Patents Examined by Sebestiano Passaniti
  • Patent number: 9504884
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a sole including a body sole portion and a sole plate portion that form the sole surface of the golf club head. The sole plate portion includes a sole plate member that is coupled to the body sole portion and that includes a weight mount. The sole plate member is constructed from a material having a density that is greater than a material of the body sole portion. A weight member is secured to the weight mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Stephanie Bezilla, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 7297071
    Abstract: A golf club may have a head that is symmetric about a mid plane. The head may include a generally planar face and a sole, with the face inclined at an angle of at least 10 degrees with respect to the plane of the sole. A shaft having a first bend and a second bend may be inserted into a hosel opening disposed on the head behind the plane of the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: Herbert B. Hyman