carr
  • Publication number: 20240125570
    Abstract: Improved firearms including one or more of a removable and/or interchangeable top cover, an improved extractor mechanism, a striker safety mechanism with a direct trigger interface, a sear with direct striker interface, and/or a striker with integral striker spring retention features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: BLACKPOWDER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Kyle J. BACHSTEIN, Kathryn HACK, Jesse CARR, Michael GUTTRIDGE
  • Publication number: 20240115914
    Abstract: A golf club head includes: a striking face; a top portion; a sole extending; a support bar protruding rearwardly from the striking face; an intermediate wall extending between the sole and the support bar; and a front cavity between the striking face and the intermediate wall, wherein, when the golf club head is in an address position on a ground plane, a greatest cavity height distance in a cross-sectional plane, as measured along a first direction perpendicular to the ground plane and from the ground plane to a top of the front cavity closest to the top portion is less than 70% of a greatest club height distance in the cross-sectional plane, as measured along the first direction and from the ground plane to the top portion, wherein the cross-sectional plane is perpendicular to the ground plane and taken at Face Center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Kyle Carr
  • Patent number: 11938387
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a damping element including a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the damping element opposite the front surface of the damping element, wherein the striking face comprises a first portion having a substantially constant thickness, wherein the front surface of the damping element comprises a geometric center, wherein the striking face comprises a second portion, the second portion of the striking face located heelward of the center face plane, the second portion of the striking face having a thickness which tapers from a maximum thickness at a thick end of the second portion to a minimum thickness at a thin end of the second portion, wherein the thick end is located toeward of the thin end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, Kyle A. Carr, Jonathan Hebreo, Jason A. Mata, Charles E. Golden, John Morin
  • Publication number: 20240082663
    Abstract: A golf club head including a leading edge slot is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include an interior cavity, a face, a back, and a sole. The sole may include a leading edge, a leading edge slot, a central region, and a trailing edge. The golf club head may include a leading edge insert that includes an insert body forming a part of the sole in an installed position and an insert channel oriented toward the interior cavity of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Nick Frame, Kyle A. Carr
  • Publication number: 20240082665
    Abstract: A golf club head including a leading edge slot is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include a face, a crown, a first sole portion, a second sole portion, a sole opening between the first sole portion and the second sole portion. The golf club head may include an insert including an insert body mechanically connected to the body only through the second sole edge and a damper in contact with at least a back of the insert body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, Kyle A. Carr
  • Publication number: 20240082654
    Abstract: A golf club head including an insert is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include a face, a crown, a first sole portion, a leading edge, a second sole portion, a trailing edge, and a sole opening between the first sole portion and the second sole portion. The golf club head may include an insert to fit into the sole opening that includes a sole insert and a frontal sole insert. The sole insert may be detachably connected to the sole portion, and the frontal sole insert may be in contact with at least a faceward surface of the sole insert. The frontal sole insert may separate the sole insert from the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kyle A. Carr, Grant M. Martens
  • Publication number: 20240082653
    Abstract: A golf club head having a slot in the sole filled with an insert in which the slot is positioned close to the striking face. The slot can be a uniform distance from the striking face or the slot can curve away from the striking face in the toe region. The insert can have a uniform height or a non-uniform height. Inserts with uniform heights can have a low height profile. Inserts with non-uniform heights can have a lower height in a central portion of the insert compared to an edge portion or a perimeter portion of the insert. The insert can also have flanges or protrusions for installation into the slot. The resulting golf club head improves performance, as the sole slot with insert allows the striking face to have a profile that meets the needs at that location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Doug Takehara, Grant Martens, Richard L. Cleghorn, Charles E. Golden, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Sang Yi, Kyle A. Carr, Jonathan Hebreo
  • Publication number: 20240082664
    Abstract: A golf club head including an insert is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include a face, a sole including an insert pocket, a back, and a sole. The golf club head may include an insert to fit into the insert pocket. The insert may include a sole cover and a weight. The sole cover may separate the weight from the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kyle A. Carr, Grant M. Martens
  • Publication number: 20240058661
    Abstract: An iron type golf club head, including: a body, including: a striking face having a substantially flat outermost surface and one or more grooves defined in the outermost surface, and having a lower leading edge and an opposite upper topline edge, a top portion extending rearward from the upper topline edge, a sole extending rearward from the lower leading edge, and an intermediate wall partly defining a front cavity between the striking face and the intermediate wall, wherein the intermediate wall has a front surface facing an interior surface of the striking face and extending between an interior surface of the sole and an interior surface of the top portion, and wherein the front surface of the intermediate wall and the interior surface of the striking face are substantially parallel; and a first polymer material at least partially filling the front cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Kyle Carr, Richard L. Cleghorn, Stephanie Luttrell
  • Publication number: 20240050817
    Abstract: A golf club head having a supported striking face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face, an internal support layer, and an intermediary sandwiched layer juxtaposed between the striking face and the internal support layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Kyle A. Carr
  • Publication number: 20240009524
    Abstract: A golf club head having a supported striking face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face, an internal support layer, and an intermediary sandwiched layer juxtaposed between the striking face and the internal support layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kyle A. Carr, Joshua G. Breier
  • Patent number: 11850461
    Abstract: A golf club head having a supported striking face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face, an internal support layer, and an intermediary sandwiched layer juxtaposed between the striking face and the internal support layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kyle A Carr, Joshua G. Breier
  • Publication number: 20230405413
    Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region, and a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region, all of which combine to form the improved striking face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Darryl C. Galvan, David S. Cornelius, Christopher D. Harvell, Kyle A. Carr
  • Publication number: 20230390614
    Abstract: The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club head. For example, the golf club head may include a body that includes an upper hosel region. The golf club head may include an upper hosel component to engage the upper hosel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Kyle A. Carr, Stephen S. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20230372787
    Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region, and a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region, all of which combine to form the improved striking face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kyle A. Carr, Stephen S. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20230347213
    Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region, and a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region, all of which combine to form the improved striking face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Kyle A. Carr