Patents Assigned to Acushnet Company
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Patent number: 11813500Abstract: Golf balls include dimples for generating a turbulent boundary layer. At least some of the dimples include a fan-shape. The fan-shaped dimple has a plurality of blades. Each blade has a trailing edge flush with a land area of a spherical surface of the golf ball, a leading edge, and a side wall connected to the leading edge. The dimple also has a sloped floor extending from the trailing edge to the leading edge, a blade tip connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge at a distal end of the blade, and a blade root connecting the leading edge to the trailing edge at a proximal end of the blade.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Steven Aoyama
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Patent number: 11813505Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 11813506Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face including a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a damping element abutting the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the damping element comprises a binder and a filler, wherein the filler has a density less than or equal to 2 g/cc and the binder has a density greater than or equal to 3 g/cc and less than or equal to 12 g/cc, wherein the filler is substantially evenly distributed throughout the binder, wherein the filler comprises a plurality of particles, wherein the particles of the filler are less than 5.0 mm in diameter, and wherein the damping element comprises an average thickness, wherein the average thickness of the damping element is greater than or equal to 5 ?m and less than or equal to 100 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
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Patent number: 11813491Abstract: A golf club head includes a club head body and a weight member that is secured to the body. The weight member is constructed to utilize lateral forces to couple to the head body to minimize the structure required to retain the weight member, and the weight member is preferably constructed so that it has a low profile.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard L Cleghorn, David Cornelius, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Dustin Barksdale
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Publication number: 20230356036Abstract: Golf ball comprising core; casing layer; cover layer; and plurality of outer coating layers. Casing layer comprises an ionomer blend of at least one ionomer and a color concentrate resin that is included in an amount of 3-10 wt.% of the ionomer blend. Cover layer is transparent and comprises thermoplastic/thermoset urethane composition. First outer coating layer is adj acent to cover layer and comprises clear water-borne or solvent-borne primer; and second outer coating layer is adjacent to first outer coating layer and comprises gold pearl primer, white sparkle primer, or combination thereof; third outer coating layer is adjacent to second outer coating layer and comprises a clear topcoat. Alternatively, second outer coating layer comprises matte topcoat, clear glossy topcoat, or combination thereof. In all embodiments, first outer coating layer and/or second outer coating layer may be colorless.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Manjari Kuntimaddi, Douglas E. Jones
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Patent number: 11805846Abstract: An article of footwear with a traction system. The traction system includes a plurality of traction elements of various heights on the outsole that undergo rotation within the penetrated substratum while avoiding damage from digging the surface while walking. The plurality of traction elements has a shortened height at pivot points of a foot and a lengthened height away from the pivot points of the foot.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: John F. Swigart, Robert S. Bento, Paul O. Teeter
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Publication number: 20230347213Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region, and a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region, all of which combine to form the improved striking face.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Kyle A. Carr
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Publication number: 20230347222Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a back portion, and a back cover attached to the back portion, wherein the golf club head includes damping structures and materials to achieve desired acoustic characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Oswaldo Gonzalez, Joshua D. Westrum, Helene Hipp, Gentry Ferguson, Gery M. Zimmerman, Marni D. Ines
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Publication number: 20230349682Abstract: A device and method for identifying a center of a striking face of a golf club head are disclosed. The center determining device includes a device body having a central opening defined through a first surface of said device body and a second surface opposite said first surface. A first dimension indicator including a pair of first indicator jaws and a second dimension indicator including a pair of second indicator jaws may be disposed on said device body. A first adjuster and a second adjuster are operable to adjust said first separation distance said pair of first indicator jaws and a second separation distance between said second indicator jaws. When the pair of first indicator jaws and the pair of second indicator jaws are equally spaced around the heel, toe, topline, and sole edges of the striking face, the central opening is aligned with the center of the striking face.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Scott A. Knutson, Joseph John Van Wezenbeeck
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Publication number: 20230347211Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a dimple pattern for a golf ball. In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a specific arrangement of maximum and minimum diameter dimples. In more specific aspects, (i) the maximum diameter dimples are nearest neighbors with each other, (ii) the minimum diameter dimples are nearest neighbors with each other, (iii) the minimum and maximum diameter dimples are not nearest neighbors with each other, and (iv) the maximum diameter dimples only appear in one domain while the minimum diameter dimples only appear in the other domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Courtney N. Engle, Michael R. Madson, Nicholas M. Nardacci
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Patent number: 11801428Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion, and a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the striking face, a first damping element residing between the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the first damping element comprises a front surface in contact with the rear surface of the striking face and a rear surface in contact with the support arm, wherein the periphery portion comprises a sole, and a second damping element located between the first damping element and the sole, a front portion of the second damping element in contact with the rear surface of the striking face, a rear surface of the second damping element in contact with the support arm.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Marni D. Ines, Christopher Savage, Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, John Morin, Jason A. Mata, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Jonathan Hebreo, Nick Frame
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Publication number: 20230339157Abstract: Golf ball methods and molds for quickly and efficiently eliminating air/gas from within a mold while better centering a subassembly in the mold during golf ball manufacture and the improved golf balls resulting therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ajay Vora, John M. Thornton, Kevin J. Rice, Donald A. Serino
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Publication number: 20230338794Abstract: An iron-type golf club head includes: a body having an outer surface and including a striking face; a channel extending into the body and having an opening in the outer surface of the body; and a weighted insert shaped and sized to be at least partially inserted into the channel and including a heavy end and a light end, wherein the channel is oriented such that, when the weighted insert is at least partially inserted into the channel, a longitudinal axis of the weighted insert is parallel to a striking face plane that is tangential to an outermost surface of the striking face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20230338788Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region, and a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region, all of which combine to form the improved striking face.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Darryl C. Galvan, Kyle A. Carr, Christopher D. Harvell, David S. Cornelius
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Publication number: 20230338786Abstract: A multi-material golf club head wherein the junction between the two different components made from different materials are seamlessly incorporated within existing visual cues of a golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention adjusts the design of the bond between the two different components to reflect the needs of the golf club head at the various visual cues around the perimeter of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20230338780Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a dimple pattern for a golf ball. In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a specific arrangement of first and second domains each consisting of perimeter dimples and interior dimples. The dimples have at least three different dimple diameters, including a minimum dimple diameter, a maximum dimple diameter, and at least one additional dimple diameter. In a specific aspect, the dimples having the maximum dimple diameter are only present in the first domains, the dimples having the minimum dimple diameter are only present in the second domains, and none of the perimeter dimples in the first domain are maximum dimple diameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Courtney N. Engle, Michael R. Madson, Nicholas M. Nardacci
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Publication number: 20230338789Abstract: A multi-material golf club head wherein the junction between the two different components made from different materials are seamlessly incorporated within existing visual cues of a golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention adjusts the design of the bond between the two different components to reflect the needs of the golf club head at the various visual cues around the perimeter of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20230338787Abstract: A multi-material golf club head wherein the junction between the two different components made from different materials are seamlessly incorporated within existing visual cues of a golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention adjusts the design of the bond between the two different components to reflect the needs of the golf club head at the various visual cues around the perimeter of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Richard L. Cleghorn
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Patent number: 11794080Abstract: A golf club head including a club head body comprising a back portion, a striking face, and an interior cavity formed between the back portion and the striking face, wherein the striking face includes a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a deformable member residing between the back portion and the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the deformable member includes a front surface in contact with the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the deformable member includes a rear surface in contact with the back portion, wherein the deformable member includes a free thickness and an installed thickness, and wherein the free thickness is at least 5% greater than the installed thickness.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Marni D. Ines, Grant M. Martens, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Gentry Ferguson, Charles E. Golden, John Morin
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Patent number: D1003601Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Duane Marshall
