Patents by Inventor Bryce W. Hobbs
Bryce W. Hobbs 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: 20250222324Abstract: A golf club includes a body defining an internal cavity and includes a toe side, a heel side, a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a rear side. A first support structure is disposed within the internal cavity and includes a plurality of beams. A second support structure is disposed within an external cavity that is positioned on the rear side of the body and is visible from an exterior of the body. A first pocket and a second pocket are formed on the bottom side. The first pocket is at least partially defined by a first wall and the second pocket is at least partially defined by a second wall. A first aperture and a second aperture are in fluid communication with the internal cavity. The first aperture extends through the first wall and the second aperture extends through the second wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2025Publication date: July 10, 2025Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Linqing Huang, Michael S. Yagley, Michael T. McDonnell, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Patent number: 12350881Abstract: A process of manufacturing a golf club head. The process comprises the step of spreading a thin layer of metal powder over a build plane defined over a build platform. The process also comprises the step of selectively depositing droplets of a binding agent over the thin layer of metal powder in order to bond the metal powder. The process further comprises the step of sintering a green part body to form the golf club head. The golf club head comprises a lattice structure positioned within an internal cavity of the golf club head. The build plane is offset from a ground plane by between about 5 degrees and about 160 degrees. The ground plane defined as a horizontal plane parallel to the ground when the golf club head is at address. The build plane is not a face angle of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Patent number: 12321913Abstract: A method of providing benefits to owners of non-fungible tokens is provided. A minter of a non-fungible token corresponding to a digital asset can encourage or incentivize users of the non-fungible tokens to purchase additional non-fungible tokens, or perform transactions using a non-fungible token to receive benefits.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Michael T. McDonnell, Bryce W. Hobbs, Ryan L. Roach
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Patent number: 12280539Abstract: A process of manufacturing a golf club head that includes the steps of generating, via an additive manufacturing process, a printed part that includes the steps of printing a material, layer by layer, along a build plane and creating at least one blow through aperture that allows fluid to flow through an internal cavity of the printed part. The build plane is offset from a ground plane by between about 5 degrees and about 160 degrees. The ground plane is defined as a horizontal plane parallel to the ground when the golf club head is at address. The process also includes the steps of excavating the printed part by forcing excess material out from within the internal cavity using the at least one blow through aperture and removing excess material formed at one or more material deposits disposed along the printed part golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Patent number: 12269209Abstract: A process of manufacturing a golf club component includes spreading a thin layer of metal powder over a build plane defined over a build platform and bonding, using a laser, portions of the thin layer of metal powder. The spreading and bonding are repeated until the golf club component is formed. The golf club component comprises a lattice structure positioned within an internal cavity of the golf club component and the lattice structure is interrupted by a solid portion that extends along a bottom side of the golf club component from a toe region of the golf club component to a location between the toe region and a heel region of the golf club component.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Patent number: 12246228Abstract: A method for printing a golf club shaft includes the steps of receiving a model of the golf club shaft, providing an additive manufacturing system, and manufacturing the model using the additive manufacturing system. The golf club shaft includes an extended body defining a longitudinal axis that extends centrally through a top and bottom of the golf club shaft, and through which a plane extends. The plane defines a first side of the extended body and a second side of the extended body. A core is disposed in the extended body and comprises a lattice structure integrally formed with the extended body. The lattice structure extends from an inner surface of the extended body along the first side thereof to the inner surface along the second side thereof. At least a portion of the lattice structure extends through the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventor: Bryce W. Hobbs
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Patent number: 12233595Abstract: An iron-type golf club includes an iron-type golf club head formed of metal by an additive manufacturing process. The iron-type golf club head includes a front side, a rear side, a bottom side, a top side, a toe side, and a heel side, and a body that defines a medial region between a toe region and a heel region. The iron-type golf club head also includes a first plane that extends orthogonal to a ground plane and separates the toe region from the medial region, and a second plane that extends orthogonal to the ground plane and separates the heel region from the medial region. A front face extends along the front side from the toe region, through the medial region, and into the heel region, and the front face and the body are formed of sintered metal by the additive manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2024Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Patent number: 12214263Abstract: A golf club head includes a body and an insert. The body defines a top side, a toe side, and a heel side, and includes a sole extending between the toe side and the heel side at a location on the body opposite to the top side. The body defines an internal volume defined between a ball-striking face and an internal wall. The insert is arranged within the internal volume and is formed layer by layer via an additive manufacturing process. The insert includes a lattice structure arranged between a rear surface of the ball-striking face and the internal wall. The lattice structure is in engagement with the rear surface and formed integrally with the ball-striking face and the internal wall.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs, D. Clayton Evans
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Patent number: 12145200Abstract: A process of manufacturing a face insert of a golf club head that includes the steps of forming, via an additive manufacturing process, a mold insert that includes a lattice structure or a ribbed structure protruding therefrom, creating a mold from the mold insert formed via the additive manufacturing process, and molding an insert from the mold insert.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Patent number: 12128277Abstract: A golf club head includes a body formed layer by layer and having a topline, a sole, and an internal cavity arranged between the topline and the sole. The golf club head further includes at least one aperture formed through at least one of a hosel extending from the body, a rear surface of the body, and a toe portion of the body. The at least one aperture is configured to form a flow path that extends along the internal cavity and the at least one aperture.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Publication number: 20240293715Abstract: Systems and methods for golf club fitting include a golf club, a detection unit, and a smart tag. The golf club has a club head, a shaft, and a grip. The smart tag communicates with the detection unit when the golf club is positioned within a detection zone associated with a sensor of the detection unit. The smart tag stores data associated with the golf club, such that the detection unit collects the data associated with the golf club from the smart tag for transmission to a computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: Michael T. McDonnell, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Publication number: 20240261859Abstract: A golf club head component includes a body defining an internal cavity, a plurality of apertures formed in the body, a lattice structure disposed within the internal cavity of the body, and a flow path that extends through the lattice structure and the plurality of apertures. the lattice structure includes a plurality of segments and a plurality of unit cells. The lattice structure varies in a thickness, a size, or a shape of the plurality of segments, a unit cell density, or a unit cell shape at various locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Publication number: 20240252891Abstract: A method of manufacturing a golf club includes receiving user information and selecting at least one parameter of the golf club by a user that is selected from a plurality of parameters. Additional steps include generating a design model of the golf club based on user information or at least one parameter of the golf club in a design space, generating a 3D lattice environment, inlaying the lattice environment into the design model of the golf club, reorienting a first lattice array of the lattice environment according to the user information, adjusting, based on the user interface, at least a thickness, a shape, or a density of a lattice beam of the first lattice array, customizing the at least one parameter based on at least a swing characteristic or a location of center of gravity of the golf club, and printing using an additive manufacturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Linqing Huang, Michael S. Yagley, Michael T. McDonnell, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Publication number: 20240252890Abstract: A method for producing a golf club component can include receiving a selection of at least one parameter from a user via a user interface, the at least one parameter being selected from a plurality of parameters. The method can further include generating a design model of the golf club component based on the selected parameter, providing the design model of the golf club component to an additive manufacturing device, and forming the golf club component via the additive manufacturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2023Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Michael S. Yagley, Michael T. McDonnell, Daniel Chelius, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Publication number: 20240239041Abstract: A process of manufacturing a golf club component includes spreading a thin layer of metal powder over a build plane defined over a build platform and bonding, using a laser, portions of the thin layer of metal powder. The spreading and bonding are repeated until the golf club component is formed. The golf club component comprises a lattice structure positioned within an internal cavity of the golf club component and the lattice structure is interrupted by a solid portion that extends along a bottom side of the golf club component from a toe region of the golf club component to a location between the toe region and a heel region of the golf club component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2024Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Patent number: 12029947Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having a crown that is opposite a sole, a toe region, a heel region, a medial region extending between the toe region and the heel region, and an insert cavity at a front side. The golf club head further includes a face insert that has front wall, a rear wall, and a core. The core includes a plurality of channels extending concavely relative to the sole from the heel region to the toe region.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Bryce W. Hobbs, Ryan L. Roach
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Patent number: 11998810Abstract: A golf club head can include a body having a toe region and a heel region. The golf club body defines an opening to an internal cavity of the body and the opening is surrounded by a perimeter. The golf club head includes a face, a first support member, and a sole plate supported by the first support member and secured to the body at the perimeter. The sole plate is configured to be secured to the body in a plurality of arrangements.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs, Ryan L. Roach, Michael T. McDonnell, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 11980796Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having a toe region, a heel region, and a sole weight bar extending between the toe region and the heel region, a sole defining a toe segment, a medial segment, and a heel segment, and a face coupled to the body. A gap is arranged between the sole weight bar and a rear surface of the face. The gap extends around an outer periphery of the sole weight bar and is formed between the sole weight bar and the medial segment of the sole.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Bryce W. Hobbs, Ryan L. Roach
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Publication number: 20240091600Abstract: A golf club head includes a body formed layer by layer and having a topline, a sole, and an internal cavity arranged between the topline and the sole. The golf club head further includes at least one aperture formed through at least one of a hosel extending from the body, a rear surface of the body, and a toe portion of the body. The at least one aperture is configured to form a flow path that extends along the internal cavity and the at least one aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Publication number: 20240095700Abstract: A method of providing benefits to owners of non-fungible tokens is provided. A minter of a non-fungible token corresponding to a digital asset can encourage or incentivize users of the non-fungible tokens to purchase additional non-fungible tokens, or perform transactions using a non-fungible token to receive benefits.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Michael T. McDonnell, Bryce W. Hobbs, Ryan L. Roach