Patents by Inventor Peter J Gilbert
Peter J Gilbert 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: 8753219Abstract: A set of golf clubs including golf club heads having improved mass distribution characteristics. The set includes golf club heads having a club head main body including a hitting face and a face support, a muscle back shell and a weight insert.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, Helene Hipp, Edward Mendoza, Adrian L. Stanescu, Douglas C. Jorgensen
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Patent number: 8752271Abstract: A golf club head, and a method of making the golf club head, with an improved striking surface. The grooves are formed in the strike surface with tight tolerances. The grooves may contain a plurality of portions, including a radiused or angled portion, a portion having substantially parallel walls, and a portion having a v-shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Peter J. Gilbert
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Publication number: 20140141903Abstract: A golf club including a club head having a club head main body including a hitting face and a face support, and a support extension. The support extension extends between the face support and a back flange to define a lower cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, Douglas C. Jorgensen, Scott A. Knutson, Helene S. Hipp, Adrian L. Stanescu
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Patent number: 8668598Abstract: An iron-type golf club includes a conventional-weight section, a lightweight section and a heavyweight section. The conventional-weight section includes the hitting face and at least a portion of the hosel. The heavyweight section, made of a denser material than the conventional-weight section, includes the sole and an optional back flange. The lightweight section, made of a material less dense than either of the other sections, includes a core to which the other two sections are secured, such as by co-molding the core to the other two sections. In the co-molding context, the components need not be constrained by their respective weight and density, but could be classified more generically as having a pre-formed component and a molding component irrespective of the densities of the components.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, James G. Lewis, Ryan L. Roach
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Patent number: 8647218Abstract: A golf club including a club head having a club head main body including a hitting face and a face support, and a support extension. The support extension extends between the face support and a back flange to define a lower cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, Douglas C. Jorgensen, Scott A. Knutson, Helene Rick, Adrian L. Stanescu
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Patent number: 8645174Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing stakeholder impact on sustainability for an organization is disclosed. The method may include storing a plurality of instances of a stakeholder object. Each instance may define a plurality of characteristics of a stakeholder of the organization.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: CA, Inc.Inventors: Terrence G. Clark, Peter J. Gilbert
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Publication number: 20130344984Abstract: A golf club head with an improved striking surface. The grooves are machined into the strike surface with tight tolerances. The face may be selectively textured to enhance certain shots that the golfer may perform. This may include providing a plurality of distinct sets of texturing and surface roughening to accommodate a plurality of different shots.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Peter J. Gilbert, Robert W. Vokey
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Patent number: 8568249Abstract: A wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein where the wedge type golf club head has enhanced performance characteristics such as improved backspin, ball speed, and launch angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wedge type golf club head having a lower center of gravity, where the center of gravity is located substantially behind the hitting surface and substantially along a neutral axis behind the point of impact.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, Charles E. Golden, Scott A. Knutson, John Morin
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Patent number: 8534121Abstract: An apparatus for determining the kinematic characteristics of a golf club are disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one piezoelectric component selectively positioned within or upon at least one portion of a golf club. When the club head impacts an object such as a golf ball, the piezoelectric component is operable to determine the velocity of the club. It may also be desirable for the piezoelectric component to determine the magnitude of vibration during impact and swing speed. In this manner, the piezoelectric component may function determine the efficiency of a golf club swing.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles Edward Golden, Peter J. Gilbert
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Patent number: 8517861Abstract: The present invention is directed to a golf club head with an improved striking surface. The grooves are machined into the strike surface with tight tolerances. The face may be selectively textured to enhance certain shots that the golfer may perform. This may include providing a plurality of distinct sets of texturing and surface roughening to accommodate a plurality of different shots. The grooves may contain a plurality of portions, including a radiused or angled portion, a portion having substantially parallel walls, a portion having a v-shape, and a curved portion. The grooves may also be characterized by various dimensions, including draft angle, inclusive side wall angle, width, depth, cross-sectional area, spacing, and pitch ratio.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Charles E. Golden, Peter J. Gilbert, Robert W. Vokey
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Patent number: 8491407Abstract: An iron-type golf dub includes a conventional-weight section, a lightweight section and a heavyweight section. The conventional-weight section includes the hitting face and at least a portion of the hosel. The heavyweight section, made of a denser material than the conventional-weight section, includes the sole and an optional back flange. The lightweight section, made of a material less dense than either of the other sections, includes a core to which the other two sections are secured, such as by co-molding the core to the other two sections. The heavyweight section includes anchoring structures to which the lightweight section can securely attach. This arrangement maintains the overall weight of the club head compared to a similarly proportioned conventional club head while shifting the center of gravity low and aft. As such, the club head provides benefits such as forgiveness for thin shots, heel/toe shots, and provides longer drives with less roll.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: David M. Shear, Peter J. Gilbert
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Patent number: 8388464Abstract: An iron-type golf club includes a conventional-weight section, a lightweight section and a heavyweight section. The conventional-weight section includes the hitting face and at least a portion of the hosel. The heavyweight section, made of a denser material than the conventional-weight section, includes the sole and an optional back flange. The lightweight section, made of a material less dense than either of the other sections, includes a core to which the other two sections are secured, such as by co-molding the core to the other two sections. In the co-molding context, the components need not be constrained by their respective weight and density, but could be classified more generically as having a pre-formed component and a molding component irrespective of the densities of the components.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, James G. Lewis, Ryan L. Roach
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Patent number: 8348784Abstract: The present invention is directed to a golf club head with an improved striking surface. Grooves are machined into the strike surface with tight tolerances. The grooves have sharp edges, radiused ends, and a draft angle between about 2° and 12°. The striking face is machined such that it has a uniform texture with a roughness of more than 40 Ra. The grooves may contain a plurality of portions, including a radiused or angled portion, a portion having substantially parallel walls, a portion having a v-shape, and a curved portion. The grooves may also be characterized by various dimensions, including draft angle, inclusive side wall angle, width, depth, cross-sectional area, spacing, and pitch ratio. Preferred values for these dimensions are provided. A golf club head having a variety of groove types and a set of golf clubs with grooves varying among the individual clubs of the set are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, Charles E. Golden, Robert W. Vokey
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Patent number: 8317635Abstract: A set of iron-type golf clubs includes long, mid- and short irons with channel back configurations and a mass control insert. The mass of the insert is systematically varied through the set such that the mass distribution properties of the set may be systematically varied while retaining a continuous look and feel through the set. The mass of the insert is varied by altering the volume or the density of the insert through the set. Additional design parameters for the set may also be systematically varied through the set, such as groove type and depth, loft angle, cavity volume, hitting face roughness, and sole width. In one embodiment, the mass control insert comprises a dense insert and a lightweight cover. The density of the dense insert can be easily varied to change the mass distribution properties of the club head. One application of the mass control insert is to provide customization of the club head at the point of sale or distribution.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, Bruce R. Pettibone, Michael Scott Burnett, Christopher R. Kays, Tomas Diaz
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Patent number: 8302658Abstract: An iron-type golf club includes a conventional-weight section, a lightweight section and a heavyweight section. The conventional-weight section includes the hitting face and at least a portion of the hosel. The heavyweight section, made of a denser material than the conventional-weight section, includes the sole and an optional back flange. The lightweight section, made of a material less dense than either of the other sections, includes a core to which the other two sections are secured, such as by co-molding the core to the other two sections. The heavyweight section includes anchoring structures to which the lightweight section can securely attach. This arrangement maintains the overall weight of the club head compared to a similarly proportioned conventional club head while shifting the center of gravity low and aft. As such, the club head provides benefits such as forgiveness for thin shots, heel/toe shots, and provides longer drives with less roll.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, David A. Shear
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Patent number: 8298100Abstract: A process for the custom design and automated, custom manufacture of golf clubs. According to a first embodiment, a computer user interface, preferably a graphical user interface (GUI), guides a user's selection of preferred golf club design parameters. According to a second embodiment, input data about a golfer's style of play and golf club performance needs are captured from data collection systems, and analyzed by black box algorithms, preferably fuzzy logic algorithms, to infer golf club design parameters. After preferences for, or inferences about, golf club design parameters are developed in accordance with the two embodiments, a computer aided (CA) system is used to design and manufacture the desired golf clubs.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Michael Scott Burnett, Peter J. Gilbert, Bruce R. Pettibone, Scott A. Knutson
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Patent number: 8298095Abstract: The present invention is directed to a number of customized sets of iron-type golf clubs selected from a relatively small number of clubs. The multiple custom-fitted iron sets can be achieved by pivoting these sets off a common 6-iron. In a preferred embodiment, a portfolio of clubs contains seventeen forged iron-type golf clubs, wherein the clubs are a blended collection of oversized cavity back-type clubs, mid-sized clubs, and standard-sized muscle back-type clubs, which can be configured to create at least four custom-fitted iron sets pivoted off a common 6-ion.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, Bruce R. Pettibone
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Publication number: 20120252602Abstract: A wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein where the wedge type golf club head has enhanced performance characteristics such as improved backspin, ball speed, and launch angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wedge type golf club head having a lower center of gravity, where the center of gravity is located substantially behind the hitting surface and substantially along a neutral axis behind the point of impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Peter J. Gilbert, Charles E. Golden, Scott A. Knutson, John Morin
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Patent number: 8257198Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf club including a club head having a muscle back shell or a lightweight muscle back.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, Charles E. Golden, Michael Scott Burnett
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Patent number: 8240021Abstract: The present invention is directed to a golf club head with an improved striking surface. The grooves are machined into the strike surface with tight tolerances using a profiled cutter.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter J. Gilbert, Helene Rick, Gregory D. Johnson