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).

  • Putter-type golf club head with an insert
    Patent number: 7048648
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a golf club head with an insert having a face plate is disclosed herein. The insert is disposed in a recess of the club head in which the recess has a depth that is greater than the thickness of the insert. The insert preferably has a plurality of tabs on its perimeter to engage the recess walls to allow the insert to essentially float within the recess. An adhesive is preferably disposed between the rear wall of the recess and an interior surface of the insert. Further, an adhesive is applied between the plurality of tabs, and preferably over the exterior surface of each of the plurality of tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Wayne H. Byrne, Augustin W. Rollinson, Ronald K. Hettinger, Pijush K. Dewanjee, Herbert Reyes, John G. Guard, Robert R. Lang, Andrew Oldknow
  • Golf club head composed of damascene patterned metal
    Patent number: 6986193
    Abstract: A golf club head composed of a damascene patterned metal, such as a Damascus steel, is disclosed. The golf club head may be a putter head or an iron-type club head with a majority of the club head body formed of the damascene patterned metal, or a wood-type club head or an iron-type club head with a damascene patterned metal face insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Wayne H. Byrne, Ronald K. Hettinger, Uday V. Deshmukh, Herbert Reyes
  • Multiple material golf putter head
    Patent number: 6984181
    Abstract: A putter club head having a metal body and a non-metal crown portion is disclosed herein. The body has a front wall, a sole wall, a ribbon wall and a ledge. The crown portion is preferably composed of a composite material and has a top wall, a side wall and a front wall. The crown portion is preferably attached by a liquid adhesive to the ledge of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Herbert Reyes, Daniel T. Fox
  • Putter-type golf club head with an insert
    Patent number: 6893358
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a golf club head with a thermoplastic polyurethane insert is disclosed herein. The thermoplastic polyurethane insert is disposed in a recess of the club head in which the recess has a depth that is greater than the thickness of the insert. The thermoplastic polyurethane insert has a plurality of tabs on its perimeter to engage the recess walls to allow the insert to essentially float within the recess. An adhesive is disposed between the rear wall of the recess and an interior surface of the insert. Further, an adhesive is applied between the plurality of tabs, and preferably over the exterior surface of each of the plurality of tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Pijush K. Dewanjee, Herbert Reyes, Bart R. Fliers, David B. McGrath, Ronald K. Hettinger, Wayne H. Byrne, John G. Guard, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Golf club head composed of a damascene patterned metal
    Patent number: 6878074
    Abstract: A golf club head composed of a damascene patterned metal, such as a Damascus steel, is disclosed. The golf club head may be a putter head or an iron-type club head with a majority of the club head body formed of the damascene patterned metal, or a wood-type club head or an iron-type club head with a damascene patterned metal face insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Wayne H. Byrne, Ronald K. Hettinger, Uday V. Deshmukh, Herbert Reyes
  • [A PUTTER-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH AN INSERT (Corporate Docket Number PU2162)]
    Publication number: 20040106465
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a golf club head with a thermoplastic polyurethane insert is disclosed herein. The thermoplastic polyurethane insert is disposed in a recess of the club head in which the recess has a depth that is greater than the thickness of the insert. The thermoplastic polyurethane insert has a plurality of tabs on its perimeter to engage the recess walls to allow the insert to essentially float within the recess. An adhesive is disposed between the rear wall of the recess and an interior surface of the insert. Further, an adhesive is applied between the plurality of tabs, and preferably over the exterior surface of each of the plurality of tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Pijush K. Dewanjee, Herbert Reyes, Bart R. Fliers, David B. McGrath, Ronald K. Hettinger, Wayne H. Byrne, John G. Guard, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Multiple material golf putter head
    Publication number: 20040058743
    Abstract: A putter club head having a metal body and a non-metal crown portion is disclosed herein. The body has a front wall, a sole wall, a ribbon wall and a ledge. The crown portion is preferably composed of a composite material and has a top wall, a side wall and a front wall. The crown portion is preferably attached by a liquid adhesive to the ledge of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Herbert Reyes, Daniel T. Fox
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD COMPOSED OF A DAMASCENE PATTERNED METAL
    Publication number: 20030119599
    Abstract: A golf club head composed of a damascene patterned metal, such as a Damascus steel, is disclosed. The golf club head may be a putter head or an iron-type club head with a majority of the club head body formed of the damascene patterned metal, or a wood-type club head or an iron-type club head with a damascene patterned metal face insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Wayne H. Byrne , Ronald K. Hettinger , Uday V. Deshmukh , Herbert Reyes
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D523503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Philip C. Foster, Ronald K. Hettinger, Luke R. Williams
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D523505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Foster, Ronald K. Hettinger, Luke R. Williams
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D523506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Foster, Ronald K. Hettinger, Luke R. Williams
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D523918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Foster, Ronald K. Hettinger, Luke R. Williams
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D524388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Larry G. Tang, Ronald K. Hettinger
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D524891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Foster, Ronald K. Hettinger, Luke R. Williams
  • Face component of a golf club head
    Patent number: D525334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Ronald K. Hettinger
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D527434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Foster, Ronald K. Hettinger, Luke R. Williams
  • Wedge type golf club head
    Patent number: D476048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Roger Cleveland, Wayne H. Byrne, Christopher J. Wieland, Joshua G. Breier, Ronald K. Hettinger, Augustin W. Rollinson, Luke R. Williams
  • Golf ball
    Patent number: D479866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Wayne H. Byrne
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D485320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Richard C. Helmstetter, Ronald K. Hettinger
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D486194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Helmstetter, Ronald K. Hettinger, Joshua G. Breier