Patents by Inventor Joshua D. Westrum

Joshua D. Westrum 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).

  • Patent number: 9345936
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising an adjustable weighting feature including a tube extending from the crown to the sole of the golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, a golf club head formed from three pieces, namely a first piece comprising a face, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a hosel, a second piece comprising a rear end, a crown portion, and a sole portion, and a tube, wherein these pieces are welded to one another, is disclosed herein. Each of these pieces may be separately cast, forged, or formed from a metal material such as stainless steel, titanium alloy, and aluminum alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, James A. Seluga, Patrick Dawson, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: 9211451
    Abstract: A golf club head having a center of gravity located at a point close to the face and the sole is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head comprises a hollow body including a weight lip and face component, and the weight lip extends from the sole inside the body towards the face component without making contact with the face component. The golf club head is preferably an iron-type golf club head. In other embodiments, the golf club head, which may be an iron-type golf club head, comprises a weight bar disposed within the hollow body proximate the face component, and the weight bar bridges at least a portion of the sole. The weight bar may be movable within the hollow body to allow for center of gravity adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Brooks Roche, Chris J. Wieland, Scott R. Manwaring, Patrick Dawson, Irina Ivanova, Joel B. Erickson, Bradley C. Rice, James A. Seluga
  • Patent number: 9138622
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an iron-type golf club head formed from multiple materials that increase torsional stiffness of the club and aid in sound performance. In particular, the iron-type golf club head includes a body having top, sole, heel, toe, and face portions, a rear cavity, and a rear flange extending upwards from the sole portion, and a composite cap comprising a plurality of ribs covering the rear cavity and forming an internal cavity. The ribs can extend from an interior surface to an exterior surface of the composite cap, and in one embodiment, at least one of the ribs extends along an interior surface of the composite cap and hooks over the rear flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon D. DeMille, Steven M. Ehlers, Sean Griffin, James A. Seluga, Patrick Dawson, Denver Holt, Joshua D. Westrum
  • Patent number: 8956244
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising an adjustable weighting feature including a tube extending from the crown to the sole of the golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, a golf club head formed from three pieces, namely a first piece comprising a face, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a hosel, a second piece comprising a rear end, a crown portion, and a sole portion, and a tube, wherein these pieces are welded to one another, is disclosed herein. Each of these pieces may be separately cast, forged, or formed from a metal material such as stainless steel, titanium alloy, and aluminum alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, James E. Seluga, Patrick Dawson, Sean P. Griffin
  • Patent number: D725732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Irina Ivanova, Chris J. Wieland, Scott R. Manwaring
  • Patent number: D762794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Chris J. Wieland, Joshua D. Westrum, Philip G. Foster, Scott R. Manwaring