Patents by Inventor Kyle A. Carr
Kyle A. Carr 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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Patent number: 12654074Abstract: A golf club head including an insert is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include a face, a crown, a first sole portion, a leading edge, a second sole portion, a trailing edge, and a sole opening between the first sole portion and the second sole portion. The golf club head may include an insert to fit into the sole opening that includes a sole insert and a frontal sole insert. The sole insert may be detachably connected to the sole portion, and the frontal sole insert may be in contact with at least a faceward surface of the sole insert. The frontal sole insert may separate the sole insert from the face.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Grant M. Martens
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Patent number: 12649091Abstract: An iron-type golf club head incudes a body, a recessed channel, and a weight assembly. The body includes a striking face, a sole, and a back portion positioned between the sole and the striking face. The striking face includes an upper topline edge and a lower leading edge opposite to the upper topline edge. The recessed channel is formed in the back portion and defines a curved path. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to be positioned in at least a first position on the curved path and at a second position on the curved path. The curved path is defined such that when the weight is moved from the first position to the second position, a first end of the weight is moved closer to the upper topline edge and closer to the striking face.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANYInventors: Takeshi Casey Funaki, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Kyle A. Carr, Richard L. Cleghorn, Jorgen Meister, Tyrone Northcutt, Sang Yi, Darryl C. Galvan
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Patent number: 12643019Abstract: A golf club head including a leading edge slot is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include an interior cavity, a face, a back, and a sole. The sole may include a leading edge, a leading edge slot, a central region, and a trailing edge. The golf club head may include a leading edge insert that includes an insert body forming a part of the sole in an installed position and an insert channel oriented toward the interior cavity of the body.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Nick Frame, Kyle A. Carr
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Patent number: 12629568Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region, and a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region, all of which combine to form the improved striking face.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2023Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Darryl C. Galvan, Kyle A. Carr, Christopher D. Harvell, David S. Cornelius
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Patent number: 12623125Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face portion has two regions of increased thickness to improve the performance of the golf club head. The two regions of increased thickness may be connected via a connecting member to form an obround shaped thickened region.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2024Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Oswaldo Gonzalez, Kyle A. Carr, Gentry Ferguson, Grant M. Martens, Charles E. Golden
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Publication number: 20260108788Abstract: An iron-type golf club head incudes a body, a recessed channel, and a weight assembly. The body includes a striking face, a sole, and a back portion positioned between the sole and the striking face. The striking face includes an upper topline edge and a lower leading edge opposite to the upper topline edge. The recessed channel is formed in the back portion and includes a plurality of dividers. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to engage one of the plurality of dividers in a locked configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2025Publication date: April 23, 2026Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Kyle A. Carr, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20260102665Abstract: A golf club head including a leading edge slot is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include an interior cavity, a face, a back, and a sole. The sole may include a leading edge, a leading edge slot located immediately rearward of the leading edge, a central region, and a trailing edge. The golf club head may include a leading edge insert that includes an insert body forming a part of the sole in an installed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2025Publication date: April 16, 2026Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Nick Frame, Kyle A. Carr
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Publication number: 20260102666Abstract: A modular 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. The body may include a striking face and a back. The back may include a recessed channel. The golf club head may include a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel. The slidable cover may include a cover through hole with an axis that is substantially parallel to a toe-to-heel axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2025Publication date: April 16, 2026Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Richard L. Cleghorn, Kyle A. Carr
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Publication number: 20260091278Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region, and a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region, all of which combine to form the improved striking face.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2025Publication date: April 2, 2026Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Christopher D. Harvell, Stephen S. Murphy
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Publication number: 20260091277Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face has a central region of increased thickness and surrounding regions having decreasing thickness to improve the performance of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2024Publication date: April 2, 2026Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Oswaldo Gonzalez
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Patent number: 12582880Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region, and a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region, all of which combine to form the improved striking face.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Stephen S. Murphy
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Patent number: 12569730Abstract: An iron-type golf club head incudes a body, a recessed channel, and a weight assembly. The body includes a striking face, a sole, and a back portion positioned between the sole and the striking face. The striking face includes an upper topline edge and a lower leading edge opposite to the upper topline edge. The recessed channel is formed in the back portion and includes a plurality of dividers. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to engage one of the plurality of dividers in a locked configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Kyle A. Carr, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20260061265Abstract: A golf club head, includes a toe; a heel; a hosel disposed at the heel and configured to couple to a shaft; a multi-material striking face, including a first carbon fiber composite layer, a second carbon fiber composite layer, and a base layer between the first and second carbon fiber composite layers and including a different material than the first and second carbon fiber composite layers; and a sole forming a bottom portion of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2024Publication date: March 5, 2026Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Kyle A. Carr, Daniel G. Chelius, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen, Doug M. Takehara
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Publication number: 20260061261Abstract: A golf club head including a variably lofted face is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a striking face. The striking face may include a face center dividing the striking face between an upper striking face portion and a lower striking face portion. The upper striking face portion may include a first effective loft, and the lower striking face portion may include a second loft. The first effective loft may be different than the second loft. The golf club head may include a crown and a sole.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2024Publication date: March 5, 2026Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Alan Hocknell, Grant M. Martens
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Publication number: 20260027427Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. For example, the presently disclosed technology may relate to a golf club head including a striking face portion, a body portion, and one or more members. The striking face portion may include a frontal striking surface and an internal rear surface combined to include a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion and a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thickened central region. The one or more members may connect one point on the thickened stress reducing region to another point on the thickened stress reducing region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2024Publication date: January 29, 2026Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Darryl C. Galvan
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Publication number: 20260027428Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. For example, the golf club head may include a body portion, including a pocket, and a striking face portion. The pocket may include a perimeter ledge receiving a gasket bonded thereon. The golf club head may include a face insert bonded to the body portion via the gasket. The face insert may include a thickened central region having a first thickness. The perimeter ledge, gasket, and perimeter of the face insert may combine to create a thickened stress reducing region with a second thickness greater than the first thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2025Publication date: January 29, 2026Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Stephen S. Murphy
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Patent number: 12533557Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region, and a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region, all of which combine to form the improved striking face.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Christopher D. Harvell, Stephen S. Murphy
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Publication number: 20250381455Abstract: A multi-material golf club head having an improved performance is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-material golf club head having a metallic frontal portion and a lightweight aft portion with an addition of an internal ribbon support member. The lightweight aft portion could be formed of a multi-layered sandwich material with at least one layer having low damping properties. The present invention may also further be comprised of a weighting mechanism that is accessible via an opening in the lightweight after portion but connects directly to the metallic frontal portion to mitigate any of the structural integrity issues associated with installing weights in a lightweight portion of a golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2025Publication date: December 18, 2025Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Stephanie Luttrell, Michael A. Lovato, Jorgen Meister, Ryuichi Sugimae, Charles E. Golden, Kyle A. Carr
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Publication number: 20250352870Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, and a damping element including a first end abutting the striking face. The damping element is installed in the golf club head through an aperture in the periphery portion of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2024Publication date: November 20, 2025Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Jonathan Hebreo, Richard L. Cleghorn, Sang Yi, Richard Sanchez, Gentry Ferguson
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Patent number: 12472408Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region, and a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region, all of which combine to form the improved striking face.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2023Date of Patent: November 18, 2025Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Stephen S. Murphy