Patents by Inventor Richard L. Cleghorn
Richard L. Cleghorn 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: 20240115910Abstract: An aft body of a golf club head and method of manufacturing the aft body is shown. The aft body may have a composite crown and sole and separately formed skirt between the crown and sole. The method of manufacturing the aft body includes thermoforming the crown and sole and subsequently injection molding the skirt.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter Larsen, Changting Lo, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20240082653Abstract: A golf club head having a slot in the sole filled with an insert in which the slot is positioned close to the striking face. The slot can be a uniform distance from the striking face or the slot can curve away from the striking face in the toe region. The insert can have a uniform height or a non-uniform height. Inserts with uniform heights can have a low height profile. Inserts with non-uniform heights can have a lower height in a central portion of the insert compared to an edge portion or a perimeter portion of the insert. The insert can also have flanges or protrusions for installation into the slot. The resulting golf club head improves performance, as the sole slot with insert allows the striking face to have a profile that meets the needs at that location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Doug Takehara, Grant Martens, Richard L. Cleghorn, Charles E. Golden, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Sang Yi, Kyle A. Carr, Jonathan Hebreo
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Patent number: 11925841Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf club head having an adjustable weight assembly. More specifically, the adjustable weight assembly utilizes a weight member that's secured via a fastener along various positions within an elongate channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Richard L Cleghorn
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Patent number: 11918867Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a first material and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the body portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations. The present invention also includes a combination internal cavities and weight adjustment portions that improve the inertial and performance attributes of the iron type golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Doug M. Takehara, Richard L Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20240058657Abstract: An aft body of a golf club head and method of manufacturing the aft body is shown. The aft body has a composite crown and sole and separately formed skirt between the crown and sole. The method of manufacturing the aft body includes thermoforming the crown and sole and subsequently injection molding the skirt.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter Larsen, Changting Lo, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Publication number: 20240058661Abstract: An iron type golf club head, including: a body, including: a striking face having a substantially flat outermost surface and one or more grooves defined in the outermost surface, and having a lower leading edge and an opposite upper topline edge, a top portion extending rearward from the upper topline edge, a sole extending rearward from the lower leading edge, and an intermediate wall partly defining a front cavity between the striking face and the intermediate wall, wherein the intermediate wall has a front surface facing an interior surface of the striking face and extending between an interior surface of the sole and an interior surface of the top portion, and wherein the front surface of the intermediate wall and the interior surface of the striking face are substantially parallel; and a first polymer material at least partially filling the front cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Sang Yi, Kyle Carr, Richard L. Cleghorn, Stephanie Luttrell
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Publication number: 20240042285Abstract: A multi-material golf club head having an improved performance is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-material golf club head having a metallic frontal portion and a lightweight aft portion with an addition of an internal ribbon support member. The lightweight aft portion could be formed of a multi-layered sandwich material with at least one layer having low damping properties. The lightweight aft portion may be formed out of a lightweight crown sub-shell and a lightweight sole sub-shell, both of which combine to receive a weighting system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20240033591Abstract: A golf club head includes a club head body and a weight member that is secured to the body. The weight member is constructed to utilize lateral forces to couple to the head body to minimize the structure required to retain the weight member, and the weight member is preferably constructed so that it has a low profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, David Cornelius, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Dustin Barksdale
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Publication number: 20240033586Abstract: A multi-material golf club head wherein the junction between the two different components made from different materials are seamlessly incorporated within existing visual cues of a golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention adjusts the design of the bond between the two different components to reflect the needs of the golf club head at the various visual cues around the perimeter of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Peter Larsen, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20240017138Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf club head having an adjustable weight assembly. More specifically, the adjustable weight assembly utilizes a weight member that's secured via a fastener along various positions within an elongate channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard Sanchez, Sang Yi, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20240017137Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf club head having an adjustable weight assembly. More specifically, the adjustable weight assembly utilizes a weight member that's secured via a fastener along various positions within an elongate channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20240001207Abstract: An iron type golf club head, including a body including a striking face, a topline located at a top of the striking face, a leading edge located at a bottom of the striking face, a body sole surface extending rearward from the leading edge, a hosel located at a heel side of the golf club head, a toe side opposite the heel side, a sole plate rotatably coupled to the body, wherein the sole plate comprises an adjustment member located between the body and the sole plate, wherein the adjustment member is adjustable between a maximum bounce position and a minimum bounce position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Richard L. Cleghorn, Doug M. Takehara, Aaron Dill
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Publication number: 20230405416Abstract: A golf club head formed of an alloy of steel that is capable of improving the center of gravity (CG) location while maintaining traditional external dimensions of the golf club head. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relatively low CG while maintaining traditional external dimensions by reducing the amount of mass contributed by the crown, the striking face, and the hosel, and strategically reallocating this mass within and/or proximate the sole of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Grant M. Martens, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Mitchell E. Bac
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Publication number: 20230405427Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a damping element including a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the damping element opposite the front surface of the damping element, wherein the damping element is pressed against the striking face using a rotatable adjustment driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Jonathan Hebreo
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Publication number: 20230390614Abstract: The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club head. For example, the golf club head may include a body that includes an upper hosel region. The golf club head may include an upper hosel component to engage the upper hosel region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Kyle A. Carr, Stephen S. Murphy
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Publication number: 20230381606Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: 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
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Patent number: 11813491Abstract: A golf club head includes a club head body and a weight member that is secured to the body. The weight member is constructed to utilize lateral forces to couple to the head body to minimize the structure required to retain the weight member, and the weight member is preferably constructed so that it has a low profile.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard L Cleghorn, David Cornelius, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Dustin Barksdale
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Publication number: 20230338786Abstract: A multi-material golf club head wherein the junction between the two different components made from different materials are seamlessly incorporated within existing visual cues of a golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention adjusts the design of the bond between the two different components to reflect the needs of the golf club head at the various visual cues around the perimeter of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20230338789Abstract: A multi-material golf club head wherein the junction between the two different components made from different materials are seamlessly incorporated within existing visual cues of a golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention adjusts the design of the bond between the two different components to reflect the needs of the golf club head at the various visual cues around the perimeter of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20230338794Abstract: An iron-type golf club head includes: a body having an outer surface and including a striking face; a channel extending into the body and having an opening in the outer surface of the body; and a weighted insert shaped and sized to be at least partially inserted into the channel and including a heavy end and a light end, wherein the channel is oriented such that, when the weighted insert is at least partially inserted into the channel, a longitudinal axis of the weighted insert is parallel to a striking face plane that is tangential to an outermost surface of the striking face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro, Richard L. Cleghorn