Patents by Inventor Ryan M. Stokke

Ryan M. Stokke 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 heads with trench features and related methods
    Patent number: 11266886
    Abstract: Golf club heads with trench features are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stokke, Martin R. Jertson, Brandon L. Fossum
  • Golf club heads with ribs and related methods
    Patent number: 11266887
    Abstract: Provided herein are embodiments of golf club heads comprising a crown and a ribbed region. The ribbed region of the golf club head can be positioned on a portion of the crown and can further include a ribbed wall, wherein the ribbed wall comprises a ribbed wall interior surface, a ribbed wall exterior surface, and one or more external ribs. The one or more external ribs can protrude from the ribbed region to increase the strength of the crown and beneficially reduce crown thickness. Other embodiments and related methods are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stokke, Martin R. Jertson, David A. Higdon, Xiaojian Chen
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH VARIABLE FACE THICKNESS
    Publication number: 20220062722
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads comprising a face with a variable thickness to improve the durability in the club head, increase ball speed, and increase characteristic time (CT) are described herein. The face comprises thickened and thinned regions. The face includes a perimeter thickened region positioned near a perimeter of the face, a thinned region positioned inward of the perimeter thickened region toward a center of the face, and a central thickened region positioned over the center of the face. The combination of the thickened and thinned regions of the face increase ball speed and further increase or maximize CT without sacrificing durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Cory S. Bacon, Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke
  • VARIABLE THICKNESS FACE PLATE FOR A GOLF CLUB HEAD
    Publication number: 20220054903
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf club heads having a body portion and a face portion, wherein the face portion comprises a variable thickness profile disposed at an angle on the rear surface of the face plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Eric J. Morales, Martin R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Jacob T. Clarke
  • GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH HOSEL INSERTS AND RELATED MEHTODS
    Publication number: 20220054899
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf coupling mechanisms are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Alex G. Woodward, Jacob T. Clarke, Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke, Evan R. Greer, Eric V. Cole, David S. Kultala
  • GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH ENERGY STORAGE FEATURES
    Publication number: 20220040540
    Abstract: Embodiments of a golf club head with a plurality of energy storage features are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a body comprising a strike face, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a crown, a channel, a chamfer spanning between a strike face and the crown, and an internal radius transition feature from the strike face to at least one of the sole or the crown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Cory S. Bacon, Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke, Calvin S. Wang, Xiaojian Chen, Travis D. Milleman, Martin R. Jertson
  • Multi-material iron golf club head
    Patent number: 11235212
    Abstract: Described herein is a tour iron having a golf club head with a faceplate, a body, and an insert. A sole, top rail, rear, and the faceplate enclose a cavity within the body. The cavity can house the insert. The insert can comprise a low-density material, allowing weight to be concentrated around the peripheral edge of the golf club head. The rear of the golf club head has an inflection seam running from the heel to the toe. The golf club head has an upper portion, above the inflection seam and a lower portion below the inflection seam. The lower portion can have a depth greater that the upper portion depth. The faceplate, body, and insert can be formed of different materials having different densities. The golf club head has a comparatively high moment of inertia and a low center of gravity. Other embodiments and methods are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob T. Clarke, Cory S. Bacon, Dave Wu, Martin R. Jertson, Travis D. Milleman, Ryan M. Stokke, Clayson C. Spackman
  • Diameter profiled golf club shaft to reduce drag
    Patent number: 11235214
    Abstract: A golf club includes a golf club head, a shaft adapter secured within a hosel of the golf club head, and a shaft secured within the shaft adapter. The golf club shaft is formed from a fiber reinforced polymer and extends along a longitudinal axis between a tip end and a grip end. The golf club shaft includes a tip end section, a grip end section, and a tapered section between the tip end section and the grip end section. The tapered section of the shaft includes a reference portion within the upper half that has a frustoconical shape with a near-constant taper rate, and a narrowed portion within the lower half. The narrowed portion is recessed relative to a reference surface extrapolated from the frustoconical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: David S. Kultala, Martin R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke
  • CLUB HEADS HAVING REINFORCED CLUB HEAD FACES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220016500
    Abstract: Some embodiments include club heads having reinforced club head faces. In one example, the club head comprises a variable face thickness profile with thickened and thinned regions. The face includes a thinned perimeter region positioned near a perimeter of the face, and a thickened central region positioned over a geometric center of the face. The club head further comprises a 360 undercut that extends along the entire perimeter of the face. The club head further comprises one or more reinforcement ribs to improve the frequency response during golf ball impacts. The combination of the thinned perimeter region, thickened central region, and 360 undercut reinforces the club head while permitting the face to bend. Other embodiments of related club heads and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Evan R. Greer, Jacob T. Clarke, Ryan M. Stokke, Cory S. Bacon, Eric J. Morales
  • Golf club heads with ribs and related methods
    Patent number: 11219804
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a plurality of internal and/or external ribs are described herein. The golf club head comprises a ribbed region comprising at least a part of at least one of the heel portion, the toe portion, the sole, or the crown; wherein the ribbed region comprises a ribbed wall including: a ribbed wall interior surface, a ribbed wall exterior surface and one or more ribs protruding from the ribbed wall, wherein the one or more external ribs comprise a first rib including: a first rib exterior section and a first rib interior section, wherein the first rib interior section extends substantially parallel to the faceplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan M. Stokke, Martin R. Jertson, David A. Higdon
  • Golf club heads with turbulators and methods to manufacture golf club heads with turbulators
    Patent number: 11213725
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a crown surface having an apex at a highest point and extending between the face, the rear, the heel and the toe of the golf club head. The golf club head also includes a plurality of crown turbulators projecting from the surface of the crown and located between the face and the apex, wherein each adjacent pair of crown turbulators is separate and spaced apart to define a space between the adjacent pair of crown turbulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Erik M. Henrikson, Paul D. Wood, John Hart, Marty R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Xiaojian Chen, Matthew W. Simone, Yujen Huang
  • MULTI-MATERIAL IRON GOLF CLUB HEAD
    Publication number: 20210402265
    Abstract: Described herein is a tour iron having a golf club head with a faceplate, a body, and an insert. A sole, top rail, rear, and the faceplate enclose a cavity within the body. The cavity can house the insert. The insert can comprise a low-density material, allowing weight to be concentrated around the peripheral edge of the golf club head. The rear of the golf club head has an inflection seam running from the heel to the toe. The golf club head has an upper portion, above the inflection seam and a lower portion below the inflection seam. The lower portion can have a depth greater that the upper portion depth. The faceplate, body, and insert can be formed of different materials having different densities. The golf club head has a comparatively high moment of inertia and a low center of gravity. Other embodiments and methods are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob T. Clarke, Cory S. Bacon, Dave Wu, Martin R. Jertson, Travis D. Milleman, Ryan M. Stokke, Clayson C. Spackman
  • High density outer layer of a golf club head
    Patent number: 11198042
    Abstract: Embodiments of a golf club head comprising a body having a body material density, a strike face having a strike face material density, and a coating comprising a coating material having a coating material density greater than the body material density or the strike face material density are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew W. Simone, Ryan M. Stokke
  • Golf club head with open crown and related methods
    Patent number: 11198043
    Abstract: Described herein is a golf club head devoid of a crown, the club head comprising: a front end having a bottom rail, a top rail, and a strikeface, the strikeface including a striking surface, a back surface, and a reinforcement element extending from the back surface of the strikeface; a rear end opposite the front end; a heel portion; a toe portion opposite the heel portion; a sole coupled to the front end along the bottom rail at a sole transition region, the sole extending toward the rear end of the golf club head and including a sole thickness, at least one weight member, and a perimeter wall extending from the front end near the heel portion to the front end near the toe portion along the rear end of the club head, wherein the perimeter wall decreases in height from the front end toward the rear end of the club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Erik M. Henrikson, Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke, Eric V. Cole, Cory S. Bacon
  • Golf club head with open back cavity
    Patent number: 11185747
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads with energy storage characteristics are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a hollow body comprising a strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a top rail and an inflection point. The inflection point provides increase bending of the strikeface thereby providing performance enhancement over clubs without an inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin S. Wang, Ryan M. Stokke, Martin R. Jertson
  • Golf club heads with optimized characteristics and related methods
    Patent number: 11173355
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads with optimized characteristics including optimizing the head center of gravity height and depth in relation to the head volume and mass, are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley D. Schweigert, Ryan M. Stokke
  • Golf club head with variable face thickness
    Patent number: 11167185
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads comprising a face with a variable thickness to improve the durability in the club head, increase ball speed, and increase characteristic time (CT) are described herein. The face comprises thickened and thinned regions. The face includes a perimeter thickened region positioned near a perimeter of the face, a thinned region positioned inward of the perimeter thickened region toward a center of the face, and a central thickened region positioned over the center of the face. The combination of the thickened and thinned regions of the face increase ball speed and further increase or maximize CT without sacrificing durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cory S. Bacon, Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke
  • MULTI-MATERIAL IRON GOLF CLUB HEAD
    Publication number: 20210339094
    Abstract: Described herein is a tour iron having a golf club head with a faceplate, a body, and an insert. A sole, top rail, rear, and the faceplate enclose a cavity within the body. The cavity can house the insert. The insert can comprise a low-density material, allowing weight to be concentrated around the peripheral edge of the golf club head. The rear of the golf club head has an inflection seam running from the heel to the toe. The golf club head has an upper portion, above the inflection seam and a lower portion below the inflection seam. The upper portion can have a rear opening. The faceplate, body, and insert can be formed of different materials having different densities. The golf club head has a comparatively high moment of inertia and a low center of gravity. Other embodiments and methods are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob T. Clarke, Cory S. Bacon, Dave Wu, Martin R. Jertson, Travis D. Milleman, Ryan M. Stokke
  • Variable thickness face plate for a golf club head
    Patent number: 11161019
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf club heads having a body portion and a face portion, wherein the face portion comprises a variable thickness profile disposed at an angle on the rear surface of the face plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Morales, Martin R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Jacob T. Clarke
  • Method of forming golf club head assembly
    Patent number: 11154754
    Abstract: A method of forming a golf club head assembly includes aligning a faceplate with a recess of a club head; welding the faceplate to the club head; then, after welding the faceplate, heating the club head and the faceplate to at least a solvus temperature of the faceplate for a predetermined amount of time; and then, after heating the club head and the faceplate, allowing the club head and the faceplate to air cool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew W. Simone, Evan R. Greer, Ryan M. Stokke