Patents by Inventor Thomas Orrin Bennett
Thomas Orrin Bennett 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: 10926143Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface with a recessed channel formed therein. A weight assembly that includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover extending over the recessed channel, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The weight assembly is selectively positionable between at least three configurations: a first configuration where the weight is secured within the recessed channel; a second configuration where the weight is slidable within the recessed channel; and a third configuration where the weight is completely removable from the golf club head. The cover is coupled to the body in all three configurations.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard Sanchez, Sang Yi, Stephanie Luttrell, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Patent number: 10918917Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having a recessed channel formed in the outer surface. A weight assembly that includes a weight disposed within the recessed channel and a cover extending over the recessed channel. A shelf is defined in the cover and slidably receives the weight. The weight assembly also includes a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The cover is positionable in an unlocked configuration whereby the cover is raised at least partially out of the recessed channel and the weight is slidable within the shelf and the recessed channel, and a locked configuration whereby the cover is disposed within the recessed channel and the weight is secured within the recessed channel and the shelf. The weight moves with the cover between the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Tyrone Northcutt, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Takeshi Casey Funaki
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Patent number: 10843046Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, David S. Cornelius, Grant M. Martens, Mitchell E. Bac
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Publication number: 20200330836Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having a recessed channel formed in an outer surface. A weight assembly that includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover extending at least partially over the recessed channel, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The weight is slidably engaged with the cover and the cover is positionable in at least an unlocked configuration whereby the cover is raised at least partially out of the recessed channel and the weight is selectively slidable within the recessed channel, and a locked configuration whereby the cover is at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and the weight is secured within the recessed channel. The weight moves with the cover between the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Mitchell E. Bac, Tyrone Northcutt, Takeshi Casey Funaki
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Publication number: 20200330834Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having a recessed channel formed in the outer surface. A weight assembly that includes a weight disposed within the recessed channel and a cover extending over the recessed channel. A shelf is defined in the cover and slidably receives the weight. The weight assembly also includes a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The cover is positionable in an unlocked configuration whereby the cover is raised at least partially out of the recessed channel and the weight is slidable within the shelf and the recessed channel, and a locked configuration whereby the cover is disposed within the recessed channel and the weight is secured within the recessed channel and the shelf. The weight moves with the cover between the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Tyrone Northcutt, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Takeshi Casey Funaki
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Publication number: 20200330835Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface with a recessed channel formed therein. A weight assembly that includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover extending over the recessed channel, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The weight assembly is selectively positionable between at least three configurations: a first configuration where the weight is secured within the recessed channel; a second configuration where the weight is slidable within the recessed channel; and a third configuration where the weight is completely removable from the golf club head. The cover is coupled to the body in all three configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard Sanchez, Sang Yi, Stephanie Luttrell, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Patent number: 10806978Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency. A filler at least partially fills the cavity defined between the front wall and the rear wall of the flexure and is exposed to the interior of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephanie Luttrell, David S. Cornelius, Stephen S. Murphy
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Publication number: 20200324182Abstract: 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: May 13, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
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Patent number: 10695628Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface with a recessed channel formed therein. A weight assembly that includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover extending over the recessed channel, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The weight assembly is positionable in an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration. When the weight assembly is in the unlocked configuration, the cover is lifted out of the recessed channel and the weight is selectively slidable within the recessed channel. When the weight assembly is in the locked configuration, the cover is disposed within the recessed channel and the weight is secured within the recessed channel. The weight assembly is coupled to the body in both the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANYInventors: Sang Yi, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Richard L. Cleghorn, Peter Larsen
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Patent number: 10695626Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body, wherein the body comprises a cavity, wherein the cavity comprises an open end and a terminal end, the terminal end opposite the open end, an elongate weighted insert configured to reside in the cavity, the weighted insert having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end, a head locking feature located at the open end of the cavity, an insert locking member comprising an insert locking feature configured to engage the head locking feature and lock the weighted insert in the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard Sanchez, Peter Soracco, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20190329106Abstract: A golf club head including a hosel, a ball striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the ball striking face, a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the ball striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, a weight mount including a recess disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown, and the skirt, a weight member located in the recess, wherein the weight mount is configured to house the weight member in a plurality of positions within the weight mount, a retainer spanning the recess, wherein the weight mount comprises a bevel configured to receive a portion of the retainer, wherein the retainer comprises an angled abutment surface at a first end of the retainer configured to engage the bevel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Stephanie Luttrell, Thomas Orrin Bennett
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Publication number: 20190290976Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body, wherein the body comprises a cavity, wherein the cavity comprises an open end and a terminal end, the terminal end opposite the open end, an elongate weighted insert configured to reside in the cavity, the weighted insert having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end, a head locking feature located at the open end of the cavity, an insert locking member comprising an insert locking feature configured to engage the head locking feature and lock the weighted insert in the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard Sanchez, Peter Soracco, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20190275381Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, David S. Cornelius, Grant M. Martens, Mitchell E. Bac
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Publication number: 20190275388Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency. A filler at least partially fills the cavity defined between the front wall and the rear wall of the flexure and is exposed to the interior of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephanie Luttrell, David S. Cornelius, Stephen S. Murphy
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Patent number: 10391371Abstract: A golf club head including a hosel, a ball striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the ball striking face, a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the ball striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, a weight mount including a recess disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown, and the skirt, a weight member located in the recess, wherein the weight mount is configured to house the weight member in a plurality of positions within the weight mount, a retainer spanning the recess, wherein the weight mount comprises a bevel configured to receive a portion of the retainer, wherein the retainer comprises an angled abutment surface at a first end of the retainer configured to engage the bevel.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Stephanie Luttrell, Thomas Orrin Bennett
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Patent number: 10369427Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body, wherein the body comprises a cavity, wherein the cavity comprises an open end and a terminal end, the terminal end opposite the open end, an elongate weighted insert configured to reside in the cavity, the weighted insert having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end, a head locking feature located at the open end of the cavity, an insert locking member comprising an insert locking feature configured to engage the head locking feature and lock the weighted insert in the cavity, a second head locking feature located at the open end of the cavity, wherein the insert locking member comprises a second insert locking feature configured to engage the second head locking feature and lock the weighted insert in the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard Sanchez, Ryuichi Sugimae, Nick Frame, Scott A. Knutson, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Patent number: 10357699Abstract: A golf club head including a body having a face, a sole, a crown, and a skirt joining the face, sole and crown, wherein the body includes a receptacle, the receptacle comprising a terminal end and an open end, a weighted insert, a weight retention system configured to receive the weighted insert, the weight retention system comprising, a weight retention member residing within the receptacle, a head locking member residing within the receptacle, wherein the weight retention member, the head locking member, and the body are formed separately, wherein the weight retention system includes an opening configured to receive the weighted insert, the opening located at the open end of the receptacle, wherein the head locking member retains the weight retention member within the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephanie Luttrell, Stephen S. Murphy
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Patent number: 10343033Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency. A slot is included in a portion of the golf club head and works with the flexure to further tune performance.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Nick Frame, Uday V. Deshmukh, Thomas Orrin Bennett, David S. Cornelius, Darryl C. Galvan, Mark C. Myrhum
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Patent number: 10343030Abstract: A golf club head made out of multi-material is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has at least a portion of the body of the golf club head that is further comprised out of a base layer and a lightweight cover layer. The base layer may have a plurality of cutouts to help reduce unnecessary mass and the lightweight cover layer may be made out of an ultra-lightweight material to further reduce the unnecessary mass. The resulting golf club head may generally have a deep CG wherein the CG-B location is about 37 mm, and a CG-C location is greater than about 30 mm.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Takeshi Casey Funaki, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Gery M. Zimmerman, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Mark C. Myrhum, Darryl C. Galvan
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Patent number: 10343032Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, David S. Cornelius, Sang Yi, Ryuichi Sugimae, Joshua G. Breier, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Nick Frame, Stephen S. Murphy, Mitchell E. Bac, Stephanie Luttrell