Patents by Inventor James A. Bode

James A. Bode 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).

  • Hollow and metal iron golf club heads
    Patent number: 7169057
    Abstract: An iron golf club head having a hollow interior. The iron golf club head is formed from a first casing and a second casing. The first casing includes the hosel and strike face, while the second casing includes the sole, the back side, and the topline of the iron golf club head. The second casing also includes two cavities, one of which forms the hollow interior of the iron golf club head when the first casing is welded to the second casing. The thickness and hardness of the first casing vary between the long and short iron golf club heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: MacGregor Golf Company
    Inventors: David A. Wood, James A. Bode
  • Golf club head having an alignment marker on its strike face
    Publication number: 20050164800
    Abstract: A golf club head having a hollow metal body with a metal strike face. The metal strike face has a coating applied thereto of a first hue of color that defines an alignment marker for a golfer. The decorative coating covers at least 10% of an entire surface area of the metal strike face, covers the geometric center of the strike face, is bounded by at least a second hue of color that is different than the first hue of color, and does not extend to a periphery of the metal strike face The coating has physical properties that do not affect a launch angle and spin rate of a golf ball hit with the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: David Wood, James Bode
  • Hollow and metal iron golf club heads
    Publication number: 20050164802
    Abstract: An iron golf club head having a hollow interior. The iron golf club head is formed from a first casing and a second casing. The first casing includes the hosel and strike face, while the second casing includes the sole, the back side, and the topline of the iron golf club head. The second casing also includes two cavities, one of which forms the hollow interior of the iron golf club head when the first casing is welded to the second casing. The thickness and hardness of the first casing vary between the long and short iron golf club heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: David Wood, James Bode
  • Golf club head
    Publication number: 20030045371
    Abstract: A golf club head having a hollow metal body with a conical indentation in a sole of the metal body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: David Alexander Wood, James A. Bode
  • Iron golf club head
    Patent number: D503201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: MacGregor Golf Company
    Inventors: David A. Wood, James A. Bode
  • Iron golf club head
    Patent number: D503202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: MacGregor Golf Company
    Inventors: David A. Wood, James A. Bode
  • Iron golf club head
    Patent number: D503203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: MacGregor Golf Company
    Inventors: David A. Wood, James A. Bode
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D465251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: MacGregor Golf Company
    Inventors: David Alexander Wood, James A. Bode
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D468788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: MacGregor Golf Company
    Inventors: James A. Bode, David Alexander Wood
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D469832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: MacGregor Golf Company
    Inventors: James A. Bode, David Alexander Wood