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).
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Patent number: 12599819Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face having a face center and defining a face plane, a virtual vertical center plane perpendicular to the face plane and passing through the face center, a sole portion, a top portion, a heel portion, a toe portion, a hosel configured to receive a shaft, and a loft, L, no less than 39°. A center of gravity is spaced toe-ward from the vertical center plane by a distance, Dt, of greater than 0.0 mm. A moment of inertia, Iyy, measured about an axis extending in a heel to toe direction, parallel with a ground plane, passes through the center of gravity such that Iyy is no less than 1150 g·cm2.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2023Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Jacob Lambeth, Pat Ripp, Rick Fillon, Jake Grenier
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Publication number: 20250010147Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face having a face center and defining a face plane, a virtual vertical center plane perpendicular to the face plane and passing through the face center, a sole portion, a top portion, a heel portion, a toe portion, a hosel configured to receive a shaft, and a loft, L, no less than 39°. A center of gravity is spaced toe-ward from the vertical center plane by a distance, Dt, of greater than 0.0 mm. A moment of inertia, Iyy, measured about an axis extending in a heel to toe direction, parallel with a ground plane, passes through the center of gravity such that Iyy is no less than 1150 g·cm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Jacob LAMBETH, Pat RIPP, Rick FILLON, Jake GRENIER
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Patent number: 11806595Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
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Publication number: 20210370148Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
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Patent number: 11123619Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
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Publication number: 20190374829Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
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Patent number: 10398954Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
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Publication number: 20180264335Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
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Patent number: 9987535Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
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Publication number: 20180093144Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventor: Pat RIPP
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Publication number: 20180093145Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.Inventor: Pat RIPP
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Publication number: 20170036081Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
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Publication number: 20160074720Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Michael J. Kline, John Rae, Pat Ripp
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Patent number: D766390Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Alex Timmons, Pat Ripp, Christopher R. Cooper