Patents by Inventor Michael R. Nicolette
Michael R. Nicolette 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: 12383804Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion, a first interior cavity portion, and a face portion, which includes a back surface with a face perimeter portion, a ridge portion extending from the face perimeter portion, and a wall portion coupled to the ridge portion and extending outward from the ridge portion to define a second interior cavity portion in the body portion. The golf club head further includes a first filler material and a second filler material. The first interior cavity portion is at least partially filled with the first filler material, and the second interior cavity portion is at least partially filled with the second filler material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2025Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: 12383803Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion, a crown portion having a composite material, a first groove on a bottom portion extending in a heel-to-toe direction, a second groove on the bottom portion extending in a heel-to-toe direction, a first set of ports on the bottom portion between the first groove and the second groove, a second set of ports on the bottom portion between the second groove and a rear portion, and a filler material in the body portion between the first groove and the rear portion. The filler material at least partially surrounds the first set of ports and the second set of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2024Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLD, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Patent number: 12377325Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion having a back portion with a back wall portion. The back wall portion includes groove portions extending from a center portion toward a perimeter portion. Each groove portion includes a groove portion depth, a groove portion width, and a groove portion length. The groove portion depth extends into the back wall portion from an inner surface of the back wall portion. The groove portion depth or the groove portion width of at least one groove portion may vary along the groove portion length. The golf club head also includes a filler material in the hollow body portion coupled to the groove portions. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2025Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Publication number: 20250222323Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion, first and second mass portions coupled to an exterior portion of the body portion, a third mass portion coupled to an interior portion of the body portion, and a filler material in the body portion. The first mass portion and the second mass portion have different shapes than the third mass portion. A portion of the third mass portion has a curvature similar to a curvature of the body portion. A distance between the first mass portion and the second mass portion is greater than 50% of a distance between the toe portion edge and the heel portion edge of the body portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2025Publication date: July 10, 2025Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: 12343601Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion having a center cavity portion, a toe-side cavity portion, a heel-side cavity portion, a first port on the body portion connected to the toe-side cavity portion, a second port on the body portion connected to the heel-side cavity portion, a first filler material in the center cavity portion, and a second filler material in the toe-side cavity portion and the heel-side cavity portion. The toe-side cavity portion is at least partially filled with the second filler material from the first port or the second port, and heel-side cavity portion is at least partially filled with the second filler material from the first port or second port. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2023Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: 12330028Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion including a toe portion edge, a heel portion edge, a face portion, an interior portion, and first and second ports connected to the interior portion; a mass portion; and a filler material between the face portion and the mass portion. The mass portion has a different shape than the first port or the second port, a distance between the second port and the toe portion edge is greater than a distance between the mass portion and the toe portion edge, and a distance between the first port and the heel portion edge is greater than a distance between the second port and the heel portion edge. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2024Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Publication number: 20250186843Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion with interior and exterior portions, a toe portion edge, a heel portion edge, and a back portion with a back wall portion. The golf club head further includes a first rib portion between a center portion of the back wall portion and the toe portion edge, a second rib portion between the center portion of the back wall portion and the heel portion edge, a port between the first rib portion and the toe portion edge and connecting the exterior portion to the interior portion, a mass portion between the first rib portion and the toe portion edge, and a filler material in the body portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: 12324967Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes body portion having an interior portion and an exterior portion, a first mass portion coupled to the exterior portion of the body portion below a horizontal midplane of the body portion, and a second mass portion coupled to the interior portion of the body portion. The second mass portion is located proximate to a toe portion edge of the body portion and has a shape at least partially corresponding to a shape of a portion of the toe portion edge. The second mass portion increases in mass in a top-to-sole direction, and more than 50% of the mass of the second mass portion is below the horizontal midplane. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2024Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Publication number: 20250153011Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a hollow body portion and a face portion coupled to the hollow body portion. The face portion includes a face toe edge, a face heel edge, a face top edge, and a face sole edge, a perimeter portion extending inward from the face toe edge, the face heel edge, the face top edge, and a face sole edge, and a plurality of face thickness regions bound by the perimeter portion and extending between the face sole edge and the face top edge. Each of the plurality of face thickness regions has a face thickness, and the face thickness increases in a sole-to-top direction. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2025Publication date: May 15, 2025Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: 12296237Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion with a first interior cavity portion and a second interior cavity portion. A polymer material in the first interior cavity portion has a coefficient of restitution of greater than or equal to 0.50 and less than or equal to 0.95. The golf club head includes a first set of mass portions, a second set of mass portions, and a third set of mass portions. A maximum first interior cavity width is above the second set of mass portions and below a neutral axis, and a first interior cavity portion extends over the second set of mass portions at the maximum first interior cavity width. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Publication number: 20250144484Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion, a first interior cavity portion, and a face portion, which includes a back surface with a face perimeter portion, a ridge portion extending from the face perimeter portion, and a wall portion coupled to the ridge portion and extending outward from the ridge portion to define a second interior cavity portion in the body portion. The golf club head further includes a first filler material and a second filler material. The first interior cavity portion is at least partially filled with the first filler material, and the second interior cavity portion is at least partially filled with the second filler material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: 12290725Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a face portion, and a periphery. The bottom portion may include a forward portion and a rear protrusion at or proximate the rear portion. The rear protrusion may project downward from the periphery and extend longitudinally in a rear-to-front direction. The rear protrusion may include a front-side portion. A toe-side portion may extend rearwardly from the front-side portion towards the rear portion. The rear protrusion may also include a heel-side portion extending rearwardly from the front-side portion towards the rear portion. A weight port may be defined by the rear protrusion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Patent number: 12290724Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with an interior cavity, an upper back wall portion, a lower back wall portion, a ledge portion extending from the upper back wall portion to the lower back wall portion, an upper back wall portion thickness, and a lower back wall portion thickness. The golf club head may further include a first mass portion below the ledge portion, a second mass portion above the ledge portion, a polymer material in the interior cavity, a first width of the interior cavity above the ledge portion, a second width of the interior cavity below the ledge portion and above the lower back wall portion thickness, and a third width of the interior cavity below the second width.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: 12285660Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion. The top portion may include a heel-side top portion, a toe-side top portion, and a raised central top portion between the heel-side top portion and toe-side top portion. The top portion may include a toe-side integral rib and a heel-side integral rib. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Patent number: 12257485Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion having a back portion with a back wall portion. The back wall portion includes at least one rib portion having a curved portion located between a center portion of the back wall portion and a perimeter portion of the body portion. The at least one rib portion has a rib portion height, a rib portion width, and a rib portion length. The rib portion width or the rib portion height may vary along the rib portion length. The golf club head also includes a filler material in the body portion coupled to the at least one rib portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2024Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: 12251607Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion being hollow to define an interior cavity, a filler material in the interior cavity, a face portion, and a back portion having a back wall portion. The back wall portion includes a first external ledge portion and a second external ledge portion, and a perimeter groove below the external ledge portion. The golf club head also includes a removable mass portion coupled to the back wall portion. The face portion includes a back surface with a perimeter portion, a face recess portion and a back groove portion in the face recess portion. The filler material is coupled to the face recess portion and the back groove portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Publication number: 20250073545Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion having a back portion with a back wall portion. The back wall portion includes at least one rib portion having a curved portion located between a center portion of the back wall portion and a perimeter portion of the body portion. The at least one rib portion has a rib portion height, a rib portion width, and a rib portion length. The rib portion width or the rib portion height may vary along the rib portion length. The golf club head also includes a filler material in the body portion coupled to the at least one rib portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: 12233319Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a hollow body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, and a front portion having a face portion. A first interior cavity is separated from a second interior cavity by a cavity wall portion. The cavity wall portion includes a forward wall section, a rearward wall section positioned further from the face portion that the forward wall section, and an intermediate portion positioned between the forward wall section and the rearward wall section. At least one of the forward wall section or the rearward wall section of the cavity wall portion is non-parallel to the face portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Patent number: D1062953Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: D1064151Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2024Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Daniel C. Kirtley, Michael R. Nicolette