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: 20220241655
    Abstract: An iron-type golf club head incudes a body, a recessed channel, and a weight assembly. The body includes a striking face, a sole, and a back portion positioned between the sole and the striking face. The striking face includes an upper topline edge and a lower leading edge opposite to the upper topline edge. The recessed channel is formed in the back portion and defines a curved path. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to be positioned in at least a first position on the curved path and at a second position on the curved path. The curved path is defined such that when the weight is moved from the first position to the second position, a first end of the weight is moved closer to the upper topline edge and closer to the striking face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Takeshi Casey Funaki, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Kyle A. Carr, Richard L. Cleghorn, Jorgen Meister, Tyrone Northcutt, Sang Yi, Darryl C. Galvan
  • Publication number: 20220226702
    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), a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), a low MOI about the Y-axis (MOI-Y) and a high MOI about the X-axis (MOI-X).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Publication number: 20220219053
    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 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    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: 20220219049
    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: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae, Peter Larsen, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20220212066
    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: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn, Ryuichi Sugimae
  • Publication number: 20220184475
    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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Doug M. Takehara, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Patent number: 11331546
    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: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    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
  • Publication number: 20220134197
    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: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    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: 20220126174
    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 present invention may also further be comprised of a weighting mechanism that is accessible via an opening in the lightweight after portion but connects directly to the metallic frontal portion to mitigate any of the structural integrity issues associated with installing weights in a lightweight portion of a golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Christopher D. Harvell
  • Publication number: 20220111270
    Abstract: An iron-type golf club head incudes a body, a recessed channel, and a weight assembly. The body includes a striking face, a sole, and a back portion positioned between the sole and the striking face. The recessed channel is formed in the back portion. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to move therein, a cover, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body and configured to retain the weight in the recessed channel indirectly by the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang YI, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard L. Cleghorn, Richard Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20220054906
    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: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    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: 20220054900
    Abstract: The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The invention contemplates the use of titanium or steel for the main body portion and a tungsten weight member coupled to the toe and a tungsten heel weight member coupled in a hosel cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Marni D. Ines, Jonathan Hebreo
  • Publication number: 20220047925
    Abstract: An iron golf club head achieving improved performance via a specific Effective Stiffness Area ratio between the boundary of the iron golf club head and the face of the iron golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club head wherein an iron golf club head having a variable face profile into specific iron golf club head chassis resulting in an Effective Stiffness Area Ratio of between about 4.5 to 5.5 and a Coefficient of Restitution value as a function of the above Effective Stiffness Area Ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, Ryan J. A. Ritchie, Marni D. Ines, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 11229827
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface and a recessed channel defined in the outer surface of the body. A chamber is defined at one end of the recessed channel. The golf club head also includes a weight assembly having a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to slide therein. A cover having a first end and an opposite second end, the second end including a projection, and a fastener coupling the first end of the cover to the body. The fastener secures the first end of the cover to the body while the projection of the second end of the cover engages with the chamber of the recessed channel to retain a position of the weight within the recessed channel between the first end and the second end of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Patent number: 11213730
    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: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    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
  • Patent number: 11207573
    Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face performance is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club head having a striking face portion with a back surface provided with multiple constant thickness zones and multiple transition zones on a back surface of the striking face portion. Preferably, at least three constant thickness zones are provided in the thickened central region of the striking face portion encompassed by an intermediate transition zone and an outer perimeter region encompassing the intermediate transition zone comprising at least four outer perimeter constant thickness zones. Preferably, the thickened central region and the intermediate transition region mimic the shape of the face perimeter of the striking face portion of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Nick Frame, Noah de la Cruz
  • Publication number: 20210394028
    Abstract: A golf club head with a crown comprising an inner crown portion and an outer crown portion. The inner crown portion may be made of a low density or low elastic modulus material. The outer portion of the crown defines an opening to the cavity, a riser extending into the cavity, and a ledge extending from the edge of the riser. The ledge may define a first channel and a second channel that extend around the ledge. The first channel is filled with adhesive to secure the inner portion of the crown to the ledge. The inner portion of the crown is attached to the ledge such that the opening is covered by the inner portion of the crown. The golf club head may also have a sole comprising an inner sole portion and an outer sole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh, Nick Frame, Richard L. Cleghorn, Takeshi Casey Funaki, Doug M. Takehara
  • Publication number: 20210316194
    Abstract: An improved striking face of a golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a striking face having one or more thickened central region located near a “region of excessive performance” on the striking face, a thinned perimeter portion located around a perimeter of the striking face, and a transition region that transitions from each of the one or more thickened central region towards the thinned perimeter portion. The improved striking face could be made out of a material having a high strength and low hardness such as ATI-425®.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Richard L. Cleghorn, Nick Frame, Kyle A. Carr
  • Publication number: 20210268349
    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: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: 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: 20210268344
    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: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Darryl C. Galvan, Stephen S. Murphy, Charles E. Golden, Peter Larsen, Richard L. Cleghorn