Patents by Inventor Alex Powers
Alex Powers 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).
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Patent number: 11850483Abstract: A method of joining dissimilar metal, golf club components, and particularly golf club bodies, hosels, and faces, using a projection resistance welding process is disclosed herein. The method may include the step of applying an interlayer material before the projection resistance weld process occurs.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventors: Alex Power, Joshua D. Westrum
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Patent number: 11752409Abstract: An apparatus for precisely and accurately measuring the loft and lie of a golf club, and a method of using such apparatus, is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a clamp assembly powered by a pressure unit to immobilize the head of a golf club, a scoreline measurement unit to capture scoreline angle information, loft and lie measurement arrays that can be moved along horizontal y and x axes to capture loft and lie angle information of the golf club shaft, and a computer with an algorithm that uses information captured by the scoreline measurement unit and loft and lie measurement arrays to calculate final loft and lie angle values that are accurate within +/?0.125°.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventors: Alex Power, Dan Marin
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Publication number: 20230233910Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a golf club head comprising one or more stiffening members proximate the face, and particularly solid rods or a plate with one or more cutouts, is disclosed herein. One method comprises the steps of preparing a wax mold of a golf club head including a plate stiffening member with excess material, casting the golf club head, and machining away the excess material. Another method comprises the steps of casting a golf club body, providing a plate stiffening member, providing a face component such as a face cup, tack welding the plate stiffening member and the face component to the golf club body, and welding these parts together.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Christopher A.G. Nunez, Timothy G. Scott, Jeremy R. Hanhart, Kelsey Bazshushtari, Robert S. Gonczi, Alex Power, Romulus M. Tomimbang, Justin Del Rosario
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Patent number: 11612790Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a golf club head with one or more stiffening members proximate the face, and particularly solid rods or a plate with one or more cutouts, is disclosed herein. One method includes the steps of preparing a wax mold of a golf club head including a plate stiffening member with excess material, casting the golf club head, and machining away the excess material. Another method includes the steps of casting a golf club body, providing a plate stiffening member, providing a face component such as a face cup, tack welding the plate stiffening member and the face component to the golf club body, and welding these parts together.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Christopher A. G. Nunez, Timothy G. Scott, Jeremy R. Hanhart, Kelsey Bazshushtari, Robert S. Gonczi, Alex Power, Romulus M. Tomimbang, Justin Del Rosario
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Publication number: 20230046415Abstract: A method of joining dissimilar metal, golf club components, and particularly golf club bodies, hosels, and faces, using a projection resistance welding process is disclosed herein. The method may include the step of applying an interlayer material before the projection resistance weld process occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Alex Power, Joshua D. Westrum
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Publication number: 20230032179Abstract: A laser mandrel system that self-centers within a hosel bore of a golf club head to allow for precision adjustment of lie and loft is disclosed herein. The mandrel includes a one-piece housing with upper and lower portions, a laser centered within the upper portion of the housing, and a plurality of o-rings extending around an exterior or interior surface of a lower portion of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventor: Alex Power
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Patent number: 11554302Abstract: An apparatus for precisely and accurately measuring the loft and lie of a golf club, and a method of using such apparatus, is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a clamp assembly powered by a pressure unit to immobilize the head of a golf club, a scoreline measurement unit to capture scoreline angle information, loft and lie measurement arrays that can be moved along horizontal y and x axes to capture loft and lie angle information of the golf club shaft, and a computer with an algorithm that uses information captured by the scoreline measurement unit and loft and lie measurement arrays to calculate final loft and lie angle values that are accurate within +/?0.125°.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventors: Alex Power, Dan Marin
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Patent number: 11530544Abstract: An original drain is removed from a pool gutter by cutting the joint where the drain tube joins the drain pipe. The remainder of the drain pipe is contained in a portion of the original drain tube. The replacement drain tube is inserted and bonded into the interior of the remaining drain pipe. A liquid flow path and reinforced joint are defined by the hopper of the replacement drain, original and replacement drain tubes, and the drain pipe. The top of the hopper of the replacement drain is tilted to about the slope of the gutter.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: BAPO PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Douglas Alex Powers, II, Dean Baker
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Patent number: 11504591Abstract: A laser mandrel system that self-centers within a hosel bore of a golf club head to allow for precision adjustment of lie and loft is disclosed herein. The mandrel includes a one-piece housing with upper and lower portions, a laser centered within the upper portion of the housing, and a plurality of o-rings extending around an exterior or interior surface of a lower portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventor: Alex Power
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Publication number: 20220355169Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a golf club head comprising one or more stiffening members proximate the face, and particularly solid rods or a plate with one or more cutouts, is disclosed herein. One method comprises the steps of preparing a wax mold of a golf club head including a plate stiffening member with excess material, casting the golf club head, and machining away the excess material. Another method comprises the steps of casting a golf club body, providing a plate stiffening member, providing a face component such as a face cup, tack welding the plate stiffening member and the face component to the golf club body, and welding these parts together.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Christopher A.G. Nunez, Timothy G. Scott, Jeremy R. Hanhart, Kelsey Bazshushtari, Robert S. Gonczi, Alex Power, Romulus M. Tomimbang, Justin Del Rosario
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Patent number: 11433281Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a golf club head with one or more stiffening members proximate the face, and particularly solid rods or a plate with one or more cutouts, is disclosed herein. One method includes the steps of preparing a wax mold of a golf club head including a plate stiffening member with excess material, casting the golf club head, and machining away the excess material. Another method includes the steps of casting a golf club body, providing a plate stiffening member, providing a face component such as a face cup, tack welding the plate stiffening member and the face component to the golf club body, and welding these parts together.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Christopher A. G. Nunez, Timothy G. Scott, Jeremy R. Hanhart, Kelsey Bazshushtari, Robert S. Gonczi, Alex Power, Romulus M. Tomimbang, Justin Del Rosario
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Publication number: 20220056720Abstract: A gutter drain includes a hopper with a convex bottom adjustably mated to a socket in the top of a drain tube. The socket is sized and shaped as a negative impression of the convex bottom, except that the depth of the socket is less than the depth of the convex bottom. A downtube from the drain tube is sized to fit into and mate with a vertical drain pipe. The hopper may be positioned and angled flush with a pitched surface of a gutter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Douglas Alex Powers, II, Dean Baker
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Publication number: 20220056721Abstract: An original drain is removed from a pool gutter by cutting the joint where the drain tube joins the drain pipe. The remainder of the drain pipe is contained in a portion of the original drain tube. The replacement drain tube is inserted and bonded into the interior of the remaining drain pipe. A liquid flow path and reinforced joint are defined by the hopper of the replacement drain, original and replacement drain tubes, and the drain pipe. The top of the hopper of the replacement drain is tilted to about the slope of the gutter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Douglas Alex Powers, II, Dean Baker
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Publication number: 20210402271Abstract: A laser mandrel system that self-centers within a hosel bore of a golf club head to allow for precision adjustment of lie and loft is disclosed herein. The mandrel includes a one-piece housing with upper and lower portions, a laser centered within the upper portion of the housing, and a plurality of o-rings extending around an exterior or interior surface of a lower portion of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventor: Alex Power
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Publication number: 20210339093Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a golf club head comprising one or more stiffening members proximate the face, and particularly solid rods or a plate with one or more cutouts, is disclosed herein. One method comprises the steps of preparing a wax mold of a golf club head including a plate stiffening member with excess material, casting the golf club head, and machining away the excess material. Another method comprises the steps of casting a golf club body, providing a plate stiffening member, providing a face component such as a face cup, tack welding the plate stiffening member and the face component to the golf club body, and welding these parts together.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Christopher A.G. Nunez, Timothy G. Scott, Jeremy R. Hanhart, Kelsey Bazshushtari, Robert S. Gonczi, Alex Power, Romulus M. Tomimbang, Justin Del Rosario
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Patent number: 11123621Abstract: A laser mandrel system that self-centers within a hosel bore of a golf club head to allow for precision adjustment of lie and loft is disclosed herein. The mandrel includes a one-piece housing with upper and lower portions, a laser centered within the upper portion of the housing, and a plurality of o-rings extending around an exterior or interior surface of a lower portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventor: Alex Power
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Patent number: 10843734Abstract: Provided is an integrated bumper system including, a suspension assembly including, a suspension plate coupled with a robotic device chassis, a plurality of springs positioned along at least a portion of a perimeter of the suspension plate and coupled with the suspension plate, and a plurality of cutouts positioned along at least a portion of the perimeter of the suspension plate; and a bumper coupled with the suspension assembly including, a plurality of spring anchors coupled with the plurality of springs, and a plurality of tabs aligned with the plurality of cutouts configured to limit movement of the suspension plate; and wherein the bumper is configured to move when impacted.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Inventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Alex Powers, Shahin Fathi Djalali
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Patent number: 10843735Abstract: Provided is an integrated bumper system including, a suspension assembly including, a suspension element coupled with a robotic device chassis, a plurality of elastic elements positioned along at least a portion of a perimeter of the suspension element and coupled with the suspension element, and a plurality of cutouts positioned along at least a portion of the perimeter of the suspension element; and a bumper coupled with the suspension assembly, the bumper including, a plurality of anchors coupled with the plurality of elastic elements, and a plurality of tabs aligned with the plurality of cutouts configured to limit movement of the suspension element; and wherein the bumper is configured to move when impacted.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Inventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Alex Powers, Shahin Fathi Djalali