Patents by Inventor Michael S. Yagley
Michael S. Yagley 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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Publication number: 20240252890Abstract: A method for producing a golf club component can include receiving a selection of at least one parameter from a user via a user interface, the at least one parameter being selected from a plurality of parameters. The method can further include generating a design model of the golf club component based on the selected parameter, providing the design model of the golf club component to an additive manufacturing device, and forming the golf club component via the additive manufacturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2023Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Michael S. Yagley, Michael T. McDonnell, Daniel Chelius, Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Publication number: 20240252891Abstract: A method of manufacturing a golf club includes receiving user information and selecting at least one parameter of the golf club by a user that is selected from a plurality of parameters. Additional steps include generating a design model of the golf club based on user information or at least one parameter of the golf club in a design space, generating a 3D lattice environment, inlaying the lattice environment into the design model of the golf club, reorienting a first lattice array of the lattice environment according to the user information, adjusting, based on the user interface, at least a thickness, a shape, or a density of a lattice beam of the first lattice array, customizing the at least one parameter based on at least a swing characteristic or a location of center of gravity of the golf club, and printing using an additive manufacturing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Linqing Huang, Michael S. Yagley, Michael T. McDonnell, Bryce W. Hobbs
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Patent number: 12005324Abstract: A golf club head includes a body that defines an internal cavity, a toe side, a heel side, a front side, an aft side, a top side, and a bottom side. The body includes a crown, a sole portion, and a hosel. When the golf club head is at address, the golf club head defines a rectangular volume that intersects outermost points on the toe side, the heel side, the front side, the aft side, the top side, and the bottom side of the body. The body of the golf club head defines eighteen heel-toe cross sections that are arranged parallel to a y-z plane and spaced evenly along a heel-toe direction within the rectangular volume. An average value of the centroid height of a first heel-toe cross section, a second heel-toe cross section, and a third heel-toe cross section is less than about 40 millimeters.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: D. Clayton Evans, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 11998810Abstract: A golf club head can include a body having a toe region and a heel region. The golf club body defines an opening to an internal cavity of the body and the opening is surrounded by a perimeter. The golf club head includes a face, a first support member, and a sole plate supported by the first support member and secured to the body at the perimeter. The sole plate is configured to be secured to the body in a plurality of arrangements.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Cameron J. Day, Bryce W. Hobbs, Ryan L. Roach, Michael T. McDonnell, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 10780328Abstract: The invention provides golf club heads having aerodynamic features that disrupt air flow over the face when the club is swung. The features are milled into the face of the club head, including curved faces found in wood-type club heads. During a swing, the features cause the boundary layer to separate at a point closer to the rear of the club head during a swing, resulting in reduced drag. The invention also provides golf club heads with faces having a central region of symmetrical surface roughness. The symmetrical roughness in the central region of the face of wood-type club heads allows for shots with less spin and greater distance.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: COBRA GOLF INCORPORATEDInventors: Tim A. Beno, Michael S. Yagley, Cameron J. Day
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Patent number: 10532254Abstract: This disclosure describes golf club heads with optimized aerodynamics, in which a highly-lifted trailing edge minimizes drag, and in which a protruding element optimizes a location of a club head center of gravity. Features of the disclosure reduce drag forces on a club head during a golf swing and consequently reduce the work required to move the club head through the air. Thus, the club heads allow golfers to achieve faster golf swing velocities and increase golf shot distances.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: D. Clayton Evans, Michael S. Yagley, Cameron J. Day
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Patent number: 10315083Abstract: The invention generally relates to a grip for a golf club having a housing portion specifically for housing an accessory, the grip specifically configured to enhance performance and enjoyment of the game of golf. Grips of the invention help to provide a smoother gripping surface and to prevent relative motion between the accessory and the club when the accessory is coupled to the club.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 10293235Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 10213660Abstract: The invention provides golf club heads having aerodynamic features that disrupt air flow over the face when the club is swung. The features are milled into the face of the club head, including curved faces found in wood-type club heads. During a swing, the features cause the boundary layer to separate at a point closer to the rear of the club head during a swing, resulting in reduced drag. The invention also provides golf club heads with faces having a central region of symmetrical surface roughness. The symmetrical roughness in the central region of the face of wood-type club heads allows for shots with less spin and greater distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Michael S. Yagley, Cameron J. Day
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Patent number: 9968827Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 9855474Abstract: The invention provides a golf club head that includes a weight adjustment system inside of the club head. Preferably, when the club is played, no part of the adjustment system is directly accessible or exposed to an exterior of the club. The club head may include a panel that opens or is removable, or the club head may be disassembled to provide access to the internal weight adjustment system. A weight adjustment system generally includes at least one mechanism by which a mass distribution of the golf club head can be changed.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Karl A. Clausen, Andrew Curtis, Cameron J. Day, Caleb Kroloff, Douglas E. Roberts, Richard Romo Sanchez, Peter L. Soracco, Michael S. Yagley
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Publication number: 20170368412Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 9789361Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Publication number: 20160354658Abstract: The invention provides a golf club head that includes a weight adjustment system inside of the club head. Preferably, when the club is played, no part of the adjustment system is directly accessible or exposed to an exterior of the club. The club head may include a panel that opens or is removable, or the club head may be disassembled to provide access to the internal weight adjustment system. A weight adjustment system generally includes at least one mechanism by which a mass distribution of the golf club head can be changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Tim A. Beno, Karl A. Clausen, Andrew Curtis, Cameron J. Day, Caleb Kroloff, Douglas E. Roberts, Richard Romo Sanchez, Peter L. Soracco, Michael S. Yagley
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Publication number: 20160346657Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 9421436Abstract: A golf club head having a low-density interchangeable insert located in a top portion thereof. The interchangeable insert may be only in the top line of the club head or extend from the heel around the toe and optionally be visible from above when the club is at address. The interchangeable insert may extend through a hosel and optionally be visible on a heel-side surface. The interchangeable insert may be mounted on a back surface of a striking face, and may extend a distance down the back surface. The interchangeable insert may extend into, and provide part of, a golf ball striking face.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Peter L. Soracco, Ryan L. Roach, Denise Herman, Thomas W. Preece, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 9421438Abstract: The invention provides a golf club head that includes a weight adjustment system inside of the club head. Preferably, when the club is played, no part of the adjustment system is directly accessible or exposed to an exterior of the club. The club head may include a panel that opens or is removable, or the club head may be disassembled to provide access to the internal weight adjustment system. A weight adjustment system generally includes at least one mechanism by which a mass distribution of the golf club head can be changed.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Karl A. Clausen, Andrew Curtis, Cameron J. Day, Caleb Kroloff, Douglas E. Roberts, Richard Romo Sanchez, Peter L. Soracco, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: 9409071Abstract: The invention relates to golf clubs, more particularly to mechanisms for fastening accessories to clubs. The invention provides a golf club configured to house an electronic device such as an RFID tag within a recess within the grip, thereby protecting the device from the stress, shock, and exposure that arises when a golf club is used.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: Tim A. Beno, Andrew Curtis, Michael T. McDonnell, Scott H. Moreira, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: D990596Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: D. Clayton Evans, Michael S. Yagley
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Patent number: D1026142Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Cobra Golf IncorporatedInventors: D. Clayton Evans, Michael S. Yagley