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).

  • Golf club head with flexure
    Patent number: 9211448
    Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The face is configured to provide varying stiffness while minimizing the change in thickness across the face. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Stephanie Bezilla, Noah de la Cruz, Charles E. Golden, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • Golf club having multi-material face
    Patent number: 9199137
    Abstract: 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 that forms a pocket, wherein the pocket is filled with a secondary material having a lower density to improve the performance of the golf club head. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally have an inter laminar shear strength of greater than about 60 MPa, most preferably greater than about 60 MPa and less than about 145 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden
  • Golf club head having a multi-material face
    Patent number: 9192826
    Abstract: 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 that forms a pocket, wherein the pocket is filled with a secondary material having a lower density to improve the performance of the golf club head. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally have a characteristic time slope of greater than about 5 and less than about 50, wherein the characteristic time slope is determined based on the various data points collected according to the United States Golf Association's (USGA's) Characteristic Time (CT) test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB
    Publication number: 20150297958
    Abstract: A golf club including a golf club head having improved mass distribution characteristics. The golf club includes a golf club head that is constructed multiple materials and includes a body member, a mass member, and an interface that allows the mass member to be coupled to the body member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Helene Hipp, Marni Ines, Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden, Daniel Stone
  • MULTI-MATERIAL IRON TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD
    Publication number: 20150283433
    Abstract: An iron type golf club head comprising a blade portion located near a terminal end of said iron type golf club head forming a cavity near a bottom sole portion of said blade portion,; a hosel portion located near a proximal end of said iron type golf club head,; wherein said first material has a yield strength greater than about 570 MPa; wherein said second material has a yield strength less than about 570 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Hebreo, Uday V. Deshmukh, Marni Ines
  • COMPOSITE GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH IMPROVED SOUND
    Publication number: 20150238828
    Abstract: A composite golf club head with improved sound characteristics is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head that utilizes a unique composite type material having a low damping coefficient; creating more discretionary weight to optimize performance without comprising the sound of the golf club head. Depending on the amount of discretionary weight desired, the present invention could replace parts of the crown, the sole, the striking face, or even all three of the above referenced components with a low-damping composite material to improve the performance. The low-damping composite material used in accordance with the current invention may generally have a damping loss factor (?) of less than about 0.02.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE
    Publication number: 20150190688
    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: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephanie Bezilla, Richard L. Cleghorn, Uday V. Deshmukh, Noah de la Cruz, Darryl C. Galvan, Charles E. Golden, Marni Ines, John Morin, Stephen S. Murphy, Mark C. Myrhum, Gery Zimmerman
  • Composite golf club head with improved sound
    Patent number: 9056230
    Abstract: A composite golf club head with improved sound characteristics is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head that utilizes a unique composite type material having a low damping coefficient; creating more discretionary weight to optimize performance without comprising the sound of the golf club head. Depending on the amount of discretionary weight desired, the present invention could replace parts of the crown, the sole, the striking face, or even all three of the above referenced components with a low-damping composite material to improve the performance. The low-damping composite material used in accordance with the current invention may generally have a damping loss factor (?) of less than about 0.02.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Golden, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • Golf club head having a multi-material face
    Patent number: 9033818
    Abstract: A golf club head with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. The layers of the multi-material face are preferably attached to the club head using adhesive and mechanical methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Mark C. Myrhum, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE
    Publication number: 20150133233
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephanie Bezilla, Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden, Mark C. Myrhum, Noah De la Cruz, John Morin, Darryl C. Galvan
  • METHOD OF FORMING GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH MULTI-MATERIAL FACE USING SPRAY DEPOSITION
    Publication number: 20150125618
    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 bonding spray deposition process to achieve the desirable bond between the more than one materials used to form the striking face. The striking face portion is formed by creating a chip insert type material utilizing the spray deposition process that is 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: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden
  • CO-FORGED GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20150119164
    Abstract: 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 creates of an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Ronald K. Hettinger, Jonathan Hebreo
  • VARIABLE THICKNESS GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150119166
    Abstract: A portion of a golf club head comprising an external surface, an internal surface opposite said external surface, said internal surface adjacent an interior of said golf club head, wherein said external surface and said internal surface combine to create a plurality of thin regions and a plurality of thick regions, wherein said internal surface is created via a stamped forging process and wherein said external surface is created via a machining process, wherein said stamped forging process comprises placing said crown between a top punch and a bottom cavity, said top punch having a plurality of protrusions and said bottom cavity having a plurality of depressions, and compressing said top punch towards said bottom cavity to alter a shape of said crown, and wherein said machining process comprises machining off excess material from said external surface of said crown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden
  • MULTI-MATERIAL IRON TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD
    Publication number: 20150111665
    Abstract: An iron type golf club head comprising a blade portion located near a terminal end of said iron type golf club head, wherein over 50% of said blade portion is made out of a first material; a hosel portion located near a proximal end of said iron type golf club head, wherein over 50% of said hosel portion is made out of a second material; and a bifurcation plane defined as a plane that is perpendicular to said striking face positioned at a distance of 30 mm heel-ward along an X-axis from a face center of said iron type golf club head, said bifurcation plane separating said blade portion from said hosel portion; wherein said first material has a yield strength greater than about 570 MPa; wherein said second material has a yield strength less than about 570 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Marni Ines, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING MULTI-MATERIAL FACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20150108681
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, John Morin
  • Golf club head with flexure
    Patent number: 8986133
    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: March 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephanie Bezilla, Richard L. Cleghorn, Uday V. Deshmukh, Noah de la Cruz, Darryl C. Galvan, Charles E. Golden, Marni Ines, John Morin, Stephen S. Murphy, Mark C. Myrhum, Gery Zimmerman
  • MULTI-PIECE GOLF CLUB HEADS FORMED FROM TITANIUM AND ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
    Publication number: 20150051014
    Abstract: A golf club head and a method for forming a golf club head are disclosed. The golf club head may include multiple components with varying densities to manipulate the weight, volume, and properties of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Thomas O. Bennett, Charles E. Golden
  • Striking face of a golf club head
    Patent number: 8956246
    Abstract: A golf club head with improved striking face performance is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club head having a thickened central region surrounded by an internal and an external transition region; wherein the thickened central region has an inner perimeter that takes on a shape that substantially resembles the shape of an outer perimeter of the striking face of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Mark C. Myrhum, Uday V. Deshmukh, John Morin, Noah de la Cruz, Christopher D. Harvell, Thomas Orrin Bennett
  • Golf club head with multi-material face
    Patent number: 8956247
    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 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: John Morin, Noah de la Cruz, Charles E. Golden, Uday V. Deshmukh
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING A MULTI-MATERIAL FACE
    Publication number: 20150045146
    Abstract: 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 that forms a pocket, wherein the pocket is filled with a secondary material having a lower density to improve the performance of the golf club head. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally have a characteristic time slope of greater than about 5 and less than about 50, wherein the characteristic time slope is determined based on the various data points collected according to the United States Golf Association's (USGA's) Characteristic Time (CT) test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: ACUSHNET COMPANY
    Inventors: Uday V. Deshmukh, Charles E. Golden