Patents by Inventor Lai-Fa Lo

Lai-Fa Lo 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: 7520045
    Abstract: A heat treating method for a golf club head includes preparing a golf club head having at least one heat treating zone. A protrusion is provided on the heat treating zone. Heat treatment is carried out on the protrusion by a high-energy beam, and the protrusion is removed after the heat treatment. The properties of the material of the golf club head are improved without sacrificing appearance of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Fu Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Patent number: 7396291
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having at least one assembling opening and at least one cover plate mounted in the at least one assembling opening. A plurality of spaced spot welding points are provided along a joint area between the cover plate and the perimeter wall of the assembling opening. A brazing bonding portion is located between a pair of the spaced spot welding points adjacent to each other. The spot welding points and the brazing bonding portions securely fix the cover plate in the assembling opening to improve the bonding reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Fu Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20080045353
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a golf club head body and at least one weight-adjusting member mounted thereto. The golf club head body is provided with at least one assembling portion to combine the club weight-adjusting member. The club weight-adjusting member is made from a material selected from a mixture of macromolecular materials and metal powders such that the club weight-adjusting member functions to adjust a center of gravity of the golf club head and to absorb vibrations in striking a golf ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Lai-Fa Lo, Hsin-Hsien Lin
  • Publication number: 20080032817
    Abstract: A golf club head including a body and a striking plate is provided. The body has an opening. The striking plate is disposed at the opening. The striking plate integrally formed has a striking surface exposed to the outside, a non-striking surface opposite to the striking surface, and multiple ribs spread on the non-striking surface. The thickness of the striking plate is between 1.5-4 mm. The thickness of each rib is between 0.1-3.5 mm. The ribs intersect in the region of which the center of a circle is the geometric center of the non-striking surface and of which the diameter is 20 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: FU SHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: LAI-FA LO
  • Publication number: 20070259736
    Abstract: A golf club head including a shell and a striking plate and a method for fabricating the striking plate is provided. The shell has an opening and the striking plate is disposed at the opening. In addition, the striking plate has a striking surface and at least one cavity is formed on the striking plate opposite to the striking surface for modifying a preferred striking region of the golf club head. By the cavity, the preferred striking region on the striking surface can be modified and thus the striking effect of the golf club head can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Lai-Fa Lo, Chih-Wei Lo
  • Publication number: 20070082751
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a golf club head body, an elastically deformable thin layer, a striking plate and a club weight portion. The golf club head body includes a crown portion, a toe-side wall portion, a sole portion and a heel-side wall portion. The elastically deformable thin layer is provided on the golf club head body and arranged between the toe-side wall portion and the heel-side wall portion. The elastically deformable thin layer has a thickness thinner than that of other portions of the golf club head body. Mounted on a front portion of the striking plate is the striking plate along which the elastically deformable thin layer has a direction of extension so as to absorb a striking stress transmitted from the striking plate. The club weight portion is arranged on the golf club head body to adjust the center of gravity and the moment of inertia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Lai-Fa Lo, Chih-Wei Lo
  • Patent number: 7175541
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body and at least one transparent cover. The body includes a striking face for striking golf balls and a hosel for coupling with a shaft. The body includes a crown in which at least one opening is defined. A perimeter delimiting the opening includes a stepped portion. The transparent cover is securely mounted to the opening of the crown. The transparent cover is made of a transparent material having a specific gravity smaller than 1.5 g/cm3 for reducing a weight of the crown of the golf club head and for shifting a center of gravity of the golf club head downward and rearward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Fu Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Patent number: 7153220
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having at least one recessed portion for securely receiving at least one weight member. The weight member includes a lid with a plurality of protrusions respectively received in receiving portions of the recessed portion. At least one of the protrusions has a weight different from those of other protrusions. The lid has a symmetric shape the same as that of the recessed portion of the body, allowing the lid to be mounted in the recessed portion in one of at least two orientations that correspond to at least two different locations of a center of gravity of the golf club head, thereby allowing rapid change in the center of the gravity of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Fu Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20060270490
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a golf club head body and a cover plate mechanically connected thereto. The golf club head body provides with a striking plate and at least one assembling opening. The cover plate provides with a reinforcing outer edge and a relatively thin shell portion. The reinforcing outer edge is partially arranged on an outer periphery of the relatively thin shell portion of the cover plate. In assembling, the reinforcing outer edge of the cover plate securely connects with an inner periphery of the assembling opening of the golf club head body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20060252576
    Abstract: A golf club head which mainly includes a shell and a striking plate is provided. In which, the shell has an opening, and a portion of the edge of the opening of the shell has a first engagement portion. Furthermore, the striking plate is located at the opening, and with the shell forms a golf club head. A portion of the edge of the striking plate has a second engagement portion, which is corresponding to the first engagement portion. The shell and the striking plate are mutually engaged respectively using the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion. The golf club head has superior structural strength and manufacturing yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Patent number: 7121956
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body including at least one compartment, at least one positioning member removably mounted in the at least one compartment, at least one weight member mounted in at least one the positioning member, and at least one retaining member for retaining the at least one weight member in the at least one positioning member. The weight member is concealed in the compartment of the body to provide a good appearance while simplifying polishing procedure and allowing easy replacement of the weight member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Fu Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Patent number: 7108614
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body and at least one light cover. The body includes a striking face for striking golf balls and a crown. At least one recessed portion is defined in the crown and includes a bonding face. The bonding face includes a plurality of regularly arranged holes spaced by a plurality of resilient ribs. The light cover is securely mounted to the recessed portion. The light cover and the holes reduce a weight of the crown of the golf club head and improve a rearward resilient deforming capacity of the striking face. Further, the resilient ribs assure strength of the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Fu Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20060199665
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having at least one assembling opening and at least one cover plate mounted in the at least one assembling opening. A plurality of spaced spot welding points are provided along a joint area between the cover plate and the perimeter wall of the assembling opening. A brazing bonding portion is located between a pair of the spaced spot welding points adjacent to each other. The spot welding points and the brazing bonding portions securely fix the cover plate in the assembling opening to improve the bonding reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20060137784
    Abstract: A heat treating method for a golf club head includes preparing a golf club head having at least one heat treating zone. A protrusion is provided on the heat treating zone. Heat treatment is carried out on the protrusion by a high-energy beam, and the protrusion is removed after the heat treatment. The properties of the material of the golf club head are improved without sacrificing appearance of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20060105856
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having at least one recessed portion for securely receiving at least one weight member. The weight member includes a lid with a plurality of protrusions respectively received in receiving portions of the recessed portion. At least one of the protrusions has a weight different from those of other protrusions. The lid has a symmetric shape the same as that of the recessed portion of the body, allowing the lid to be mounted in the recessed portion in one of at least two orientations that correspond to at least two different locations of a center of gravity of the golf club head, thereby allowing rapid change in the center of the gravity of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20060100029
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having at least one compartment and at least one damping member removably mounted in the at least one compartment. The damping member includes a receptacle, and a damping block is mounted in the receptacle for absorbing vibrations during a swing. The damping member includes an outer threading, and an inner periphery delimiting the compartment includes an inner threading for threadedly engaging with the outer threading of the damping member, allowing easy mounting and removal of the damping member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20060089206
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body including at least one compartment, at least one positioning member removably mounted in the at least one compartment, at least one weight member mounted in at least one the positioning member, and at least one retaining member for retaining the at least one weight member in the at least one positioning member. The weight member is concealed in the compartment of the body to provide a good appearance while simplifying polishing procedure and allowing easy replacement of the weight member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20060046870
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body and an acoustic box. The body includes a sole, a crown, and a striking plate. An inner space is defined by the sole, the crown, and the striking plate. The acoustic box is mounted in the inner space and includes at least one resonance plate to provide a stereo resonance effect, thereby altering a resonance modes and vibration modes of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20060019769
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body and at least one light cover. The body includes a striking face for striking golf balls and a crown. At least one recessed portion is defined in the crown and includes a bonding face. The bonding face includes a plurality of regularly arranged holes spaced by a plurality of resilient ribs. The light cover is securely mounted to the recessed portion. The light cover and the holes reduce a weight of the crown of the golf club head and improve a rearward resilient deforming capacity of the striking face. Further, the resilient ribs assure strength of the recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo
  • Publication number: 20060019768
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body and at least one transparent cover. The body includes a striking face for striking golf balls and a hosel for coupling with a shaft. The body includes a crown in which at least one opening is defined. A perimeter delimiting the opening includes a stepped portion. The transparent cover is securely mounted to the opening of the crown. The transparent cover is made of a transparent material having a specific gravity smaller than 1.5 g/cm3 for reducing a weight of the crown of the golf club head and for shifting a center of gravity of the golf club head downward and rearward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventor: Lai-Fa Lo