Patents by Inventor Andrew G. Oldknow

Andrew G. Oldknow 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 clubs and golf club heads having adjustable weight members
    Patent number: 8298096
    Abstract: Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a ball striking face; (b) a club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, wherein the club head body includes a sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes a slot or rail defined therein; and (c) a weight member at least partially located within the slot or rail. The weight member may be mounted at plural positions along the slot or rail (optionally at least partially within a weight cartridge member provided with the club head body). The weight member also may be movably engaged with the weight cartridge member, slot, rail, and/or other portion of the club head body. Golf clubs including these club heads and methods of making and using such golf clubs and golf club heads also are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Robert Boyd, Andrew G. Oldknow, Eric A. Larson
  • Golf club face having encapsulated tuned structure
    Patent number: 8133134
    Abstract: A golf club head has a face portion and a body portion. The face portion has a support frame, a matrix structure attached to and contained within the support frame, and a face material surrounding the matrix structure. In some aspects, the matrix structure may be a racquet structure that is tensioned to influence performance characteristics. The face material may be a metal, polymer, ceramic, or a combination thereof, and may be encapsulated over the matrix structure by suitable techniques such as coating, dipping, or molding processes such as injection molding or metal injection molding (MIM). In some aspects, the face material is lighter than the body portion of the club head, to concentrate mass away from the striking face, e.g., as in cup face technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Steven Wahlen, Andrew G. Oldknow
  • Golf Club Face Having Encapsulated Tuned Structure
    Publication number: 20110177879
    Abstract: A golf club head has a face portion and a body portion. The face portion has a support frame, a matrix structure attached to and contained within the support frame, and a face material surrounding the matrix structure. In some aspects, the matrix structure may be a racquet structure that is tensioned to influence performance characteristics. The face material may be a metal, polymer, ceramic, or a combination thereof, and may be encapsulated over the matrix structure by suitable techniques such as coating, dipping, or molding processes such as injection molding or metal injection molding (MIM). In some aspects, the face material is lighter than the body portion of the club head, to concentrate mass away from the striking face, e.g., as in cup face technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Steven Wahlin, Andrew G. Oldknow
  • Golf club face having encapsulated tuned structure
    Patent number: 7946929
    Abstract: A golf club head has a face portion and a body portion. The face portion has a support frame, a matrix structure attached to and contained within the support frame, and a face material surrounding the matrix structure. In some aspects, the matrix structure may be a racquet structure that is tensioned to influence performance characteristics. The face material may be a metal, polymer, ceramic, or a combination thereof, and may be encapsulated over the matrix structure by suitable techniques such as coating, dipping, or molding processes such as injection molding or metal injection molding (MIM). In some aspects, the face material is lighter than the body portion of the club head, to concentrate mass away from the striking face, e.g., as in cup face technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Steven Wahlin, Andrew G. Oldknow
  • Golf Club Face Having Encapsulated Tuned Structure
    Publication number: 20100234134
    Abstract: A golf club head has a face portion and a body portion. The face portion has a support frame, a matrix structure attached to and contained within the support frame, and a face material surrounding the matrix structure. In some aspects, the matrix structure may be a racquet structure that is tensioned to influence performance characteristics. The face material may be a metal, polymer, ceramic, or a combination thereof, and may be encapsulated over the matrix structure by suitable techniques such as coating, dipping, or molding processes such as injection molding or metal injection molding (MIM). In some aspects, the face material is lighter than the body portion of the club head, to concentrate mass away from the striking face, e.g., as in cup face technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Steven Wahlin, Andrew G. Oldknow
  • Driving iron-type golf club head
    Patent number: D435073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Roger Cleveland Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Stone, David M. Bennett, Stephen C. Chien, Andrew G. Oldknow, Douglas E. Roberts