Patents by Inventor Kevin Tassistro
Kevin Tassistro 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: 20240066366Abstract: A golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the presently disclosed technology may provide an improved adjustable weighting system that allows a user to view a position of one or more weights in the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Kevin Tassistro, Ronald K. Hettinger, Stephen S. Murphy
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Publication number: 20240066367Abstract: A golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention provides an improved weighting system that fits in seamlessly with the traditional shaping of a wedge type golf club head that preserves the aesthetics of the golf club head that golfer have come to expect.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20240066368Abstract: A golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body portion. The body portion may include a face, a sole, and a back portion, and a rear cavity formed near the sole. The golf club head may also include a weight assembly. The weight assembly may include a cover and an adjustable weight installable underneath the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Marni D. Ines, Kevin Tassistro
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Patent number: 11911672Abstract: A golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention provides an improved weighting system that fits in seamlessly with the traditional shaping of a wedge type golf club head that preserves the aesthetics of the golf club head that golfer have come to expect.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20240051016Abstract: A forged golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a forged golf club head with an improved scoreline profile that not only has improved precision, but also has an improved geometry to help enhance the performance of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20240042289Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a first material and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the body portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations. The present invention also includes a combination of lightweight and heavy density weight adjustment portions that could be introduced towards the final forging step of the co-forging process, allowing for more flexibility in the selection of materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Uday V. Deshmukh, Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20240033590Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like. The resultant golf club head may be capable of achieving center of gravity locations previously unachievable without utilizing this co-forging technique. The resultant golf club head may be used to create a set of golf club heads with center of gravity locations that are more advantageous throughout a set of golf clubs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kevin Tassistro, Ronald K. Hettinger
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Publication number: 20230338794Abstract: An iron-type golf club head includes: a body having an outer surface and including a striking face; a channel extending into the body and having an opening in the outer surface of the body; and a weighted insert shaped and sized to be at least partially inserted into the channel and including a heavy end and a light end, wherein the channel is oriented such that, when the weighted insert is at least partially inserted into the channel, a longitudinal axis of the weighted insert is parallel to a striking face plane that is tangential to an outermost surface of the striking face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20230233909Abstract: Methods of forging a golf club head is disclosed. Exemplary embodiment may include providing a raw forging blank, hot pre-forging said raw forging blank to create a golf club head without scorelines, cold pre-forging said golf club head to create a rough scoreline pattern, polishing a face of said golf club head to remove an excess material after said cold pre-forging step, and final forging said golf club head to create a final scoreline pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20230072814Abstract: A set of golf club heads includes a first golf club head having a first loft and a second golf club head having a second loft greater than the first loft. The first golf club head includes a first striking face defining a first striking face plane and a first weight assembly including: a first weight, a first cover, and a first fastener. The second golf club head includes a second striking face defining a second striking face plane and a second weight assembly including: a second weight, a second cover, and a second fastener. The first and second fasteners are respectively controllably movable along first and second fastener axes, and a smallest angle between the second fastener axis and the second striking face plane is smaller than a smallest angle between the first fastener axis and the first striking face plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20230057513Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like. The resultant golf club head may be capable of achieving center of gravity locations previously unachievable without utilizing this co-forging technique. The resultant golf club head may be used to create a set of golf club heads with center of gravity locations that are more advantageous throughout a set of golf clubs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kevin Tassistro, Ronald K. Hettinger
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Publication number: 20220379367Abstract: A forged golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a forged golf club head with an improved scoreline profile that not only has improved precision, but also has an improved geometry to help enhance the performance of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20220379176Abstract: A forged golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a forged golf club head with an improved scoreline profile that not only has improved precision, but also has an improved geometry to help enhance the performance of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20220379180Abstract: A golf club head includes: a body including: a striking face defining a striking face plane that is tangential to an outermost surface of the striking face; and a sole; a recessed channel formed in the body and defining a path; and a weight assembly including a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to be positioned in at least a first position on the path and at a second position on the path, wherein a first distance is defined by a minimum distance between the weight at the first position and the striking face plane, wherein a second distance is defined by a minimum distance between the weight at the second position and the striking face plane, and wherein the first distance and the second distance are substantially equal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro, Thomas Orrin Bennett
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Publication number: 20220370868Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a first material and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the body portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations. The present invention also includes a combination of lightweight and heavy density weight adjustment portions that could be introduced towards the final forging step of the co-forging process, allowing for more flexibility in the selection of materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Uday V. Deshmukh, Kevin Tassistro
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Patent number: 11504589Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like. The resultant golf club head may be capable of achieving center of gravity locations previously unachievable without utilizing this co-forging technique. The resultant golf club head may be used to create a set of golf club heads with center of gravity locations that are more advantageous throughout a set of golf clubs.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kevin Tassistro, Ronald K. Hettinger
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Publication number: 20210339095Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like. The resultant golf club head may be capable of achieving center of gravity locations previously unachievable without utilizing this co-forging technique. The resultant golf club head may be used to create a set of golf club heads with center of gravity locations that are more advantageous throughout a set of golf clubs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kevin Tassistro, Ronald K. Hettinger
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Publication number: 20210291025Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a first material and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the body portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations. The present invention also includes a combination of lightweight and heavy density weight adjustment portions that could be introduced towards the final forging step of the co-forging process, allowing for more flexibility in the selection of materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Uday V. Deshmukh, Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20210268353Abstract: A system and methods of fitting golf clubs, and more particularly, the systems and methods related to wedge type golf clubs, having multiple sole configurations and/or bounce angles. More specifically, the present invention is directed to system and methods that enable a player to quantify the performance of the golf club's sole interaction with the ground and to determine the sole configuration and bounce angle that provides the most optimal shot performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Kevin Tassistro, John Morin
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Patent number: D926272Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Kevin Tassistro