Patents by Inventor Charles E. Golden

Charles E. Golden 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: 20260166391
    Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face portion has two regions of increased thickness to improve the performance of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2026
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, Charles E. Golden
  • Patent number: 12654075
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z), a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), a low MOI about the Y-axis (MOI-Y) and a high MOI about the X-axis (MOI-X).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Patent number: 12643022
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a back portion, and a back cover attached to the back portion, wherein the golf club head includes damping structures and materials to achieve desired acoustic characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Gery M. Zimmerman, Charles E. Golden, Helene Hipp, Gentry Ferguson, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Patent number: 12623125
    Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face portion has two regions of increased thickness to improve the performance of the golf club head. The two regions of increased thickness may be connected via a connecting member to form an obround shaped thickened region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Oswaldo Gonzalez, Kyle A. Carr, Gentry Ferguson, Grant M. Martens, Charles E. Golden
  • Publication number: 20260069945
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the striking face, the support arm extending from the periphery portion, wherein the support arm is affixed to the periphery portion at two distinct locations, a damping element residing between the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the damping element comprises a front surface in contact with the rear surface of the striking face and a rear surface in contact with the support arm, wherein the support arm comprises a cradle abutting the damping element, a first portion extending from the back portion towards the cradle, and a second portion extending from the topline towards the cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Marni D. Ines, Oswaldo Gonzalez, John Morin, Jason A. Mata, Jonathan Hebreo, Michael E. Franz, Charles E. Golden
  • Patent number: 12539452
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion, and a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the striking face, a first damping element residing between the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the first damping element comprises a front surface in contact with the rear surface of the striking face and a rear surface in contact with the support arm, wherein the periphery portion comprises a sole, and a second damping element located between the first damping element and the sole, a front portion of the second damping element in contact with the rear surface of the striking face, a rear surface of the second damping element in contact with the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Marni D. Ines, Christopher Savage, Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, John Morin, Jason A. Mata, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Jonathan Hebreo, Nick Frame
  • Publication number: 20250387679
    Abstract: A shaft for a golf club includes a tip end configured to couple to a golf club head; a butt end opposite to the tip end; and a butt end portion that extends in a butt-to-tip direction from the butt end by at least 50 mm and has an average rate of change of bending stiffness in a tip-to-butt direction, wherein a greatest rate of change of bending stiffness of the shaft in the tip-to-butt direction is at least 2.7 times the average rate of change of bending stiffness of the butt end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Dustin A. Barksdale, Donald S. Bone, Charles E. Golden, Noah de la Cruz, Steven Scott Ogg, Parker Rosquist
  • Publication number: 20250381455
    Abstract: A multi-material golf club head having an improved performance is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-material golf club head having a metallic frontal portion and a lightweight aft portion with an addition of an internal ribbon support member. The lightweight aft portion could be formed of a multi-layered sandwich material with at least one layer having low damping properties. The present invention may also further be comprised of a weighting mechanism that is accessible via an opening in the lightweight after portion but connects directly to the metallic frontal portion to mitigate any of the structural integrity issues associated with installing weights in a lightweight portion of a golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephanie Luttrell, Michael A. Lovato, Jorgen Meister, Ryuichi Sugimae, Charles E. Golden, Kyle A. Carr
  • Patent number: 12478846
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the striking face, the support arm extending from the periphery portion, wherein the support arm is affixed to the periphery portion at two distinct locations, a damping element residing between the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the damping element comprises a front surface in contact with the rear surface of the striking face and a rear surface in contact with the support arm, wherein the support arm comprises a cradle abutting the damping element, a first portion extending from the back portion towards the cradle, and a second portion extending from the topline towards the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Marni D. Ines, Oswaldo Gonzalez, John Morin, Jason A. Mata, Jonathan Hebreo, Michael E. Franz, Charles E. Golden
  • Publication number: 20250339742
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a set of golf club heads with improved striking surfaces. More specifically, the present invention relates to a set of golf club heads having at least one golf club head in a loft angle range having a first groove type and at least one other golf club head in a different loft angle range having a second groove type. The different groove types based on loft angle ranges provide more predictable spin characteristics throughout the set and more consistent spin performance for various shot conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Marni D. Ines, Kevin Tassistro, Joseph John Van Wezenbeeck, Alan Hocknell, Grant M. Martens
  • Patent number: 12458853
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, wherein the striking face comprises a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the striking face, the support arm extending from the periphery portion, wherein the support arm extends from the sole to the topline, a first damping element residing between the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face, a second damping element located between the support arm and the striking face, the second damping element in contact with the rear surface of the striking face and the support arm, and wherein the second damping element wraps around the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Marni D. Ines, Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Patent number: 12440733
    Abstract: A method of forming a golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the method forms a golf club head that achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Darryl C. Galvan, Stephen S. Murphy, Charles E. Golden, Peter Larsen, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Patent number: 12420153
    Abstract: Golf clubs with improved aerodynamic properties. In an example, a golf club has a golf club head; a grip; and a shaft having a tip end and a butt end. The golf club head is coupled to the shaft at the tip end, and the grip is coupled to the shaft at the butt end. An average bending stiffness of a butt end portion of the shaft is greater than 3.70 times an average bending stiffness of a tip end portion of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Dustin A. Barksdale, Donald S. Bone, Charles E. Golden, Noah de la Cruz, Steven Scott Ogg, Parker Rosquist
  • Patent number: 12397206
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Stephen S. Murphy, Scott A. Knutson, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 12377329
    Abstract: A golf club head includes: a striking face including a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite to the front surface; a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face; a cavity at least partially enclosed by the striking face and the periphery portion; a support arm extending at least partially through the cavity from the periphery portion and being spaced apart from the rear surface of the striking face; a first damping element between a first side of the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face; and a second damping element on a second side of the support arm opposite to the first side of the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle A. Carr, Charles E. Golden
  • Publication number: 20250144492
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a damping element including a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the damping element opposite the front surface of the damping element, wherein the striking face comprises a first portion having a substantially constant thickness, wherein the front surface of the damping element comprises a geometric center, wherein the golf club head includes additional damping structures and materials to achieve desired acoustic characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Marni D. Ines, Charles E. Golden, Gery M. Zimmerman, Gentry Ferguson, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Publication number: 20250135299
    Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face portion has two regions of increased thickness to improve the performance of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, Charles E. Golden
  • Publication number: 20250135301
    Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face portion has two regions of increased thickness to improve the performance of the golf club head. The two regions of increased thickness may be connected via a connecting member to form an obround shaped thickened region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Oswaldo Gonzalez, Kyle A. Carr, Gentry Ferguson, Grant M. Martens, Charles E. Golden
  • Patent number: 12285663
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
  • Publication number: 20250108277
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a damping element including a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the damping element opposite the front surface of the damping element, wherein the striking face comprises a first portion having a substantially constant thickness, wherein the front surface of the damping element comprises a geometric center, wherein the golf club head includes additional damping structures and materials to achieve desired acoustic characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Marni D. Ines, Charles E. Golden, Gery M. Zimmerman, Gentry Ferguson, Ryuichi Sugimae