Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Aplin

Joseph R. Aplin 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).

  • Methods of manufacturing golf club heads
    Patent number: 10946255
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joseph R. Aplin, Patrick C. Davis, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Justin Kuhar
  • Methods of Manufacturing Golf Club Heads
    Publication number: 20200346077
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph R. Aplin, Patrick C. Davis, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Justin Kuhar
  • Methods of manufacturing golf club heads
    Patent number: 10716977
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joseph R. Aplin, Patrick C. Davis, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Justin Kuhar
  • Methods of Manufacturing Golf Club Heads
    Publication number: 20200070017
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph R. Aplin, Patrick C. Davis, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Catherine L. Ingbar, Justin Kuhar