Patents by Inventor Adam D. Liber

Adam D. Liber has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Golf club with a support bracket
    Patent number: 8790194
    Abstract: A cavity back golf club and golf club head having one or more support brackets is disclosed. Each support bracket includes a first portion engaged with the rear surface of the striking face, a second portion engaged with the perimeter weighting member, and a third portion that is curved. The one or more of the support brackets are engaged with a rear surface of a striking face and a perimeter weight member of the golf club head. The one or more support brackets are at least partially located in a rear cavity of the golf club head. The support brackets provide structural integrity to a thin striking face on the golf club head. Additionally, a discretionary weight is engaged with the at least one of the support brackets at the toe portion of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Boyd, Adam D. Liber, Andrew G. V. Oldknow
  • Golf club head or other ball striking device having face insert material
    Patent number: 8480512
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and a filling material, which may be in the form of an insert, connected to a rear surface of the face. The filling material may fill in a thinned portion of the face, which may form a recess on the rear surface of the face that receives the filling material. The filling material has a density that is lower than the density of the face material. Depending on the size, shape, and location of the filling material, the weight distribution, the moment of inertia, and/or the center of gravity of the face may change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Adam D. Liber, Robert Boyd
  • Golf club with a support bracket
    Patent number: 8353784
    Abstract: A cavity back golf club and golf club head having one or more support brackets is disclosed. Each support bracket includes a first portion engaged with the rear surface of the striking face, a second portion engaged with the perimeter weighting member, and a third portion that is curved. The one or more of the support brackets are engaged with a rear surface of a striking face and a perimeter weight member of the golf club head. The one or more support brackets are at least partially located in a rear cavity of the golf club head. The support brackets provide structural integrity to a thin striking face on the golf club head. Additionally, a discretionary weight is engaged with the at least one of the support brackets at the toe portion of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Boyd, Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Adam D. Liber
  • Golf Club Head or Other Ball Striking Device Having Face Insert Material
    Publication number: 20120289358
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and a filling material, which may be in the form of an insert, connected to a rear surface of the face. The filling material may fill in a thinned portion of the face, which may form a recess on the rear surface of the face that receives the filling material. The filling material has a density that is lower than the density of the face material. Depending on the size, shape, and location of the filling material, the weight distribution, the moment of inertia, and/or the center of gravity of the face may change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew G.V. Oldknow, Adam D. Liber, Robert Boyd
  • Golf club head or other ball striking device having face insert material
    Patent number: 8157670
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and a filling material, which may be in the form of an insert, connected to a rear surface of the face. The filling material may fill in a thinned portion of the face, which may form a recess on the rear surface of the face that receives the filling material. The filling material has a density that is lower than the density of the face material. Depending on the size, shape, and location of the filling material, the weight distribution, the moment of inertia, and/or the center of gravity of the face may change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Adam D. Liber, Robert Boyd
  • Golf Club with a Support Bracket
    Publication number: 20110124433
    Abstract: A cavity back golf club and golf club head having one or more support brackets is disclosed. Each support bracket includes a first portion engaged with the rear surface of the striking face, a second portion engaged with the perimeter weighting member, and a third portion that is curved. The one or more of the support brackets are engaged with a rear surface of a striking face and a perimeter weight member of the golf club head. The one or more support brackets are at least partially located in a rear cavity of the golf club head. The support brackets provide structural integrity to a thin striking face on the golf club head. Additionally, a discretionary weight is engaged with the at least one of the support brackets at the toe portion of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Boyd, Andrew G.V. Oldknow, Adam D. Liber
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD OR OTHER BALL STRIKING DEVICE HAVING FACE INSERT MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20110034269
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and a filling material, which may be in the form of an insert, connected to a rear surface of the face. The filling material may fill in a thinned portion of the face, which may form a recess on the rear surface of the face that receives the filling material. The filling material has a density that is lower than the density of the face material. Depending on the size, shape, and location of the filling material, the weight distribution, the moment of inertia, and/or the center of gravity of the face may change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew G.V. Oldknow, Adam D. Liber, Robert Boyd