Patents by Inventor Steven J. Forshner

Steven J. Forshner 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: 20190151723
    Abstract: A golf club head with a variable center of gravity is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a wedge type golf club head wherein the center of gravity of the golf club head is adjustable along an x-axis in a heel to toe direction utilizing weights that are placed substantially near a sole portion of the golf club head. The resulting golf club head may generally have a more toe biased center of gravity location, especially when compared to a traditional golf club head. The present invention also discloses an innovative way to construct the golf club head to achieve those desirable center of gravity locations by utilizing various attachment techniques with different materials having different densities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: James P. Harrington, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Scott A. Knutson, Eddie G. Perez, Steven J. Forshner, Kenneth C. Scott
  • Patent number: 10166444
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a modular golf club. In particular, golf club includes a face component that is removably coupled so that the physical attributes of the golf club head may be altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventor: Steven J. Forshner
  • Patent number: 10137339
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a modular golf club. In particular, golf club includes a face component that is removably coupled so that the physical attributes of the golf club head may be altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Steven J. Forshner, Scott A. Knutson
  • Patent number: 9744415
    Abstract: A golf club head, including a hosel, a striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the ball striking face, a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the ball striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, a plurality of weight mounts disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown, and the skirt, and a weight retainer configured to engage the weight mounts, wherein each of the plurality of weight mounts comprise a locking feature, wherein the weight retainer comprises an engagement feature configured to engage the locking feature, wherein the engagement feature and the locking feature are configured to releasably lock the weight retainer to the golf club head in less than one full rotation of the weight retainer relative to the golf club head around an axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Nick Frame, Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn, Scott A. Knutson, Steven J. Forshner
  • Publication number: 20170173419
    Abstract: A golf club head, including a hosel, a striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the ball striking face, a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the ball striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, a plurality of weight mounts disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown, and the skirt, and a weight retainer configured to engage the weight mounts, wherein each of the plurality of weight mounts comprise a locking feature, wherein the weight retainer comprises an engagement feature configured to engage the locking feature, wherein the engagement feature and the locking feature are configured to releasably lock the weight retainer to the golf club head in less than one full rotation of the weight retainer relative to the golf club head around an axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Nick Frame, Charles E. Golden, Richard L. Cleghorn, Scott A. Knutson, Steven J. Forshner
  • Publication number: 20160296808
    Abstract: A golf club head with a variable center of gravity is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a wedge type golf club head wherein the center of gravity of the golf club head is adjustable along an x-axis in a heel to toe direction utilizing weights that are placed substantially near a sole portion of the golf club head. The resulting golf club head may generally have a more toe biased center of gravity location, especially when compared to a traditional golf club head. The present invention also discloses an innovative way to construct the golf club head to achieve those desirable center of gravity locations by utilizing various attachment techniques with different materials having different densities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: James P. Harrington, Oswaldo Gonzalez, Scott A. Knutson, Eddie G. Perez, Steven J. Forshner, Kenneth C. Scott
  • Publication number: 20160101330
    Abstract: A golf club head with a variable center of gravity is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a wedge type golf club head wherein the center of gravity of the golf club head is adjustable along an x-axis in a heel to toe direction utilizing weights that are placed substantially near a sole portion of the golf club head. The resulting golf club head may generally have a more toe biased center of gravity location, especially when compared to a traditional golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: James P. Harrington, John M. Bendig, Scott A. Knutson, Eddie G. Perez, Steven J. Forshner, Kenneth C. Scott, Daniel Stone, Marni Ines, Jonathan Hebreo, Gery M. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20150045141
    Abstract: A metal wood golf club with a striking face portion made from more than one material is disclosed. More specifically, due to the unique construction of the striking face portion having multiple materials, the present invention utilizes diffusion bonding, liquid interface diffusion, or even super plastic forming techniques to achieve the desirable bond between the more than one material used to form the striking face. The striking face portion is formed by adding a chip insert made from a secondary material that is different from the remainder of the striking face portion substantially near a geometric center of the striking face portion; wherein the secondary material has a higher Young's modulus than the remainder of the striking face portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark C. Myrhum, Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden, John Morin, Nicholas Abbruzzese, Richard L. Cleghorn, Christopher D. Harvell, Steven J. Forshner, Scott A. Knutson
  • Patent number: 8894508
    Abstract: A metal wood golf club with a striking face portion made from more than one material is disclosed. More specifically, due to the unique construction of the striking face portion having multiple materials, the present invention utilizes diffusion bonding, liquid interface diffusion, or even super plastic forming techniques to achieve the desirable bond between the more than one material used to form the striking face. The striking face portion is formed by adding a chip insert made from a secondary material that is different from the remainder of the striking face portion substantially near a geometric center of the striking face portion; wherein the secondary material has a higher Young's modulus than the remainder of the striking face portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Mark C. Myrhum, Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden, John Morin, Nicholas Abbruzzese, Richard L. Cleghorn, Christopher D. Harvell, Steven J. Forshner, Scott A. Knutson
  • Patent number: 8409032
    Abstract: A metal wood golf club with a striking face portion made from more than one material is disclosed. More specifically, due to the unique construction of the striking face portion having multiple materials, the present invention utilizes diffusion bonding, liquid interface diffusion, or even super plastic forming techniques to achieve the desirable bond between the more than one material used to form the striking face. The striking face portion is formed by adding a chip insert made from a secondary material that is different from the remainder of the striking face portion substantially near a geometric center of the striking face portion; wherein the secondary material has a higher Young's modulus than the remainder of the striking face portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Mark C. Myrhum, Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden, John Morin, Nicholas Abbruzzese, Richard L. Cleghorn, Christopher D. Harvell, Steven J. Forshner, Scott A. Knutson