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).

  • Patent number: 10398952
    Abstract: A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member that is slidable in an elongate weight mount including a rail. The weight member is rotatable about the rail between an unlocked orientation and a locked orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Patent number: 10357699
    Abstract: A golf club head including a body having a face, a sole, a crown, and a skirt joining the face, sole and crown, wherein the body includes a receptacle, the receptacle comprising a terminal end and an open end, a weighted insert, a weight retention system configured to receive the weighted insert, the weight retention system comprising, a weight retention member residing within the receptacle, a head locking member residing within the receptacle, wherein the weight retention member, the head locking member, and the body are formed separately, wherein the weight retention system includes an opening configured to receive the weighted insert, the opening located at the open end of the receptacle, wherein the head locking member retains the weight retention member within the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephanie Luttrell, Stephen S. Murphy
  • Patent number: 10343032
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, David S. Cornelius, Sang Yi, Ryuichi Sugimae, Joshua G. Breier, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Nick Frame, Stephen S. Murphy, Mitchell E. Bac, Stephanie Luttrell
  • Publication number: 20190192928
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Peter L. Soracco, Sang Yi
  • Patent number: 10183203
    Abstract: A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member that is slidable in an elongate weight mount including a rail. 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Publication number: 20180326268
    Abstract: A golf club head including a body having a face, a sole, a crown, and a skirt joining the face, sole and crown, wherein the body includes a receptacle, the receptacle comprising a terminal end and an open end, a weighted insert, a weight retention system configured to receive the weighted insert, the weight retention system comprising, a weight retention member residing within the receptacle, a head locking member residing within the receptacle, wherein the weight retention member, the head locking member, and the body are formed separately, wherein the weight retention system includes an opening configured to receive the weighted insert, the opening located at the open end of the receptacle, wherein the head locking member retains the weight retention member within the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephanie Luttrell, Stephen S. Murphy
  • Patent number: 10029156
    Abstract: A golf club head having a body having a first receptacle having ant aperture and a weight retention member affixed to the receptacle, the weight retention member having an opening, the weight retention member configured to receive a weighted insert, wherein at least a portion of the receptacle is located on the sole, wherein the receptacle includes a pair of perimeter walls, each of the perimeter walls substantially perpendicular to the sole adjacent the perimeter walls, wherein the pair of perimeter walls are separated by the aperture and are substantially parallel to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Richard Sanchez, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Publication number: 20180147459
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, David S. Cornelius, Sang Yi, Ryuichi Sugimae, Joshua G. Breier, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Nick Frame, Stephen S. Murphy, Mitchell E. Bac, Stephanie Luttrell
  • Patent number: 9839820
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Nick Frame, Sang Yi, Stephen S. Murphy, David S. Cornelius, Grant M. Martens, Mitchell E. Bac, Stephanie Luttrell, Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Charles E. Golden, Noah de la Cruz, Mark C. Myrhum, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • Patent number: 9757627
    Abstract: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gery M. Zimmerman, Eddie G. Perez, Sang Yi, Mark C. Myrhum, Stephen S. Murphy, Stephanie Luttrell
  • Publication number: 20170252614
    Abstract: A golf club head having a body having a first receptacle having ant aperture and a weight retention member affixed to the receptacle, the weight retention member having an opening, the weight retention member configured to receive a weighted insert, wherein at least a portion of the receptacle is located on the sole, wherein the receptacle includes a pair of perimeter walls, each of the perimeter walls substantially perpendicular to the sole adjacent the perimeter walls, wherein the pair of perimeter walls are separated by the aperture and are substantially parallel to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Richard Sanchez, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Patent number: 9700765
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency to improve the performance of the golf club head. More specifically, the present invention decouples the flexure from the remainder of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Nick Frame, Sang Yi, Darryl C. Galvan, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Publication number: 20170165536
    Abstract: A golf club head having a body having a first receptacle having ant aperture and a weight retention member affixed to the receptacle, the weight retention member having an opening, the weight retention member configured to receive a weighted insert, wherein at least a portion of the receptacle is located on the sole, wherein the receptacle includes a pair of perimeter walls, each of the perimeter walls substantially perpendicular to the sole adjacent the perimeter walls, wherein the pair of perimeter walls are separated by the aperture and are substantially parallel to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Richard Sanchez, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Patent number: 9658250
    Abstract: A vertical probe device includes upper and lower dies having upper and lower installing holes, probe needles, a lower positioning film disposed between the dies and having lower positioning holes, and a dividing film disposed between the lower positioning film and the upper die and having through holes and dividing ribs. The needle tail is individually inserted through a lower installing hole. The needle head is individually inserted through an upper installing hole. Each lower positioning hole is located under at least one dividing rib and capable of accommodating a plurality of needle heads. Each needle head is inserted through a lower positioning hole and a through hole. Therefore, the films are easily installed, free of irregular hole but passable by narrow needle bodies, and facilitate easy and fast installation and less damage to the probe needles that are well positioned, and facilitate easy installation of the upper die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: MPI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiang-Sheng Hsieh, Sang-Yi Lin, Chih-Hao Hsu
  • Publication number: 20170059615
    Abstract: A probe head includes a first guiding board, a second guiding board, a spacer, a positioning assembly and probes. The second guiding board is stacked over the first guiding board, in which an accommodating space is formed between the first guiding board and the second guiding board. The spacer is disposed on the second guiding board and is located in the accommodating space. The positioning assembly is disposed aid supported on the second guiding board and is movably retained between the spacer and the first guiding board, and the positioning assembly includes a supporting frame and a film. The supporting frame includes at least one rib portion. The film is fixed to the supporting frame. The probes pass through the first guiding board, the second guiding board, and the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hsiang-Sheng HSIEH, Sang-Yi LIN, Chih-Hao HSU
  • Publication number: 20160346646
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Nick Frame, Sang Yi, Stephen S. Murphy, David S. Cornelius, Grant M. Martens, Mitchell E. Bac, Stephanie Luttrell, Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Charles E. Golden, Noah de la Cruz, Mark C. Myrhum, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • Publication number: 20160223590
    Abstract: A probe head for a vertical probe card includes an upper guider plate, a lower guider plate and a plurality of probes. The upper guider plate has a plurality of upper through holes. The lower guider plate is located by one side of the upper guider plate and has a plurality of lower through holes. Each of the probes is positioned through one of the upper through holes of the upper guider plate and one of the lower through holes of the lower guider plate. The upper guider plate has a light transmittance of at least 75%, and is made of a material having a Moh's hardness of at least 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Chih-Hao HSU, Sang-Yi LIN, Yung-Hsin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160187384
    Abstract: A vertical probe device includes upper and lower dies having upper and lower installing holes, probe needles, a lower positioning film disposed between the dies and having lower positioning holes, and a dividing film disposed between the lower positioning film and the upper die and having through holes and dividing ribs. The needle tail is individually inserted through a lower installing hole. The needle head is individually inserted through an upper installing hole. Each lower positioning hole is located under at least one dividing rib and capable of accommodating a plurality of needle heads. Each needle head is inserted through a lower positioning hole and a through hole. Therefore, the films are easily installed, free of irregular hole but passable by narrow needle bodies, and facilitate easy and fast installation and less damage to the probe needles that are well positioned, and facilitate easy installation of the upper die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Hsiang-Sheng HSIEH, Sang-Yi LIN, Chih-Hao HSU
  • Publication number: 20160045791
    Abstract: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gery M. Zimmerman, Eddie G. Perez, Sang Yi, Mark C. Myrhum, Stephen S. Murphy, Stephanie Luttrell
  • Patent number: D783104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Austin Oliveiro, Sang Yi