Patents by Inventor Ronald K. Hettinger
Ronald K. Hettinger 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: 20180036605Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like. The resultant golf club head may be capable of achieving center of gravity locations previously unachievable without utilizing this co-forging technique. The resultant golf club head may be used to create a set of golf club heads with center of gravity locations that are more advantageous throughout a set of golf clubs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kevin Tassistro, Ronald K. Hettinger
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Patent number: 9821202Abstract: A wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein where the wedge type golf club head has enhanced performance characteristics such as improved backspin, ball speed, and launch angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wedge type golf club head having an adjustable center of gravity, where the center of gravity may be adjusted based on different backing profiles that comprises at least one hollow chamber. The wedge type golf club head disclosed above may also have a thickened topline, wherein the thickness of the topline progressively changes as a function of the loft angle of the wedge type golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro
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Patent number: 9713751Abstract: A wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein where the wedge type golf club head has enhanced performance characteristics such as improved backspin, ball speed, and launch angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wedge type golf club head having an adjustable center of gravity, where the center of gravity may be adjusted based on different backing profiles that comprises at least one hollow chamber. The wedge type golf club head disclosed above may also have a thickened topline, wherein the thickness of the topline progressively changes as a function of the loft angle of the wedge type golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20170189770Abstract: A golf club head including a multi-piece construction. The golf club head includes a plurality of body components coupled at a seam. A weight member is coupled to the golf club head so that it overlaps a seam.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Uday V. Deshmukh, Gentry Ferguson, Eddie G. Perez
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Patent number: 9616305Abstract: A golf club that utilizes multiple materials to achieve improved performance is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of forming golf club that utilizes different materials to construct different portions of the iron type golf club head allowing weight to be removed from portions of the golf club head that doesn't require such weighting. The current invention utilizes a lightweight material to form a blade portion of the golf club head while utilizing a standard steel material to form the hosel portion of the golf club head to allow the malleability characteristics of a golf club head to be maintained. The weight saved from the lightweight material used to create the blade portion can then be used to create a sole insert that is made out of a dense and heavy material to improve the CG and MOI characteristics of the golf club head to dramatically improve the performance of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Uday V. Deshmukh, Keisuke Yamane, Jonathan Hebreo
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Patent number: 9616304Abstract: 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 creates of an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Ronald K. Hettinger, Jonathan Hebreo
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Publication number: 20170065858Abstract: 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 creates of an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kevin Tassistro, Ronald K. Hettinger, Michael Wu, Jonathan Hebreo
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Publication number: 20160228751Abstract: A wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein where the wedge type golf club head has enhanced performance characteristics such as improved backspin, ball speed, and launch angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wedge type golf club head having an adjustable center of gravity, where the center of gravity may be adjusted based on different backing profiles that comprises at least one hollow chamber. The wedge type golf club head disclosed above may also have a thickened topline, wherein the thickness of the topline progressively changes as a function of the loft angle of the wedge type golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro
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Patent number: 9364725Abstract: The present invention concerns a set of golf club heads having progressive head sizing such that the size of the club heads in the set decreases as the loft angle of the club heads increases; and golf club sets including such club heads. The present invention also concerns weighting systems for use with the progressively sized club head set.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Keisuke Yamane, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Patent number: 9327172Abstract: The golf club head has a body comprising a crown portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, heel portion, hosel portion, rear portion, and a front portion including a striking face. At least one or more portions of the body of the golf club head is made out of at least one or more mid-density materials. The at least one mid-density material or composite of mid-density materials have a density within a range from about 4.5 g/cm3 to 7.9 g/cm3. The mid-density material or composite of mid-density materials provide sufficient stiffness at a reduced weight to optimize the center of gravity and moment of inertia of the golf club head. Also, by using mid-density materials, discretionary weight of the golf club head is increased which can be used to position higher density weights at selective portions of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Ronald K. Hettinger
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Publication number: 20150265885Abstract: The present invention concerns a set of golf club heads having progressive head sizing such that the size of the club heads in the set decreases as the loft angle of the club heads increases; and golf club sets including such club heads. The present invention also concerns weighting systems for use with the progressively sized club head set.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Keisuke Yamane, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20150119164Abstract: 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 creates of an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2015Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANYInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Ronald K. Hettinger, Jonathan Hebreo
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Publication number: 20150026948Abstract: A golf club that utilizes multiple materials to achieve improved performance is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of forming golf club that utilizes different materials to construct different portions of the iron type golf club head allowing weight to be removed from portions of the golf club head that doesn't require such weighting. The current invention utilizes a lightweight material to form a blade portion of the golf club head while utilizing a standard steel material to form the hosel portion of the golf club head to allow the malleability characteristics of a golf club head to be maintained. The weight saved from the lightweight material used to create the blade portion can then be used to create a sole insert that is made out of a dense and heavy material to improve the CG and MOI characteristics of the golf club head to dramatically improve the performance of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Uday V. Deshmukh, Keisuke Yamane, Jonathan Hebreo
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Patent number: 8926451Abstract: 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 creates of an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Ronald K. Hettinger, Jonathan Hebreo
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Publication number: 20150005099Abstract: A wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein where the wedge type golf club head has enhanced performance characteristics such as improved backspin, ball speed, and launch angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wedge type golf club head having an adjustable center of gravity, where the center of gravity may be adjusted based on different backing profiles that comprises at least one hollow chamber. The wedge type golf club head disclosed above may also have a thickened topline, wherein the thickness of the topline progressively changes as a function of the loft angle of the wedge type golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANYInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Kevin Tassistro
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Patent number: 8870683Abstract: A golf club that utilizes multiple materials to achieve improved performance is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club that utilizes different materials to construct different portions of the iron type golf club head allowing weight to be removed from portions of the golf club head that doesn't require such weighting. The current invention utilizes a lightweight material to form a blade portion of the golf club head while utilizing a standard steel material to form the hosel portion of the golf club head to allow the malleability characteristics of a golf club head to be maintained. The weight saved from the lightweight material used to create the blade portion can then be used to create a sole insert that is made out of a dense and heavy material to improve the CG and MOI characteristics of the golf club head to dramatically improve the performance of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Uday V. Deshmukh, Keisuke Yamane, Jonathan Hebreo
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Publication number: 20140141904Abstract: The golf club head has a body comprising a crown portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, heel portion, hosel portion, rear portion, and a front portion including a striking face. At least one or more portions of the body of the golf club head is made out of at least one or more mid-density materials. The at least one mid-density material or composite of mid-density materials have a density within a range from about 4.5 g/cm3 to 7.9 g/cm3. The mid-density material or composite of mid-density materials provide sufficient stiffness at a reduced weight to optimize the center of gravity and moment of inertia of the golf club head. Also, by using mid-density materials, discretionary weight of the golf club head is increased which can be used to position higher density weights at selective portions of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANYInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Ronald K. Hettinger
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Patent number: D702783Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Kevin Wolfe, Austin Oliveiro, Ronald K. Hettinger
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Patent number: D762792Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Austin Oliveiro, Ronald K. Hettinger
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Patent number: D773574Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Austin Oliveiro, Ronald K. Hettinger