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).

  • Publication number: 20240017136
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
  • Patent number: 11771966
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
  • Publication number: 20210370146
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
  • Patent number: 11090534
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
  • Publication number: 20200376352
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
  • Patent number: 10744379
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
  • Patent number: 10653930
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Brooks Roche
  • Publication number: 20190366170
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
  • Publication number: 20190255399
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Brooks Roche
  • Patent number: 10286263
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Irina Ivanova, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott R. Manwaring, Matthew T. Cackett, Brooks Roche, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: 10173108
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Brooks Roche
  • Publication number: 20180221726
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Brooks Roche
  • Publication number: 20180126229
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Irina Ivanova, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott R. Manwaring, Matthew T. Cackett, Brooks Roche, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: 9861863
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Irina Ivanova, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott R. Manwaring, Matthew T. Cackett, Brooks Roche, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: 9849349
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Irina Ivanova, Scott R. Manwaring, Brooks Roche, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Broadus Perry Wall, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9211451
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Brooks Roche, Chris J. Wieland, Scott R. Manwaring, Patrick Dawson, Irina Ivanova, Joel B. Erickson, Bradley C. Rice, James A. Seluga
  • Patent number: D764612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Larry G. Tang, Scott R. Manwaring, Randolph J. Peterson, Brooks Roche
  • Patent number: D803336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Wee Joung Kim, Brooks Roche, Randolph J. Peterson, Scott R. Manwaring
  • Patent number: D830484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Wee Joung Kim, Brooks Roche, Randolph J. Peterson, Scott R. Manwaring
  • Patent number: D830485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Wee Joung Kim, Brooks Roche, Randolph J. Peterson, Scott R. Manwaring