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: 11745066Abstract: 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 an interior cavity, a ledge portion extending outward from a back wall of the body portion, a filler material comprising a rubber compound in the interior cavity, a first set of mass portions that is closer to a toe portion edge of the body portion than to a heel portion edge of the body portion, and a second set of mass portions that is closer to the heel portion edge than to the toe portion edge. A face portion is coupled to the body portion to enclose the interior cavity and includes at least one back groove located proximate to a perimeter edge of the face portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: 11745061Abstract: 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 toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, and a front portion having a face portion. The body portion may include a cavity wall portion extending from the top portion to the bottom portion. The body portion may include a first interior cavity portion and a second interior cavity portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Publication number: 20230264078Abstract: 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 an interior cavity and a front portion. The golf club head may include a face portion on the front portion and having a front surface and a back surface with a center portion and a perimeter portion at least partially surrounding the center portion. The golf club head may include a face bracket portion having at least one bracket arm with end portions attached to the perimeter portion. The golf club head may further include a face insert portion located between and coupled to the back surface of the face portion and to the face bracket portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Caleb S. Kroloff
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Patent number: 11731013Abstract: 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 comprising a material having a first density and an interior cavity having a filler material therein comprising a material having a second density. The golf club head also includes a first mass portion coupled to the body portion and a second mass portion coupled to the hosel portion. The first mass portion and the second mass portion comprise a material having a third density. A port on the body portion is configured to receive the first mass portion. At least a portion of the first mass portion is below a horizontal midplane of the body portion. The first density is greater than the second density. The third density is greater than the first density.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Publication number: 20230249037Abstract: 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 first material with a first density, a wall portion extending into the body portion from an inner surface of a bottom portion of the body portion, a weight portion having a second material with a second density different from the first density, a weight port extending into the body portion from the bottom portion between the wall portion and a face portion and configured to receive the weight portion, and a polymer material between the weight port and the wall portion. The height of the polymer material is less than or equal to the weight-port height. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette, Matthew T. Andrews
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Publication number: 20230241464Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. A golf club head includes a face portion having an outer face portion surrounding a face opening and a face insert portion coupled to the outer face portion to close the face opening. A front groove and a back groove are located at a front surface and a back surface of the face portion, respectively. The front and back grooves define an inner area portion for striking a golf ball. The front and back grooves are configured to enhance deflection and rebounding of the inner area portion during impact with the golf ball. The front groove has a groove length that is the same or about the same as a groove length of the back groove. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Caleb S. Kroloff, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Patent number: 11707653Abstract: 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 recessed opening between a front opening and a back wall portion, a front plate portion coupled to the recessed opening to enclose a first interior cavity in the golf club head between the front plate portion and the back wall portion, a face portion coupled to a front portion to enclose a second interior cavity between the face portion and the front plate portion, a first filler material at least partially filling the first interior cavity, and a second filler material at least partially filling the second interior cavity. The first filler material and the second filler material have at least one different physical property. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2023Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: 11707655Abstract: 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 may include a body portion, and an internal mass portion comprising a material having a greater density than a material of the body portion, a height in a top-to-sole direction, a depth in a front-to-back direction, and a width in a toe-to-heel direction. The distance between the internal mass portion and a toe portion edge is substantially less than the distance between the internal mass portion and a heel portion edge. The volume of the internal mass portion increases in a top-to-sole direction, and the height of the internal mass portion is greater than the width of the internal mass portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: 11707651Abstract: 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 top portion having a heel-side portion, a toe-side portion, and a raised central top portion with an opening. A shoulder portion extends inward toward the opening and a crown portion is attached to the shoulder portion and covers the opening. The bottom portion includes a central protrusion between a heel-side dividing plane and a toe-side dividing plane, a toe-side protrusion between the toe-side dividing plane and a toe-side bounding plane, and a heel-side protrusion between the heel-side dividing plane and a heel-side bounding plane. A distance between the toe-side dividing plane and the heel-side dividing plane is about equal to a diameter of a golf ball. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Publication number: 20230218957Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: 11697050Abstract: 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 including a face portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion. An inner side of the face portion may have a center portion, an outer wall portion at least partially surrounding the center portion, and a plurality of inner wall portions connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette, Caleb S. Kroloff
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Patent number: 11691056Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads may include a golf club head having a body portion, a first mass portion, and a second mass portion. The first mass portion has a first mass portion first end and a first mass portion second end such that a distance between the first mass portion first end and the first mass portion second end defines a first mass portion dimension. The second mass portion includes a second mass portion first end and a second mass portion second end such that a distance between the second mass portion first end and the second mass portion second end defines a second mass portion dimension. The second mass portion dimension may be substantially greater than the first mass portion dimension, and a total mass of the second mass portion may be greater than or equal to three times a total mass of the first mass portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Publication number: 20230201680Abstract: 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 may include a body portion, and an internal mass portion comprising a material having a greater density than a material of the body portion, a height in a top-to-sole direction, a depth in a front-to-back direction, and a width in a toe-to-heel direction. The distance between the internal mass portion and a toe portion edge is substantially less than the distance between the internal mass portion and a heel portion edge. The volume of the internal mass portion increases in a top-to-sole direction, and the height of the internal mass portion is greater than the width of the internal mass portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: 11684831Abstract: 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, and a bottom portion. The golf club head may include a sealed cavity located behind a face portion. A polymer insert and a filler material may be contained within the sealed cavity. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Publication number: 20230166165Abstract: 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, and a face portion, which may include a face perimeter portion having a perimeter edge defined by a face toe edge, a face heel edge, a face top edge, and a face sole edge, a face recess portion on the back surface and having a recess perimeter portion at least partially surrounded by the face perimeter portion, and a plurality of back groove portions in the face recess portion. The plurality of back groove portions may extend proximate to the recess perimeter portion along at least 50% of the recess perimeter portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Publication number: 20230166164Abstract: 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 defining an interior cavity, a port on the body portion connected to the interior cavity, and a face portion coupled to a front portion of the body portion to enclose the interior cavity. The face portion includes a recess portion and a face plate portion. The face plate portion includes an outer portion surrounding an inner portion. The inner portion of the face plate portion configured to enclose the recess portion. The golf club head also includes a first filler material in the interior cavity, and a second filler material in the recess portion. The first filler material and the second filler material have different coefficients of restitution. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Publication number: 20230158376Abstract: Examples of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a body portion of a golf club head includes a front portion. A face portion is coupled to the front portion. The face portion includes a central strike portion and a perimeter. A plurality of projections extend from the face portion to provide a ball striking surface for impacting a golf ball. Each projection is defined by a plurality of grooves intersecting one another within the face portion. The plurality of projections are each defined by an area ratio between a base portion area and a peak portion area. The area ratios of the plurality of projections decrease from the central strike portion to the perimeter of the face portion. Other examples may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Publication number: 20230158374Abstract: 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 recessed opening between a front opening and a back wall portion, a front plate portion coupled to the recessed opening to enclose a first interior cavity in the golf club head between the front plate portion and the back wall portion, a face portion coupled to a front portion to enclose a second interior cavity between the face portion and the front plate portion, a first filler material at least partially filling the first interior cavity, and a second filler material at least partially filling the second interior cavity. The first filler material and the second filler material have at least one different physical property. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: D988449Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: D996547Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette