Patents by Inventor Patrick C. Davis
Patrick C. Davis 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: 12569725Abstract: An iron-type golf club head with a hosel, a hosel bore, and an exit channel in communication with the hosel bore that is offset from and extends at an angle of up to 15 degrees with respect to the hosel bore is disclosed herein. The exit channel does not extend into the face or sole of the golf club head, thereby preserving the structural integrity and aesthetics of the golf club while permitting the use of adjustable hosel features that allow for easy adjustments to the loft and lie of the club head. This feature may be used in connection with any type of irons, including wedges.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Alex Power, Joshua D. Westrum, Matthew Myers, Patrick C. Davis, Scott Manwaring
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Publication number: 20240367012Abstract: A golf club head with plate-like, heel and toe side internal stiffeners is disclosed herein. Each stiffener has a planar portion extending approximately parallel with a portion of the striking face, and is entirely disposed within an interior cavity of the golf club head. The heel side stiffener is connected to top, sole, and heel walls of the club head, with a toe-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head, and the toe side stiffener is connected to the top, sole, and toe walls of the club head, with a heel-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head. The toe and heel side edges may have large concavities that distribute mass away from the geometric face center and toward the heel and toe sides of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Applicant: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventors: Patrick C. Davis, Michael J. Murphy
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Patent number: 12036449Abstract: A golf club head with plate-like, heel and toe side internal stiffeners is disclosed herein. Each stiffener has a planar portion extending approximately parallel with a portion of the striking face, and is entirely disposed within an interior cavity of the golf club head. The heel side stiffener is connected to top, sole, and heel walls of the club head, with a toe-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head, and the toe side stiffener is connected to the top, sole, and toe walls of the club head, with a heel-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head. The toe and heel side edges may have large concavities that distribute mass away from the geometric face center and toward the heel and toe sides of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventors: Patrick C. Davis, Michael J. Murphy
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Patent number: 11998811Abstract: A golf club head with plate-like, heel and toe side internal stiffeners is disclosed herein. Each stiffener has a planar portion extending approximately parallel with a portion of the striking face, and is entirely disposed within an interior cavity of the golf club head. The heel side stiffener is connected to top, sole, and heel walls of the club head, with a toe-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head, and the toe side stiffener is connected to the top, sole, and toe walls of the club head, with a heel-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head. The toe and heel side edges may have large concavities that distribute mass away from the geometric face center and toward the heel and toe sides of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventors: Patrick C. Davis, Michael J. Murphy
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Publication number: 20220387861Abstract: A golf club head with plate-like, heel and toe side internal stiffeners is disclosed herein. Each stiffener has a planar portion extending approximately parallel with a portion of the striking face, and is entirely disposed within an interior cavity of the golf club head. The heel side stiffener is connected to top, sole, and heel walls of the club head, with a toe-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head, and the toe side stiffener is connected to the top, sole, and toe walls of the club head, with a heel-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head. The toe and heel side edges may have large concavities that distribute mass away from the geometric face center and toward the heel and toe sides of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Patrick C. Davis, Michael J. Murphy
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Publication number: 20220370863Abstract: A golf club head with plate-like, heel and toe side internal stiffeners is disclosed herein. Each stiffener has a planar portion extending approximately parallel with a portion of the striking face, and is entirely disposed within an interior cavity of the golf club head. The heel side stiffener is connected to top, sole, and heel walls of the club head, with a toe-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head, and the toe side stiffener is connected to the top, sole, and toe walls of the club head, with a heel-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head. The toe and heel side edges may have large concavities that distribute mass away from the geometric face center and toward the heel and toe sides of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Patrick C. Davis, Michael J. Murphy
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Patent number: 11400349Abstract: A golf club head with plate-like, heel and toe side internal stiffeners is disclosed herein. Each stiffener has a planar portion extending approximately parallel with a portion of the striking face, and is entirely disposed within an interior cavity of the golf club head. The heel side stiffener is connected to top, sole, and heel walls of the club head, with a toe-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head, and the toe side stiffener is connected to the top, sole, and toe walls of the club head, with a heel-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head. The toe and heel side edges may have large concavities that distribute mass away from the geometric face center and toward the heel and toe sides of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Patrick C. Davis, Michael J. Murphy
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Publication number: 20220080269Abstract: A golf club head with plate-like, heel and toe side internal stiffeners is disclosed herein. Each stiffener has a planar portion extending approximately parallel with a portion of the striking face, and is entirely disposed within an interior cavity of the golf club head. The heel side stiffener is connected to top, sole, and heel walls of the club head, with a toe-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head, and the toe side stiffener is connected to the top, sole, and toe walls of the club head, with a heel-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head. The toe and heel side edges may have large concavities that distribute mass away from the geometric face center and toward the heel and toe sides of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Patrick C. Davis, Michael J. Murphy
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Patent number: 11052293Abstract: A golf club head with plate-like, heel and toe side internal stiffeners is disclosed herein. Each stiffener has a planar portion extending approximately parallel with a portion of the striking face, and is entirely disposed within an interior cavity of the golf club head. The heel side stiffener is connected to top, sole, and heel walls of the club head, with a toe-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head, and the toe side stiffener is connected to the top, sole, and toe walls of the club head, with a heel-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head. The toe and heel side edges may have large concavities that distribute mass away from the geometric face center and toward the heel and toe sides of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Patrick C. Davis, Michael J. Murphy
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Patent number: 10946255Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Aplin, Patrick C. Davis, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Justin Kuhar
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Publication number: 20200346077Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Joseph R. Aplin, Patrick C. Davis, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Justin Kuhar
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Patent number: 10716977Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Aplin, Patrick C. Davis, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Justin Kuhar
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Publication number: 20200070017Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one part manufactured via a metal injection molding process, and attached to another part of the golf club head via electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing, is disclosed herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of making said golf club head, the method comprising the steps of providing a first golf club head part made from a first metal material, metal injection molding a second golf club head part from a second, different metal material, and electrical resistance welding or electrical resistance brazing the second golf club head part to the first golf club head part to form a combined part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Joseph R. Aplin, Patrick C. Davis, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Joshua D. Westrum, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Catherine L. Ingbar, Justin Kuhar