Patents by Inventor Michael S. Yagley
Michael S. Yagley 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).
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Patent number: 11998810Abstract: A golf club head can include a body having a toe region and a heel region. The golf club body defines an opening to an internal cavity of the body and the opening is surrounded by a perimeter. The golf club head includes a face, a first support member, and a sole plate supported by the first support member and secured to the body at the perimeter. The sole plate is configured to be secured to the body in a plurality of arrangements.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs, Ryan L. Roach, Michael T. McDonnell, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 10780328Abstract: The invention provides golf club heads having aerodynamic features that disrupt air flow over the face when the club is swung. The features are milled into the face of the club head, including curved faces found in wood-type club heads. During a swing, the features cause the boundary layer to separate at a point closer to the rear of the club head during a swing, resulting in reduced drag. The invention also provides golf club heads with faces having a central region of symmetrical surface roughness. The symmetrical roughness in the central region of the face of wood-type club heads allows for shots with less spin and greater distance.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: COBRA GOLF INCORPORATEDInventors: Tim A. Beno, Michael S. Yagley, Cameron J. Day
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Patent number: 10532254Abstract: This disclosure describes golf club heads with optimized aerodynamics, in which a highly-lifted trailing edge minimizes drag, and in which a protruding element optimizes a location of a club head center of gravity. Features of the disclosure reduce drag forces on a club head during a golf swing and consequently reduce the work required to move the club head through the air. Thus, the club heads allow golfers to achieve faster golf swing velocities and increase golf shot distances.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: D. Clayton Evans, Michael S. Yagley, Cameron J. Day
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Patent number: 10315083Abstract: The invention generally relates to a grip for a golf club having a housing portion specifically for housing an accessory, the grip specifically configured to enhance performance and enjoyment of the game of golf. Grips of the invention help to provide a smoother gripping surface and to prevent relative motion between the accessory and the club when the accessory is coupled to the club.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 10293235Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 10213660Abstract: The invention provides golf club heads having aerodynamic features that disrupt air flow over the face when the club is swung. The features are milled into the face of the club head, including curved faces found in wood-type club heads. During a swing, the features cause the boundary layer to separate at a point closer to the rear of the club head during a swing, resulting in reduced drag. The invention also provides golf club heads with faces having a central region of symmetrical surface roughness. The symmetrical roughness in the central region of the face of wood-type club heads allows for shots with less spin and greater distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Michael S. Yagley, Cameron J. Day
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Patent number: 9968827Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 9855474Abstract: The invention provides a golf club head that includes a weight adjustment system inside of the club head. Preferably, when the club is played, no part of the adjustment system is directly accessible or exposed to an exterior of the club. The club head may include a panel that opens or is removable, or the club head may be disassembled to provide access to the internal weight adjustment system. A weight adjustment system generally includes at least one mechanism by which a mass distribution of the golf club head can be changed.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Karl A. Clausen, Andrew Curtis, Cameron J. Day, Caleb Kroloff, Douglas E. Roberts, Richard Romo Sanchez, Peter L. Soracco, Michael S. Yagley
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Publication number: 20170368412Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 9789361Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Publication number: 20160354658Abstract: The invention provides a golf club head that includes a weight adjustment system inside of the club head. Preferably, when the club is played, no part of the adjustment system is directly accessible or exposed to an exterior of the club. The club head may include a panel that opens or is removable, or the club head may be disassembled to provide access to the internal weight adjustment system. A weight adjustment system generally includes at least one mechanism by which a mass distribution of the golf club head can be changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Tim A. Beno, Karl A. Clausen, Andrew Curtis, Cameron J. Day, Caleb Kroloff, Douglas E. Roberts, Richard Romo Sanchez, Peter L. Soracco, Michael S. Yagley
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Publication number: 20160346657Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 9421438Abstract: The invention provides a golf club head that includes a weight adjustment system inside of the club head. Preferably, when the club is played, no part of the adjustment system is directly accessible or exposed to an exterior of the club. The club head may include a panel that opens or is removable, or the club head may be disassembled to provide access to the internal weight adjustment system. A weight adjustment system generally includes at least one mechanism by which a mass distribution of the golf club head can be changed.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Karl A. Clausen, Andrew Curtis, Cameron J. Day, Caleb Kroloff, Douglas E. Roberts, Richard Romo Sanchez, Peter L. Soracco, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 9421436Abstract: A golf club head having a low-density interchangeable insert located in a top portion thereof. The interchangeable insert may be only in the top line of the club head or extend from the heel around the toe and optionally be visible from above when the club is at address. The interchangeable insert may extend through a hosel and optionally be visible on a heel-side surface. The interchangeable insert may be mounted on a back surface of a striking face, and may extend a distance down the back surface. The interchangeable insert may extend into, and provide part of, a golf ball striking face.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Peter L. Soracco, Ryan L. Roach, Denise Herman, Thomas W. Preece, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 9409071Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Publication number: 20160213987Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Publication number: 20160166902Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs having an electronic device located away from a head of the club where it will not interfere with the mass distribution or aerodynamics of the club, and where it will not be subjected to the shocks that resonate through a club head during play. A club can include a shock absorber to protect operation of the device despite shocks that occur. In certain aspects, the invention provides a golf club for electronic game improvement having an electronic device mounted so that it is above a crown of the head when the club is at address.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Cameron J. Day, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Publication number: 20160151861Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for producing golf clubs and/or golf club components from two or more dissimilar materials using an additive manufacturing process, which may include direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), selective laser melting (SLM) and other computer controlled high energy sintering or melting techniques. The additive manufacturing process of the present invention allows for fabrication of a single component from two or more materials in which there is a seamless material transition from one material to the next, which will result in improved performance over current construction methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Peter L. Soracco, Ryan L. Roach, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: D990596Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: D. Clayton Evans, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: D1026142Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: D. Clayton Evans, Michael S. Yagley