Patents by Inventor Bret Wahl

Bret Wahl 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).

  • Iron golf club head
    Patent number: 5833551
    Abstract: An iron golf club head provided with a cavity that is open rearwardly and surrounded by a peripheral edge, the head including a body made of a low density metallic material and an attached insert made of material of higher density than the density of the body material. The peripheral edge has a lower portion extending vertically beneath the cavity and extending horizontally from the toe area to the heel area, whereby the insert occupies at least one part of the lower portion and has a generally crescent shape, with a concave upper central portion and raised lateral portions at the heel and at the tip, respectively. In a particular embodiment, the body of the club head is provided with a housing arranged in the sole and extending continuously from the toe area to the heel area, with the insert occupying the housing and being sandwiched between the striking surface and the peripheral edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Vincent, Bret Wahl, Steve Nootens
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D422658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Besnard, Bret Wahl
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D425592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John Sodano, Bret Wahl, Philippe Besnard