Patents by Inventor Peter L. Soracco

Peter L. Soracco 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).

  • Publication number: 20250153012
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. The golf club head includes a frontal portion and a rear portion formed of a thermoplastic composite material. The thermoplastic composite material is mechanically captured by at least one first attachment feature provided in the frontal portion such that the thermoplastic composite material may be joined to the frontal portion without the use of additional adhesives or external fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Peter Larsen, Sang Yi, Peter L. Soracco, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Patent number: 12285663
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
  • Patent number: 12268943
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. The golf club head includes a frontal portion and a rear portion formed of a thermoplastic composite material. The thermoplastic composite material is mechanically captured by at least one first attachment feature provided in the frontal portion such that the thermoplastic composite material may be joined to the frontal portion without the use of additional adhesives or external fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Peter Larsen, Sang Yi, Peter L. Soracco, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Patent number: 12243085
    Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting and fabricating individualized golf clubs or golf club components. Using a website, for example, a golfer can input relevant information about his or her golf game, receive recommendations for golf club components, select from the recommendations, and have the desired golf club components manufactured and delivered. In some embodiments, the golf club components include custom golf club heads fabricated using layer by layer processing, such as direct metal laser sintering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter L. Soracco, Karl A. Clausen
  • Patent number: 12220620
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen
  • Publication number: 20250010148
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen
  • Publication number: 20240416190
    Abstract: According to some examples, a golf club head includes a striking face; a sole; and a crown, the crown having an areal density of less than 1,000 g/m2 and made from a structure including: an inner layer, a middle layer in contact with the inner layer, and an outer layer in contact with the middle layer, wherein the crown has a D Score of at least 1.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Larsen, Peter L. Soracco, David S. Cornelius, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Patent number: 12115419
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen
  • Patent number: 12102889
    Abstract: Golf clubs heads having a forward portion located at a front side of the golf club head and an aft portion located rearward of the forward portion and joined to the forward portion. The front portion incudes a forward joint section and the aft portion includes an aft joint section. The aft portion also includes an aft rib attached to an interior surface of the aft portion, the aft rib extends, from an interior surface of the aft joint section, in a direction away from the striking face. The golf club head may also include a crown the crown having an areal density of less than 1000 g/m2 and made from a structure comprising an inner layer, a middle layer in contact with the inner layer, and an outer layer in contact with the middle layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Peter Larsen, Peter L. Soracco, David S. Cornelius, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Publication number: 20230381606
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Stephen S. Murphy, Scott A. Knutson, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20230293958
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
  • Publication number: 20230285811
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a sole extending aft from the striking face, a crown extending aft from the striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, an interior cavity defined by the striking face, the sole, the crown, and the skirt, an aperture formed through the sole, the aperture having an aperture length and an aperture width, wherein the aperture length is substantially larger than the aperture width, and a stiffening member affixed to the sole, wherein a portion of the stiffening member resides within the aperture, wherein the sole is constructed of a first material having a first density, the stiffening member is constructed of a second material having a second density, and wherein the second density is at least 30% less than the first density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephanie Luttrell, Peter L. Soracco
  • Publication number: 20230285813
    Abstract: A golf club head with an improved Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a metalwood type golf club head with improved performance via shifting the CG towards a location that reduces spin, at the same time, without sacrificing launch angle and the forgiveness of the golf club head. This golf club head may generally have a unique construction capable of achieving a low and forward CG location that is less than 40 mm from the face center along a Z-axis, a CG height that is no more than 2 mm above the neutral axis, and a MOI-Y of greater than about 4,000 g-cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Peter L. Soracco, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Patent number: 11752405
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Stephen S. Murphy, Scott A. Knutson, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20230241465
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephen S. Murphy, Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Vincent Jacobson, Richard L. Cleghorn, Richard Sanchez, Christopher D. Harvell, Yu-Jin Song, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
  • Patent number: 11701559
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
  • Patent number: 11691055
    Abstract: A golf club head with an improved Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a metalwood type golf club head with improved performance via shifting the CG towards a location that reduces spin, at the same time, without sacrificing launch angle and the forgiveness of the golf club head. This golf club head may generally have a unique construction capable of achieving a low and forward CG location that is less than 40 mm from the face center along a Z-axis, a CG height that is no more than 2 mm above the neutral axis, and a MOI-Y of greater than about 4,000 g-cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Acushnet CAmpanv
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Peter L. Soracco, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Patent number: 11679313
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a sole extending aft from the striking face, a crown extending aft from the striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, an interior cavity defined by the striking face, the sole, the crown, and the skirt, an aperture formed through the sole, the aperture having an aperture length and an aperture width, wherein the aperture length is substantially larger than the aperture width, and a stiffening member affixed to the sole, wherein a portion of the stiffening member resides within the aperture, wherein the sole is constructed of a first material having a first density, the stiffening member is constructed of a second material having a second density, and wherein the second density is at least 30% less than the first density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephanie Luttrell, Peter L. Soracco
  • Publication number: 20230158378
    Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephen S. Murphy, Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Vincent Jacobson, Richard L. Cleghorn, Richard Sanchez, Christopher D. Harvell, Yu-Jin Song, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
  • Publication number: 20230097208
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a sole extending aft from the striking face, a crown extending aft from the striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, an interior cavity defined by the striking face, the sole, the crown, and the skirt, an aperture formed through the sole, the aperture having an aperture length and an aperture width, wherein the aperture length is substantially larger than the aperture width, and a stiffening member affixed to the sole, wherein a portion of the stiffening member resides within the aperture, wherein the sole is constructed of a first material having a first density, the stiffening member is constructed of a second material having a second density, and wherein the second density is at least 30% less than the first density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephanie Luttrell, Peter L. Soracco