Patents by Inventor Ryan J. A. Ritchie

Ryan J. A. Ritchie 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: 20240082662
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face including a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a damping element abutting the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the damping element comprises a binder and a filler, wherein the filler has a density less than or equal to 2 g/cc and the binder has a density greater than or equal to 3 g/cc and less than or equal to 12 g/cc, wherein the filler is substantially evenly distributed throughout the binder, wherein the filler comprises a plurality of particles, wherein the particles of the filler are less than 5.0 mm in diameter, and wherein the damping element comprises an average thickness, wherein the average thickness of the damping element is greater than or equal to 5 ?m and less than or equal to 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Patent number: 11813506
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face including a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a damping element abutting the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the damping element comprises a binder and a filler, wherein the filler has a density less than or equal to 2 g/cc and the binder has a density greater than or equal to 3 g/cc and less than or equal to 12 g/cc, wherein the filler is substantially evenly distributed throughout the binder, wherein the filler comprises a plurality of particles, wherein the particles of the filler are less than 5.0 mm in diameter, and wherein the damping element comprises an average thickness, wherein the average thickness of the damping element is greater than or equal to 5 ?m and less than or equal to 100 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Publication number: 20230065680
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face including a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a damping element abutting the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the damping element comprises a binder and a filler, wherein the filler has a density less than or equal to 2 g/cc and the binder has a density greater than or equal to 3 g/cc and less than or equal to 12 g/cc, wherein the filler is substantially evenly distributed throughout the binder, wherein the filler comprises a plurality of particles, wherein the particles of the filler are less than 5.0 mm in diameter, and wherein the damping element comprises an average thickness, wherein the average thickness of the damping element is greater than or equal to 5 ?m and less than or equal to 100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Publication number: 20220118328
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, wherein the striking face comprises a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the striking face, the support arm extending from the periphery portion, wherein the support arm extends from the sole to the topline, a first damping element residing between the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face, a second damping element located between the support arm and the striking face, the second damping element in contact with the rear surface of the striking face and the support arm, and wherein the second damping element wraps around the support arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, John Morin, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Jonathan Hebreo, Marni D. Ines, Gery M. Zimmerman, Jason A. Mata, Ryan J.A. Ritchie
  • Publication number: 20220047925
    Abstract: An iron golf club head achieving improved performance via a specific Effective Stiffness Area ratio between the boundary of the iron golf club head and the face of the iron golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club head wherein an iron golf club head having a variable face profile into specific iron golf club head chassis resulting in an Effective Stiffness Area Ratio of between about 4.5 to 5.5 and a Coefficient of Restitution value as a function of the above Effective Stiffness Area Ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Grant M. Martens, Gentry Ferguson, Ryan J. A. Ritchie, Marni D. Ines, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 10758788
    Abstract: A golf club head comprises a loft angle no less than 18°, a striking face, a sole portion, and a top portion having an exterior surface. In an imaginary vertical plane spaced from a face center by no more than 10 mm and perpendicular to an imaginary striking face plane, an imaginary line segment has a length of 25 mm, a first endpoint located in the imaginary striking face plane, a second endpoint located above the exterior surface, and forms an angle ? with the striking face plane between 55° and 65°. The line segment is tangent to the exterior surface at a first point. A second point is located on the imaginary line segment and spaced from the first point by no less than 1 mm. The second point is spaced from the exterior surface by a gap distance that is no greater than 0.15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Jeff D. Brunski, Darius Cyrulik, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Michael T. Prichard, Ryan J. A. Ritchie, Michael J. Cohen
  • Patent number: 10478681
    Abstract: The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The invention contemplates the use of titanium or steel for the main body portion and significant tungsten weight members coupled to at least the toe and a heel weight member coupled in a hosel cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael E. Franz, Marni Ines, Jonathan Hebreo, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Patent number: 10188917
    Abstract: The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The invention contemplates the use of titanium or steel for the main body portion and significant tungsten weight members coupled to at least the toe via a mechanical fastener inserted through the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryan J. A. Ritchie, Marni Ines, Jonathan Hebreo, Michael E. Franz
  • Publication number: 20180361207
    Abstract: A golf club head comprises a loft angle no less than 18°, a striking face, a sole portion, and a top portion having an exterior surface. In an imaginary vertical plane spaced from a face center by no more than 10 mm and perpendicular to an imaginary striking face plane, an imaginary line segment has a length of 25 mm, a first endpoint located in the imaginary striking face plane, a second endpoint located above the exterior surface, and forms an angle ? with the striking face plane between 55° and 65°. The line segment is tangent to the exterior surface at a first point. A second point is located on the imaginary line segment and spaced from the first point by no less than 1 mm. The second point is spaced from the exterior surface by a gap distance that is no greater than 0.15 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff D. BRUNSKI, Darius CYRULIK, Matthew R. DARASKAVICH, Michael T. PRICHARD, Ryan J A. RITCHIE, Michael J. COHEN
  • Publication number: 20180280768
    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 face portion and a back portion and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the back portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryan J. A. Ritchie, Takeshi Casey Funaki, Marni Ines, Jonathan Hebreo
  • Patent number: 10080931
    Abstract: A golf club head comprises a loft angle no less than 18°, a striking face, a sole portion, and a top portion having an exterior surface. In an imaginary vertical plane spaced from a face center by no more than 10 mm and perpendicular to an imaginary striking face plane, an imaginary line segment has a length of 25 mm, a first endpoint located in the imaginary striking face plane, a second endpoint located above the exterior surface, and forms an angle ? with the striking face plane between 55° and 65°. The line segment is tangent to the exterior surface at a first point. A second point is located on the imaginary line segment and spaced from the first point by no less than 1 mm. The second point is spaced from the exterior surface by a gap distance that is no greater than 0.15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Jeff D. Brunski, Darius Cyrulik, Matthew R. Daraskavich, Michael T. Prichard, Ryan J A. Ritchie, Michael J. Cohen
  • Patent number: 10004957
    Abstract: The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The invention contemplates the use of titanium or steel for the main body portion and significant tungsten weight members coupled to at least the toe and a heel weight member coupled in a hosel cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael E. Franz, Marni Ines, Jonathan Hebreo, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Publication number: 20180169484
    Abstract: The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The invention contemplates the use of titanium or steel for the main body portion and significant tungsten weight members coupled to at least the toe and a heel weight member coupled in a hosel cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael E. Franz, Marni Ines, Jonathan Hebreo, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Publication number: 20170348569
    Abstract: The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The invention contemplates the use of titanium or steel for the main body portion and significant tungsten weight members coupled to at least the toe via a mechanical fastener inserted through the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryan J. A. Ritchie, Marni Ines, Jonathan Hebreo, Michael E. Franz
  • Patent number: D821512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Yu-Jin Song, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Patent number: D823407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Yu-Jin Song, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Patent number: D855130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kevin J. Chun, Joshua G. Breier, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Patent number: D894303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Yu-Jin Song, Ryan A. J. Ritchie
  • Patent number: D947971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kevin J. Chun, Ryan J. A. Ritchie
  • Patent number: D963091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kevin J. Chun, Ryan J. A. Ritchie