Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Sugimae
Ryuichi Sugimae 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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Publication number: 20240115910Abstract: An aft body of a golf club head and method of manufacturing the aft body is shown. The aft body may have a composite crown and sole and separately formed skirt between the crown and sole. The method of manufacturing the aft body includes thermoforming the crown and sole and subsequently injection molding the skirt.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter Larsen, Changting Lo, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20240115912Abstract: A golf club head having a face portion and aft body is shown. The aft body is made of a composite material having fibers with a particular orientation to prevent expansion of the aft body when striking a golf ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20240091603Abstract: A golf club head having a striking face having improved abrasion resistance by applying abrasion resistant material to the striking face. Applying abrasion resistant material to the striking face can include the use of electroplating a metal onto the striking face, such as chromium. The striking face can be co-molded with a conductive veil to improve the electroplating process. A physical vapor deposition layer can be further applied to the striking face. Alternatively, a veil can be applied directly to the striking face without electroplating. The veil can be made from compounds such as carbon, aramid, polyetherimide, polyphenylene sulfide, polyether ether ketone, polypropylene, and metals, such as copper.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Uday V. Deshmukh, Grant M. Martens
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Publication number: 20240058657Abstract: An aft body of a golf club head and method of manufacturing the aft body is shown. The aft body has a composite crown and sole and separately formed skirt between the crown and sole. The method of manufacturing the aft body includes thermoforming the crown and sole and subsequently injection molding the skirt.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter Larsen, Changting Lo, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20240033586Abstract: A multi-material golf club head wherein the junction between the two different components made from different materials are seamlessly incorporated within existing visual cues of a golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention adjusts the design of the bond between the two different components to reflect the needs of the golf club head at the various visual cues around the perimeter of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Peter Larsen, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20230381606Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Stephen S. Murphy, Scott A. Knutson, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20230330494Abstract: A multi-material golf club head having an improved performance is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-material golf club head having a metallic frontal portion and a lightweight aft portion with an addition of an internal ribbon support member. The present invention may also further be comprised of a weighting mechanism that is accessible via an opening in the lightweight after portion but connects directly to the metallic frontal portion to mitigate any of the structural integrity issues associated with installing weights in a lightweight portion of a golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Christopher D. Harvell
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Publication number: 20230330495Abstract: A multi-material golf club head having an improved performance is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-material golf club head having a metallic frontal portion and a lightweight aft portion with an addition of an internal ribbon support member. The internal ribbon support member may include a secondary wall, separating an internal overall volume of said golf club head into a frontal volumetric chamber and a rear volumetric chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Christopher D. Harvell
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Patent number: 11766592Abstract: A multi-material golf club head having an improved performance is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-material golf club head having a metallic frontal portion and a lightweight aft portion with an addition of an internal ribbon support member. The present invention may also further be comprised of a weighting mechanism that is accessible via an opening in the lightweight after portion but connects directly to the metallic frontal portion to mitigate any of the structural integrity issues associated with installing weights in a lightweight portion of a golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Christopher D. Harvell
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Publication number: 20230293952Abstract: A method of forming a golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the method forms a golf club head that achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Darryl C. Galvan, Stephen S. Murphy, Charles E. Golden, Peter Larsen, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20230285813Abstract: A golf club head with an improved Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a metalwood type golf club head with improved performance via shifting the CG towards a location that reduces spin, at the same time, without sacrificing launch angle and the forgiveness of the golf club head. This golf club head may generally have a unique construction capable of achieving a low and forward CG location that is less than 40 mm from the face center along a Z-axis, a CG height that is no more than 2 mm above the neutral axis, and a MOI-Y of greater than about 4,000 g-cm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Peter L. Soracco, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Patent number: 11752405Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y).Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Stephen S. Murphy, Scott A. Knutson, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20230241465Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Stephen S. Murphy, Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Vincent Jacobson, Richard L. Cleghorn, Richard Sanchez, Christopher D. Harvell, Yu-Jin Song, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
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Patent number: 11691055Abstract: A golf club head with an improved Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a metalwood type golf club head with improved performance via shifting the CG towards a location that reduces spin, at the same time, without sacrificing launch angle and the forgiveness of the golf club head. This golf club head may generally have a unique construction capable of achieving a low and forward CG location that is less than 40 mm from the face center along a Z-axis, a CG height that is no more than 2 mm above the neutral axis, and a MOI-Y of greater than about 4,000 g-cm2.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CAmpanvInventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Peter L. Soracco, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20230166167Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a back portion, and a back cover attached to the back portion, wherein the golf club head includes damping structures and materials to achieve desired acoustic characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Gery M. Zimmerman, Charles E. Golden, Helene Hipp, Gentry Ferguson, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20230158378Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Stephen S. Murphy, Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Vincent Jacobson, Richard L. Cleghorn, Richard Sanchez, Christopher D. Harvell, Yu-Jin Song, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
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Patent number: 11577131Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen
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Publication number: 20230042378Abstract: 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 golf club head includes additional damping structures and materials to achieve desired acoustic characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Marni D. Ines, Charles E. Golden, Gery M. Zimmerman, Gentry Ferguson, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20230026545Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen
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Publication number: 20230024044Abstract: A golf club head with an improved Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a metalwood type golf club head with improved performance via shifting the CG towards a location that reduces spin, at the same time, without sacrificing launch angle and the forgiveness of the golf club head. This golf club head may generally have a unique construction capable of achieving a low and forward CG location that is less than 40 mm from the face center along a Z-axis, a CG height that is no more than 2 mm above the neutral axis, and a MOI-Y of greater than about 4,000 g-cm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Peter L. Soracco, Ryuichi Sugimae