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).
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Publication number: 20230241465Abstract: 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) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Stephen S. Murphy, Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Vincent Jacobson, Richard L. Cleghorn, Richard Sanchez, Christopher D. Harvell, Yu-Jin Song, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
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Patent number: 11701559Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
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Publication number: 20230173352Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Dustin A. Barksdale, Donald S. Bone, Charles E. Golden, Noah de la Cruz, Steven Scott Ogg, Parker Rosquist
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Publication number: 20230166167Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Gery M. Zimmerman, Charles E. Golden, Helene Hipp, Gentry Ferguson, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20230158378Abstract: 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) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Stephen S. Murphy, Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Vincent Jacobson, Richard L. Cleghorn, Richard Sanchez, Christopher D. Harvell, Yu-Jin Song, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
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Publication number: 20230101631Abstract: A small-format metal wood golf club head may include a first portion including at least a striking face formed of an alloy of titanium and a second portion including at least a portion of a sole formed of an alloy of steel. The golf club head exhibits beneficial characteristics of both titanium and steel in that the titanium striking face is lighter than a steel striking face having the same coefficient of restitution (COR) and the steel sole allows for concentration of mass in a beneficial location within the golf club head, while overcoming traditional difficulties in bonding titanium and steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh, Scott A. Knutson, Charles E. Golden
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Patent number: 11577131Abstract: 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) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen
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Publication number: 20230042378Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Marni D. Ines, Charles E. Golden, Gery M. Zimmerman, Gentry Ferguson, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20230026545Abstract: 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) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen
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Publication number: 20230018341Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Marni D. Ines, Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20230014218Abstract: 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 striking face comprises a second portion, the second portion of the striking face located heelward of the center face plane, the second portion of the striking face having a thickness which tapers from a maximum thickness at a thick end of the second portion to a minimum thickness at a thin end of the second portion, wherein the thick end is located toeward of the thin end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, Kyle A. Carr, Jonathan Hebreo, Jason A. Mata, Charles E. Golden, John Morin
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Publication number: 20220409964Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Darryl C. Galvan, Stephen S. Murphy, Charles E. Golden, Peter Larsen, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20220395733Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Kyle A. Carr, Charles E. Golden
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Patent number: 11497970Abstract: 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) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B). The golf club head includes a frontal portion and a rear portion, each including one or more cantilevered extensions and one or more elongate protrusions that collectively constitute a snap fit mechanism adapted to removably couple the frontal portion to the rear portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, 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, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20220305351Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Patent number: 11433284Abstract: A golf club head including a club head body comprising a back portion, a striking face, and an interior cavity formed between the back portion and 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, wherein the back portion is spaced from the rear surface, wherein an aperture is formed through the back portion, a damping element comprising an exterior portion located behind the back portion of the club head body, a damping portion located within the interior cavity of the golf club head, wherein the damping portion comprises a front surface abutting the rear surface of the striking face and a rear surface abutting the back portion of the club head body.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Oswaldo Gonzalez, Marni D. Ines, Charles E. Golden, John Morin, Jason A. Mata
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Publication number: 20220226702Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20220219053Abstract: 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) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen
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Publication number: 20220212066Abstract: 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) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20220152465Abstract: 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 striking face comprises a second portion, the second portion of the striking face located heelward of the center face plane, the second portion of the striking face having a thickness which tapers from a maximum thickness at a thick end of the second portion to a minimum thickness at a thin end of the second portion, wherein the thick end is located toeward of the thin end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, Kyle A. Carr, Jonathan Hebreo, Jason A. Mata, Charles E. Golden, John Morin