Patents by Inventor Zac Atwell

Zac Atwell 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: 20240075356
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that include weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some embodiments the body includes a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
  • Patent number: 11771965
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
  • Publication number: 20220118321
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
  • Patent number: 11185746
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
  • Publication number: 20210170239
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
  • Patent number: 10874920
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
  • Publication number: 20200197760
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
  • Publication number: 20200068993
    Abstract: Presented are wear-resistant polymeric shields for reinforcing segments of footwear, methods for making/using such shields, and shoes with a high-strength, abrasion-resistant thermoplastic toe shield covering the shoe's front face. An athletic shoe includes an upper with an outer shell that receives a user's foot. A forefoot region of the upper's outer shell includes a toe box, while the forefoot and midfoot regions include a vamp. A sole structure is attached to the upper to support the user's foot. The sole structure includes a ground-engaging outsole and an outer-perimeter sidewall. A toe shield is bonded to and projects from outward-facing portions of the upper and sole structure. The toe shield is a single-piece structure fabricated from an abrasion-resistant, flexible thermoplastic copolymer. The toe shield may extend across forward portions of the vamp and toe box, a forward portion of the sole's sidewall, and a forward edge of the outsole's ground-facing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Zac Atwell, Mike Ekstrom, Stephan Hausmann, Merissa D. Richards, Hsiao-Lan Tseng, Tracy L. Teague, Ronald W. Wright
  • Patent number: 10493335
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
  • Publication number: 20170304688
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
  • Patent number: D817613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Zac Atwell
  • Patent number: D834117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Andrew James, Jared Guttmann
  • Patent number: D843096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Zac Atwell
  • Patent number: D846865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Zac Atwell
  • Patent number: D846866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Zac Atwell
  • Patent number: D876073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Zac Atwell
  • Patent number: D877472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Zac Atwell
  • Patent number: D889809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Zac Atwell
  • Patent number: D965964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Zac A. Atwell
  • Patent number: D976566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin Cochrane, Zac A. Atwell