Patents by Inventor Sang Yi
Sang Yi 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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Patent number: 11446555Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. The golf club head includes a frontal portion and a rear portion formed of a thermoplastic composite material. The thermoplastic composite material is mechanically captured by at least one first attachment feature provided in the frontal portion such that the thermoplastic composite material may be joined to the frontal portion without the use of additional adhesives or external fasteners.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter Larsen, Sang Yi, Peter L. Soracco, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20220288472Abstract: A golf club head with a hosel hole cover that helps improve the performance of the golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head having a hosel hole cover at a bottom portion of an interchangeable connection system that not only provides improved performance of the golf club head by strategically utilizing an existing opening to adjust the weighting of a golf club head, but it also improves the aerodynamics of the golf club head by eliminating undesirable recesses that could be detrimental to the aerodynamics of a golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Sang Yi
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Publication number: 20220288470Abstract: A golf club head with a hosel hole cover that helps improve the performance of the golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head having a hosel hole cover at a bottom portion of an interchangeable connection system that not only provides improved performance of the golf club head by strategically utilizing an existing opening to adjust the weighting of a golf club head, but it also improves the aerodynamics of the golf club head by eliminating undesirable recesses that could be detrimental to the aerodynamics of a golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Stephen S. Murphy, Richard L. Cleghorn, Richard Sanchez
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Publication number: 20220288471Abstract: A golf club head with a hosel hole cover that helps improve the performance of the golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head having a hosel hole cover at a bottom portion of an interchangeable connection system that not only provides improved performance of the golf club head by strategically utilizing an existing opening to adjust the weighting of a golf club head, but it also improves the aerodynamics of the golf club head by eliminating undesirable recesses that could be detrimental to the aerodynamics of a golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Stephen S. Murphy, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Patent number: 11439878Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface with a recessed channel formed therein. A weight assembly that includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover extending over the recessed channel, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The weight assembly is selectively positionable between at least three configurations: a first configuration where the weight is secured within the recessed channel; a second configuration where the weight is slidable within the recessed channel; and a third configuration where the weight is completely removable from the golf club head. The cover is coupled to the body in all three configurations.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard Sanchez, Sang Yi, Stephanie Luttrell, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Patent number: 11439879Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface, a recessed channel defined in the outer surface of the body, and a weight assembly. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to slide therein, and a cover adapted to releasably secure the weight within the recessed channel. The cover including a first portion and a second portion. The weight assembly also including a fastener coupling the cover to the body and defining a fastener axis. The fastener engages with the first portion of the cover such that the cover is moveable along the fastener axis, and the second portion of the cover is rotatable relative to the first portion when the first portion is raised at least partially out of the recessed channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Thomas Orrin Bennett
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Patent number: 11433285Abstract: A golf club head with a hosel hole cover that helps improve the performance of the golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head having a hosel hole cover at a bottom portion of an interchangeable connection system that not only provides improved performance of the golf club head by strategically utilizing an existing opening to adjust the weighting of a golf club head, but it also improves the aerodynamics of the golf club head by eliminating undesirable recesses that could be detrimental to the aerodynamics of a golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Stephen S. Murphy, Richard L. Cleghorn
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Publication number: 20220241655Abstract: An iron-type golf club head incudes a body, a recessed channel, and a weight assembly. The body includes a striking face, a sole, and a back portion positioned between the sole and the striking face. The striking face includes an upper topline edge and a lower leading edge opposite to the upper topline edge. The recessed channel is formed in the back portion and defines a curved path. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to be positioned in at least a first position on the curved path and at a second position on the curved path. The curved path is defined such that when the weight is moved from the first position to the second position, a first end of the weight is moved closer to the upper topline edge and closer to the striking face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Takeshi Casey Funaki, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Kyle A. Carr, Richard L. Cleghorn, Jorgen Meister, Tyrone Northcutt, Sang Yi, Darryl C. Galvan
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Publication number: 20220111270Abstract: An iron-type golf club head incudes a body, a recessed channel, and a weight assembly. The body includes a striking face, a sole, and a back portion positioned between the sole and the striking face. The recessed channel is formed in the back portion. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to move therein, a cover, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body and configured to retain the weight in the recessed channel indirectly by the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang YI, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard L. Cleghorn, Richard Sanchez
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Publication number: 20220111263Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface, a recessed channel formed in the outer surface, and a weight assembly. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to move therein, a cover extending at least partially over the recessed channel and the weight, and a fastener configured to couple the cover to the body, to be selectively moveable along a fastener axis, and to retain the weight in the recessed channel by the cover. The weight is configured to engage with the cover so that the weight moves with the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, David S. Cornelius, Stephanie Luttrell, Richard Sanchez, Thomas Orrin Bennett
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Patent number: 11229827Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface and a recessed channel defined in the outer surface of the body. A chamber is defined at one end of the recessed channel. The golf club head also includes a weight assembly having a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to slide therein. A cover having a first end and an opposite second end, the second end including a projection, and a fastener coupling the first end of the cover to the body. The fastener secures the first end of the cover to the body while the projection of the second end of the cover engages with the chamber of the recessed channel to retain a position of the weight within the recessed channel between the first end and the second end of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Thomas Orrin Bennett
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Publication number: 20210268347Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface, a recessed channel defined in the outer surface of the body, and a weight assembly. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to slide therein, and a cover adapted to releasably secure the weight within the recessed channel. The cover including a first portion and a second portion. The weight assembly also including a fastener coupling the cover to the body and defining a fastener axis. The fastener engages with the first portion of the cover such that the cover is moveable along the fastener axis, and the second portion of the cover is rotatable relative to the first portion when the first portion is raised at least partially out of the recessed channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Thomas Orrin Bennett
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Publication number: 20210228950Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. The golf club head includes a frontal portion and a rear portion formed of a thermoplastic composite material. The thermoplastic composite material is mechanically captured by at least one first attachment feature provided in the frontal portion such that the thermoplastic composite material may be joined to the frontal portion without the use of additional adhesives or external fasteners.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter Larsen, Sang Yi, Peter L. Soracco, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20210197041Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B). The golf club head includes a frontal portion and a rear portion, each including one or more cantilevered extensions and one or more elongate protrusions that collectively constitute a snap fit mechanism adapted to removably couple the frontal portion to the rear portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Peter Larsen, Stephen S. Murphy, Scott A. Knutson, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20210138319Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface with a recessed channel formed therein. A weight assembly that includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover extending over the recessed channel, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The weight assembly is selectively positionable between at least three configurations: a first configuration where the weight is secured within the recessed channel; a second configuration where the weight is slidable within the recessed channel; and a third configuration where the weight is completely removable from the golf club head. The cover is coupled to the body in all three configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard Sanchez, Sang Yi, Stephanie Luttrell, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20210128994Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface and a recessed channel defined in the outer surface of the body. A chamber is defined at one end of the recessed channel. The golf club head also includes a weight assembly having a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to slide therein. A cover having a first end and an opposite second end, the second end including a projection, and a fastener coupling the first end of the cover to the body. The fastener secures the first end of the cover to the body while the projection of the second end of the cover engages with the chamber of the recessed channel to retain a position of the weight within the recessed channel between the first end and the second end of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Sang Yi, Richard Sanchez, Richard L. Cleghorn, Thomas Orrin Bennett
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Patent number: 10926143Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface with a recessed channel formed therein. A weight assembly that includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover extending over the recessed channel, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The weight assembly is selectively positionable between at least three configurations: a first configuration where the weight is secured within the recessed channel; a second configuration where the weight is slidable within the recessed channel; and a third configuration where the weight is completely removable from the golf club head. The cover is coupled to the body in all three configurations.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard Sanchez, Sang Yi, Stephanie Luttrell, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Publication number: 20200330835Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface with a recessed channel formed therein. A weight assembly that includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover extending over the recessed channel, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The weight assembly is selectively positionable between at least three configurations: a first configuration where the weight is secured within the recessed channel; a second configuration where the weight is slidable within the recessed channel; and a third configuration where the weight is completely removable from the golf club head. The cover is coupled to the body in all three configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard Sanchez, Sang Yi, Stephanie Luttrell, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Patent number: 10695628Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface with a recessed channel formed therein. A weight assembly that includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover extending over the recessed channel, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The weight assembly is positionable in an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration. When the weight assembly is in the unlocked configuration, the cover is lifted out of the recessed channel and the weight is selectively slidable within the recessed channel. When the weight assembly is in the locked configuration, the cover is disposed within the recessed channel and the weight is secured within the recessed channel. The weight assembly is coupled to the body in both the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANYInventors: Sang Yi, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Richard L. Cleghorn, Peter Larsen
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Patent number: 10576337Abstract: A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member that is slidable in an elongate weight mount including a rail with or without a cover. The weight member is preferably constructed so that it is assembled in the weight mount and is locked by configuring the weight member to pinch the rail. The cover member can cover the weight, the weight mount, or even just an opening on the sole of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Peter L. Soracco, Sang Yi