Patents by Inventor Matthew T. Cackett

Matthew T. Cackett 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).

  • INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT FOR A GOLF CLUB
    Publication number: 20110275449
    Abstract: A golf club (20) having a club head (22) with an interchangeable shaft (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club (20) includes a tube (44, 144) mounted in the club head (22), and a sleeve (46, 146) mounted on a tip end (50) of the shaft (40). The tube (44, 144) includes a tapered portion (60, 160) and a rotation prevention portion (62, 162). The sleeve (46, 146) has a frustoconical portion (72, 172) and a keyed portion (74, 174) that are respectively received in the tapered portion (60, 160) and the rotation prevention portion (62, 162) of the tube (44, 144). The golf club (20) further includes a mechanical fastener (48, 148) for removably securing the shaft (40) to the club head (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: ALAN HOCKNELL, MATTHEW T. CACKETT, DENVER HOLT, D. CLAYTON EVANS, DANIEL M. STEVENS, JAMES C. WENCK, STEVEN S. OGG, KONRAD LENHOF, JERRY V. BLANKE, JOEL B. ERICKSON, BROADUS PERRY WALL
  • Driver with deep aft cavity
    Patent number: 8043166
    Abstract: A golf club head with a deep aft cavity is disclosed herein. The body has a striking plate wall, a crown section, a sole section and a rear wall. An area of interest preferably has less than 12% of the mass of the golf club head. The golf club head preferably is a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew T. Cackett, Alan Hocknell
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH GROOVES
    Publication number: 20110256956
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a golf club head having a plurality of grooves. On the face of the golf club head is a first and second plurality of grooves. The second set of plurality of grooves is smaller in width and depth than those of the first set of plurality of grooves. Each groove of the second set of grooves is positioned at an angle ranging from 15 degrees to 25 degrees relative to each groove of the first set of grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: ALAN HOCKNELL, MATTHEW T. CACKETT
  • Method of Forming a Golf Club Head with Improved Aerodynamic Characteristics
    Publication number: 20110247190
    Abstract: Methods of forming a golf club head having improved aerodynamic characteristics are disclosed herein. A preferred method is the largest tangent circle method, which utilizes a Cartesian coordinate system. The method results in identification of the highest point of the crown surface located within a crown apex zone, and this location aids in the design of improved aerodynamic properties of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: D. CLAYTON EVANS, EVAN D. GIBBS, MATTHEW T. CACKETT, STEVEN M. EHLERS
  • Golf club with removable components
    Patent number: 8012037
    Abstract: A golf club having removable components includes a club head, a shaft, and a connection assembly. The club head includes a hosel having an upper treaded portion and a lower portion with a faceted cross-section. The connection assembly includes a sleeve mounted on the tip end of the shaft and a screw-cap. The sleeve, which has an aperture for receiving the tip end of the shaft, includes a lower section that has a multi-faceted surface for engaging the lower portion of the hosel. The screw-cap is mounted over the sleeve and includes a body having an upper area and a threaded area, the latter of which is capable of engaging the upper threaded portion of the hosel to removably secure the shaft to the club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: D. Clayton Evans, Matthew T. Cackett
  • Wood-type golf club head with adjustable sole contour
    Patent number: 8012034
    Abstract: A wood-type golf club head with an adjustable keel zone member is disclosed herein. The golf club head includes a body and an adjustable keel zone member. The body has a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion. The body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end. The sole portion has only a single keel point. The adjustable keel zone member is disposed within a keel zone of the sole and located preferentially with respect to the center of gravity. The keel zone member is capable of adjusting the face angle of the wood-type golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew T. Cackett, D. Clayton Evans, Alan Hocknell
  • Intgerchangeable shaft for a golf club
    Patent number: 8002644
    Abstract: A golf club (20) having a club head (22) with an interchangeable shaft (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club (20) includes a tube (44, 144) mounted in the club head (22), and a sleeve (46, 146) mounted on a tip end (50) of the shaft (40). The tube (44, 144) includes a tapered portion (60, 160) and a rotation prevention portion (62, 162). The sleeve (46, 146) has a frustoconical portion (72, 172) and a keyed portion (74, 174) that are respectively received in the tapered portion (60, 160) and the rotation prevention portion (62, 162) of the tube (44, 144). The golf club (20) further includes a mechanical fastener (48, 148) for removably securing the shaft (40) to the club head (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett, Denver Holt, D. Clayton Evans, Daniel M. Stevens, James C. Wenck, Steven S. Ogg, Konrad Lenhof, Jerry V. Blanke, Joel B. Erickson, Broadus Perry Wall
  • WOOD-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ADJUSTABLE SOLE CONTOUR
    Publication number: 20110201440
    Abstract: A wood-type golf club head with an adjustable keel zone member is disclosed herein. The golf club head includes a body and an adjustable keel zone member. The body has a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion. The body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end. The sole portion has only a single keel point. The adjustable keel zone member is disposed within a keel zone of the sole and located preferentially with respect to the center of gravity. The keel zone member is capable of adjusting the face angle of the wood-type golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: MATTHEW T. CACKETT, D. CLAYTON EVANS, ALAN HOCKNELL
  • METHOD OF FORMING A GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20110192002
    Abstract: A method for forming a driver type golf club head, the method comprising orienting a golf club head using a largest tangent circle method, forming a golf club head having an apex point positioned in a crown apex zone and designing a crown curve having some portion exist above a 5.25 inch radius arc, the radius arc beginning at the apex point and extending rearward toward the back end of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: D. CLAYTON EVANS, EVAN D. GIBBS, MATTHEW T. CACKETT, STEVEN M. EHLERS
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20110195800
    Abstract: A driver type golf club head comprising a body having a face, a crown and a sole, wherein the highest point of the crown surface is located within a crown apex zone, and the club head has a depth, the depth being at least twice the length as a height of the club head, wherein the depth is at least 4.600 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: D. CLAYTON EVANS, EVAN D. GIBBS, MATTHEW T. CACKETT, STEVEN M. EHLERS
  • METHOD OF FORMING A GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20110195801
    Abstract: A driver type golf club head comprising a body having a face, a crown and a sole, wherein the highest point of the crown surface is located within a crown apex zone, and a portion of the crown contour exists above a radius arc of approximately 5.25 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: D. CLAYTON EVANS, EVAN D. GIBBS, MATTHEW T. CACKETT, STEVEN M. EHLERS
  • METHOD OF FORMING A GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED AERODYNAMIC CHARCTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20110192001
    Abstract: A method of forming a golf club head having improved aerodynamic characteristics. The method comprises a largest tangent circle method utilizing a cartesian coordinate system. The method results in the highest point of the crown surface located within a crown apex zone, wherein this location aids in the improved aerodynamic properties of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: D. CLAYTON EVANS, EVAN D. GIBBS, MATTHEW T. CACKETT, STEVEN M. EHLERS
  • METAL INJECTION MOLDED GROOVED FACE INSERT
    Publication number: 20110172026
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an iron-type golf club head having a face insert composed of a metal injection molded material. The face insert having a plurality of grooves disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: MATTHEW T. CACKETT, AUGUSTIN W. ROLLINSON, ALAN HOCKNELL
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH NARROW-SPACED GROOVES
    Publication number: 20110165963
    Abstract: An iron-type golf club head with a body having a face. On the face is a plurality of grooves. The plurality of grooves has a depth of at least 0.016 inch to 0.022 inch and a width ranging from 0.021 inch to 0.027 inch. Further, each of the plurality of grooves has an edge radius ranging from 0.004 inch to 0.009 inch. Each of the plurality of grooves has a side wall angle ranging from 16 degrees to 24 degrees and each of the plurality of grooves is spaced from 0.073 inch to 0.083 inch from any other of the plurality of grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: MATTHEW T. CACKETT, ALAN HOCKNELL, BRANDON T. VINCENT
  • WOOD-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ADJUSTABLE SOLE CONTOUR
    Publication number: 20110165961
    Abstract: A golf club comprising an adjustable fitting member semi-permanently attached rearwardly on a sole is disclosed herein. The fitting member can be rotated to adjust the measured and perceived face angle of the golf club head at address without changing the relative relationship of the club with respect to the shaft, which would alter the lie and loft of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: MATTHEW T. CACKETT, D. CLAYTON EVANS, ALAN HOCKNELL
  • INTGERCHANGEABLE SHAFT FOR A GOLF CLUB
    Publication number: 20110118047
    Abstract: A golf club (20) having a club head (22) with an interchangeable shaft (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club (20) includes a tube (44, 144) mounted in the club head (22), and a sleeve (46, 146) mounted on a tip end (50) of the shaft (40). The tube (44, 144) includes a tapered portion (60, 160) and a rotation prevention portion (62, 162). The sleeve (46, 146) has a frustoconical portion (72, 172) and a keyed portion (74, 174) that are respectively received in the tapered portion (60, 160) and the rotation prevention portion (62, 162) of the tube (44, 144). The golf club (20) further includes a mechanical fastener (48, 148) for removably securing the shaft (40) to the club head (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: ALAN HOCKNELL, MATTHEW T. CACKETT, DENVER HOLT, D. CLAYTON EVANS, DANIEL M. STEVENS, JAMES C. WENCK, STEVEN S. OGG, KONRAD LENHOF, JERRY V. BLANKE, JOEL B. ERICKSON, BROADUS PERRY WALL
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH GROOVES
    Publication number: 20110111883
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a golf club head having a plurality of grooves. On the face of the golf club head is a first and second plurality of grooves. The second set of plurality of grooves is smaller in width and depth than those of the first set of plurality of grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventor: MATTHEW T. CACKETT
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: 7938742
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body having a crown, a sole and a hollow interior, a striking plate insert attached to the body, the striking plate insert being composed of a material having a density greater that that of the body, and a weighting member, wherein a center of gravity of the golf club head is located less than approximately 1.7 inches from an exterior surface of the striking plate insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: J. Andrew Galloway, Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett
  • Wood-type golf club head with adjustable sole contour
    Patent number: 7934999
    Abstract: A wood-type golf club head with an adjustable keel zone member is disclosed herein. The golf club head includes a body and an adjustable keel zone member. The body has a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion. The body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end. The sole portion has only a single keel point. The adjustable keel zone member is disposed within a keel zone of the sole and located preferentially with respect to the center of gravity. The keel zone member is capable of adjusting the face angle of the wood-type golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew T. Cackett, D. Clayton Evans, Alan Hocknell
  • Aerodynamic hosel
    Patent number: D647155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew T. Cackett, D. Clayton Evans, Matthew Myers