Patents by Inventor Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
Broadus Perry Wall, Jr. 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: 9849349Abstract: The present invention relates to an iron-type golf club head having a hollow body cavity, a hosel with a shaft-receiving bore that communicates with the hollow body cavity to form a continuous cavity structure, and a center of gravity located closer to the toe than to the heel. The iron-type golf club head preferably includes a face component with a striking face and a rear extending sole portion, and may also include supporting ribs within the continuous cavity structure, a hosel cutout covered by a cover made from a lower-density material than that of the hosel, and through-holes extending through a wall of the hosel.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Irina Ivanova, Scott R. Manwaring, Brooks Roche, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
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Patent number: 9636551Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve, a hosel portion, and at least two tubular adjustment pieces having non-parallel upper and lower surfaces, wherein the tubular adjustment pieces include loft and lie angle indicators that can be added together to determine overall club head loft and lie angles.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, James A. Seluga, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
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Patent number: 9561404Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve, a hosel portion, and a ball joint, wherein the ball joint is located either on the shaft sleeve or the hosel portion and fits within, and is rotatable along various axes within, a socket.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr., Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott Manwaring
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Patent number: 9452328Abstract: A variable length golf club shaft is disclosed herein. The variable length shaft includes a hollow lower shaft with a plurality of holes, a hollow upper shaft with at least one protrusion extending from an inner surface that is sized to fit within the plurality of holes, and an unlocking bar. The shaft length can be adjusted by sliding the upper shaft over the lower shaft and using the unlocking bar to release the protrusion from the holes to allow overall shaft length adjustments. in another embodiment, the variable length shaft includes a hollow lower shaft, a hollow upper shaft, an engaging insert, and a locking bar.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYInventor: Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
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Publication number: 20160008675Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve, a hosel portion, and a ball joint, wherein the ball joint is located either on the shaft sleeve or the hosel portion and fits within, and is rotatable along various axes within, a socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, Broadus Perry Wall, JR., Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott Manwaring
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Patent number: 9168427Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve, a hosel portion, and a ball joint, wherein the ball joint is located either on the shaft sleeve or the hosel portion and fits within, and is rotatable along various axes within, a socket.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr., Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott R. Manwaring
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Patent number: 9138623Abstract: A lightweight grip assembly is disclosed herein. The lightweight grip assembly comprises a rigid support structure comprising a hollow portion and a grip portion comprising a substantially uniform thickness, wherein the grip portion is disposed on an external surface of the rigid support structure. The lightweight grip assembly may be used in connection with golf club shafts and heads having one or more adjustable features to increase the amount of overall discretionary weight available to a golfer.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYInventor: Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
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Patent number: 9119998Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve and a tubular adjustment piece, which may be a shim or a wheel, that encircles at least a part of the shaft sleeve and is disposed within a hosel bore.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYInventors: Broadus Perry Wall, Jr., Homer E. Aguinaldo, Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott R. Manwaring
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Patent number: 9067108Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve with a joint portion, a hosel portion, and a fitting piece, wherein the joint portion fits within the fitting piece and the fitting piece fits within the hosel portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr., Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott Manwaring
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Patent number: 9044652Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve with a joint portion, a hosel portion, and a fitting piece, wherein the joint portion fits within the fitting piece and the fitting piece fits within the hosel portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr., Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott R. Manwaring
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Publication number: 20140335971Abstract: A lightweight grip assembly is disclosed herein. The lightweight grip assembly comprises a rigid support structure comprising a hollow portion and a grip portion comprising a substantially uniform thickness, wherein the grip portion is disposed on an external surface of the rigid support structure. The lightweight grip assembly may be used in connection with golf club shafts and heads having one or more adjustable features to increase the amount of overall discretionary weight available to a golfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventor: Broadus Perry Wall, JR.
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Patent number: 8814719Abstract: A lightweight grip assembly is disclosed herein. The lightweight grip assembly comprises a rigid support structure comprising a hollow portion and a grip portion comprising a substantially uniform thickness, wherein the grip portion is disposed on an external surface of the rigid support structure. The lightweight grip assembly may be used in connection with golf club shafts and heads having one or more adjustable features to increase the amount of overall discretionary weight available to a golfer.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventor: Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140221119Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve with a joint portion, a hosel portion, and a fitting piece, wherein the joint portion fits within the fitting piece and the fitting piece fits within the hosel portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, Broadus Perry Wall, JR., Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott R. Manwaring
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Publication number: 20140171214Abstract: A variable length golf club shaft is disclosed herein. The variable length shaft includes a hollow lower shaft with a plurality of holes, a hollow upper shaft with at least one protrusion extending from an inner surface that is sized to fit within the plurality of holes, and an unlocking bar. The shaft length can be adjusted by sliding the upper shaft over the lower shaft and using the unlocking bar to release the protrusion from the holes to allow overall shaft length adjustments. in another embodiment, the variable length shaft includes a hollow lower shaft, a hollow upper shaft, an engaging insert, and a locking bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYInventor: Broadus Perry Wall, JR.
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Patent number: 8727906Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve, a hosel portion, and at least two tubular adjustment pieces having non-parallel upper and lower surfaces, wherein the tubular adjustment pieces include loft and lie angle indicators that can be added together to determine overall club head loft and lie angles.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, James A. Seluga, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140135143Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve with a joint portion, a hosel portion, and a fitting piece, wherein the joint portion fits within the fitting piece and the fitting piece fits within the hosel portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, Broadus Perry Wall, JR., Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott Manwaring
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Patent number: 8715103Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve, a hosel portion, and at least two tubular adjustment pieces having non-parallel upper and lower surfaces, wherein the tubular adjustment pieces include loft and lie angle indicators that can be added together to determine overall club head loft and lie angles.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, James A. Seluga, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
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Patent number: 8715102Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve, a hosel portion, and a ball joint, wherein the ball joint is located either on the shaft sleeve or the hosel portion and fits within, and is rotatable along various axes within, a socket.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr., Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott Manwaring
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Patent number: 8715104Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve and a tubular adjustment piece, which may be a shim or a wheel, that encircles at least a part of the shaft sleeve and is disposed within a hosel bore.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Broadus Perry Wall, Jr., Homer E. Aguinaldo, Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott Manwaring
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Patent number: 8696486Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve with a joint portion, a hosel portion, and a fitting piece, wherein the joint portion fits within the fitting piece and the fitting piece fits within the hosel portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr., Denver Holt, James A. Seluga, Scott Manwaring