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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Publication number: 20230285815Abstract: A golf club head having a supported striking face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face, an internal support layer, and an intermediary sandwiched layer juxtaposed between the striking face and the internal support layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Jonathan Hebreo
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Publication number: 20230271067Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face performance is disclosed herein. More specifically, a golf club head includes a striking face with a thickened central region surrounded by transition region that reduces radially in thickness as it extends away from the central region is disclosed. The striking face geometry results in more uniform characteristic time measurements across a large percentage thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, David S. Cornelius
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Publication number: 20230233911Abstract: A golf club head includes: a body including: a striking face having a lower leading edge and an opposite upper topline edge, and a sole extending rearward from the lower leading edge, wherein the striking face and the sole form at least part of an outer surface of the body; a weight chamber formed in the outer surface; and a weight including a heavy portion and a light portion, being positionable in the weight chamber with a first orientation, and being positionable in the weight chamber with a second orientation that is rotated from the first orientation about a first axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Kyle A. CARR, Peter SORACCO, Stephen MURPHY
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Publication number: 20230201677Abstract: A golf club head having a multi-layered striking face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has an external frontal face layer, an internal rear face layer, and an intermediary sandwiched face layer juxtaposed between the external frontal face layer and the internal rear face layer. The intermediary sandwiched face layer may generally be made out of a high flexural modulus polymeric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Tony Luna, Kyle A. Carr
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Patent number: 11679314Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face performance is disclosed herein. More specifically, a golf club head includes a striking face with a thickened central region surrounded by transition region that reduces radially in thickness as it extends away from the central region is disclosed. The striking face geometry results in more uniform characteristic time measurements across a large percentage thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, David S. Cornelius
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Publication number: 20230173356Abstract: Golf club heads with improved aerodynamic properties. The golf club head may include a striking face, a sole, a crown, and a plurality of vortex generators positioned in an aft half of the sole or an aft half of the crown. The vortex generators may be positioned on an inlay that is received by a recess of the crown or the sole. The inlay may be manufactured separately from the remainder of the club head body, such as the crown and the sole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Steven S. Ogg, Kyle A. Carr
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Publication number: 20230075696Abstract: 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: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Christopher D. Harvell, Stephen S. Murphy
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Publication number: 20230072146Abstract: 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: September 9, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Stephen S. Murphy
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Publication number: 20230070096Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head comprising multiple materials, wherein a gasket is placed in between a body portion of the golf club head and a face insert of the golf club head. The gasket being made of a different material than the body portion or the face insert. The construction providing reduced stress in the face insert, manipulation of performance characteristics, and improved sound and feel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Kyle A. Carr
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Publication number: 20230030831Abstract: 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: October 14, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Kyle A. Carr, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20230025028Abstract: A golf club head with a hosel hole cover that helps improve the performance of the golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head having a hosel hole cover at a bottom portion of an interchangeable connection system that not only provides improved performance of the golf club head by strategically utilizing an existing opening to adjust the weighting of a golf club head, but it also improves the aerodynamics of the golf club head by eliminating undesirable recesses that could be detrimental to the aerodynamics of a golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, Sang Yi
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Publication number: 20230014218Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a damping element including a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the damping element opposite the front surface of the damping element, wherein the striking face comprises a first portion having a substantially constant thickness, wherein the front surface of the damping element comprises a geometric center, wherein the striking face comprises a second portion, the second portion of the striking face located heelward of the center face plane, the second portion of the striking face having a thickness which tapers from a maximum thickness at a thick end of the second portion to a minimum thickness at a thin end of the second portion, wherein the thick end is located toeward of the thin end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, Kyle A. Carr, Jonathan Hebreo, Jason A. Mata, Charles E. Golden, John Morin
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Publication number: 20220395733Abstract: A golf club head includes: a striking face including a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite to the front surface; a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face; a cavity at least partially enclosed by the striking face and the periphery portion; a support arm extending at least partially through the cavity from the periphery portion and being spaced apart from the rear surface of the striking face; a first damping element between a first side of the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face; and a second damping element on a second side of the support arm opposite to the first side of the support arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Kyle A. Carr, Charles E. Golden
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Patent number: 11491377Abstract: A golf club head having a multi-layered striking face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has an external frontal face layer, an internal rear face layer, and an intermediary sandwiched face layer juxtaposed between the external frontal face layer and the internal rear face layer. The intermediary sandwiched face layer may generally be made out of a high flexural modulus polymeric material.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Tony Luna, Kyle A. Carr
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Publication number: 20220241655Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: 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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Publication number: 20220152465Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a damping element including a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the damping element opposite the front surface of the damping element, wherein the striking face comprises a first portion having a substantially constant thickness, wherein the front surface of the damping element comprises a geometric center, wherein the striking face comprises a second portion, the second portion of the striking face located heelward of the center face plane, the second portion of the striking face having a thickness which tapers from a maximum thickness at a thick end of the second portion to a minimum thickness at a thin end of the second portion, wherein the thick end is located toeward of the thin end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, Kyle A. Carr, Jonathan Hebreo, Jason A. Mata, Charles E. Golden, John Morin
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Publication number: 20210316194Abstract: An improved striking face of a golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a striking face having one or more thickened central region located near a “region of excessive performance” on the striking face, a thinned perimeter portion located around a perimeter of the striking face, and a transition region that transitions from each of the one or more thickened central region towards the thinned perimeter portion. The improved striking face could be made out of a material having a high strength and low hardness such as ATI-425®.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Richard L. Cleghorn, Nick Frame, Kyle A. Carr
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Publication number: 20210299526Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face performance is disclosed herein. More specifically, a golf club head includes a striking face with a thickened central region surrounded by transition region that reduces radially in thickness as it extends away from the central region is disclosed. The striking face geometry results in more uniform characteristic time measurements across a large percentage thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, David S. Cornelius
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Patent number: 11033785Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face performance is disclosed herein. More specifically, a golf club head includes a striking face with a thickened central region surrounded by transition region that reduces radially in thickness as it extends away from the central region is disclosed. The striking face geometry results in more uniform characteristic time measurements across a large percentage thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kyle A. Carr, David S. Cornelius