Patents by Inventor Uday V. Deshmukh
Uday V. Deshmukh 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: 12109460Abstract: A golf club head having a laser-generated features to create contrast on the club face of the golf club head. The club face includes a central region, a toe region, and a heel region. The central region includes a first plurality of laser-generated features that provide a height-intersection coverage of the central region, a width-intersection coverage of the central region, and a surface-area coverage of the central region. The laser-generated features increase the surface roughness value of the external surface of the club face by imparting micro-grooves that have an average groove depths of between about 45 ?m and about 60 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden, Alan Hocknell, Taylor F. Linkenhelt, Stephanie Luttrell
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Patent number: 12102890Abstract: A golf club head with a crown comprising an inner crown portion and an outer crown portion. The inner crown portion may be made of a low density or low elastic modulus material. The outer portion of the crown defines an opening to the cavity. The inner portion of the crown is attached to the outer portion of the crown such that the opening is covered by the inner portion of the crown.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh, Nick Frame, Richard L Cleghorn, Takeshi Casey Funaki, Doug M. Takehara
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Patent number: 12083396Abstract: A multi-material iron type golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the golf club head may have a first metallic portion, a second metallic portion, and a lightweight portion. The first metallic portion and the second metallic portion collectively define all external surfaces of the golf club head. The lightweight portion may be located within an interior cavity of the golf club head and may contact and support the striking face, the topline portion, the rear wall portion, and the sole portion of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh
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Patent number: 12005617Abstract: A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face portion that is backed by a composite layer. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally be manufactured via a bladder molding process that applies hydrostatic forces to the composite layer to create a more consistent bond between the composite material and the metallic material.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, John Morin
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Publication number: 20240115909Abstract: A golf club head having a laser-generated features to create contrast on the club face of the golf club head. The club face includes a central region, a toe region, and a heel region. The central region includes a first plurality of laser-generated features that provide a height-intersection coverage of the central region, a width-intersection coverage of the central region, and a surface-area coverage of the central region. The laser-generated features increase the surface roughness value of the external surface of the club face by imparting micro-grooves that have an average groove depths of between about 45 ?m and about 60 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden, Alan Hocknell, Taylor F. Linkenhelt, Stephanie Luttrell
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Publication number: 20240091603Abstract: A golf club head having a striking face having improved abrasion resistance by applying abrasion resistant material to the striking face. Applying abrasion resistant material to the striking face can include the use of electroplating a metal onto the striking face, such as chromium. The striking face can be co-molded with a conductive veil to improve the electroplating process. A physical vapor deposition layer can be further applied to the striking face. Alternatively, a veil can be applied directly to the striking face without electroplating. The veil can be made from compounds such as carbon, aramid, polyetherimide, polyphenylene sulfide, polyether ether ketone, polypropylene, and metals, such as copper.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Uday V. Deshmukh, Grant M. Martens
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Publication number: 20240091602Abstract: A small-format metal wood golf club head may include a first portion including at least a striking face formed of an alloy of titanium and a second portion including at least a portion of a sole formed of an alloy of steel. The golf club head exhibits beneficial characteristics of both titanium and steel in that the titanium striking face is lighter than a steel striking face having the same coefficient of restitution (COR) and the steel sole allows for concentration of mass in a beneficial location within the golf club head, while overcoming traditional difficulties in bonding titanium and steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh, Scott A. Knutson, Charles E. Golden
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Publication number: 20240091604Abstract: A golf club head may include a body, a back, a topline, a heel portion, a hosel, a toe portion, a sole, and a striking face. The striking face may include a plurality of scorelines, a base layer including fibers and a polymer matrix, a metal veil layer on top of the base layer, and a metal layer on top of the metal veil layer. The metal veil layer may include metal veils including metal-coated fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Grant M. Martens
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Publication number: 20240042289Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a first material and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the body portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations. The present invention also includes a combination of lightweight and heavy density weight adjustment portions that could be introduced towards the final forging step of the co-forging process, allowing for more flexibility in the selection of materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Uday V. Deshmukh, Kevin Tassistro
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Patent number: 11839797Abstract: A small-format metal wood golf club head may include a first portion including at least a striking face formed of an alloy of titanium and a second portion including at least a portion of a sole formed of an alloy of steel. The golf club head exhibits beneficial characteristics of both titanium and steel in that the titanium striking face is lighter than a steel striking face having the same coefficient of restitution (COR) and the steel sole allows for concentration of mass in a beneficial location within the golf club head, while overcoming traditional difficulties in bonding titanium and steel.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh, Scott A. Knutson, Charles E. Golden
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Publication number: 20230158373Abstract: A golf club head with a crown comprising an inner crown portion and an outer crown portion. The inner crown portion may be made of a low density or low elastic modulus material. The outer portion of the crown defines an opening to the cavity. The inner portion of the crown is attached to the outer portion of the crown such that the opening is covered by the inner portion of the crown.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. MARTENS, Uday V. DESHMUKH, Nick FRAME, Richard L. CLEGHORN, Takeshi Casey FUNAKI, Doug M. TAKEHARA
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Publication number: 20230101631Abstract: A small-format metal wood golf club head may include a first portion including at least a striking face formed of an alloy of titanium and a second portion including at least a portion of a sole formed of an alloy of steel. The golf club head exhibits beneficial characteristics of both titanium and steel in that the titanium striking face is lighter than a steel striking face having the same coefficient of restitution (COR) and the steel sole allows for concentration of mass in a beneficial location within the golf club head, while overcoming traditional difficulties in bonding titanium and steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh, Scott A. Knutson, Charles E. Golden
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Publication number: 20230055816Abstract: A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a multi-material striking face portion that is made out of a backing layer having a frontal pocket, made out of titanium, and an insert, made out of a composite material, adapted to be inserted into the frontal pocket. The frontal pocket and the insert could have complementary dovetail shaped undercut features to create a mechanical bond between these two components.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh
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Publication number: 20230051234Abstract: A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a multi-material striking face portion that is made out of a backing layer having a frontal pocket, made out of titanium, and an insert, made out of a composite material, adapted to be inserted into the frontal pocket. The frontal pocket and the insert could have complementary dovetail shaped undercut features to create a mechanical bond between these two components.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh
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Publication number: 20220379175Abstract: A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a multi-material striking face portion that is made out of a backing layer having a frontal pocket, made out of titanium, and an insert, made out of a composite material, adapted to be inserted into the frontal pocket. The frontal pocket and the insert could have complementary dovetail shaped undercut features to create a mechanical bond between these two components. The insert may be bonded to the frontal pocket using an adhesive impregnated within a glass fiber weave.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh, Ryuichi Sugimae
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Patent number: 11511464Abstract: A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a multi-material striking face portion that is made out of a backing layer having a frontal pocket, made out of titanium, and an insert, made out of a composite material, adapted to be inserted into the frontal pocket. The frontal pocket and the insert could have complementary dovetail shaped undercut features to create a mechanical bond between these two components.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh
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Publication number: 20220370868Abstract: A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses a co-forged iron type golf club with the body portion made out of a first material and at least one weight adjustment portion monolithically encased within the body portion of the co-forged iron type golf club head without the need for secondary attachment or machining operations. The present invention also includes a combination of lightweight and heavy density weight adjustment portions that could be introduced towards the final forging step of the co-forging process, allowing for more flexibility in the selection of materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Uday V. Deshmukh, Kevin Tassistro
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Publication number: 20220371079Abstract: Manufacturing methods for manufacturing a striking face of a golf club head. An example method includes: cutting a near-beta titanium alloy into a pre-forged face insert; providing the pre-forged face insert into a heating apparatus for a duration of less than 10 minutes; heating the pre-forged face insert to a temperature between about 740° Celsius (° C.) and 780° C.; forging the heated, pre-forged face insert to form a forged face insert; and attaching the forged face insert to a body of the golf club head to form the striking face of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANYInventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Jorgen Meister
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Patent number: 11497971Abstract: A golf club head with a crown comprising an inner crown portion and an outer crown portion. The inner crown portion may be made of a low density or low elastic modulus material. The outer portion of the crown defines an opening to the cavity, a riser extending into the cavity, and a ledge extending from the edge of the riser. The ledge may define a first channel and a second channel that extend around the ledge. The first channel is filled with adhesive to secure the inner portion of the crown to the ledge. The inner portion of the crown is attached to the ledge such that the opening is covered by the inner portion of the crown. The golf club head may also have a sole comprising an inner sole portion and an outer sole portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh, Nick Frame, Richard L. Cleghorn, Takeshi Casey Funaki, Doug M. Takehara
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Patent number: 11498246Abstract: A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a multi-material striking face portion that is made out of a backing layer having a frontal pocket, made out of titanium, and an insert, made out of a composite material, adapted to be inserted into the frontal pocket. The frontal pocket and the insert could have complementary dovetail shaped undercut features to create a mechanical bond between these two components.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Grant M. Martens, Uday V. Deshmukh