Patents by Inventor Brooks Roche
Brooks Roche 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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Publication number: 20240017136Abstract: A golf club head with a face component having a variable thickness and a coating on a rear surface of the face component that provides a flat surface to which a medallion can be affixed, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The coating is made from a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, which preferably constitute 5-70% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
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Patent number: 11771966Abstract: A golf club head with a face component having a variable thickness and a coating on a rear surface of the face component that provides a flat surface to which a medallion can be affixed, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The coating is made from a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, which preferably constitute 5-70% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
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Publication number: 20210370146Abstract: A golf club head with a face component having a variable thickness and a coating on a rear surface of the face component that provides a flat surface to which a medallion can be affixed, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The coating is made from a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, which preferably constitute 5-70% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
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Patent number: 11090534Abstract: A golf club head with a face component having a variable thickness and a coating on a rear surface of the face component that provides a flat surface to which a medallion can be affixed, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The coating is made from a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, which preferably constitute 5-70% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
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Publication number: 20200376352Abstract: A golf club head with a face component having a variable thickness and a coating on a rear surface of the face component that provides a flat surface to which a medallion can be affixed, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The coating is made from a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, which preferably constitute 5-70% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
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Patent number: 10744379Abstract: A golf club head with a face component having a variable thickness and a coating on a rear surface of the face component that provides a flat surface to which a medallion can be affixed, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The coating is made from a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, which preferably constitute 5-70% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
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Patent number: 10653930Abstract: A golf club head with at least one cavity including a weight that is co-molded with a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The plurality of microscopic bubbles constitutes at 5-70% of the volume of the fill material, and more preferably approximately 20-30% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50. The weight is preferably composed of a metal alloy with a density greater than 4 g/cc, such as steel or tungsten alloy.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Brooks Roche
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Publication number: 20190366170Abstract: A golf club head with a face component having a variable thickness and a coating on a rear surface of the face component that provides a flat surface to which a medallion can be affixed, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The coating is made from a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, which preferably constitute 5-70% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
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Publication number: 20190255399Abstract: A golf club head with at least one cavity including a weight that is co-molded with a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The plurality of microscopic bubbles constitutes at 5-70% of the volume of the fill material, and more preferably approximately 20-30% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50. The weight is preferably composed of a metal alloy with a density greater than 4 g/cc, such as steel or tungsten alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Brooks Roche
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Patent number: 10286263Abstract: The present invention relates to an iron-type golf club head having a lightweight hosel and a high, toe-ward located center of gravity. The golf club head preferably includes a hollow body with a hosel and an interior mold line that extends into the hosel and is separated from a shaft bore by a solid barrier that does not include any through-holes. An upper portion of the body may include a pocket to hold a high-density weight, and the hosel wall may include multiple through-bores to further lighten the hosel. The golf club head may also include one or more internal ribs extending from the hollow interior of the body into the interior of the hosel.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Irina Ivanova, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott R. Manwaring, Matthew T. Cackett, Brooks Roche, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Sean P. Griffin
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Patent number: 10173108Abstract: A golf club head with at least one cavity including a weight that is co-molded with a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The plurality of microscopic bubbles constitutes at 5-70% of the volume of the fill material, and more preferably approximately 20-30% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50. The weight is preferably composed of a metal alloy with a density greater than 4 g/cc, such as steel or tungsten alloy.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Brooks Roche
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Publication number: 20180221726Abstract: A golf club head with at least one cavity including a weight that is co-molded with a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The plurality of microscopic bubbles constitutes at 5-70% of the volume of the fill material, and more preferably approximately 20-30% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50. The weight is preferably composed of a metal alloy with a density greater than 4 g/cc, such as steel or tungsten alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Brooks Roche
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Publication number: 20180126229Abstract: The present invention relates to an iron-type golf club head having a lightweight hosel and a high, toe-ward located center of gravity. The golf club head preferably includes a hollow body with a hosel and an interior mold line that extends into the hosel and is separated from a shaft bore by a solid barrier that does not include any through-holes. An upper portion of the body may include a pocket to hold a high-density weight, and the hosel wall may include multiple through-bores to further lighten the hosel. The golf club head may also include one or more internal ribs extending from the hollow interior of the body into the interior of the hosel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Irina Ivanova, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott R. Manwaring, Matthew T. Cackett, Brooks Roche, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Sean P. Griffin
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Patent number: 9861863Abstract: The present invention relates to an iron-type golf club head having a lightweight hosel and a high, toe-ward located center of gravity. The golf club head preferably includes a hollow body with a hosel and an interior mold line that extends into the hosel and is separated from a shaft bore by a solid barrier that does not include any through-holes. An upper portion of the body may include a pocket to hold a high-density weight, and the hosel wall may include multiple through-bores to further lighten the hosel. The golf club head may also include one or more internal ribs extending from the hollow interior of the body into the interior of the hosel.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Irina Ivanova, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott R. Manwaring, Matthew T. Cackett, Brooks Roche, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Sean P. Griffin
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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: 9211451Abstract: A golf club head having a center of gravity located at a point close to the face and the sole is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head comprises a hollow body including a weight lip and face component, and the weight lip extends from the sole inside the body towards the face component without making contact with the face component. The golf club head is preferably an iron-type golf club head. In other embodiments, the golf club head, which may be an iron-type golf club head, comprises a weight bar disposed within the hollow body proximate the face component, and the weight bar bridges at least a portion of the sole. The weight bar may be movable within the hollow body to allow for center of gravity adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYInventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Brooks Roche, Chris J. Wieland, Scott R. Manwaring, Patrick Dawson, Irina Ivanova, Joel B. Erickson, Bradley C. Rice, James A. Seluga
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Patent number: D764612Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Larry G. Tang, Scott R. Manwaring, Randolph J. Peterson, Brooks Roche
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Patent number: D803336Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Wee Joung Kim, Brooks Roche, Randolph J. Peterson, Scott R. Manwaring
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Patent number: D830484Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Wee Joung Kim, Brooks Roche, Randolph J. Peterson, Scott R. Manwaring
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Patent number: D830485Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Wee Joung Kim, Brooks Roche, Randolph J. Peterson, Scott R. Manwaring