Patents Examined by Sebastiano Passaniti
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Patent number: 11712606Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf club head comprising at least one crown opening and at least one crown insert attached to the body and covering the at least one crown opening. The golf club head further comprises at least one sole opening and at least one sole insert attached to the body and covering the at least one sole opening. The golf club head additionally includes at least one weight member configured to clamp first and second ledges at selected locations along a sliding weight track. The golf club head also comprise a coefficient of restitution (COR) feature located on the sole of the golf club head. The at least one crown insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc. The at least one sole insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Matthew Johnson, David Bennett, Joseph Hoffman, Joseph R Nielson, Nathan T Sargent, Christopher J Harbert, Jared Guttmann, Christian R Wester
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Patent number: 11707651Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a top portion having a heel-side portion, a toe-side portion, and a raised central top portion with an opening. A shoulder portion extends inward toward the opening and a crown portion is attached to the shoulder portion and covers the opening. The bottom portion includes a central protrusion between a heel-side dividing plane and a toe-side dividing plane, a toe-side protrusion between the toe-side dividing plane and a toe-side bounding plane, and a heel-side protrusion between the heel-side dividing plane and a heel-side bounding plane. A distance between the toe-side dividing plane and the heel-side dividing plane is about equal to a diameter of a golf ball. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Patent number: 11707656Abstract: A golf putter clubhead is designed with a unique structure using a geometry and a balance technology to provide super symmetry, harmony and balance at motion and at rest. The clubhead includes a body with triangular members, a putting face, and optional holes. The triangular form clubhead does not require compensation during the swing thus allowing for greater repetition and simplicity of movement in turn producing performance benefits via consistency. The geometric triangular shape of the clubhead provides an instantly recognizable assistance in proper alignment at the rest position. The body of the clubhead may be hollow and feature inner symmetrical structures to complement the form of the body and to enhance and provide superior weight distribution and balance, thus, providing a performance edge in swing consistency and performance, and allowing for repeatability of the clubhead.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Inventors: Philip Andrew Scott, Fatiha Sahnoune
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Patent number: 11707650Abstract: In a head, a center vertical cross section passing through a face center satisfies the following (a) and (b): (a) when a boundary point between an inner surface of a crown portion and an inner surface of a face portion is defined as a CF inner surface boundary point, a curvature radius of a head inner surface at the CF inner surface boundary point is 6.0 mm or greater and 10.0 mm or less, and the head thickness at the CF inner surface boundary point is 2.0 mm or greater; and (b) when a spot located 10 mm apart from the CF inner surface boundary point toward the crown side is defined as a spot C10, the head thickness reduces gradually from the CF inner surface boundary point to the spot C10, and the head thickness at the spot C10 is 1.0 mm or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Nakamura, Satoru Hanamitsu, Shimpei Oyama, Yuki Nagano, Naoyoshi Ueda, Masahiko Ueda
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Patent number: 11701554Abstract: A golf club head includes a face plate including a plate front surface constituting a club face, a plate rear surface opposite the plate front surface and having an outer peripheral portion, and a plate side surface, and a head main body being provided with an opening to receive the face plate and a receiving surface formed around a periphery of the opening to support the outer peripheral portion of the plate rear surface. The receiving surface is formed with a partially interrupted discontinuity so that the outer peripheral portion has a non-supported region that is not directly supported by the head main body. A portion of the plate side surface corresponding to the non-supported region is not directly supported by the head main body. The face plate is fixed to the head main body by a plastic deformation portion of the head main body.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kiyofumi Matsunaga, Tomohiro Hana
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Patent number: 11697053Abstract: A tactical board includes embedded magnets secured therewithin the tactical board. A transparent cover overlays the magnets and substrate. A stylus is provided to manipulate the position of the magnets on the substrate. The tactical board preferably includes indicia in the form of common sorts playing surfaces or the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Inventors: Zbigniew Piatkiewicz, Michael Lupenec
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Patent number: 11691056Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads may include a golf club head having a body portion, a first mass portion, and a second mass portion. The first mass portion has a first mass portion first end and a first mass portion second end such that a distance between the first mass portion first end and the first mass portion second end defines a first mass portion dimension. The second mass portion includes a second mass portion first end and a second mass portion second end such that a distance between the second mass portion first end and the second mass portion second end defines a second mass portion dimension. The second mass portion dimension may be substantially greater than the first mass portion dimension, and a total mass of the second mass portion may be greater than or equal to three times a total mass of the first mass portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: 11691054Abstract: Golf club heads are described having a club head portion, a shaft portion connected to the club head portion, and a grip portion connected to the shaft portion. The club head portion has a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a crown portion, a hosel portion, and a striking face. The striking face can have a center face roll contour, a toe side roll contour, a heel side roll contour, a center face bulge contour, a crown side bulge contour, and a sole side bulge contour. The toe side roll contour can be more lofted than the center face roll contour. The heel side roll contour can be less lofted than the center face roll contour. The crown side bulge contour can be more open than the center face bulge contour, and the sole side bulge contour can be more closed than the center face bulge contour.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Mark Vincent Greaney, Kraig Alan Willett, Joe Hoffman, Todd P. Beach, Robert Story, Jake Feuerstein, Michelle Penney, Bradley Poston, Christopher Rollins, Joseph Yu, Bing-Ling Chao
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Patent number: 11684836Abstract: The sole cavity ports described herein can have varying thicknesses across the cavity port lengths. In some embodiments, the golf club heads described herein can have a weight insertable into the sole port, wherein the weight can comprise a variable density. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Martin R. Jertson, Evan R. Greer
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Patent number: 11679313Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a sole extending aft from the striking face, a crown extending aft from the striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, an interior cavity defined by the striking face, the sole, the crown, and the skirt, an aperture formed through the sole, the aperture having an aperture length and an aperture width, wherein the aperture length is substantially larger than the aperture width, and a stiffening member affixed to the sole, wherein a portion of the stiffening member resides within the aperture, wherein the sole is constructed of a first material having a first density, the stiffening member is constructed of a second material having a second density, and wherein the second density is at least 30% less than the first density.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Stephanie Luttrell, Peter L. Soracco
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Patent number: 11673035Abstract: A golf club head is provided having a club body having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, and a heel portion. The club head also having a central portion connected with the front portion. A frame is connected with the central portion configured to provide a lightweight crown portion being located above an offset plane.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Demkowski, Bret H. Wahl, Sean Toulon, Marni D. Ines, Robert Nunez, Bill Price, Jose Miraflor
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Patent number: 11666810Abstract: Disclosed is a putter including an interchangeable sleeve mechanism capable of easily replacing and mounting a shaft, the putter comprising a main body part, a downward extension part, a blade formation part having a plate-shaped structure which extends to a predetermined length rearward from a lower end of the downward extension part and has an area having a predetermined size, a plurality of weight mounting grooves disposed to be spaced a certain interval from each other in an upper surface or a side surface of the blade formation part and configured to bind weights in a detachable structure, and a sleeve mechanism mounted in a structure detachably attached to the binding groove of the main body part, having a block structure extending to a predetermined height upward, and formed with a shaft binding fastening hole recessed to a predetermined depth in an upper end surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventor: Jong Hyun Nam
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Patent number: 11666814Abstract: A sleeve fits over the barrel of a bat. The sleeve defines an opening such that, when the sleeve is applied to the bat, a significant portion of the barrel of the bat is revealed. The sleeve is made of a light-weight, sound-dampening material, such that when the batter hits a pitched ball in an area of the bat covered by the sleeve, the normal “crack” or “ping” of the ball hitting the bat is not heard. Instead, the batter hears a duller, less sharp sound, providing immediate feedback to the batter that he/she did not hit the ball in the desired area of the bat.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventor: Matthew J. Bianco
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Patent number: 11660511Abstract: A hollow golf club head includes a metallic front body coupled with a composite rear body. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strikeface. The rear body includes a crown member coupled with a sole member. The sole member has a structural layer formed from a filled thermoplastic material, while the resilient layer is bonded to the external surface of the structural layer and is formed from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material. The resilient layer has an opening through which a metallic weight pad at least partially extends. The weight pad is bonded to the structural layer and includes an aperture for attaching a metallic weight. The golf club head can also have one or more structural members that are upright and connect the weight pad to the crown member.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Travis D. Milleman, Ryan M. Stokke, Eric J. Morales, Martin R. Jertson, Tyler A. Shaw
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Patent number: 11660512Abstract: A method of making a ball bat may include forming a bat frame with a handle and an inner barrel structure, providing spacer elements extending radially outwardly from the inner barrel structure, and forming a barrel shell having a main barrel and a tapered section. An inner diameter in the tapered section may be equal to an outer diameter of a first one of the spacer elements. The method may include mechanically locking the barrel shell to the bat frame by passing the handle through the barrel shell and moving the barrel shell toward the inner barrel structure until the barrel shell contacts the first one of the spacer elements. A gap is maintained between an outer diameter of the inner barrel structure and the barrel shell. The barrel shell may deflect during a hit to create a trampoline effect, while the inner barrel structure limits the deflection.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: EASTON DIAMOND SPORTS, LLCInventors: Linda Hunt, Grant Douglas, Dewey Chauvin, Ian Montgomery
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Patent number: 11654336Abstract: Disclosed golf club heads include a body defining an interior cavity, a face, a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a hosel. Some embodiments include one or more of a split mass pad and/or one or more weight ports positioned in a sole portion of the body. Additionally or alternatively, one or more mass pads or weight ports may be positioned adjacent to the periphery of the sole portion. Some embodiments further include an adjustable head-shaft connection assembly configured to adjustably couple the hosel to a golf club shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Michelle Penney, David Bennett, Nathan T Sargent, Robert Story
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Patent number: 11654337Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, and a lightweight crown portion covering an opening in the top portion. The crown portion may include two or more integral ribs to stiffen the crown portion. The crown portion may be a composite crown portion formed in a mold by applying heat and pressure. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Patent number: 11654338Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, an interior cavity, and a top portion having an opening to the interior cavity. The golf club head also includes a crown portion attached to the top portion and covering the opening in the top portion and enclosing the interior cavity. The crown portion may include an inner composite layer defining an inner surface of the crown portion, an outer composite layer defining an outer surface of the crown portion, and an inner crown portion layer attached to the inner surface. The inner crown portion layer is configured to dampen vibration of the golf club head. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette, Caleb S. Kroloff
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Patent number: 11642577Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion with an interior cavity and a face portion attached to the body portion to enclose the interior cavity. The golf club head also includes a filler material in the interior cavity and attached to the back surface of the face portion. The golf club head also includes an internal mass portion in the interior cavity spaced apart from the body portion and attached to the filler material. The filler material may be located between the face portion and the internal mass portion. The internal mass portion may be movable in the interior cavity relative to the body portion and the face portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: 11638866Abstract: A game table is provided with a generally flat playing surface having opposed playing ends position spaced apart in a length dimension to allow players to participate from each of the playing ends. The playing surface has a length dimension greater than a width dimension of the playing surface. A plurality of holes is formed with a V-shaped pattern oriented in the length dimension. The V-shaped pattern is positioned adjacent each of the playing ends. The V-shaped pattern has a plurality of holes that increase in diameter away from the end hole. A gutter surrounds the playing surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: SKEECH Games, LLCInventors: Joshua Dowling, Zachary Dowling