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).

  • METAL WOOD CLUB
    Publication number: 20180099189
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body, wherein the body comprises a cavity, wherein the cavity comprises an open end and a terminal end, the terminal end opposite the open end, an elongate weighted insert configured to reside in the cavity, the weighted insert having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end, a head locking feature located at the open end of the cavity, an insert locking member comprising an insert locking feature configured to engage the head locking feature and lock the weighted insert in the cavity, a second head locking feature located at the open end of the cavity, wherein the insert locking member comprises a second insert locking feature configured to engage the second head locking feature and lock the weighted insert in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard Sanchez, Ryuichi Sugimae, Nick Frame, Scott A. Knutson, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Golf club head with flexure
    Patent number: 9914030
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face, a flexure, and a weight member. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency. The flexure is formed by a forward wall and a rearward wall that combine to form a recessed channel. The weight member is coupled to a weight mount at least partially disposed in the rearward wall of the flexure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Darryl C. Galvan, Stephanie Luttrell, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Golf club with movable weight
    Patent number: 9914028
    Abstract: A golf club head including an elongate weight receptacle, the weight receptacle including: a first locking rail extending from the exterior surface of the body, the first locking rail running along a first side of the weight receptacle; a second locking rail extending from an exterior surface of the body, the second locking rail running along a second side of the weight receptacle, the first locking rail spaced from the second locking rail; a weight member located in the weight receptacle; wherein the weight member is configured to slide along the weight receptacle when the weight member is in an unlocked position and the weight member is configured to lock in place in the weight receptacle when the weight member is in a locked position; wherein the weight member at least partially resides between the first locking rail and the second locking rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Darryl C. Galvan
  • GOLF CLUB WITH MOVABLE WEIGHT
    Publication number: 20180065005
    Abstract: A golf club head including an elongate weight receptacle, the weight receptacle including: a first locking rail extending from the exterior surface of the body, the first locking rail running along a first side of the weight receptacle; a second locking rail extending from an exterior surface of the body, the second locking rail running along a second side of the weight receptacle, the first locking rail spaced from the second locking rail; a weight member located in the weight receptacle; wherein the weight member is configured to slide along the weight receptacle when the weight member is in an unlocked position and the weight member is configured to lock in place in the weight receptacle when the weight member is in a locked position; wherein the weight member at least partially resides between the first locking rail and the second locking rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Darryl C. Galvan
  • Electrical device cover with keyhole inserts
    Patent number: 9893502
    Abstract: A base for an electrical outlet having a front surface and a back surface, at least one opening extending there through, the at least one opening having a size large enough to receive a socket face, at least one mounting screw aperture opening extending through the base, the mounting screw aperture having a first portion sized large enough to receive a mounting screw head, and at least a second portion extending into the first portion and through the base, the second portion sized large enough to allow a mounting screw shaft to extend through the base but small enough to disallow the mounting screw head from passing through the base, at least one keyhole cover removably secured within the first portion, and wherein the base is configured with the second portion of the mounting screw aperture accessible after the base is installed on the electrical outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Baldwin, Richard L. Cleghorn, Marcus Shotey, Sam Dumpe, Jason Thomas, Ryan Liebengood
  • GOLF CLUB HAVING IMPROVED SOUND PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20180021638
    Abstract: A golf club head has a stranded structure such as a cantilevered strand or a beam strand. The stranded structure causes changes in acoustic properties from that of a standard golf club. A gap or through-hole around the stranded structure may be filled with a vibration dampening material, such as flexible polymer, to further adjust the acoustic properties of the golf club. Vibration frequency regions in a golf club may be modified by incorporating stranded structures in the vibration frequency regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Nick Frame, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Extendable electrical box
    Patent number: 9847631
    Abstract: An extendable electrical box comprises an electrical box having two open ends to an internal box space having a first depth. The electrical box comprises a mounting structure attached to at least one wall of the electrical box. The mounting structure is configured to mount the electrical box to a vertical wall structure such that the open end faces substantially parallel to the vertical wall structure. At least two extendable first rings each continuously surround one of the two open ends of the electrical box. The at least two extendable first rings are each slidably coupled with the electrical box via the sliding mechanical cooperation of one or more guides with one or more tracks, such that sliding either of the at least two extendable first rings in relation to the open ends of the electrical box expands the electrical box from the first depth to a larger second depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Marcus J. Shotey, Jeffrey P. Baldwin, Richard L. Cleghorn, John Klein, Thomas A. Miserendino
  • METAL WOOD CLUB
    Publication number: 20170354852
    Abstract: A golf club head including a cavity including an open end and a terminal end, the terminal end opposite the open end, an elongate weighted insert configured to reside in the cavity, the weighted insert having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end in both a first orientation where the first end is adjacent the terminal end of the cavity and a second orientation where the second end is adjacent the terminal end of the cavity, a removable weight member configured to be removably affixed to each of the first end and the second end of the weighted insert, wherein the removable weight member is magnetically attracted to each of the first end and the second end of the weighted insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard Sanchez, Peter Soracco, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Golf club head with flexure
    Patent number: 9839820
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Nick Frame, Sang Yi, Stephen S. Murphy, David S. Cornelius, Grant M. Martens, Mitchell E. Bac, Stephanie Luttrell, Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Charles E. Golden, Noah de la Cruz, Mark C. Myrhum, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • GOLF CLUB HAVING REMOVEABLE WEIGHT
    Publication number: 20170282029
    Abstract: A golf club head including a hosel, a ball striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the ball striking face, a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the ball striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, a weight mount disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown, and the skirt, a weight member configured to reside in the weight mount, a fastener, a retainer configured to rotatably couple the fastener to the weight member, wherein the fastener goes from an unlocked position to a locked position in less than one full turn of the fastener relative to the weight mount, wherein rotation of the fastener compresses the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Stephanie Luttrell, Darryl C. Galvan, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Interchangeable shaft system
    Patent number: 9757627
    Abstract: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gery M. Zimmerman, Eddie G. Perez, Sang Yi, Mark C. Myrhum, Stephen S. Murphy, Stephanie Luttrell
  • Golf club having removable weight
    Patent number: 9744415
    Abstract: A golf club head, including a hosel, a striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the ball striking face, a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the ball striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, a plurality of weight mounts disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown, and the skirt, and a weight retainer configured to engage the weight mounts, wherein each of the plurality of weight mounts comprise a locking feature, wherein the weight retainer comprises an engagement feature configured to engage the locking feature, wherein the engagement feature and the locking feature are configured to releasably lock the weight retainer to the golf club head in less than one full rotation of the weight retainer relative to the golf club head around an axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Nick Frame, Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn, Scott A. Knutson, Steven J. Forshner
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE
    Publication number: 20170225050
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face, a flexure, and a weight member. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency. The flexure is formed by a forward wall and a rearward wall that combine to form a recessed channel. The weight member is coupled to a weight mount at least partially disposed in the rearward wall of the flexure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Darryl C. Galvan, Stephanie Luttrell, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • ELECTRICAL DEVICE COVER WITH KEYHOLE INSERTS
    Publication number: 20170222413
    Abstract: A base for an electrical outlet having a front surface and a back surface, at least one opening extending there through, the at least one opening having a size large enough to receive a socket face, at least one mounting screw aperture opening extending through the base, the mounting screw aperture having a first portion sized large enough to receive a mounting screw head, and at least a second portion extending into the first portion and through the base, the second portion sized large enough to allow a mounting screw shaft to extend through the base but small enough to disallow the mounting screw head from passing through the base, at least one keyhole cover removably secured within the first portion, and wherein the base is configured with the second portion of the mounting screw aperture accessible after the base is installed on the electrical outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Baldwin, Richard L. Cleghorn, Marcus Shotey, Sam Dumpe, Jason Thomas, Ryan Liebengood
  • Golf club having removeable weight
    Patent number: 9700770
    Abstract: A golf club head including a hosel, a ball striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the ball striking face, a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the ball striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, a weight mount disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown, and the skirt, a weight member configured to reside in the weight mount, a fastener, a retainer configured to rotatably couple the fastener to the weight member, wherein the fastener goes from an unlocked position to a locked position in less than one full turn of the fastener relative to the weight mount, wherein rotation of the fastener compresses the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Stephanie Bezilla, Darryl C. Galvan, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • GOLF CLUB WITH MOVABLE WEIGHT
    Publication number: 20170173413
    Abstract: A golf club head having an exterior surface opposite the hollow golf club interior, the body having a center of gravity, wherein the body comprises an elongate weight receptacle, a weight retainer located in the weight receptacle, wherein the weight receptacle comprises a plurality of weight mounts, wherein the weight retainer is configured to slide along the weight receptacle between each of the plurality of weight mounts when the weight retainer is unlocked, and wherein the weight retainer is configured to reside in any of the plurality of weight mounts when the weight retainer is locked, and wherein the weight receptacle comprises a weight receptacle installation feature configured to receive the weight retainer, wherein the weight receptacle installation feature is located between two of the plurality of weight mounts, wherein the two of the plurality of weight mounts are located adjacent one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Nick Frame, Darryl C. Galvan
  • GOLF CLUB WITH MOVABLE WEIGHT
    Publication number: 20170173420
    Abstract: A golf club head including an elongate weight receptacle; a weight retainer located in the weight receptacle; wherein the weight receptacle includes a plurality of weight mounts; wherein the weight retainer is configured to slide along the weight receptacle between each of the plurality of weight mounts when the weight retainer is unlocked, and wherein the weight retainer is configured to reside in any of the plurality of weight mounts when the weight retainer is locked; wherein the weight retainer includes a rotating portion and a non-rotating portion, the rotating portion rotatably affixed to the non-rotating portion; wherein 90 degrees of rotation of the rotating portion in a first direction relative to the non-rotating portion locks the weight retainer, and wherein 90 degrees of rotation of the rotating portion in a second direction relative to the non-rotating portion unlocks the weight retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Nick Frame, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • GOLF CLUB HAVING REMOVABLE WEIGHT
    Publication number: 20170173419
    Abstract: A golf club head, including a hosel, a striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the ball striking face, a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the ball striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, a plurality of weight mounts disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown, and the skirt, and a weight retainer configured to engage the weight mounts, wherein each of the plurality of weight mounts comprise a locking feature, wherein the weight retainer comprises an engagement feature configured to engage the locking feature, wherein the engagement feature and the locking feature are configured to releasably lock the weight retainer to the golf club head in less than one full rotation of the weight retainer relative to the golf club head around an axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Nick Frame, Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn, Scott A. Knutson, Steven J. Forshner
  • METAL WOOD CLUB
    Publication number: 20170165537
    Abstract: A golf club head including a body having a face, a sole, a crown, and a skirt joining the face, sole and crown, the body having a center of gravity, wherein the body includes an open end and a terminal end, the terminal end opposite the open end, a weighted insert having a heavy end and a lighter end, the lighter end opposite the heavy end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end in both a first configuration and a second configuration, and wherein said weighted insert comprises a heavy portion comprising a high density portion and an abutment member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephen S. Murphy, Richard Sanchez, Stephanie Luttrell, Daniel Stone, Darryl C. Galvan, Nick Frame, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • METAL WOOD CLUB
    Publication number: 20170165538
    Abstract: A golf club head including a body having a face, a sole, a crown, and a skirt joining the face, sole and crown, the body having a center of gravity, wherein the body includes an open end and a terminal end, the terminal end opposite the open end, a weighted insert having a heavy end and a lighter end, the lighter end opposite the heavy end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the weighted insert through the open end in both a first configuration and a second configuration, and wherein said weighted insert comprises a slideable flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Nick Frame, Thomas Orrin Bennett