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).

  • Publication number: 20140031143
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Uday V. Deshmukh, Keisuke Yamane, Jonathan Hebreo
  • Patent number: 8617000
    Abstract: A metal wood golf club with externally protruding weights that improves the performance of a golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a metal wood type golf club head that is capable of pushing the boundaries of performance all while maintaining the size and shape of a classic pear shaped golf club.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Gentry Ferguson, Keisuke Yamane, Ronald K. Hettinger
  • Publication number: 20130344988
    Abstract: An iron-type golf club including a golf club head having improved mass distribution characteristics. The golf club includes a golf club head that is constructed from multiple pieces and that has a multi-material construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Uday V. Deshmukh, Keisuke Yamane, Daniel Stone
  • Patent number: 8454453
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Uday V. Deshmukh, Keisuke Yamane, Jonathan Hebreo
  • Publication number: 20130137532
    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 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: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Ronald K. Hettinger, Jonathan Hebreo
  • Patent number: 8393977
    Abstract: A fairway wood type golf club head is disclosed herein. The fairway wood golf club head preferably has a large size relative to traditional fairway wood type golf club heads. Further, the fairway wood type golf club head preferably has a height no greater than 1.6 inches, a length no greater than 4.1 inches and a volume greater than 270 cubic centimeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Matthew T. Cackett, Patrick C. Koegler
  • Publication number: 20130005504
    Abstract: A metal wood golf club with externally protruding weights that improves the performance of a golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a metal wood type golf club head that is capable of pushing the boundaries of performance all while maintaining the size and shape of a classic pear shaped golf club.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Gentry Ferguson, Keisuke Yamane, Ronald K. Hettinger
  • Publication number: 20120231897
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Uday V. Deshmukh, Keisuke Yamane, Jonathan Hebreo
  • Patent number: 7749096
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a delta of the coefficient of restitution between a geometric face center of the face (72) and a location (806) 0.5 inch sole-ward from the face center that is less than 0.065. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Evan D. Gibbs, Ronald K. Hettinger, Luke R. Williams
  • Publication number: 20100009772
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a delta of the coefficient of restitution between a geometric face center of the face (72) and a location (806) 0.5 inch sole-ward from the face center that is less than 0.065. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: EVAN D. GIBBS, RONALD K. HETTINGER, LUKE R. WILLIAMS
  • Patent number: 7591737
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a delta of the coefficient of restitution between a geometric face center of the face (72) and a location (806) 0.5 inch sole-ward from the face center that is less than 0.065. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Evan D. Gibbs, Ronald K. Hettinger, Luke R. Williams
  • Patent number: 7588501
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Luke R. Williams, Larry G. Tang, Daniel M. Stevens, Ronald K. Hettinger, Michael Hallack, Evan D. Gibbs, Matthew T. Cackett, Alan Hocknell
  • Patent number: 7578751
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Luke R. Williams, Larry G. Tang, Daniel M. Stevens, Ronald K. Hettinger, Michael Hallack, Evan D. Gibbs, Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett
  • Publication number: 20090163293
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a delta of the coefficient of restitution between a geometric face center of the face (72) and a location (806) 0.5 inch sole-ward from the face center that is less than 0.065. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: EVAN D. GIBBS, RONALD K. HETTINGER, LUKE R. WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20090156326
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: LUKE R. WILLIAMS, LARRY G. TANG, DANIEL M. STEVENS, RONALD K. HETTINGER, MICHAEL HALLACK, EVAN D. GIBBS, MATTHEW T. CACKETT, ALAN HOCKNELL
  • Patent number: D596683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Inventor: Ronald K. Hettinger
  • Patent number: D625374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Augustin W. Rollinson, Philip A. Mickelson
  • Patent number: D638892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Patent number: D641440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Patent number: D674852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Yu Jin Song, Keisuke Yamane