Patents by Inventor Matthew Myers

Matthew Myers 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).

  • Golf Club Head With Tubes Connecting Crown to Elongated Protrusion
    Publication number: 20180043219
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body and a plurality of tubes is disclosed herein. The body comprises a face section, a sole section with a protrusion extending upward and a crown section. The body defines a hollow interior. Each of the plurality of tubes extends from the crown section to the protrusion of the sole section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers
  • Golf club head having stress-reducing structures
    Patent number: 9889349
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body and a plurality of stiffening members is disclosed herein. The body comprises a face section, a sole section, and a crown section or a return section, and also defines a hollow interior. Each of the plurality of stiffening members extends from the crown section or return section to the sole section to reduce stresses placed on the face during impact with a golf ball. The stiffening members preferably are preloaded, and may be tightened using a tool. Each of the stiffening members has a midsection that is preferably selected from the group consisting of a solid metal rod, a hollow metal tube, and a spring, and each preferably is composed of a titanium alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Callway Golf Company
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Patrick Dawson
  • Golf club head with adjustable center of gravity
    Patent number: 9878223
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising multiple means of adjusting the location of the center of gravity, and the bias, is disclosed herein. In a preferred embodiment, the golf club head comprises a non-metal medallion comprising a channel that is affixed to one of the crown and the sole, a slidable weight sized to fit within the channel, and a cover that attaches to the medallion and locks the slidable weight within the channel at a location selected by a user. The cover preferably includes at least one cutout so that the slidable weight is at least partially visible to the user when it is locked within the channel. The cover also includes additional cutouts that receive protrusions extending from the medallion to more securely attach the cover to the medallion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Foster, Matthew Myers, Wee Joung Kim, Steven C. Sutton, Larry Tang, Denver Holt
  • Slidable Weight Assembly
    Publication number: 20180021641
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a channel or a pair of parallel rails and a slidable weight assembly that can be removably fixed at any point within the channel or to the rails is disclosed herein. The slidable weight assembly preferably comprises a weight portion and base that can be turned 45 to 90 degrees to reversibly fix the slidable weight assembly within the channel or to the rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: J. Neil Hall, Matthew Myers
  • Golf Club Head With Structural Columns
    Publication number: 20180015338
    Abstract: A golf club head having at least one structural column is disclosed herein. A body comprises a face section, a sole section, and a crown or return section, and defines a hollow interior. Each of the structural columns extends from the crown or return section to the sole section within the hollow interior to reduce stresses placed on the face section during impact with a golf ball. The structural columns are all located within 1 inch of a rear surface of the face section measured along a plane normal to the center of the face, and are spaced a distance of 0.500 to 2.00 inch from one another within the hollow interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers
  • Golf club head with structural columns
    Patent number: 9855476
    Abstract: A golf club head having multiple structural columns is disclosed herein. A body comprises a face section, a sole section, and a crown or return section, and defines a hollow interior. Each of the structural columns extends from the crown or return section to the sole section within the hollow interior to reduce stresses placed on the face section during impact with a golf ball. The structural columns are all located within 1 inch of a rear surface of the face section measured along a plane normal to the center of the face, and are spaced a distance of 0.500 to 2.00 inch from one another within the hollow interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Irina Ivanova, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Joel B. Erickson
  • Golf club head with adjustable center of gravity
    Patent number: 9849359
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a channel and a sliding weight that can be reversibly fixed at any point within the channel is disclosed herein. The channel preferably is disposed on the sole and extends from a heel side of the golf club head, around a rear side, and ends at a toe side of the golf club head. This channel is not constrained to a planar arc, but instead twists as it extends around the golf club head so that it follows the contours, and preserves the aesthetics, of the golf club head. The slidable weight comprises a base portion and a first cap, and a second cap that has the same dimensions as, and is interchangeable with, the first cap is disposed in a pocket in the sole proximate the face of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Evan D. Gibbs, Christopher A. G. Nunez, Denver Holt, Justin Del Rosario, Matthew Myers
  • Golf club head with cam weight
    Patent number: 9833669
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one weight port and a cam weight sized to reversibly lock into the weight port is disclosed herein. The weight port includes a floor, a wall, a first seating tab extending from the wall, and a second seating tab extending from the wall, but no openings communicating with an interior of the golf club head. The cam weight, which preferably is composed of a single material, includes a cylindrical body, a first helical wing, a second helical wing, and a tool engagement feature. The helical wings give the cam weight a keyed shape, which matches the shape of the weight port when the seating tabs are taken into account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew Myers, James A. Seluga, Wee Joung Kim
  • Iron-type golf club head with elevated weight bar and stress-relieving structures
    Patent number: 9827469
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body, an elevated weight bar, and at least one stiffening member is disclosed herein. The elevated weight bar is disposed within a hollow cavity portion of the body and bridges at least a portion of a bottom section of the body, and the at least one stiffening member is also disposed within the hollow cavity portion, extending from a top line section to bottom section of the body and passing through the elevated weight bar without making contact with the elevated weight bar. The elevated weight bar, which is preferably composed of a higher density material than that of the body, may be formed separately from the rest of the body and then affixed to the body by welding or a mechanical fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Irina Ivanova, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson
  • Golf club head having stress-reducing tubes
    Patent number: 9821199
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body and a plurality of metal tubes is disclosed herein. The body comprises a face section, a sole section, and a return section, and also defines a hollow interior. Each of the plurality of metal tubes extends from the return section to the sole section to reduce stresses placed on the face during impact with a golf ball. The body and the metal tubes preferably are composed of a titanium alloy or stainless steel. After the metal tubes are inserted into apertures in the return section and the sole section of the body, each metal tube is mechanically attached to the body using a tool that causes the ends of each metal tube to flare outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Bradley C. Rice
  • Golf Club Head With Adjustable Weighting
    Publication number: 20170326420
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a means for adjusting the location of the center of gravity and a slidable weight assembly are disclosed herein. The club head comprises two channels, each having at least one shoulder portion, a floor, and a rail extending upwards from the floor. The channels intersect at a junction, and a slidable weight comprising a top portion, a mechanical fastener, a clamping structure, and a keyed, anti-rotation structure is disposed within at least one of the channels. When the mechanical fastener is tightened, the top portion presses against the at least one shoulder portion and pulls the clamping structure upward so that the clamping structure grips the rail. The rails are spaced from one another at the junction, and the clamping structure allows the slidable weight to be moved into either of the channels without being indexed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Keith L. Kingston, Matthew Myers, Wee Joung Kim
  • Golf Club Head With Adjustable Center of Gravity
    Publication number: 20170326421
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a slidable weight for adjusting the location of the club head center of gravity is disclosed herein. The club head has an S-shaped channel disposed in its sole and a slidable weight assembly comprising a retention plate, at least one bolt, and a weighted base. The weighted base comprises at least one spherical portion extending from its underside to permit the slidable weight assembly to slide smoothly within the channel, which preferably has a partially tubular cross-section along a vertical Z-axis. The bolt, when tightened, reversibly fixes the slidable weight assembly to a pair of rails extending into the channel from the channel's walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Matthew Myers
  • Golf club head having composite tubes
    Patent number: 9814947
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body and a plurality of carbon tubes is disclosed herein. The body comprises a face section, a sole section with a protrusion extending upward and a crown section. The body defines a hollow interior. Each of the plurality of carbon tubes extends from the crown section to the protrusion of the sole section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers
  • Putter with replaceable hosel
    Patent number: 9808680
    Abstract: A putter head comprising a removable and replaceable hosel is disclosed herein. In particular, the putter comprises a first body portion with a plurality of protrusions, a second body portion with a plurality of cavities sized to receive the protrusions, a hosel with an engagement portion that is trapped within one of the cavities by a protrusion, and a mechanical fastener to removably fix each of these pieces together. The fastener preferably extends through a bore on the heel side of the putter head and into a threaded bore within one of the protrusions. In an alternative embodiment, the putter head has a single body portion, which receives the engagement portion of a hosel in a heel side cavity, and which is affixed to the hosel via a fastener that extends through a front surface of the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew Myers, James A. Seluga
  • Golf Club Head With Adjustable Weight Bar
    Publication number: 20170312593
    Abstract: A golf club head with means for adjusting a center of gravity along more than one axis is disclosed herein. The golf club head comprises at least one rectangular weight bar disposed within a recessed region on the sole and adjustable within the recessed region. One end of the weight bar is reversibly fixed to the sole with a connection element, while the other end includes an engagement feature that engages a retention feature at the edge of the recessed region. The retention feature provides multiple locations at the edge of the recessed region to which the engagement feature can be fixed, and when the weight bar is in a configuration desired by a golfer, the weight bar can be reversibly secured to the sole and immobilized within the recessed region by tightening the connection element. The weight bar may also include a slidable weight assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Myers, James A. Seluga
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ADJUSTABLE CENTER OF GRAVITY
    Publication number: 20170312598
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a slidable weight for adjusting the location of the club head center of gravity is disclosed herein. The club head has a channel disposed in its sole and a slidable weight assembly comprising a weight body and a rotatable cam portion. The channel includes a single, L-shaped rail extending upwards from a channel floor, and the slidable weight assembly is reversibly fixed to the rail when the rotatable cam portion is rotated such that a curved protrusion is disposed underneath a ledge of the L-shaped rail. The channel preferably has an S-shaped or closed loop configuration such that the club head's center of gravity can be adjusted along X (front to back) and Y (heel to toe) horizontal axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Matthew Myers
  • Golf Club Head With Structural Columns
    Publication number: 20170296884
    Abstract: A golf club head having multiple structural columns is disclosed herein. A body comprises a face section, a sole section, and a crown or return section, and defines a hollow interior. Each of the structural columns extends from the crown or return section to the sole section within the hollow interior to reduce stresses placed on the face section during impact with a golf ball. The structural columns are all located within 1 inch of a rear surface of the face section measured along a plane normal to the center of the face, and are spaced a distance of 0.500 to 2.00 inch from one another within the hollow interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers
  • Hosel Assembly
    Publication number: 20170296889
    Abstract: A putter comprising an adjustable hosel structure is disclosed herein. In particular, the putter comprises a hosel assembly comprising a shaft receiver and two interlocked bars that connect the shaft receiver to the putter head. A plurality of bolts connect the bars to the shaft receiver and the putter head, and these points of connection are joints about which the bars move, and which can be restrained to immobilize the hosel assembly or otherwise reversibly fix it in place so that a longitudinal shaft axis is aligned with a desired portion of the putter head. The hosel assembly preferably is adjustable along a horizontal, heel-to-toe axis, and is partially disposed, and secured, within a pocket on the heel side of the putter head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Matthew Myers
  • Golf Club Head With Structural Columns
    Publication number: 20170282022
    Abstract: A golf club head having multiple structural columns is disclosed herein. A body comprises a face section, a sole section, and a crown or return section, and defines a hollow interior. Each of the structural columns extends from the crown or return section to the sole section within the hollow interior to reduce stresses placed on the face section during impact with a golf ball. The structural columns are all located within 1 inch of a rear surface of the face section measured along a plane normal to the center of the face, and are spaced a distance of 0.500 to 2.00 inch from one another within the hollow interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers, Irina Ivanova, Bradley C. Rice, William C. Watson, Joel B. Erickson
  • Golf Club Head With Structural Columns
    Publication number: 20170282023
    Abstract: A golf club head having multiple structural columns is disclosed herein. A body comprises a face section, a sole section, and a crown or return section, and defines a hollow interior. Each of the structural columns extends from the crown or return section to the sole section within the hollow interior to reduce stresses placed on the face section during impact with a golf ball. The structural columns are all located within 1 inch of a rear surface of the face section measured along a plane normal to the center of the face, and are spaced a distance of 0.500 to 2.00 inch from one another within the hollow interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers