Patents by Inventor Peter L. Larsen
Peter L. Larsen 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: 20180221722Abstract: A high forgiveness wood-type golf club head comprises a body and a face. The body comprises a sole that forms a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown that forms a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt that forms a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The face place is positioned at a front portion of the golf club head opposite a rear portion of the golf club head. The body defines an outer periphery having a generally triangular shape in plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Peter L. Larsen, Bing-Ling Chao
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Publication number: 20180161643Abstract: Iron-type golf club heads are disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. The iron-type golf club heads include a flexible boundary structure (“FBS”) that is provided at one or more locations on the club head. The flexible boundary structure may comprise, in several embodiments, a slot, a channel, a gap, a thinned or weakened region, or other structure that enhances the capability of an adjacent or related portion of the golf club head to flex or deflect and to thereby provide a desired improvement in the performance of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen, Joshua J. Dipert
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Publication number: 20180161650Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of adjustable golf clubs comprising features which allow for the adjustment of a lie angle, a loft angle, or both a lie angle and a loft angle of the golf club. In some embodiments, a golf club head includes a body and a hosel, the hosel including an adjustment screw which can be tightened or loosened to adjust the lie and/or loft angles of a golf club head. In some embodiments, certain angles of a golf club head's geometry can be continuously adjustable through a predetermined range of angles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Bret H. Wahl, Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen
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Publication number: 20180147460Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a golf club head having improved mass distribution characteristics. The golf club head includes a body and a face positioned at a forward portion of the body. The golf club head also includes one or more mass elements positioned at predetermined locations about the head. The mass elements assist in achieving a desired relationship between the moment of inertia about a center of gravity x-axis and the moment of inertia about a center of gravity z-axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Peter L. Larsen, Joseph Henry Hoffman
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Patent number: 9937395Abstract: A golf club head includes a club body including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, and a face portion and having an ideal strike, wherein said sole portion extends rearwardly from a lower end of said face portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen, Bret H. Wahl, Joshua J. Dipert
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Patent number: 9925431Abstract: A high forgiveness wood-type golf club head comprises a body and a face. The body comprises a sole that forms a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown that forms a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt that forms a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The face place is positioned at a front portion of the golf club head opposite a rear portion of the golf club head. The body defines an outer periphery having a generally triangular shape in plan.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Peter L. Larsen, Bing-Ling Chao
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Publication number: 20180071595Abstract: A golf club head includes a club body including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, and a face portion. In some embodiments, the face portion has an ideal striking location and at least one channel defined in the face. In some embodiments, the golf club head has a striking face and at least one channel defined in the striking face. In some embodiments, the golf club head has an ideal striking location and at least one non-ideal striking location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen, Bret H. Wahl, Joshua J. Dipert
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Patent number: 9849357Abstract: Iron-type golf club heads are disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. The iron-type golf club heads include a flexible boundary structure (“FBS”) that is provided at one or more locations on the club head. The flexible boundary structure may comprise, in several embodiments, a slot, a channel, a gap, a thinned or weakened region, or other structure that enhances the capability of an adjacent or related portion of the golf club head to flex or deflect and to thereby provide a desired improvement in the performance of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen, Joshua J. Dipert
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Patent number: 9849348Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of adjustable golf clubs comprising features which allow for the adjustment of a lie angle, a loft angle, or both a lie angle and a loft angle of the golf club. In some embodiments, a golf club head includes a body and a hosel, the hosel including an adjustment screw which can be tightened or loosened to adjust the lie and/or loft angles of a golf club head. In some embodiments, certain angles of a golf club head's geometry can be continuously adjustable through a predetermined range of angles.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Bret H. Wahl, Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen
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Patent number: 9849353Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a golf club head having improved mass distribution characteristics. The golf club head includes a body and a face positioned at a forward portion of the body. The golf club head also includes one or more mass elements positioned at predetermined locations about the head. The mass elements assist in achieving a desired relationship between the moment of inertia about a center of gravity x-axis and the moment of inertia about a center of gravity z-axis.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Peter L. Larsen, Joseph Henry Hoffman
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Patent number: 9802091Abstract: A golf club head includes a club body including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, and a face portion. In some embodiments, the face portion has an ideal striking location and at least one channel defined in the face. In some embodiments, the golf club head has a striking face and at least one channel defined in the striking face. In some embodiments, the golf club head has an ideal striking location and at least one non-ideal striking location.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen, Bret H. Wahl, Joshua J. Dipert
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Publication number: 20170173411Abstract: Iron-type golf club heads are disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. The iron-type golf club heads include a flexible boundary structure (“FBS”) that is provided at one or more locations on the club head. The flexible boundary structure may comprise, in several embodiments, a slot, a channel, a gap, a thinned or weakened region, or other structure that enhances the capability of an adjacent or related portion of the golf club head to flex or deflect and to thereby provide a desired improvement in the performance of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen, Joshua J. Dipert
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Publication number: 20170144036Abstract: A high forgiveness wood-type golf club head comprises a body and a face. The body comprises a sole that forms a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown that forms a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt that forms a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The face place is positioned at a front portion of the golf club head opposite a rear portion of the golf club head. The body defines an outer periphery having a generally triangular shape in plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Peter L. Larsen, Bing-Ling Chao
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Patent number: 9623299Abstract: Iron-type golf club heads are disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. The iron-type golf club heads include a flexible boundary structure (“FBS”) that is provided at one or more locations on the club head. The flexible boundary structure may comprise, in several embodiments, a slot, a channel, a gap, a thinned or weakened region, or other structure that enhances the capability of an adjacent or related portion of the golf club head to flex or deflect and to thereby provide a desired improvement in the performance of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen, Joshua J. Dipert
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Patent number: 9566482Abstract: A high forgiveness wood-type golf club head comprises a body and a face. The body comprises a sole that forms a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown that forms a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt that forms a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The face place is positioned at a front portion of the golf club head opposite a rear portion of the golf club head. The body defines an outer periphery having a generally triangular shape in plan.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Peter L. Larsen, Bing-Ling Chao
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Patent number: 9522313Abstract: Described are embodiments of putters that include a counterbalance weight located at the butt end of the shaft. The shaft and/or grip of disclosed putters can have reduced mass while the putter head and the butt of the shaft can have increased mass compared to conventional putters, which provides a similar overall total mass but with an increase in the moment of inertia (MOI). The increase in MOI compared to a conventional putter of similar style and mass can provide increased swing stability during a stroke, decreasing unintentional waggling about the hand grip fulcrum. The added weight in the putter head and the added weight in the butt of the putter can counterbalance each other so that the overall swingweight of the putter can be about the same as for a conventional, non-counterbalanced putter having the same total mass, thereby providing a familiar feel and easy playability.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Kassie Terra-Lynn Betts, Peter L. Larsen
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Publication number: 20160354657Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a golf club head having improved mass distribution characteristics. The golf club head includes a body and a face positioned at a forward portion of the body. The golf club head also includes one or more mass elements positioned at predetermined locations about the head. The mass elements assist in achieving a desired relationship between the moment of inertia about a center of gravity x-axis and the moment of inertia about a center of gravity z-axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Peter L. Larsen, Joseph Henry Hoffman
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Publication number: 20160339309Abstract: A golf club head includes a club body including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, and a face portion. In some embodiments, the face portion has an ideal striking location and at least one channel defined in the face. In some embodiments, the golf club head has a striking face and at least one channel defined in the striking face. In some embodiments, the golf club head has an ideal striking location and at least one non-ideal striking location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen, Bret H. Wahl, Joshua J. Dipert
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Patent number: 9492722Abstract: A golf club head includes a club body including a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, and a face portion. In some embodiments, the face portion has an ideal striking location and at least one channel defined in the face. In some embodiments, the golf club head has a striking face and at least one channel defined in the striking face. In some embodiments, the golf club head has an ideal striking location and at least one non-ideal striking location.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Scott Taylor, Peter L. Larsen, Bret H. Wahl, Joshua J. Dipert
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Patent number: 9452324Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a golf club head having improved mass distribution characteristics. The golf club head includes a body and a face positioned at a forward portion of the body. The golf club head also includes one or more mass elements positioned at predetermined locations about the head. The mass elements assist in achieving a desired relationship between the moment of inertia about a center of gravity x-axis and the moment of inertia about a center of gravity z-axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Peter L. Larsen, Joseph Henry Hoffman