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).

  • Golf club head having a multi-material face
    Patent number: 8758161
    Abstract: A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face that forms a pocket, wherein the pocket is filled with a secondary material having a lower density to improve the performance of the golf club head. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally have a characteristic time slope of greater than about 5 and less than about 50, wherein the characteristic time slope is determined based on the various data points collected according to the United States Golf Association's (USGA's) Characteristic Time (CT) test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Bradford Hughes Hartwell, Noah de la Cruz, Uday V. Deshmukh, John Morin, Jason Mulherin
  • Iron golf club head with improved performance
    Patent number: 8758159
    Abstract: An iron type golf club head with improved performance is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses an iron type golf club head having a frontal face portion made out of a lightweight material that is separate and distinct from the material used to form the remaining body portion of the iron type golf club head. The thinner material allows the frontal face portion of the iron type golf club head to be made thinner, yielding improved performance characteristics such as a higher Coefficient of Restitution (COR) of greater than about 0.770, a lower Center of Gravity (CG) location of less than about 5.0 mm from a ground, and a lower primary resonant frequency of less than about 5,000 Hertz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: John W. Morin, Eduardo Mendoza, Noah de la Cruz, Charles E. Golden, Andrew J. Curtis
  • Golf club head with improved performance
    Patent number: 8758160
    Abstract: A golf club head with an improved sweet spot, defined as a portion of the striking face that has at least 99.7% of the maximum ballspeed is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club head with a significantly circular sweet spot that encompasses at least about 1.5% of the total striking face. A golf club head in accordance with the present invention may generally have a improved face geometry with an elliptical factor of greater than about 0.5, a beveled transition portion around the striking face of the golf club head, a variable face thickness region with decreases thickness, or even a tilted bulge and roll radius all helping improve the performance of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Andrew J. Curtis, Charles E. Golden, Scott A. Rice, Douglas E. Roberts, Thomas W. Preece
  • Golf club head with replaceable face
    Patent number: 8753228
    Abstract: A golf club head having a replaceable striking face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club head where at least a portion of the frontal striking surface of the face is detachable and replaceable to improve performance. A golf club head in accordance with the present invention may generally have a thinned striking face with a thickness of less than about 3.0 mm yielding a golf club head with a larger sweet spot that's greater than 6% of the frontal striking surface; defined as an area of the frontal striking surface having at least 99% of the maximum characteristic time between about 239 microseconds to about 257 microseconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, John Morin, Helene Hipp
  • GOLF CLUB WITH OPTIMUM MOMENTS OF INERTIA IN THE VERTICAL AND HOSEL AXIS
    Publication number: 20140128178
    Abstract: A hollow golf club is provided having an outer shell and an inner frame. The outer shell comprises one or more lightweight members, such as the crown or the skirt, and preferably fits within an envelope of about 5 inches×5 inches×2.8 inches. The inner frame fits within a smaller envelope and sits on the sole of the club head. One or more weights are located either on or within the inner frame to optimize the moment of inertia of the club head about both the vertical axis running through the center of gravity or geometric center of the club head, hereinafter referred to as the “y-axis,” and the axis running through the center of the shaft of the golf club, hereinafter referred to as the “hosel axis.” The weights can be attached to the inner frame or can be distributed within the inner frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Noah de la Cruz, Charles E. Golden, John W. Morin
  • Metal wood club with improved moment of inertia
    Patent number: 8715109
    Abstract: A more efficient triangular shape for metal wood clubs or driver clubs is disclosed. This triangular shape allows the clubs to have higher rotational moments of inertia in both the vertical and horizontal directions, and a lower center of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Charles E. Golden, Christopher D. Harvell, Stephen S. Murphy, Daniel Stone
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING A MULTI-MATERIAL FACE
    Publication number: 20140106897
    Abstract: A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face that forms a pocket, wherein the pocket is filled with a secondary material having a lower density to improve the performance of the golf club head. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally have a characteristic time slope of greater than about 5 and less than about 50, wherein the characteristic time slope is determined based on the various data points collected according to the United States Golf Association's (USGA's) Characteristic Time (CT) test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • MULTI-PIECE GOLF CLUB HEADS FORMED FROM TITANIUM AND ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20140080632
    Abstract: A golf club head and a method for forming a golf club head are disclosed. The golf club head may include multiple components with varying densities to manipulate the weight, volume, and properties of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Uday Deshmukh, Thomas O. Bennett, Charles E. Golden
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE
    Publication number: 20140080626
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephanie Bezilla, Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden, Mark C. Myrhum, Noah de la Cruz, John Morin, Darryl C. Galvan
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE
    Publication number: 20140080634
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The golf club head includes a multi-material construction including a face member, a midsection and an aft member that allows optimization of the mass distribution of the golf club head. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Uday V. Deshmukh, Stephanie Bezilla, Mark C. Myrhum, Stephen S. Murphy
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE
    Publication number: 20140080623
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Noah de la Cruz, Charles E. Golden, Stephanie Bezilla, Darryl C. Galvan, Mark C. Myrhum, Gery M. Zimmerman, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • MULTI-ZONE GOLF CLUB HEADS
    Publication number: 20140080631
    Abstract: A golf club head with low and high density zones designed to provide specific densities for use in various parts of the club head to achieve maximum volume and properties within specific weight goals. The low and high density zones may be formed from laminates having different equivalent densities than the layers used to form the laminates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Uday Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE
    Publication number: 20140080624
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face, and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Darryl C. Galvan, Noah de la Cruz, Charles E. Golden
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE
    Publication number: 20140080633
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The face is configured to provide varying stiffness while minimizing the change in thickness across the face. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephanie Bezilla, Noah de la Cruz, Charles E. Golden, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE
    Publication number: 20140080627
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephanie Bezilla, Richard L. Cleghorn, Uday V. Deshmukh, Noah de la Cruz, Darryl C. Galvan, Charles E. Golden, Marni Ines, John Morin, Stephen S. Murphy, Mark C. Myrhum, Gery Zimmerman
  • GOLF CLUB IRON SET PRODUCING FLIGHT HAVING CONSISTENT ANGLE OF DESCENT
    Publication number: 20140073447
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a set of golf club heads is disclosed. The set includes golf club heads with peripheral weights. The dimensions and configuration of at least the peripheral weights are changed from club-to-club along the set so that the center of gravity rises from the long irons to the short irons. By raising the center of gravity from the long irons to the short irons, a golfer will see a peak trajectory height along a line for each club head that is substantially more consistent along that line throughout the set than prior art clubs provide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Jeffrey A. Harmet, Daniel Stone, Richard M. Nelson
  • Golf club heads
    Patent number: 8641550
    Abstract: A plurality of golf club heads wherein the difference in spin is minimized is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a plurality of fairway wood type golf club head with a volume of between about 110 cubic centimeters (cc) and about 250 cc, wherein the change in backspin between any two clubs within the plurality of metal wood type golf club heads is less than about 600 revolutions per minute (rpm). A plurality of golf clubs in accordance with the present invention may generally have all of its clubs maintain a center of gravity (CG) location that is less than about 8.0 mm away from a neutral axis of the golf club head regardless of the difference in loft of the specific golf club head within the plurality of golf club heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Douglas E. Roberts
  • GOLF CLUB WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20140031139
    Abstract: A golf club head with an improved Moment of Inertia (MOI) is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head with a releasable hosel mechanism that is leaner and more lightweight, it allows a significant amount of weight to be saved from the hosel portion of the golf club head and used to improve Center of Gravity (CG) location of the golf club head; which contributes to the improvement of the MOI of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Gregory D. Johnson, Ryan Margoles, Charles E. Golden
  • Metal wood club with improved moment of inertia
    Patent number: 8636610
    Abstract: A golf club head having at least two discrete weight members positioned on the sole to optimize moment of inertia is disclosed. A first weight member is located toward and substantially parallel with the face edge of the sole. A second member is located toward the back of the sole and substantially centered between the heel and toe edges of the sole. In one embodiment, a golf club head includes a sole comprising four sections and wherein a rib of material connects two of said sections. In another embodiment, a golf club head includes a cavity formed between the crown and sole and having an opening at the back of the club head. In yet another embodiment, a golf club head is tapered to form a waist and has a back that has a bowed-shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Noah De La Cruz, Daniel S. Callinan
  • Golf club with optimum moments of inertia in the vertical and hosel axes
    Patent number: 8636608
    Abstract: A hollow golf club is provided having an outer shell and an inner frame. The outer shell comprises one or more lightweight members, such as the crown or the skirt, and preferably fits within an envelope of about 5 inches×5 inches×2.8 inches. The inner frame fits within a smaller envelope and sits on the sole of the club head. One or more weights are located either on or within the inner frame to optimize the moment of inertia of the club head about both the vertical axis running through the center of gravity or geometric center of the club head, hereinafter referred to as the “y-axis,” and the axis running through the center of the shaft of the golf club, hereinafter referred to as the “hosel axis.” The weights can be attached to the inner frame or can be distributed within the inner frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Noah De la Cruz, Charles E. Golden, John Morin