Patents by Inventor Gery M. Zimmerman

Gery M. Zimmerman 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: 20160023061
    Abstract: A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Mark V. Greaney, Ian C. Wright, Kraig A. Willett, Nathan T. Sargent, Matthew D. Johnson, Gery M. Zimmerman, Kevin R. Harper
  • Patent number: 9216333
    Abstract: A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member secured to a weight mount. The weight member is preferably constructed so that it has a low profile and so that it interacts with an angled abutment portion of the weight mount to locate the weight member in the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephanie Bezilla, Gery M. Zimmerman, Darryl C. Galvan
  • Patent number: 9205312
    Abstract: A golf club head, comprising a weight mount comprising a first portion and a second portion, a first weight member and a second weight member, each configured to be coupled to said weight mount, a single fastener configured to force said first weight member to translate in a first direction towards said first portion of said weight mount and said second weight member to translate in a second direction towards said second portion of said weight mount, wherein said first direction is different than said second direction, and wherein said fastener, said first portion of said weight mount, and said second portion of said weight mount are configured to limit said first weight member and said second weight member from moving relative to said weight mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Gery M. Zimmerman, Thomas O. Bennett
  • Patent number: 9180348
    Abstract: A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Mark V. Greaney, Ian C. Wright, Kraig A. Willett, Nathan T. Sargent, Matthew D. Johnson, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20150297962
    Abstract: A golf club head including a hosel, a ball striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the ball striking face, a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the ball striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, a weight mount disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown, and the skirt, a weight member configured to reside in the weight mount, a fastener, a retainer configured to rotatably couple the fastener to the weight member, wherein the fastener goes from an unlocked position to a locked position in less than one full turn of the fastener relative to the weight mount, wherein rotation of the fastener compresses the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Stephanie Bezilla, Darryl C. Galvan, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20150217364
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The irons have a progressive horizontal CG location. Preferably, the long and MID irons have a CG located between about 1 mm and 3 mm towards the hosel and the short iron CG is located between about 3 mm and 4 mm toward the hosel. Further the irons can have a substantially constant blade width with progressively increasing toe height and progressively decreasing scoreline width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Gery M. Zimmerman, Marni Ines, Jonathan Hebreo, Michael E. Franz, Eduardo Mendoza
  • Publication number: 20150165279
    Abstract: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Gery M. Zimmerman, Jonathan Hebreo, Adrian L. Stanescu, Helene Hipp, Marni Ines, Stephanie Bezilla, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20150151172
    Abstract: A golf club head and a removable weight that is received in a receptacle of the golf club head. The weight includes a cap and a slug. The cap is removably coupled to the receptacle and includes a recess that receives a portion of the slug so that the cap and slug are able to rotate relative to each other. The slug includes an anti-rotation feature that prevents relative rotation between the slug and the receptacle and a lead-in portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephanie Bezilla, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20150111661
    Abstract: A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member secured to a weight mount. The golf club includes a sole plate portion that includes a weight member attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Stephanie Bezilla, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 8961330
    Abstract: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Gery M. Zimmerman, Jonathan Hebreo, Adrian L. Stanescu, Helene Hipp, Marni Ines, Stephanie Bezilla, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy
  • Patent number: 8951145
    Abstract: A golf club head and a removable weight that is received in a receptacle of the golf club head. The weight includes a cap and a slug. The cap is removably coupled to the receptacle and includes a recess that receives a portion of the slug so that the cap and slug are able to rotate relative to each other. The slug includes an anti-rotation feature that prevents relative rotation between the slug and the receptacle and a lead-in portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephanie Bezilla, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20150018116
    Abstract: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Gery M. Zimmerman, Kevin Tassistro, Scott A. Knutson, Joshua C. Stokes
  • Publication number: 20140378244
    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 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 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
  • Publication number: 20140349778
    Abstract: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve assembly, and a club head. The shaft sleeve assembly is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve assembly is removably coupled to the club head includes portions coupled by a flexible coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Scott A. Knutson, Gery M. Zimmerman, Joshua C. Stokes
  • Patent number: 8834289
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Noah de la Cruz, Charles E. Golden, Stephanie Bezilla, Darryl C. Galvan, Mark C. Myrhum, Gery M. Zimmerman, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • Patent number: 8801538
    Abstract: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Scott A. Knutson, Gery M. Zimmerman, Joshua C. Stokes
  • Publication number: 20140206474
    Abstract: A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member secured to a weight mount. The weight member is preferably constructed so that it has a low profile and so that it interacts with an angled abutment portion of the weight mount to locate the weight member in the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephanie Bezilla, Gery M. Zimmerman, Darryl C. Galvan
  • Publication number: 20140187345
    Abstract: A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Mark V. Greaney, Ian C. Wright, Kraig A. Willett, Nathan T. Sargent, Matthew D. Johnson, Gery M. Zimmerman, Kevin R. Harper
  • Patent number: 8727900
    Abstract: A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Mark V. Greaney, Ian C. Wright, Kraig A. Willett, Nathan T. Sargent, Matthew D. Johnson, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20140113742
    Abstract: A golf club head, comprising a weight mount comprising a first portion and a second portion, a first weight member and a second weight member, each configured to be coupled to said weight mount, a single fastener configured to force said first weight member to translate in a first direction towards said first portion of said weight mount and said second weight member to translate in a second direction towards said second portion of said weight mount, wherein said first direction is different than said second direction, and wherein said fastener, said first portion of said weight mount, and said second portion of said weight mount are configured to limit said first weight member and said second weight member from moving relative to said weight mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Gery M. Zimmerman, Thomas O. Bennett