Patents by Inventor J. Andrew Galloway
J. Andrew Galloway 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: 20040014534Abstract: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an 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) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a ribbon section (90). The face component (60) is composed of a metal material, and the aft-body (61) is composed of a metal material selected from the group consisting of magnesium alloys, aluminum alloys, magnesium and aluminum. The striking plate portion (72) preferably has an aspect ratio less than 1.7. The striking plate portion (72) preferably has concentric regions of thickness with the thickness portion in the center (102). The club head (42) has a volume in the range of 290 cubic centimeters to 600 cubic centimeters, a weight in the range of 165 grams to 300 grams, and a striking plate portion (72) surface area in the range of 4.00 square inches to 7.50 square inches.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYInventors: Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett, Richard C. Helmstetter, J. Andrew Galloway, D. Clayton Evans
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Patent number: 6672975Abstract: A golf club head (20) having a body (22), a striking plate (24) and a frame (26) is disclosed herein. The body (22) is preferably composed of a low-density material. The frame (26) has a plurality of arms (42a-d) for attachment to the striking plate (24). The golf club head (20) preferably has a volume between 300 cubic centimeters and 500 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (20) preferably has a mass between 105 grams and 300 grams.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2003Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventor: J. Andrew Galloway
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Patent number: 6663504Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 18, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: 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
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Patent number: 6648769Abstract: An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfer's swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Nathan J. Lee, J. Andrew Galloway, William Kelly Borsum
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Patent number: 6623377Abstract: A golf club head having a striking plate with regions of varying thickness is disclosed herein. A central region has a first thickness range that is thicker than the thickness range of any of the other regions. The thickness of the regions decreases outward from the center. The striking plate may be used on a fairway wood-type golf club head or a driver-type golf club head. The striking plate is preferably composed of steel or titanium.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2002Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: D. Clayton Evans, J. Andrew Galloway
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Publication number: 20030176238Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2003Publication date: September 18, 2003Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYInventors: 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
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Patent number: 6620056Abstract: A golf club having a club head with a striking plate having a thickness in the range of 0.010 to 0.250 inch is disclosed herein. The club head may be composed of three pieces, a face, a sole and a crown. Each of the pieces may be composed of a titanium material. The striking plate of the club head may have an aspect ratio less than 1.7. The striking plate may also have concentric regions of thickness with the thickness portion in the center. The club head may be composed of a titanium material, have a volume in the range of 175 cubic centimeters to 400 cubic centimeters, a weight in the range of 165 grams to 300 grams, and a striking plate surface area in the range of 4.00 square inches to 7.50 square inches. The golf club head may also have a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.8 under test conditions such as the USGA test conditions specified pursuant to Rule 4-1e, Appendix II, of the Rules of Golf for 1998-1999.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2003Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: J. Andrew Galloway, Richard C. Helmstetter, Ronald C. Boyce, Homer E. Aguinaldo, Curtis S. Woolley, Alan Hocknell
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Publication number: 20030171160Abstract: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an 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) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a ribbon section (90). The face component (60) is composed of a metal material, and the aft-body (61) is composed of a non-metal material such as a composite material or a thermoplastic material. The striking plate portion (72) preferably has an aspect ratio less than 1.7. The striking plate portion (72) preferably has concentric regions of thickness with the thickness portion in the center (102). The club head (42) has a volume in the range of 290 cubic centimeters to 600 cubic centimeters, a weight in the range of 165 grams to 300 grams, and a striking plate portion (72) surface area in the range of 4.00 square inches to 7.50 square inches. The golf club head (42) has a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2003Publication date: September 11, 2003Applicant: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: James M. Murphy, Herbert Reyes, Peter L. Soracco, Matthew T. Cackett, J. Andrew Galloway, Richard C. Helmstetter, Augustin W. Rollinson, Alan Hocknell
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Patent number: 6612938Abstract: A golf club having a club head with a face component composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material and having a striking plate portion with a thickness in the range of 0.050 to 0.250 inches is disclosed herein. The golf club head also has a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.8 under test conditions such as the USGA test conditions specified pursuant to Rule 4-1e, Appendix II, of the Rules of Golf for 1998-1999. The golf club also has a crown component composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material and a sole component composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2001Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: James M. Murphy, Herbert Reyes, J. Andrew Galloway, D. Clayton Evans, Richard C. Helmstetter, Daniel R. Jacobson, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew T. Cackett, Robert S. Gonczi
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Patent number: 6607623Abstract: A method for manufacturing a golf club head with a face component composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material and having a striking plate portion with a thickness in the range of 0.010 to 0.250 inches is disclosed herein. The golf club also has a crown component composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material and a sole component composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material. The golf club head is manufactured using a bladder compression molding process.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2001Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: James M. Murphy, Herbert Reyes, J. Andrew Galloway, D. Clayton Evans, Richard C. Helmstetter, Daniel R. Jacobson, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew T. Cackett, Robert S. Gonczi
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Publication number: 20030153401Abstract: 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 at least one weight member (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: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2003Publication date: August 14, 2003Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYInventors: Richard C. Helmstetter, Matthew T. Cackett, Augustin W. Rollinsoin, J. Andrew Galloway, Alan Hocknell
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Patent number: 6592466Abstract: A golf club having a club head composed of a composite material and having an enhanced sound during impact with a golf ball. The golf club head also has a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.8 under test conditions such as the USGA test conditions specified pursuant to Rule 4—1e, Appendix II, of the Rules of Golf for 1998-1999. The golf club head body has a weight strip placed within a ribbon of the body. The sound of the composite golf club head during impact with a golf ball is approximately equivalent to that of a metal wood during impact with a golf ball. The composite golf club head of the present invention has a combined sound level greater than one hundred seventeen decibels during impact with a golf ball.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Richard C. Helmstetter, James M. Murphy, Herbert Reyes, D. Clayton Evans, J. Andrew Galloway, Daniel R. Jacobson
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Publication number: 20030125130Abstract: A golf club having a club head with a striking plate having a thickness in the range of 0.010 to 0.250 inch is disclosed herein. The club head may be composed of three pieces, a face, a sole and a crown. Each of the pieces may be composed of a titanium material. The striking plate of the club head may have an aspect ratio less than 1.7. The striking plate may also have concentric regions of thickness with the thickness portion in the center. The club head may be composed of a titanium material, have a volume in the range of 175 cubic centimeters to 400 cubic centimeters, a weight in the range of 165 grams to 300 grams, and a striking plate surface area in the range of 4.00 square inches to 7.50 square inches. The golf club head may also have a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.8 under test conditions such as the USGA test conditions specified pursuant to Rule 4-1e, Appendix II, of the Rules of Golf for 1998-1999.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2003Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: J. Andrew Galloway , Richard C. Helmstetter , Ronald C. Boyce , Homer E. Aguinaldo , Curtis S. Woolley , Alan Hocknell
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Publication number: 20030119598Abstract: An improved golf club shaft is disclosed. The golf club shaft includes a shaft body made of a composite material, such as carbon/epoxy, and a metal foil wrapped in a spiral pattern around at least a portion of the shaft body. The metal foil increases the torsional stiffness of the shaft and improves its bending stiffness, thereby enabling the first and second frequencies of a golf club employing the shaft to remain in a desired range.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Applicant: Callaway Golf CompanyInventor: J. Andrew Galloway
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Patent number: 6582321Abstract: A golf club having a club head with a striking plate having a thickness in the range of 0.010 to 0.250 inch is disclosed herein. The club head may be composed of three pieces, a face, a sole and a crown. Each of the pieces may be composed of a titanium material. The striking plate of the club head may have an aspect ratio less than 1.7. The striking plate may also have concentric regions of thickness with the thickness portion in the center. The club head may be composed of a titanium material, have a volume in the range of 175 cubic centimeters to 400 cubic centimeters, a weight in the range of 165 grams to 300 grams, and a striking plate surface area in the range of 4.00 square inches to 7.50 square inches. The golf club head may also have a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.8 under test conditions such as the USGA test conditions specified pursuant to Rule 4-1e, Appendix II, of the Rules of Golf for 1998-1999.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: J. Andrew Galloway, Richard C. Helmstetter, Alan Hocknell, Ronald C. Boyce, Homer E. Aguinaldo, Curtis S. Woolley
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Patent number: 6582323Abstract: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an 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) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a ribbon section (90). The face component (60) is composed of a metal material, and the aft-body (61) is composed of a non-metal material such as a composite material or a thermoplastic material. The striking plate portion (72) preferably has an aspect ratio less than 1.7. The striking plate portion (72) preferably has concentric regions of thickness with the thickness portion in the center (102). The club head (42) has a volume in the range of 290 cubic centimeters to 600 cubic centimeters, a weight in the range of 165 grams to 300 grams, and a striking plate portion (72) surface area in the range of 4.00 square inches to 7.50 square inches. The golf club head (42) has a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2002Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Peter L. Soracco, Richard C. Helmstetter, Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett, Herbert Reyes, James M. Murphy, J. Andrew Galloway, Augustin W. Rollinson
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Patent number: 6575845Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 22, 2002Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: J. Andrew Galloway, Richard C. Helmstetter, Matthew T. Cackett, Alan Hocknell, D. Clayton Evans, Herbert Reyes, Garth W. Smith, James M. Murphy
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Publication number: 20030100381Abstract: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an 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) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a ribbon section (90). The face component (60) is composed of a metal material, and the aft-body (61) is composed of a non-metal material such as a composite material or a thermoplastic material. The striking plate portion (72) preferably has an aspect ratio less than 1.7. The striking plate portion (72) preferably has concentric regions of thickness with the thickness portion in the center (102). The club head (42) has a volume in the range of 290 cubic centimeters to 600 cubic centimeters, a weight in the range of 165 grams to 300 grams, and a striking plate portion (72) surface area in the range of 4.00 square inches to 7.50 square inches. The golf club head (42) has a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2002Publication date: May 29, 2003Applicant: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: James M. Murphy , Herbert Reyes , Peter L. Soracco , Matthew T. Cackett , J. Andrew Galloway , Richard C. Helmstetter , Augustin W. Rollinson , Alan Hocknell
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Patent number: 6565452Abstract: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate insert (72) within an opening (45) of a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a ribbon section (90). The return portion (74) is preferably composed of a cast metal material, the striking plate insert (72) is preferably composed of a formed or forged metal material, and the aft-body (61) is preferably composed of a non-metal material such as a composite material or a thermoplastic material. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume in the range of 250 cubic centimeters to 600 cubic centimeters and a weight in the range of 165 grams to 300 grams.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Richard C. Helmstetter, Matthew T. Cackett, Herbert Reyes, James M. Murphy, Peter L. Soracco, J. Andrew Galloway
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Patent number: 6527650Abstract: A golf club head composed of a composite material and having a plurality of weight members in a ribbon section is disclosed herein. The weight members are composed of a polymer material integrated with a high density metal such as tungsten. Each of the weight members preferably has a mass ranging from 5 grams to 25 grams. The golf club head is preferably composed of plies of pre-preg sheets. The club head preferably has a volume ranging from 175 cubic centimeters to 600 cubic centimeters.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2001Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Herbert Reyes, James M. Murphy, D. Clayton Evans, J. Andrew Galloway, Daniel R. Jacobson