Patents by Inventor Allan C. Saliba
Allan C. Saliba 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: 7713142Abstract: A wood-type golf club head is described that includes a body including one or more walls defining an interior cavity and multiple weight ports formed in the body. At least one weight is configured to be retained at least partially within at least one of the weight ports. One or more fins or ribs are secured to each of the weight ports and to another structural member of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Henry Hoffman, Kraig Alan Willett, Todd P. Beach, John F. Lorentzen, Allan C. Saliba
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Publication number: 20080280698Abstract: Embodiments of movable weights, such as weight assemblies and weight screws, for a golf club head are disclosed herein. One embodiment for a weight assembly, for example, comprises a mass element having a first end, a second end and a sidewall extending between the first end and the send end. The sidewall of the mass element defines a first bore extending through the mass element and at least a portion of the sidewall of mass element tapers in a direction from the first end to the second end. This embodiment further includes a retaining element configured to engage the first bore adjacent the first end of the mass element and defining a second bore. The weight assembly further includes an elongate fastener having a first end configured to be received within the second bore of the retaining element and a second end extending through the first bore and beyond the second end of the mass element when the mass element, retaining element and fastener are assembled together.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventors: Joseph H. Hoffman, Kraig A. Willett, Todd P. Beach, John F. Lorentzen, Allan C. Saliba
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Publication number: 20080261717Abstract: A wood-type golf club head is described that includes a body including one or more walls defining an interior cavity and multiple weight ports formed in the body. At least one weight is configured to be retained at least partially within at least one of the weight ports. One or more fins or ribs are secured to each of the weight ports and to another structural member of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Joseph H. Hoffman, Kraig A. Willett, Todd P. Beach, John F. Lorentzen, Allan C. Saliba
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Patent number: 7419441Abstract: A wood-type golf club head is described that includes a body including one or more walls defining an interior cavity and multiple weight ports formed in the body. At least one weight is configured to be retained at least partially within at least one of the weight ports. One or more fins or ribs are secured to each of the weight ports and to another structural member of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Joseph H. Hoffman, Kraig A. Willett, Todd P. Beach, John F. Lorentzen, Allan C. Saliba
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Patent number: 6648772Abstract: An improved golf club head is disclosed, in which a desired weight for the head is precisely controlled by installing into a cavity formed in the rear wall of the club head's hollow main body a selected weight cartridge from a group of such cartridges having identical sizes but a range of weights. The selected weight cartridge is installed simply by sliding it into the rear wall cavity, where it is retained by a snap fit, and/or by an interference fit, and/or by a suitable bonding material, without the need for a screw attachment. This greatly simplifies the golf club head's manufacture, thus reducing its cost. The invention is applicable to golf club heads of all kinds, including metal woods, irons and putters.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Benoit Vincent, Michael Scott Burnett, Joseph H. Hoffman, Chris Mason, Stephen A. Kraus, Allan C. Saliba
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Publication number: 20030036441Abstract: An improved golf club head is disclosed, in which a desired weight for the head is precisely controlled by installing into a cavity formed in the rear wall of the club head's hollow main body a selected weight cartridge from a group of such cartridges having identical sizes but a range of weights. The selected weight cartridge is installed simply by sliding it into the rear wall cavity, where it is retained by a snap fit, and/or by an interference fit, and/or by a suitable bonding material, without the need for a screw attachment. This greatly simplifies the golf club head's manufacture, thus reducing its cost. The invention is applicable to golf club heads of all kinds, including metal woods, irons and putters.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2002Publication date: February 20, 2003Inventors: Benoit Vincent, Michael Scott Burnett, Joseph H. Hoffman, Chris Mason, Stephen A. Kraus, Allan C. Saliba
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Patent number: 6458044Abstract: An improved golf club head is disclosed, in which a desired weight for the head is precisely controlled by installing into a cavity formed in the rear wall of the club head's hollow main body a selected weight cartridge from a group of such cartridges having identical sizes but a range of weights. The selected weight cartridge is installed simply by sliding it into the rear wall cavity, where it is retained by a snap fit, and/or by an interference fit, and/or by a suitable bonding material, without the need for a screw attachment. This greatly simplifies the golf club head's manufacture, thus reducing its cost. The invention is applicable to golf club heads of all kinds, including metal woods, irons and putters.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2001Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Benoit Vincent, Michael Scott Burnett, Joseph H. Hoffman, Chris Mason, Stephen A. Kraus, Allan C. Saliba
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Patent number: D513051Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2004Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Craig Kevin Barez, Sean Toulon, Robert Michael Nunez, Allan C. Saliba, Todd P. Beach, Sherry Lynn Jones, Paul Perry Kolada, Chad Alan Haas, Michael A. Lorenz, Jr., Sean Wesley Svendsen
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Patent number: D514185Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2005Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Craig Kevin Barez, Sean Toulon, Robert Michael Nunez, Allan C. Saliba, Todd P. Beach, Sherry Lynn Jones, Paul Perry Kolada, Chad Alan Haas, Michael A. Lorenz, Jr., Sean Wesley Svendsen
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Patent number: D516652Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2005Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Taylor Made Gold Company, Inc.Inventors: Craig Kevin Barez, Sean Toulon, Robert Michael Nunez, Allan C. Saliba, Todd P. Beach, Sherry Lynn Jones, Paul Perry Kolada, Chad Alan Haas, Michael A. Lorenz, Jr., Sean Wesley Svendsen
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Patent number: D518123Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Sherry L. Jones, Paul P. Kolada, Joseph H. Hoffman, Allan C. Saliba, Robert M. Nunez
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Patent number: D519177Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2004Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Craig Kevin Barez, Sean Toulon, Robert Michael Nunez, Joseph H. Hoffman, Allan C. Saliba, Todd P. Beach, Sherry L. Jones, Paul P. Kolada
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Patent number: D519589Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2004Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Craig Kevin Barez, Sean Toulon, Robert Michael Nunez, Joseph H. Hoffman, Allan C. Saliba, Todd P. Beach, Sherry L. Jones, Paul Perry Kolada
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Patent number: D457583Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2001Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Olsavsky, Sherry L. Jones, Scott Burnett, Joseph H. Hoffman, Allan C. Saliba
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Patent number: D459425Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2001Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Scott Burnett, Sherry L. Jones, Thomas Olsavsky, Joseph H. Hoffman, Allan C. Saliba
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Patent number: D471941Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Scott Burnett, Sherry L. Jones, Thomas Olsavsky, Joseph H. Hoffman, Allan C. Saliba
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Patent number: D479867Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2002Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Allan C. Saliba, Sherry L. Jones
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Patent number: D490488Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2003Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Joseph H. Hoffmann, Allan C. Saliba, Sean Toulon, Craig Kevin Barez, Todd P. Beach, Sherry L. Jones, Chad Alan Haas, Robert Michael Nunez