Patents by Inventor Thomas Orrin Bennett

Thomas Orrin Bennett 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: 12678669
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Sang Yi, David S. Cornelius, Stephanie Luttrell, Richard Sanchez, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Publication number: 20260175099
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a recessed channel; and a weight assembly including a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover at least partially covering the recessed channel, the cover including a cover main body, a top rail protruding from the cover main body along a first direction, and a side rail protruding from the cover main body along a second direction different from the first direction, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body, wherein the weight has top and side grooves that are respectively shaped and sized to receive at least part of the top and side rails, wherein the top groove has opposite front and rear surfaces respectively proximal and distal to the striking face, and wherein the side groove has opposite top and bottom surfaces respectively proximal and distal to an exterior surface of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Takeshi Casey Funaki, Ryan E. Locke, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Patent number: 12649091
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Takeshi Casey Funaki, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Kyle A. Carr, Richard L. Cleghorn, Jorgen Meister, Tyrone Northcutt, Sang Yi, Darryl C. Galvan
  • Publication number: 20260145037
    Abstract: A compact sized golf club head such as a fairway or hybrid type golf club head with improved performance is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to compact sized golf club head with disproportionally large moment of inertia for smaller sized golf club head footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Ryan L. Marshall, Marshall E. Garcia
  • Patent number: 12629571
    Abstract: A golf club head formed of an alloy of steel that is capable of improving the center of gravity (CG) location while maintaining traditional external dimensions of the golf club head. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relatively low CG while maintaining traditional external dimensions by reducing the amount of mass contributed by the crown, the striking face, and the hosel, and strategically reallocating this mass within and/or proximate the sole of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Mitchell E. Bac, Grant M. Martens
  • Patent number: 12629569
    Abstract: A golf club head formed of an alloy of steel that is capable of improving the center of gravity (CG) location while maintaining traditional external dimensions of the golf club head. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relatively low CG while maintaining traditional external dimensions by reducing the amount of mass contributed by the crown, the striking face, and the hosel, and strategically reallocating this mass within and/or proximate the sole of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Grant M. Martens, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Mitchell E. Bac
  • Publication number: 20260084017
    Abstract: A golf club head formed of an alloy of steel that is capable of improving the center of gravity (CG) location while maintaining traditional external dimensions of the golf club head. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relatively low CG while maintaining traditional external dimensions by reducing the amount of mass contributed by the crown, the striking face, and the hosel, and strategically reallocating this mass within and/or proximate the sole of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, Grant M. Martens, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Mitchell E. Bac
  • Publication number: 20260077248
    Abstract: A golf club head formed of an alloy of steel that is capable of improving the center of gravity (CG) location while maintaining traditional external dimensions of the golf club head. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relatively low CG while maintaining traditional external dimensions by reducing the amount of mass contributed by the crown, the striking face, and the hosel, and strategically reallocating this mass within and/or proximate the sole of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Mitchell E. Bac, Grant M. Martens
  • Patent number: 12576316
    Abstract: A golf club head includes: a body having an outer surface; a recessed channel formed in the outer surface; and a weight assembly including: a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to move therein, the weight including a main body and a protruding tongue, the protruding tongue including a distal tongue portion and a proximal tongue portion, a cover extending at least partially over the recessed channel, having a window cutout shaped and sized to block at least part of the distal tongue portion from moving through the window cutout, and having a slot cutout forming, together with a portion of the window cutout, an opening in the cover that is shaped and sized to allow movement of the distal tongue portion through the opening, and a slot wedge at least partially filling the slot cutout and forming a portion of the window cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Sanchez, Doug M. Takehara, Ronald K. Hettinger, Sang Yi, Richard L. Cleghorn, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Publication number: 20260069938
    Abstract: A golf club head formed of an alloy of steel that is capable of improving the center of gravity (CG) location while maintaining traditional external dimensions of the golf club head. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relatively low CG while maintaining traditional external dimensions by reducing the amount of mass contributed by the crown, the striking face, and the hosel, and strategically reallocating this mass within and/or proximate the sole of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Christopher D. Harvell, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Mitchell E. Bac
  • Patent number: 12569726
    Abstract: A golf club head includes: a body including: a striking face having a lower leading edge and an upper topline edge opposite to the lower leading edge, a sole extending from the lower leading edge, a back portion coupled between the sole and the upper topline edge; a recessed channel at least partially formed in the back portion; and a weight assembly including: a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to move therein; a cover adapted to releasably secure the weight within the recessed channel; and a fastener coupling the cover to the body and extending at least partially into the body at a position on the back portion between the recessed channel and the upper topline edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Ronald K. Hettinger, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Patent number: 12478843
    Abstract: A golf club head incudes a body, a pocket in the body and defining a recessed channel, and a weight assembly. The body includes a striking face and a sole. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to move therein and a fastener configured to releasably secure the weight within the recessed channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Tyrone Northcutt, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Patent number: 12472409
    Abstract: A golf club head includes: a body having an outer surface; a recessed channel formed in the outer surface; and a weight assembly including: a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to move therein, a cover configured to engage with the body such that the cover at least partially covers the recessed channel; and a fastener selectively movable along a fastener axis, and configured to lockingly engage with an end of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard L. Cleghorn
  • Publication number: 20250319363
    Abstract: A golf club head formed of an alloy of steel that is capable of improving the center of gravity (CG) location while maintaining traditional external dimensions of the golf club head. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relatively low CG while maintaining traditional external dimensions by reducing the amount of mass contributed by the crown, the striking face, and the hosel, and strategically reallocating this mass within and/or proximate the sole of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kyle Carr, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard L. Cleghorn, Grant M. Martens, Mitchell E. Bac
  • Patent number: 12415120
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Sang Yi, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Richard L. Cleghorn, Richard Sanchez
  • Patent number: 12285663
    Abstract: 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).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy, Peter L. Soracco, Charles E. Golden
  • Patent number: D1089475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Vincent Jacobson, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Marshall E. Garcia
  • Patent number: D1089476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Vincent Jacobson, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Ryan L. Marshall
  • Patent number: D1126334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Vincent Jacobson, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Mitchell E. Bac, David S. Cornelius
  • Patent number: D1130629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Joseph F. Kitching, Jr., Mitchell E. Bac, Thomas Orrin Bennett