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).

  • Publication number: 20240115910
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Peter Larsen, Changting Lo, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20240082653
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Doug Takehara, Grant Martens, Richard L. Cleghorn, Charles E. Golden, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Sang Yi, Kyle A. Carr, Jonathan Hebreo
  • Patent number: 11925841
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Richard L Cleghorn
  • Patent number: 11918867
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Doug M. Takehara, Richard L Cleghorn
  • Publication number: 20240058657
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Peter Larsen, Changting Lo, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20240058661
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Kyle Carr, Richard L. Cleghorn, Stephanie Luttrell
  • Publication number: 20240042285
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Publication number: 20240033591
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, David Cornelius, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Dustin Barksdale
  • Publication number: 20240033586
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Peter Larsen, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Publication number: 20240017138
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard Sanchez, Sang Yi, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Publication number: 20240017137
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Publication number: 20240001207
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Richard L. Cleghorn, Doug M. Takehara, Aaron Dill
  • Publication number: 20230405416
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Grant M. Martens, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Mitchell E. Bac
  • Publication number: 20230405427
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Jonathan Hebreo
  • Publication number: 20230390614
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Kyle A. Carr, Stephen S. Murphy
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11813491
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L Cleghorn, David Cornelius, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Dustin Barksdale
  • Publication number: 20230338786
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Publication number: 20230338789
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Publication number: 20230338794
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro, Richard L. Cleghorn