Patents by Inventor Richard Steven Wahlin

Richard Steven Wahlin 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).

  • Golf Club Face Having Encapsulated Tuned Structure
    Publication number: 20110177879
    Abstract: A golf club head has a face portion and a body portion. The face portion has a support frame, a matrix structure attached to and contained within the support frame, and a face material surrounding the matrix structure. In some aspects, the matrix structure may be a racquet structure that is tensioned to influence performance characteristics. The face material may be a metal, polymer, ceramic, or a combination thereof, and may be encapsulated over the matrix structure by suitable techniques such as coating, dipping, or molding processes such as injection molding or metal injection molding (MIM). In some aspects, the face material is lighter than the body portion of the club head, to concentrate mass away from the striking face, e.g., as in cup face technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Steven Wahlin, Andrew G. Oldknow
  • Golf club face having encapsulated tuned structure
    Patent number: 7946929
    Abstract: A golf club head has a face portion and a body portion. The face portion has a support frame, a matrix structure attached to and contained within the support frame, and a face material surrounding the matrix structure. In some aspects, the matrix structure may be a racquet structure that is tensioned to influence performance characteristics. The face material may be a metal, polymer, ceramic, or a combination thereof, and may be encapsulated over the matrix structure by suitable techniques such as coating, dipping, or molding processes such as injection molding or metal injection molding (MIM). In some aspects, the face material is lighter than the body portion of the club head, to concentrate mass away from the striking face, e.g., as in cup face technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Steven Wahlin, Andrew G. Oldknow
  • Golf Club Face Having Encapsulated Tuned Structure
    Publication number: 20100234134
    Abstract: A golf club head has a face portion and a body portion. The face portion has a support frame, a matrix structure attached to and contained within the support frame, and a face material surrounding the matrix structure. In some aspects, the matrix structure may be a racquet structure that is tensioned to influence performance characteristics. The face material may be a metal, polymer, ceramic, or a combination thereof, and may be encapsulated over the matrix structure by suitable techniques such as coating, dipping, or molding processes such as injection molding or metal injection molding (MIM). In some aspects, the face material is lighter than the body portion of the club head, to concentrate mass away from the striking face, e.g., as in cup face technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Steven Wahlin, Andrew G. Oldknow