Patents by Inventor Andrew G. V. Oldknow

Andrew G. V. 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 Interchangeable Rear Body Members
    Publication number: 20150182821
    Abstract: Golf club heads (e.g., drivers, fairway woods, wood-type hybrid clubs, or the like) according to at least some example aspects of this invention include a striking face and a rear portion opposite the striking face, the rear portion defining an opening to an interior cavity. A rear body member configured to be inserted into the opening is engaged with the rear portion of the club head. The rear body member may include multiple rear body parts that may be removable and/or interchangeable to permit flexibility in controlling the weight distribution of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew G.v. Oldknow, Robert M. Boyd, John T. Stites
  • Iron-Type Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads
    Publication number: 20150182816
    Abstract: In general, aspects of this invention relate to blade-type iron golf clubs or golf club heads. The blade-type golf club head may comprise a body forged of a metal material. The body may include a hosel, a top surface, a sole, a heel, a toe, a ball striking surface, and a rear surface opposite the ball striking surface. The rear surface may have an upper blade portion and a lower muscle portion with the upper blade portion separated from the lower muscle portion by a blade interface. An average height of the lower muscle portion from the ball striking centerline to the toe-side boundary line may be approximately twice an average height of the lower muscle portion from the heel-side boundary line to the ball striking centerline. The mass distribution of the lower muscle portion moves the center of gravity of the club head closer to the face center location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel J. Radcliffe, Andrew G.V. Oldknow
  • Iron-Type Golf Club Head or Other Ball Striking Device
    Publication number: 20150165282
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as an iron-type golf club head, includes a face having a ball striking surface and a rear surface, and a body connected to the face. The body has a sole member and a rear cavity defined at least partially by the sole member and the rear surface of the face. The body has an elongated, recessed channel extending within the cavity along a juncture line between the rear surface of the face and the sole member. Additionally, the head is formed in part by a face member having a first leg forming at least a major portion of the face and a second leg extending rearwardly from a bottom end of the first leg and forming at least a portion of the sole member. The head may further be formed by a body member connected to the face member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew G.V. Oldknow, Robert M. Boyd
  • Golf Club Assembly and Golf Club with Sole Plate
    Publication number: 20150165287
    Abstract: A golf club head has a body member and a sole plate member where each form a portion of the sole surface of the golf club head. A layer of resilient material is disposed between body member and the sole plate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew G.v. Oldknow, Robert M. Boyd, Kenneth W. Brown
  • Golf club head or other ball striking device with removable and/or movable sole member
    Patent number: 9033813
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball and being defined by a plurality of peripheral edges, a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the peripheral edges of the face, and a sole member connected to the sole of the body. The sole member may be removably connected to the sole, which can permit removal and replacement with another sole member having a different property. The sole member may additionally or alternately be movably connected to the sole, which can permit adjustment of the sole member, such as to change the lie angle of the head. The sole member may be at least partially received in a receiver in the sole and may form at least a portion of the lowermost surface of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew G. V. Oldknow, William F. Rauchholz
  • Putter heads and putters having adjustable, multi-sided ball striking face insert
    Patent number: 9022874
    Abstract: Golf clubs and golf club heads, such as putter heads (102), may include a putter body and an adjustable ball striking face insert (116) forming at least a portion of the ball striking face (104) and contained within the putter body. The insert (116) may have a plurality of sides (118a, 118b, 118c, 118d), each of the sides having different performance characteristics to permit customization of the putter (100). In some examples, the adjustable ball striking face insert (116) may be rotatably mounted within the putter head. Additionally or alternatively, the insert (116) may be removably mounted within the putter head (102). In some arrangements, the insert (116) may be finely adjustable to alter the loft angle of the putter head (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip J. Hatton, Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Jeremy N. Snyder, Donald S. Rahrig
  • Golf club assembly and golf club with sole plate
    Patent number: 8998746
    Abstract: A body member has a face plate and a first engaging member. A sole plate has a second engaging member, the first and second engaging members being interlocked with one another. A layer of resilient material is disposed between the first engaging member and the second engaging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Boyd, Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Kenneth Brown
  • Golf Club Assembly and Golf Club with Aerodynamic Features
    Publication number: 20150094162
    Abstract: A golf club includes a shaft and a club head. The club head may have a channel extending adjacent to a trailing edge of the club head. The channel may have a maximum depth of 6 mm and a maximum width ranging from 10 mm to 20 mm. A rough textured surface region may be provided on a sole, wherein the rough textured surface region has a surface roughness of greater than or equal to 1.00 ?m. A recess, formed in the sole, may extend from a mid-region to a toe of the club head, wherein the mid-region extends over the middle 40% of a length of the club head. A crown has an upper, forward surface and a stepped-down region, and the upper, forward surface transitions to the stepped-down region at a transition feature that extends from the hosel region at an angle of from 25 to 50 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Andrew G.V. Oldknow
  • Iron-type golf club head or other ball striking device
    Patent number: 8979674
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as an iron-type golf club head, includes a face having a ball striking surface and a rear surface, and a body connected to the face. The body has a sole member and a rear cavity defined at least partially by the sole member and the rear surface of the face. The body has an elongated, recessed channel extending within the cavity along a juncture line between the rear surface of the face and the sole member. Additionally, the head is formed in part by a face member having a first leg forming at least a major portion of the face and a second leg extending rearwardly from a bottom end of the first leg and forming at least a portion of the sole member. The head may further be formed by a body member connected to the face member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Robert Boyd
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD OR OTHER BALL STRIKING DEVICE HAVING ONE OR MORE FACE CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20150072798
    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 at least one channel in the ball-striking surface of the face. The region of highest COR response of the face is directionally enlarged toward the channel. Depending on the size, shape, and location of the channel, the face can be altered to provide greater COR response and increased energy transfer for impacts at specific locations on the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Andrew G.V. Oldknow, Philip J. Hatton
  • Golf Club Head Or Other Ball Striking Device Having Impact-Influencing Body Features
    Publication number: 20150038261
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having an outer surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, an elongated, inwardly recessed channel located on the body and extending across a portion of the body, and an insert mounted within the channel. The insert includes a resiliently deflectable base member that engages the channel to retain the insert within the channel and a rigid outer member connected to the base member and forming at least a portion of the outer surface of the insert, where the outer member is made from a different material than the base member. Additionally, the insert has an outer surface that is substantially flush with at least one immediately adjacent surface of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Andrew G.V. Oldknow, Robert Boyd
  • Golf club assembly and golf club with aerodynamic features
    Patent number: 8932149
    Abstract: A golf club includes a shaft and a club head. The club head may have a channel extending adjacent to a trailing edge of the club head. The channel may have a maximum depth of 6 mm and a maximum width ranging from 10 mm to 20 mm. A rough textured surface region may be provided on a sole, wherein the rough textured surface region has a surface roughness of greater than or equal to 1.00 ?m. A recess, formed in the sole, may extend from a mid-region to a toe of the club head, wherein the mid-region extends over the middle 40% of a length of the club head. A crown has an upper, forward surface and a stepped-down region, and the upper, forward surface transitions to the stepped-down region at a transition feature that extends from the hosel region at an angle of from 25 to 50 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew G. V. Oldknow
  • Golf club assembly and golf club with aerodynamic features
    Patent number: 8870679
    Abstract: A golf club includes a shaft and a club head. The club head includes a body member having a ball striking face, a heel, a toe, a back, a crown, a sole, and a hosel region located at the intersection of the ball striking face, the heel and the crown. The sole includes a channel extending from the hosel region toward the toe. An insert is received within the channel. The club head further includes means for detachably securing the insert to the channel. A second insert configured for being received within the channel may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew G. V. Oldknow
  • Putter heads and putters
    Patent number: 8834285
    Abstract: Putter heads and putters include one or more of: (a) a main putter body portion including a first arm and a second arm; (b) a first polymeric and/or damping element engaged with the first arm; and (c) a second polymeric and/or damping element engaged with the second arm. The putter heads further may include polymeric material within the putter head structure and exposed at a central ball striking portion of the ball striking face, e.g., in elongated openings provided in the ball striking face. Grooves may be provided in the material of the ball striking face and/or in the exposed polymeric material to affect the ball launch. The putter heads may have various additional features or structures, e.g., relating to weighting features, alignment aid features, putter head constructions or parts, polymeric material exposure features, groove features, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: David N. Franklin, Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Jason P. Martin, Carl A. Jonsson
  • Golf club head or other ball striking device having one or more face channels
    Patent number: 8827826
    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 at least one channel in the ball-striking surface of the face. The region of highest COR response of the face is directionally enlarged toward the channel. Depending on the size, shape, and location of the channel, the face can be altered to provide greater COR response and increased energy transfer for impacts at specific locations on the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Philip J. Hatton
  • 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
    Patent number: D722353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Cardani, Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Michael Prichard
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D723122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Cardani, Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Michael Prichard
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D724165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Cardani, Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Michael Prichard
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D726857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Cardani, Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Michael Prichard