Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Hilton

Thomas R. Hilton 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).

  • MULTIPLE MATERIAL PUTTER
    Publication number: 20140274450
    Abstract: A golf club putter having a low head center of gravity and a high MOI is disclosed herein. The putter has a metal body comprising a face and a hosel, a low density dampening layer affixed to the body, and a high density rear weight affixed to the dampening layer, and the dampening layer has a first surface that forms an angle with an opposing second surface that is inversely proportional to the distance of the hosel from a heel side of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • Multiple material putter
    Patent number: 8771098
    Abstract: A golf club putter having a low head center of gravity and a high MOI is disclosed herein. The putter has a metal body comprising a face and a hosel, a low density dampening layer affixed to the body, and a high density rear weight affixed to the dampening layer, and the dampening layer has a first surface that forms an angle with an opposing second surface that is inversely proportional to the distance of the hosel from a heel side of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ALIGNMENT MARKINGS
    Publication number: 20140179456
    Abstract: A golf club putter having an alignment pattern is disclosed herein. The alignment pattern has first and second long lines that approach each other as they extend from an aft region of the putter to a front region of the putter and, when the putter is properly aligned with a golf ball, create an optical illusion of convergence of said lines at or near a center of the golf ball without actually intersecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Golf club head with alignment markings
    Patent number: 8696483
    Abstract: A golf club putter having an alignment pattern is disclosed herein. The alignment pattern has first and second long lines that approach each other as they extend from an aft region of the putter to a front region of the putter and, when the putter is properly aligned with a golf ball, create an optical illusion of convergence of said lines at or near a center of the golf ball without actually intersecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Multiple Material Putter
    Publication number: 20140045607
    Abstract: A golf club putter having a low head center of gravity and a high MOI is disclosed herein. The putter has a metal body comprising a face and a hosel, a low density dampening layer affixed to the body, and a high density rear weight affixed to the dampening layer, and the dampening layer has a first surface that forms an angle with an opposing second surface that is inversely proportional to the distance of the hosel from a heel side of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ALIGNMENT MARKINGS
    Publication number: 20130344974
    Abstract: A golf club putter having an alignment pattern is disclosed herein. The alignment pattern has first and second long lines that approach each other as they extend from an aft region of the putter to a front region of the putter and, when the putter is properly aligned with a golf ball, create an optical illusion of convergence of said lines at or near a center of the golf ball without actually intersecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Golf club head with alignment markings
    Patent number: 8550931
    Abstract: A golf club putter having an alignment pattern is disclosed herein. The alignment pattern has first and second long lines that approach each other as they extend from an aft region of the putter to a front region of the putter and, when the putter is properly aligned with a golf ball, create an optical illusion of convergence of said lines at or near a center of the golf ball without actually intersecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D688761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D691225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D691226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D691681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hilton, Augustin W. Rollinson
  • Golf club head alignment pattern
    Patent number: D712990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • Golf club head alignment pattern
    Patent number: D713479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • Golf club head alignment pattern
    Patent number: D713480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • Putter head
    Patent number: D713900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • Golf club head alignment pattern
    Patent number: D713907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • Golf club head alignment pattern
    Patent number: D713909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • Golf club head alignment pattern
    Patent number: D713911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • Golf club head alignment pattern
    Patent number: D713913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton
  • Golf club head alignment pattern
    Patent number: D713916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hilton