Patents by Inventor Pat Ripp

Pat Ripp 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).

  • Patent number: 11806595
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
  • Publication number: 20210370148
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
  • Patent number: 11123619
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
  • Publication number: 20190374829
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
  • Patent number: 10398954
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
  • Publication number: 20180264335
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
  • Patent number: 9987535
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
  • Publication number: 20180093144
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face having a face center and a virtual striking face plane generally parallel to the striking face. The golf club head further includes a sole portion, a top portion, a rear portion, and a loft L no less than 40°. A virtual vertical plane perpendicular to the striking face plane passes through the face center. A club head center of gravity is spaced from the virtual vertical plane in the heel-to-toe direction by a distance D1 that is no greater than 6.0 mm. The golf club head further includes a hosel including an internal bore configured to receive a golf shaft. The internal bore includes a peripheral side wall and a shaft abutment surface configured to abut a tip end of the golf club shaft. The hosel further comprises an auxiliary recess extending sole-ward from the abutment surface of the internal bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Pat RIPP
  • Publication number: 20180093145
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, a sole portion, a top portion, a hosel, a rear surface, a loft no less than 40°, a virtual vertical plane, and a center of gravity. The striking face has a face center, a leading edge, and a virtual striking face plane. The hosel includes an internal bore configured to receive a golf shaft and includes a peripheral side wall and a shaft abutment surface configured to abut a tip end of the golf shaft. The rear surface is opposite the striking face and has an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion including a forward-extending recess. The insert covers the recess forming a hollow portion. The virtual vertical plane is perpendicular to the striking face plane and passes through the face center. The center of gravity is spaced a distance from the virtual vertical plane in the heel-to-toe direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Pat RIPP
  • Publication number: 20170036081
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
  • Publication number: 20160074720
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
  • Patent number: D766390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Timmons, Pat Ripp, Christopher R. Cooper