Patents by Inventor Chris Voshall

Chris Voshall 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: 20180056151
    Abstract: An iron golf club head is disclosed. The iron golf club head can include a hosel portion, a heel portion, a toe portion, a face portion, and a sole portion all forged from a single piece of steel. The iron golf club head can further include a slot cut in the forged club behind the face portion between the heel portion and the toe portion. The slot can have a sole opening and a cavity opening, and a plug can be located in the sole opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Doi, Tetsuya Kanayama, David Llewellyn, Chris Voshall
  • Patent number: 9597563
    Abstract: An adjustable golf club is disclosed. The adjustable golf club can include a club head having a sole. The sole of the club head may have two or more tracks located thereon. Each track can be configured to receive at least one weight. The two or more tracks may be three tracks. The three tracks can comprise an elongated central track, a first short track disposed on a first side of the elongated central track, and a second short track disposed on the second side of the elongated central track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Voshall, David Llewellyn, Kazuya Ishida, Tetsuya Kanayama, Kei Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20170036076
    Abstract: An iron golf club head is disclosed. The iron golf club head can include a hosel portion, a heel portion, a toe portion, a face portion, and a sole portion all forged from a single piece of steel. The iron golf club head can further include a slot cut in the forged club behind the face portion between the heel portion and the toe portion. The slot can have a sole opening and a cavity opening, and a plug can be located in the sole opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Doi, Tetsuya Kanayama, David Llewellyn, Chris Voshall
  • Publication number: 20150297961
    Abstract: An adjustable golf club is disclosed. The adjustable golf club can include a club head having a sole. The sole of the club head may have two or more tracks located thereon. Each track can be configured to receive at least one weight. The two or more tracks may be three tracks. The three tracks can comprise an elongated central track, a first short track disposed on a first side of the elongated central track, and a second short track disposed on the second side of the elongated central track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Chris Voshall, David Llewellyn, Kazuya Ishida, Tetsuya Kanayama
  • Patent number: 7517286
    Abstract: The invention is directed toward a trial golf club head and method for determining the optimal loft angle for any golf club, and in particular a hybrid-type golf club. The invention includes a trial golf club head having a face portion, a leading edge portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a back portion having a trailing edge portion, and a sole portion. The sole portion contains a number of equally spaced graduated indicia, which are substantially parallel to one another and extend from the toe portion to the heel portion. The distance between the graduated indicia is approximately 3.75 centimeters (cm), which corresponds to an incremental loft angle of approximately 3 degrees. The sole portion has a radius of curvature of 71.67 mm, which extends from the leading edge of the face portion to the trailing edge of the back portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Mizuno USA
    Inventors: Masao Nagai, Chris Voshall, Bill Price, David Llewellyn, Richard Delvac
  • Publication number: 20080085779
    Abstract: The invention is directed toward a trial golf club head and method for determining the optimal loft angle for any golf club, and in particular a hybrid-type golf club. The invention includes a trial golf club head having a face portion, a leading edge portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a back portion having a trailing edge portion, and a sole portion. The sole portion contains a number of equally spaced graduated indicia, which are substantially parallel to one another and extend from the toe portion to the heel portion. The distance between the graduated indicia is approximately 3.75 centimeters (cm), which corresponds to an incremental loft angle of approximately 3 degrees. The sole portion has a radius of curvature of 71.67 mm, which extends from the leading edge of the face portion to the trailing edge of the back portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Masao Nagai, Chris Voshall, Bill Price, David Llewellyn, Richard Delvac
  • Patent number: D606606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: David Llewellyn, Chris Voshall, Kazuhiro Doi
  • Patent number: D619183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: David Llewellyn, Chris Voshall, Kazuhiro Doi
  • Patent number: D629061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: David Llewellyn, Chris Voshall, Kazuhiro Doi, Tsugunobu Sakamoto
  • Patent number: D660389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Mizuno USA
    Inventors: Chris Voshall, Richard Delvac, Mamoru Saraie
  • Patent number: D672830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Mizuno USA Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Voshall, Richard Delvac, Kazuhiko Natori
  • Patent number: D682377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Voshall, Richard Delvac
  • Patent number: D682960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Voshall, Kazuhiko Natori
  • Patent number: D720027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Voshall, Kazuhiro Doi, Tsugunobu Sakamoto
  • Patent number: D736873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Voshall, Kazuhiro Doi, Tsugunobu Sakamoto