Patents Represented by Attorney Michael A. Catania

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  • Aerodynamic control surface on a golf club for training purposes
    Patent number: 7819753
    Abstract: The present invention is a unique and improved training aid to assist the golfer in learning these skills. The invention has deployable fins that deploy during a backswing and retract during a downswing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: J. Andrew Galloway, Alan Hocknell
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: 7811181
    Abstract: A golf club head (20) having optimized inertial properties and center of gravity is disclosed. The golf club head (20) preferably has a volume between 300 cubic centimeters and 500 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (20) has a center of gravity located less than 1.7 inches from an exterior surface of a front wall (30). The positioning of the center of gravity of the golf club head (20) and the optimized inertial properties provide the golf club with greater ball spin robustness and better performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: J. Andrew Galloway, Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett
  • Method for predicting a golfer's ball striking performance
    Patent number: 7811182
    Abstract: A method for a predicting golfer's performance is disclosed herein. The method inputs the pre-impact swing properties of a golfer obtained from a CMOS imaging system, a plurality of mass properties of a first golf club, and a plurality of mass properties of a first golf ball into a rigid body code. Ball launch parameters are generated from the rigid body. The ball launch parameters, a plurality of atmospheric conditions and lift and drag properties of the golf ball are inputted into a trajectory code. This trajectory code is used to predict the performance of a golf ball if struck by the golfer with the golf club under the atmospheric conditions. The method can then predict the performance of the golf ball if struck by the golfer with a different golf club. The method and system of the present invention predict the performance of the golf ball without the golfer actually striking the golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Peter Ligotti, III, Scott R. Manwaring, Frank H. Fan
  • Circuit for transmitting a RFID signal
    Patent number: 7804404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for transmitting a signal while conserving battery for a shot tracking device attached to a grip of a golf club. The system comprises a circuit comprising a battery, a resistor, a capacitor, a microprocessor and a radiofrequency component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joseph Balardeta, Scott Denton
  • Method for forming a highly neutralized polymer
    Patent number: 7803861
    Abstract: A method for forming highly neutralized polymers for use in games balls and the like is disclosed herein. The method includes mixing oleic acid with a predetermined amount of magnesium oxide which is greater than the amount necessary to fully neutralize the oleic acid. The over-neutralized oleic acid particulate is mixed with an acid copolymer compound to form a highly neutralized polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Mark L. Binette
  • Method and system for shot tracking
    Patent number: 7800480
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a RFID signal while conserving the battery power for a circuit in continuous operation is disclosed herein. The circuit includes a RFID component, a microprocessor, an accelerometer and a battery. The battery preferably has no more than 225 milliamp hours of power. The accelerometer is preferably a multiple axis accelerometer. The circuit is preferably utilized with a device for shot tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Balardeta Joseph, Scott Denton
  • Method and system for shot tracking
    Patent number: 7801575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for transmitting a signal while conserving battery power by utilizing a resistor in series with a power source prior to a capacitor, allowing that capacitor to be charged at a controlled rate and further comprising an automatic switch, allowing power to flow when desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joseph Balardeta, Scott Denton
  • Putter head
    Patent number: 7794334
    Abstract: A putter-type club head (20) having a main body (25) and a removable aft member (30) is disclosed herein. The putter-type club head (20) has a main body (25) that is preferably composed of an aluminum alloy. The removable aft member (30) is preferably composed of stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • Cross-linked thermoplastic polyurethane/polyurea and method of making same
    Patent number: 7785522
    Abstract: A process for forming a cross-linked thermoplastic polymer is disclosed herein. The cross-linked thermoplastic polymer is formed by heating a first mixture containing a thermoplastic urethane base material, a monomeric diisocyanate comprising between 1 to 10% of the total weight of the first mixture, and a second mixture of a first diamine and a second diamine comprising between 1 to 10% of the total weight of a total reaction product. The heated first mixture, which is flowable, is injected into at least one injection molding device, with the second mixture injected at predetermined intervals to create a homogeneous reaction product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignees: PriPro Polymers, Inc., Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Pijush K. Dewanjee, John G. Guard
  • Golf ball which includes fast-chemical-reaction-produced component and method of making same
    Patent number: 7775909
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf ball comprising fast-chemical-reaction-produced component, such as a component which comprises a reaction injection molded polyurethane material. The golf ball has excellent light stability. Also disclosed is a method making a golf ball by forming a cover component of the ball by mixing two or more reactants that react and form a reaction product with a flex modulus of from about 1 to about 310 kpsi in a reaction time of about 5 minutes or less, the component having a thickness of at least 0.01 inches and a demold time of 10 minutes or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kennedy, Michael J. Tzivanis, David M. Melanson
  • Method for applying indicia to a golf ball
    Patent number: 7765931
    Abstract: A golf ball having an indicia produced by ink jet printing is disclosed. An ink composition containing a coloring agent and a resin is dispensed on a transfer medium, using an ink jet printer, to form an indicia. The indicia is transferred from the transfer medium to the dimpled surface of a golf ball. In another form of the invention, an indicia is applied directly to a golf ball, without a transfer medium. In this method, an indicia receiving layer is applied on at least a portion of the golf ball surface, then the indicia is printed directly on the indicia receiving layer using an ink jet printer. The indicia on the golf ball has an impact resistance suitable for use in competitive play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Robert Phelps, Stephen M. Green
  • Insert for golf shoe
    Patent number: D620693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Bobbett, Michael Roy, Jacob Pinger
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D622335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D623251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D623710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D624978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D625374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Augustin W. Rollinson, Philip A. Mickelson
  • Iron golf club
    Patent number: D625375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Kevin Weejoung Kim, Roger Cleveland, Matthew Myers
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D625764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D626191
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton