Patents Represented by Attorney Rebecca Hanovice
  • Patent number: 8328661
    Abstract: A golf club head having a center of gravity located at a point close to the face and the sole is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head comprises a hollow body including a weight lip and face component, and the weight lip extends from the sole inside the body into the face component. The golf club head is preferably a wood-type or hybrid-type golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Joel B. Erickson
  • Patent number: 8262506
    Abstract: A golf club head having a face component, a crown, and a composite sole with one or more weight ports for receiving one or more weight inserts is disclosed herein. At least part of each of the weight ports is integrally formed in the composite sole, and each of the weight ports include a weight receiving region for receiving a weight and a screw receiving region for receiving a screw that secures the weight in the weight port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: William C. Watson, Martin Peralta, Patrick Dawson, Irina Ivanova, Bradley C. Rice
  • Patent number: 8262496
    Abstract: A wood-type golf club head with an adjustable keel zone member is disclosed herein. The golf club head includes a body and an adjustable keel zone member. The body has a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion. The body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end. The sole portion has only a single keel point. The adjustable keel zone member is disposed within a keel zone of the sole and located preferentially with respect to the center of gravity. The keel zone member is capable of adjusting the face angle of the wood-type golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew T. Cackett, D. Clayton Evans, Alan Hocknell
  • Patent number: 8257196
    Abstract: A golf club having features that permit easy customization by consumers is disclosed herein. The golf club includes at least one weight port, a ribbon, at least one removable weight port ring, and at least one removable ribbon insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Craig E. Abbott, Catherine Brookshire, Tim Goudarzi, Scott Manwaring
  • Patent number: 8257193
    Abstract: A golf club (20) having a club head (22) with an interchangeable shaft (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club (20) includes a tube (44, 144) mounted in the club head (22), and a sleeve (46, 146) mounted on a tip end (50) of the shaft (40). The tube (44, 144) includes a tapered portion (60, 160) and a rotation prevention portion (62, 162). The sleeve (46, 146) has a frustoconical portion (72, 172) and a keyed portion (74, 174) that are respectively received in the tapered portion (60, 160) and the rotation prevention portion (62, 162) of the tube (44, 144). The golf club (20) further includes a mechanical fastener (48, 148) for removably securing the shaft (40) to the club head (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett, Denver Holt, D. Clayton Evans, Daniel M. Stevens, James C. Wenck, Steven S. Ogg, Konrad Lenhof, Jerry V. Blanke, Joel B. Erickson, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8257195
    Abstract: A golf club head having a center of gravity located at a point close to the face and the sole is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head comprises a hollow body including a weight lip and face component, and the weight lip extends from the sole inside the body into the face component. The golf club head is preferably a wood-type or hybrid-type golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Joel B. Erickson
  • Patent number: 8241142
    Abstract: Methods of forming a golf club head having improved aerodynamic characteristics are disclosed herein. A preferred method is the largest tangent circle method, which utilizes a Cartesian coordinate system. The method results in identification and measurement of certain club head features, which can be adjusted to improve aerodynamic properties of the golf club head. One method of the present invention lowers the drag of the club head by specifying dimensional relationships of the driver head based on location of apex and nadir points, while another method lowers the drag of the club head by improving overall face design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: D. Clayton Evans, Evan D. Gibbs, Matthew T. Cackett, Steven M. Ehlers
  • Patent number: 8235843
    Abstract: A golf club head having a face component, a crown, and a composite sole or a composite body patch with one or more weight ports for receiving one or more weight inserts is disclosed herein. At least part of each of the weight ports is integrally formed in the composite sole or composite body patch, and each of the weight ports include a weight receiving region for receiving a weight and a screw receiving region for receiving a screw that secures the weight in the weight port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Patrick Dawson, Irina Ivanova
  • Patent number: 8235840
    Abstract: A golf club (20) having a club head (22) with an interchangeable shaft (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club (20) includes a tube (44, 144) mounted in the club head (22), and a sleeve (46, 146) mounted on a tip end (50) of the shaft (40). The tube (44, 144) includes a tapered portion (60, 160) and a rotation prevention portion (62, 162). The sleeve (46, 146) has a frustoconical portion (72, 172) and a keyed portion (74, 174) that are respectively received in the tapered portion (60, 160) and the rotation prevention portion (62, 162) of the tube (44, 144). The golf club (20) further includes a mechanical fastener (48, 148) for removably securing the shaft (40) to the club head (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett, Denver Holt, D. Clayton Evans, Daniel M. Stevens, James C. Wenck, Steven S. Ogg, Konrad Lenhof, Jerry V. Blanke, Joel B. Erickson, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8221258
    Abstract: A wood-type golf club head with an adjustable keel zone member is disclosed herein. The golf club head includes a body and an adjustable keel zone member. The body has a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion. The body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end. The sole portion has only a single keel point. The adjustable keel zone member is disposed within a keel zone of the sole and located preferentially with respect to the center of gravity. The keel zone member is capable of adjusting the face angle of the wood-type golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew T. Cackett, D. Clayton Evans, Alan Hocknell
  • Patent number: D663370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Kevin Weejoung Kim, Patrick Dawson, Garth W. Smith
  • Patent number: D663371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Kevin Weejoung Kim
  • Patent number: D666263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Steven M. Ehlers, D. Clayton Evans
  • Patent number: D666264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Steven M. Ehlers, D. Clayton Evans
  • Patent number: D667067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Jonathan Thompson
  • Patent number: D667909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Steven M. Ehlers, D. Clayton Evans
  • Patent number: D669547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Kevin Weejoung Kim, Scott Painter
  • Patent number: D669947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Kevin Weejoung Kim, Denver Holt
  • Patent number: D672418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Patent number: D673232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Kevin Weejoung Kim