Patents by Inventor Wayne H. Byrne

Wayne H. Byrne 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).

  • CG height adjustability by conformal weighting
    Patent number: 10518141
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Tim Goudarzi, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew Myers, Larry Tang, Wee Joung Kim, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne
  • CG HEIGHT ADJUSTABILITY BY CONFORMAL WEIGHTING
    Publication number: 20190201757
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Tim Goudarzi, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew Myers, Larry Tang, Wee Joung Kim, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne
  • CG height adjustability by conformal weighting
    Patent number: 10213663
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Tim Goudarzi, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew Myers, Larry Tang, Wee Joung Kim, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne
  • CG HEIGHT ADJUSTABILITY BY CONFORMAL WEIGHTING
    Publication number: 20180272203
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Tim Goudarzi, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew Myers, Larry Tang, Wee Joung Kim, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne
  • CG height adjustability by conformal weighting
    Patent number: 9981165
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Tim Goudarzi, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew Myers, Larry Tang, Wee Joung Kim, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne
  • CG Height Adjustability By Conformal Weighting
    Publication number: 20160375323
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Tim Goudarzi, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew Myers, Larry Tang, Wee Joung Kim, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne
  • CG height adjustability by conformalweighting
    Patent number: 9463361
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Tim Goudarzi, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew Myers, Larry Tang, Wee Joung Kim, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne
  • Golf club head with adjustable characteristics
    Patent number: 9375618
    Abstract: A golf club head with means for adjusting a center of gravity along more than one axis and means adjusting at least one of a characteristic selected from the group consisting of face angle, loft angle, and lie angle is disclosed herein. The golf club head comprises one or more adjustable features such as weight bars, weight screws, weight cartridges, and adjustable sole members, and preferably includes structural features such as pegs, teeth, and polymeric dampeners that serve to preload the one or more adjustable features on the golf club head and prevent or reduce unwanted vibrations when the golf club head is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew Myers, Wayne H. Byrne, Larry Tang
  • GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH ADJUSTABLE CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20160129322
    Abstract: A golf club head with means for adjusting a center of gravity along more than one axis and means adjusting at least one of a characteristic selected from the group consisting of face angle, loft angle, and lie angle is disclosed herein. The golf club head comprises one or more adjustable features such as weight bars, weight screws, weight cartridges, and adjustable sole members, and preferably includes structural features such as pegs, teeth, and polymeric dampeners that serve to preload the one or more adjustable features on the golf club head and prevent or reduce unwanted vibrations when the golf club head is in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Myers, Wayne H. Byrne, Larry Tang
  • Golf club head with adjustable characteristics
    Patent number: 9220957
    Abstract: A golf club head with means for adjusting a center of gravity along more than one axis and means adjusting at least one of a characteristic selected from the group consisting of face angle, loft angle, and lie angle is disclosed herein. The golf club head comprises one or more adjustable features such as weight bars, weight screws, weight cartridges, and adjustable sole members, and preferably includes structural features such as pegs, teeth, and polymeric dampeners that serve to preload the one or more adjustable features on the golf club head and prevent or reduce unwanted vibrations when the golf club head is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew Myers, Wayne H. Byrne, Larry Tang
  • CG HEIGHT ADJUSTABILITY BY CONFORMALWEIGHTING
    Publication number: 20150297960
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Tim Goudarzi, Steven M. Ehlers M. Ehlers, Matthew Myers, Larry Tang, Wee Joung Kim, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne
  • CG height adjustability by conformal weighting
    Patent number: 9101811
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Tim Goudarzi, Steven M. Ehlers, Matthew Myers, Larry Tang, Wee Joung Kim, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne
  • Golf club head with adjustable characteristics
    Patent number: 8968116
    Abstract: A golf club head with means for adjusting a center of gravity along more than one axis and means adjusting at least one of a characteristic selected from the group consisting of face angle, loft angle, and lie angle is disclosed herein. The golf club head comprises one or more adjustable features such as weight bars, weight screws, weight cartridges, and adjustable sole members, and preferably includes structural features such as pegs, teeth, and polymeric dampeners that serve to preload the one or more adjustable features on the golf club head and prevent or reduce unwanted vibrations when the golf club head is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew Myers, Wayne H. Byrne, Larry Tang
  • Golf club head with adjustable characteristics
    Patent number: 8790195
    Abstract: A golf club head with means for adjusting a center of gravity along more than one axis and means adjusting at least one of a characteristic selected from the group consisting of face angle, loft angle, and lie angle is disclosed herein. The golf club head may comprise one or more adjustable features such as weight bars, weight screws, weight cartridges, and adjustable sole members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew Myers, Wayne H. Byrne, Larry Tang
  • Method of manufacture to control scoreline profile
    Patent number: 8468679
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for iron-type golf club heads wherein the scorelines of the iron-type golf club heads are media blasted and partially filled with clear paint to adjust the profile to a desired configuration that satisfies the 2010 condition of competition for golf clubs as set forth by the ruling bodies of golf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Matthew T. Cackett, Wayne H. Byrne, Alan Hocknell
  • Hybrid golf club head
    Patent number: 8246488
    Abstract: A hybrid type golf club head is disclosed herein. The hybrid golf club head preferably has an exterior heel weight, an exterior toe weight, and interior sole weight and a stainless steel body. The hybrid golf club head preferably has a moment of inertia Ixx about a center of gravity ranging from 2100 to 2300 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Daniel M. Stevens, Philip G. Foster, Wayne H. Byrne, Joel B. Erickson
  • Method Of Manufacture To Control Scoreline Profile
    Publication number: 20110094086
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for iron-type golf club heads wherein the scorelines of the iron-type golf club heads are media blasted and partially filled with clear paint to adjust the profile to a desired configuration that satisfies the 2010 condition of competition for golf clubs as set forth by the ruling bodies of golf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew T. Cackett, Wayne H. Byrne, Alan Hocknell
  • HYBRID GOLF CLUB HEAD
    Publication number: 20110070969
    Abstract: A hybrid type golf club head is disclosed herein. The hybrid golf club head preferably has an exterior heel weight, an exterior toe weight, and interior sole weight and a stainless steel body. The hybrid golf club head preferably has a moment of inertia Ixx about a center of gravity ranging from 2100 to 2300 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventors: DANIEL M. STEVENS, PHILIP G. FOSTER, WAYNE H. BYRNE, JOEL B. ERICKSON
  • Golf club face scoreline pattern
    Patent number: D764613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Mark Noyes, Wayne H. Byrne
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D765809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Randolph J. Peterson, Scott R. Manwaring, Tim Goudarzi, Wayne H. Byrne, Jordan M. Greenlaw, Roger Cleveland