Patents Assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
  • Iron-type golf club head or other ball striking device
    Patent number: 11517797
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as an iron-type golf club head, includes a face having a ball striking surface and a rear surface, and a body connected to the face. The body has a sole member and a rear cavity defined at least partially by the sole member and the rear surface of the face. The body has an elongated, recessed channel extending within the cavity along a juncture line between the rear surface of the face and the sole member. Additionally, the head is formed in part by a face member having a first leg forming at least a major portion of the face and a second leg extending rearwardly from a bottom end of the first leg and forming at least a portion of the sole member. The head may further be formed by a body member connected to the face member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Robert M. Boyd
  • Multi-component golf club head
    Patent number: 11517799
    Abstract: Embodiments of a golf club head comprising a first component and a second component that are coupled together to enclose a hollow interior are disclosed herein. The first component comprises at least a striking face, a striking face return, and a rear extension. In some embodiments, the first component also comprises a weight channel at a rear end and one or more braces that attach to the striking face return and the rear extension. The second component comprises a crown portion, a sole toe portion, and a sole heel portion. The density of the second component is less than the density of the first component. In some embodiments, the first component mass is 85% to 96% of a mass of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Martin R. Jertson, Erik M. Henrikson, Samuel J. Pendred, Jeremy S. Pope, Clayson C. Spackman, Cory S. Bacon
  • Golf club with polymeric insert and removeable weight
    Patent number: 11517796
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a face, a crown, a sole, and defines a bore that is configured to receive and to selectively retain an elongate weight. The bore is aligned on a longitudinal axis that intersects the face. An elongate weight is insertable into the bore. The elongate weight is rotatable between a first angular position and a second angular position. The golf club head can further include a compliant stop positioned to contact a protrusion of the elongate weight, such that a torque threshold must be overcome to rotate the elongate weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Joshua Boggs
  • Club heads with varying impact responses and related methods
    Patent number: 11511167
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a golf club head. The golf club head includes a front body having a front body front portion with a front body front surface and having a front body rear portion, and includes a rear body having a rear body front portion, a rear body rear portion, and multiple protrusions. The golf club head is configured such that (i) when the front body front surface strikes a golf ball with a first amount of force, the front body deflects toward the rear body with a first amount of deflection, and (ii) when the front body front surface strikes the golf ball with a second amount of force less than the first amount of force, the front body deflects toward the rear body with a second amount of deflection greater than the first amount of deflection. Other embodiments of related club heads and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Travis D. Milleman, Martin R. Jertson
  • Golf club head having a magnetic adjustable weighting system
    Patent number: 11511170
    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. A first magnet is coupled to the club body. A second magnet selectively engages the first magnet, such that in a first configuration the first and second magnets attract, and in a second configuration the first and second magnets do not attract, wherein the second magnet is configured to rotate relative to the first magnet between the first configuration and the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Erik M. Henrikson, Samuel Pendred
  • Putter golf club head with elastomer fill
    Patent number: 11511168
    Abstract: Embodiments of putter golf club heads with an elastomer is enclosed herein. Other embodiments and methods may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony D. Serrano, Les J. Bryant, Guillermo G. Vald'Via
  • Golf club face plates with internal cell lattices
    Patent number: 11484755
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club face plates with internal cell lattices are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Morales, Erik M. Henrikson
  • Golf club head with textured faceplate and methods of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11478682
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Clayson C. Spackman
  • Systems and methods for measurement of 3D attributes using computer vision
    Patent number: 11475599
    Abstract: A system including a computing device and camera is disclosed; the system configured for measuring three-dimensional attributes and associated performance measurements of a mechanical device. Some embodiments comprise a camera configured to capture images of the mechanical device and a computing device in communication with the camera. In some embodiments, the computing device is configured to access a first set of pixels associated with a first plurality of fiducials to calibrate a spatial resolution of the camera. A second image from the camera can be converted into a second set of pixels associated with each of the plurality of fiducials, which are attached to the mechanical device. The computing device can be further configured to compare the first and second set of pixels to determine the location of the plurality of fiducials on the mechanical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler A. Shaw, Clayson C. Spackman
  • Club head sets with varying characteristics and related methods
    Patent number: 11465018
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf clubs head sets with varying characteristics are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also generally described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stokke, Martin R. Jertson, Cory S. Bacon, Travis D. Milleman
  • Golf club heads with internal undercuts
    Patent number: 11458373
    Abstract: Described herein is a hollow body iron-type golf club head having a sole and ballast configured to relieve stress within a forward portion 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin S. Wang, Alex G. Woodward, Eric J. Morales
  • Multi-component putter
    Patent number: 11458375
    Abstract: An embodiment of a putter type golf club head with an upper and lower portion, made from two different materials, is enclosed herein. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Higdon, Jacob T. Clarke
  • Golf club heads with energy storage characteristics
    Patent number: 11452920
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads with energy storage characteristics are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a body comprising a strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a crown, and an internal radius transition from the strikeface to at least one of the sole or the crown. In many embodiments, the internal radius transition region is not visible from an exterior of the golf club head and comprises a first tier, a second tier and a tier transition region between the first tier and the second tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Martin R. Jertson, Eric J. Morales, Cory S. Bacon, Calvin Wang, Xiaojian Chen, Ryan M. Stokke
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D965714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Anthony D. Serrano
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D965715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony D. Serrano, Murphy R. Alexander
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D967914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: David A. Higdon, Calvin S. Wang
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D972057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob T. Clarke, Anthony D. Serrano, Murphy R. Alexander
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D972058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob T. Clarke, Anthony D. Serrano, Murphy R. Alexander
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D972673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin S. Wang, David A. Higdon, Murphy R. Alexander
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D972674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob T. Clarke, Anthony D. Serrano, Murphy R. Alexander