Patents by Inventor Xiaojian Chen

Xiaojian Chen 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).

  • Club heads having reinforced club head faces and related methods
    Patent number: 10918919
    Abstract: Some embodiments include club heads having reinforced club head faces. Other embodiments of related club heads and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke, Eric V. Cole, Cory S. Bacon, Travis D. Milleman, Jacob T. Clarke, Calvin Wang, Xiaojian Chen, Martin R. Jertson
  • Golf club heads with cavities and related methods
    Patent number: 10894193
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads with cavities and methods to manufacture golf club heads with cavities are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a body. The body comprises a strikeface, a backside of the strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a first cavity at the backside of the strikeface, a rear portion opposite the strikeface, and a second cavity at the rear portion. In many embodiments, the golf club head further comprises a cap closing off the second cavity. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaojian Chen, Cory S. Bacon
  • Golf club heads with energy storage characteristics
    Patent number: 10888743
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads with energy storage characteristics are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a hollow body comprising a strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a top rail and an inflection point. The inflection point provides increase bending of the strikeface thereby providing performance enhancement over clubs without an inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Martin R. Jertson, Eric J. Morales, Cory S. Bacon, Calvin Wang, Xiaojian Chen, Travis D. Milleman
  • Adjustable weight club head
    Patent number: 10864416
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads having adjustable weighting systems with a plurality of discrete attachment locations capable of receiving one or more weights are described herein. The golf club heads described herein provide user adjustability of club head center of gravity to adjust ball flight while maintaining a high moment of inertia and low and back center of gravity position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventors: Martin R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Xiaojian Chen, Cory S. Bacon, Jeremy Pope, Daniel K. Lee, David A. Higdon, Eric J. Morales
  • Golf club heads with ribs and related methods
    Patent number: 10850172
    Abstract: Provided herein are embodiments of golf club heads comprising a crown and a ribbed region. The ribbed region of the golf club head can be positioned on a portion of the crown and can further include a ribbed wall, wherein the ribbed wall comprises a ribbed wall interior surface, a ribbed wall exterior surface, and one or more external ribs. The one or more external ribs can protrude from the ribbed region to increase the strength of the crown and beneficially reduce crown thickness. Other embodiments and related methods are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stokke, Martin R. Jertson, David A. Higdon, Xiaojian Chen
  • GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH CAVITIES AND INSERTS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20200324183
    Abstract: Golf club heads with cavities and inserts, and methods to manufacture golf club heads with cavities. Various embodiments include a golf club head comprising a body. The body comprises a strikeface at a front of the golf club head, a backface opposite the strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head, and a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion. In many embodiments, the body further comprises an insert within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: David L. Petersen, Les J. Bryant, James D. Glover, Richard D. MacMillan, Xiaojian Chen, Martin R. Jertson, Yujen Huang, Jacob T. Clarke, Tyler A. Shaw, William D. Shearer, Travis D. Milleman
  • Method and apparatus for identifying information
    Patent number: 10803861
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for identifying information. One embodiment of the method includes: collecting to-be-processed audio in real-time; performing voice recognition on the to-be-processed audio; performing data-processing on the to-be-processed audio, when the audio is recognized as a wake-up word, the wake-up word is used for instructing performing data-processing on the to-be-processed audio. The embodiment can identify keywords from the to-be-processed audio obtained in real-time and then perform data-processing on the to-be-processed audio, which improves completeness in obtaining the to-be-processed audio and accuracy in performing data-processing on the to-be-processed audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaojian Chen, Lifeng Zhao, Jun Li, Yushu Cao
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ADJUSTABLE RESTING FACE ANGLE
    Publication number: 20200316441
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a club body and a resting face angle adjuster. The club body includes a crown opposite a sole, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end opposite a face, and a hosel. The sole includes a sole surface. The resting face angle adjuster includes an adjustment member having a keel surface, and a recess formed in the sole such that a portion of the sole surface at least partially bounds the recess. The adjustment member is disposed in the recess and positionable between a first adjustment position and a second adjustment position. In the first adjustment position, the keel surface is at a first distance relative to the portion of the sole surface. In the second adjustment position, the keel surface is at a second distance relative to the portion of the sole surface not equal to the first distance in the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Martin R. Jertson, Daniel K. Lee, Xiaojian Chen, Travis D. Milleman
  • GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH ENERGY STORAGE CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20200316439
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads with energy storage characteristics are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a body comprising a strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a crown, and an internal radius transition from the strikeface to at least one of the sole or the crown. In many embodiments, the internal radius transition region is not visible from an exterior of the golf club head and comprises a first tier, a second tier and a tier transition region between the first tier and the second tier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Martin R. Jertson, Eric J. Morales, Cory S. Bacon, Calvin Wang, Xiaojian Chen, Ryan M. Stokke
  • ADJUSTABLE SOLE WEIGHT OF A GOLF CLUB HEAD
    Publication number: 20200282273
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having a heel portion, a toe portion, a sole portion, and an outer surface, a strikeface having a geometric center, a head center of gravity, and a weight member including a weight pad. The weight member is configured to be repositionable by the user to a first position or a second position. The club head having the weight member in the first position shifts the head center of gravity toward the strikeface, and the club head having the weight member in the second position shifts the head center of gravity away from the strikeface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Xiaojian Chen, Eric J. Morales, Martin R. Jertson, Cory S. Bacon
  • Golf Club Heads with Energy Storage Characteristics
    Publication number: 20200276482
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads with energy storage characteristics are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a hollow body comprising a strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a top rail and an inflection point. The inflection point provides increase bending of the strikeface thereby providing performance enhancement over clubs without an inflection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Martin R. Jertson, Eric J. Morales, Cory S. Bacon, Calvin Wang, Xiaojian Chen, Travis D. Milleman, Evan R. Greer, Murphy R. Alexander
  • Golf club heads with cavities and inserts and related methods
    Patent number: 10695629
    Abstract: Golf club heads with cavities and inserts, and methods to manufacture golf club heads with cavities. Various embodiments include a golf club head comprising a body. The body comprises a strikeface at a front of the golf club head, a backface opposite the strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head, and a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion. In many embodiments, the body further comprises an insert within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Petersen, Les J. Bryant, James D. Glover, Richard D. MacMillan, Xiaojian Chen, Martin R. Jertson, Yujen Huang, Jacob T. Clarke, Tyler A. Shaw, William D. Shearer, Travis D. Milleman
  • Golf club heads with energy storage characteristics
    Patent number: 10688350
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads with energy storage characteristics are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a body comprising a strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a crown, and an internal radius transition from the strikeface to at least one of the sole or the crown. In many embodiments, the internal radius transition region is not visible from an exterior of the golf club head and comprises a first tier, a second tier and a tier transition region between the first tier and the second tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Martin R. Jertson, Eric J. Morales, Cory S. Bacon, Calvin Wang, Xiaojian Chen, Ryan M. Stokke
  • Golf club heads with cavities and inserts and related methods
    Patent number: 10675518
    Abstract: Golf club heads with cavities and inserts, and methods to manufacture golf club heads with cavities. Various embodiments include a golf club head comprising a body. The body comprises a strikeface at a front of the golf club head, a backface opposite the strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a rear portion at a rear of the golf club head, and a cavity located between the backface and the rear portion. In many embodiments, the body further comprises an insert within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Petersen, Les J. Bryant, James D. Glover, Richard D. MacMillan, Xiaojian Chen, Martin R. Jertson
  • Golf club head with adjustable resting face angle
    Patent number: 10668341
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a club body and a resting face angle adjuster. The club body includes a crown opposite a sole, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end opposite a face, and a hosel. The sole includes a sole surface. The resting face angle adjuster includes an adjustment member having a keel surface, and a recess formed in the sole such that a portion of the sole surface at least partially bounds the recess. The adjustment member is disposed in the recess and positionable between a first adjustment position and a second adjustment position. In the first adjustment position, the keel surface is at a first distance relative to the portion of the sole surface. In the second adjustment position, the keel surface is at a second distance relative to the portion of the sole surface not equal to the first distance in the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Martin R. Jertson, Daniel K. Lee, Xiaojian Chen, Travis D. Milleman
  • Adjustable sole weight of a golf club head
    Patent number: 10661127
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having a heel portion, a toe portion, a sole portion, and an outer surface, a strikeface having a geometric center, a head center of gravity, and a weight member including a weight pad. The weight member is configured to be repositionable by the user to a first position or a second position. The club head having the weight member in the first position shifts the head center of gravity toward the strikeface, and the club head having the weight member in the second position shifts the head center of gravity away from the strikeface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaojian Chen, Eric J. Morales, Martin R. Jertson
  • GROOVES OF GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GROOVES OF GOLF CLUB HEADS
    Publication number: 20200147461
    Abstract: Embodiments of grooves and face inserts of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves and face inserts of golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Calvin S. Wang, Xiaojian Chen, David A. Higdon, Les J. Bryant, Martin R. Jertson, Anthony D. Serrano
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D889573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Martin R. Jertson, Xiaojian Chen
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D889574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stokke, Xiaojian Chen
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D895039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin S. Wang, Ryan M. Stokke, Xiaojian Chen, Daniel K. Lee