Patents by Inventor Garth W. Smith

Garth W. Smith 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 with customizable center of gravity
    Patent number: 7121955
    Abstract: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an interchangeable aft-body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61), which is attached to the return portion (74) of the face component (60), is selected from a plurality of aft-bodies, each having a different center of gravity location. Each of the aft-bodies (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64), and a plurality of weights (122) for adjusting location of the center of gravity. An aft-body (61) is selected from the plurality of aft-bodies (61) based on its center of gravity location, so as to provide the club head (40) with a center of gravity location suited to a particular golfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Daniel M. Stevens, Garth W. Smith, Richard C. Helmstetter, Matthew T. Cackett, Augustin W. Rollnson, J. Andrew Galloway, Alan Hocknell
  • Golf club head with customizable center of gravity
    Patent number: 7115047
    Abstract: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an interchangeable aft-body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61), which is attached to the return portion (74) of the face component (60), is selected from a plurality of aft-bodies, each having a different center of gravity location. Each of the aft-bodies (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64), and a plurality of weights (122) for adjusting location of the center of gravity. An aft-body (61) is selected from the plurality of aft-bodies (61) based on its center of gravity location, so as to provide the club head (40) with a center of gravity location suited to a particular golfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Daniel M. Stevens, Garth W. Smith, Richard C. Helmstetter, Matthew T. Cackett, Augustin W. Rollnson, J. Andrew Galloway, Alan Hocknell
  • Multiple material golf club head
    Patent number: 6881159
    Abstract: A fairway wood type golf club having a club head with a major body and a minor body is disclosed herein. The major body is composed of a metal material and has a striking plate section, a return section, a sole section, a ribbon section and a ledge portion. The minor body is preferably composed of a composite material and has a crown section and a ribbon section. The striking plate section preferably has variable face thickness. The minor body is preferably attached by a liquid adhesive to the ledge section of the major body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: J. Andrew Galloway, Richard C. Helmstetter, Matthew T. Cackett, Alan Hocknell, D. Clayton Evans, Herbert Reyes, Garth W. Smith, James M. Murphy, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Golf club head with a face insert
    Patent number: 6719643
    Abstract: A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a striking plate insert (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club head (20) has a volume between 370 cubic centimeters and 425 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (20) has a mass between 140 grams and 215 grams. The golf club head (20) has a moment of inertia, Izz, about the Z axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head ranging from 3200 g-cm2 to 3900 g-cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Helmstetter, Alan Hocknell, D. Clayton Evans, Roger Cleveland, Matthew T. Cackett, Augustin W. Rollinson, Garth W. Smith, Homer E. Aguinaldo
  • Multiple material golf club head
    Patent number: 6663504
    Abstract: A fairway wood type golf club having a club head with a major body and a minor body is disclosed herein. The major body is composed of an amorphous metal material and has a striking plate section, a return section, a sole section, a ribbon section and a ledge portion. The minor body is preferably composed of a composite material and has a crown section and a ribbon section. The striking plate section preferably has variable face thickness. The minor body is preferably attached by a liquid adhesive to the ledge section of the major body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Alan Hocknell, Uday V. Deshmukh, Richard C. Helmstetter, Matthew T. Cackett, Herebert Reyes, James M. Murphy, D. Clayton Evans, J. Andrew Galloway, Garth W. Smith, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • [MULTIPLE MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD(Corporate Docket Number PU2159)]
    Publication number: 20030176238
    Abstract: A fairway wood type golf club having a club head with a major body and a minor body is disclosed herein. The major body is composed of a metal material and has a striking plate section, a return section, a sole section, a ribbon section and a ledge portion. The minor body is preferably composed of a composite material and has a crown section and a ribbon section. The striking plate section preferably has variable face thickness. The minor body is preferably attached by a liquid adhesive to the ledge section of the major body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: J. Andrew Galloway, Richard C. Helmstetter, Matthew T. Cackett, Alan Hocknell, D. Clayton Evans, Herbert Reyes, Garth W. Smith, James M. Murphy, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Multiple material golf club head
    Patent number: 6575845
    Abstract: A fairway wood type golf club having a club head with a major body and a minor body is disclosed herein. The major body is composed of a metal material and has a striking plate section, a return section, a sole section, a ribbon section and a ledge portion. The minor body is preferably composed of a composite material and has a crown section and a ribbon section. The striking plate section preferably has variable face thickness. The minor body is preferably attached by a liquid adhesive to the ledge section of the major body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: J. Andrew Galloway, Richard C. Helmstetter, Matthew T. Cackett, Alan Hocknell, D. Clayton Evans, Herbert Reyes, Garth W. Smith, James M. Murphy
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D509272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Garth W. Smith, Augustin W. Rollinson, Roger Cleveland, Luke R. Williams, Andrew Oldknow
  • Scoreline pattern for a golf club head
    Patent number: D511361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Catherine Brookshire-Herron, Garth W. Smith
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D513424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joel B. Erickson, Homer E. Aguinaldo, Garth W. Smith
  • Sole for golf club
    Patent number: D515160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Garth W. Smith, Joel B. Erickson, Homer E. Aguinaldo
  • Sole for golf club
    Patent number: D518543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Homer E. Aguinaldo, Garth W. Smith, Joel B. Erickson
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D523103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Alan Hocknell, Roger Cleveland, Augustin W. Rollinson, Garth W. Smith, Daniel M. Stevens
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D566214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: D. Clayton Evans, Garth W. Smith, Larry G. Tang, Kevin Kim, Luke R. Williams
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D574913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Larry G. Tang, Kevin Kim, Garth W. Smith, Patrick C. Kogler
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D595794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Kevin Weejoung Kim, Daniel M. Stevens, Garth W. Smith
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D637670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Foster, Garth W. Smith, Evan D. Gibbs, Luke R. Williams, Daniel M. Stevens
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D663370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Kevin Weejoung Kim, Patrick Dawson, Garth W. Smith
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D696369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Wee Joung Kim, Garth W. Smith
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D805150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Larry Tang, Garth W. Smith