Patents Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
  • Patent number: 12256811
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a snap system including a mating component and a snap component that connect by means of a snap fit or otherwise. The mating component simplifies the assembly process by combining a structural component and an attachment point. The snap component is associated with a removable component that mates with the attachment point of the mating component. The snap system includes a mating component that combines a structural component to secure a material and an attachment point to secure a snap component. The design of the structural component allows the mating component to be used with a variety of materials having a variable thickness. The mating component is a versatile feature as the structural component self-adjusts to the thickness of the material provided. The snap system decreases the amount of components necessary for manufacturing which may decrease the cost and improve the visual appeal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: James D. Martell
  • Publication number: 20250090911
    Abstract: A golf club head having an adjustable weight system. The golf club head having a single, relatively compact slot for receiving a weight assembly. The weight assembly comprising a relatively high mass. Wherein small lateral movements of the heavy weight assembly are sufficient to shape a golfer's shot. Wherein the small movements also prevents the reduction of the total golf club head moment of inertia, thus preserving the forgiveness of the golf club when the ball is miss-hit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Stokke, David Higdon
  • Publication number: 20250090916
    Abstract: Embodiments of a golf club head comprising a club head body and a sole mass element are described herein. The club head comprises a center of gravity height measured between a club head center of gravity and at least one keel point. The club head comprises a face surface, wherein the face surface defines a face height. The club head defines a ratio of club head center of gravity height to face height, wherein the ratio is less than or equal to approximately 0.36.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryan M. Stokke
  • Publication number: 20250073541
    Abstract: A ball striking device such as a golf club head, has a face with a striking surface configured for striking a ball; an elongated channel extending across a portion of the sole, wherein the sole is made of a plurality of materials where on material has a lower modulus of elasticity than the remainder of the sole. The sole has an elongated channel recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and may be made entirely or partially from a material with a lower modulus of material than remainder of the sole. The flexibility of the elongated channel and lower modulus material helps to improve the efficiency of the impact with a golf ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20250073543
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a club body having a crown opposite a sole, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end, and a hosel. The golf club head also includes an adjustable weighting system positioned on the club body, the adjustable weighting system includes a single channel and a member that is received by the single channel and fastened to the club body, where a plurality of weights are coupled to the member. The golf club head can additionally or alternatively include a face angle adjustment system positioned on the sole, the face angle adjustment system includes a member that is removably received by the single channel and fastened to the sole, the member includes a first end member and a second end member, wherein the member is configured to be repositioned within the channel to adjust a resting face angle of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stokke, David A. Higdon, Martin R. Jertson, Jeremy Pope, Xiaojian Chen
  • Publication number: 20250073546
    Abstract: Described herein is a hollow body iron-type golf club head having a sole and ballast configured to relieve stress within a forward region of the sole. In a first configuration, the golf club head comprises a ballast undercut for relieving stress. In other configurations, the ballast undercut is combined with additional stress relief features, such as a cascading sole near the face sole juncture, for further reductions to face thickness. In further configurations, the ballast defines a recess for receiving a ballast weight having a density greater than the body, thereby improving mass properties of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Josh A. Degerness, Eric J. Morales, Suraj Megharaja, Mark C. Bloxham, Calvin S. Wang, Evan R. Greer, Matthew T. Schier, Travis D. Milleman
  • Publication number: 20250065196
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a club body having a crown opposite a sole, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end, and a hosel. The golf club head also includes an adjustable weighting system positioned on the club body, the adjustable weighting system includes a single channel and a member that is received by the single channel and fastened to the club body, where a plurality of weights are coupled to the member. The golf club head can additionally or alternatively include a face angle adjustment system positioned on the sole, the face angle adjustment system includes a member that is removably received by the single channel and fastened to the sole, the member includes a first end member and a second end member, wherein the member is configured to be repositioned within the channel to adjust a resting face angle of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stokke, David A. Higdon, Martin R. Jertson, Jeremy Pope, Xiaojian Chen
  • Patent number: 12233320
    Abstract: Embodiments of a strap assembly system for a golf bag are described herein. The strap assembly system can be converted between a single-strap configuration or a double-strap configuration. The strap assembly system comprises a first strap, a second strap, and a back puck. The back puck comprises first and second attachment openings for securing the first strap. The back puck further comprises first and second side openings that define a linear pathway and are configured to receive the second strap. The second strap can move freely along the linear pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: James D. Martell
  • Publication number: 20250058180
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a shaft sleeve with a shaft sleeve coupler set, a sleeve outer wall, and a cap. The shaft sleeve coupler set comprises four couplers protruding from the sleeve outer wall. Each of the four couplers comprises an arcuate surface. The golf club head comprises a hosel bore. The shaft sleeve is configured to be received by the hosel bore. The shaft sleeve and the hosel bore are non-coaxial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacob T. Clarke, Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke, Evan R. Greer, Eric V. Cole, David S. Kultala
  • Publication number: 20250058184
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads having transition profiles to reduce aerodynamic drag during a swing are described herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head includes a crown transition profile having a first crown radius of curvature, a sole transition profile having a first sole radius of curvature, and a rear transition profile having a rear radius of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stokke, Sina Ghods
  • Publication number: 20250050177
    Abstract: Embodiments of a golf club head with a textured strikeface and methods to form said club head through laser shock treatment are generally described herein. The golf club head can comprise a body and a strikeface. The strikeface has a textured front surface, with an array of indentions. Each indention can have a footprint area of between 0.01 ?m2 (1×10?8 mm2) to 250,000 ?m2 (0.25 mm2). The textured front surface can affect the spin imparted to a golf ball upon impact. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Clayson C. Spackman
  • Patent number: 12220618
    Abstract: A golf club head including a club face defined by a toe end, a heel end, a top rail and a sole. The golf club head including a plurality of grooves disposed on the club face between the top rail and the sole. Each groove extends between the toe end and the heel end. Depths of the grooves vary in a direction extending between the top rail and the sole and in a direction extending between the heel end and the toe end. Widths of each of the plurality of grooves vary in a direction extending between the heel end and the toe end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony D. Serrano, Paul D. Wood, Bradley D. Schweigert, Calvin S. Wang, John A. Solheim
  • Patent number: 12220619
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads comprising a head interior bounded by a head front portion, a head rear portion, a head heel portion, a head toe portion, a head top portion, and a head sole portion, the golf club heads further comprising various optimized characteristics including optimizing the head center of gravity height and depth in relation to the head volume and mass, are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Ryan M. Stokke
  • Publication number: 20250042198
    Abstract: Multi-wheel casters designed to traverse various obstacles are described herein. The multi-wheel casters can be used in various applications to transport various loads from a first location to a second location. The multi-wheel casters can be rotatable about a king pin to provide maneuverability or can be fixed about a king pin to provide beneficial straight-line transportation. A combination of identical and different casters can be used to create different load transportation platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bernardo L. Barea Lopez, Dylan R. Cappello, Jordan D. Shoenhair, John A. Solheim, Justin A. Paselk
  • Publication number: 20250041686
    Abstract: A pickleball paddle having a perimeter weighting system to improve performance characteristics and/or to provide swing weighting. The weighting system may include flexible weight strips disposed in recesses formed about a perimeter of the paddle. Alternatively, the weighting system may include slidable weights disposed in one or more channels. The weighting system may further include handle weighting to provide swing weighting. The at least one weight can have a relatively high mass, sufficient to noticeably alter CG of the paddle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin A. Paselk, Isaac P. Dukes, Clayson C. Spackman, Jordan D. Shoenhair
  • Patent number: D1060556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony D. Serrano, Murphy R. Alexander
  • Patent number: D1065385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony D. Serrano
  • Patent number: D1067348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew T. Schier, Alexander Woodward, Ryan H. Davis
  • Patent number: D1067350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Mark C. Bloxham, Murphy R. Alexander, Evan R. Greer
  • Patent number: D1068009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony D. Serrano