Patents by Inventor Andrew Goodjohn

Andrew Goodjohn 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).

  • Method and Apparatus for Measuring Face Angle
    Publication number: 20070177134
    Abstract: A method (250) and apparatus (20) for measuring the face angle of a golf club (300), golf club head (302) or face component (304) of a golf club head is disclosed herein. The method (250) and apparatus (20) use a non-contact displacement measuring assembly (24) to determine the face angle. The method (250) and apparatus (20) is utilized with right-handed and left handed golf clubs (300), golf club heads (302) and face components (304). The apparatus (20) generally includes a base assembly (22), a non-contact displacement measuring assembly (24), a shaft center sensor assembly (26), a base plate assembly (28), a lie adjustment assembly (30) and a shaft support assembly (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Andrew Goodjohn, James Wenck
  • Method for manufacturing a composite golf club head
    Patent number: 7029616
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a preform component for a golf club head composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material is disclosed herein. The preform component is preferably a face component, a crown component or a sole component, composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material. The apparatus preferably has a plunger head attached to a pneumatic cylinder for compressing the plies of pre-preg sheets within a mold cavity configured to define a preform component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: James M. Murphy, Herbert Reyes, Robert S. Gonczi, Donald A. Bistline, Andrew A. Goodjohn, James C. Wenck, James A. Nycum
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING FACE ANGLE
    Publication number: 20050206882
    Abstract: A method (250) and apparatus (20) for measuring the face angle of a golf club (300), golf club head (302) or face component (304) of a golf club head is disclosed herein. The method (250) and apparatus (20) use a non-contact displacement measuring assembly (24) to determine the face angle. The method (250) and apparatus (20) is utilized with right-handed and left handed golf clubs (300), golf club heads (302) and face components (304). The apparatus (20) generally includes a base assembly (22), a non-contact displacement measuring assembly (24), a shaft center sensor assembly (26), a base plate assembly (28), a lie adjustment assembly (30) and a shaft support assembly (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventor: Andrew Goodjohn
  • Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing A Composite Golf Club Head
    Publication number: 20040164452
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a preform component for a golf club head composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material is disclosed herein. The preform component is preferably a face component, a crown component or a sole component, composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material. The apparatus preferably has a plunger head attached to a pneumatic cylinder for compressing the plies of pre-preg sheets within a mold cavity configured to define a preform component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: James M. Murphy, Herbert Reyes, Robert S. Gonczi, Donald A. Bistline, Andrew A. Goodjohn, James C. Wenck, James A. Nycum