Patents by Inventor Xinhui Deng
Xinhui Deng 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: 9683301Abstract: A golf club head is provided having a club body and a contact plate secured to the club body. The contact plate defines at least a portion of a striking surface having a plurality of striking surface grooves. The contact plate is formed using an electroforming process.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Xinhui Deng
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Patent number: 9440121Abstract: A golf club component, such as a golf club head and/or a golf club shaft, can comprise a golf club component substrate having an outer layer of titanium carbide, typically comprising at least forty percent (40%) carbon content. Alternatively, a golf club component can comprise a golf club component substrate, at least a portion of which is enveloped by a first coating layer of, for example, electroplated nickel, a second coating layer of, for example, electroplated chromium or palladium, and a third coating layer of titanium carbide applied by physical vapor deposition. The titanium carbide layer is durable and can provide the golf club component with a desired aesthetic appearance, such as a black color. Additionally, the golf club component can be coated with a fourth coating layer, such as a layer comprising a sealant or clear coat material.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Xinhui Deng, Abram Stanley Harris
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Publication number: 20150240373Abstract: A golf club head is provided having a club body and a contact plate secured to the club body. The contact plate defines at least a portion of a striking surface having a plurality of striking surface grooves. The contact plate is formed using an electroforming process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Xinhui Deng
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Patent number: 9033819Abstract: A golf club head is provided having a club body and a contact plate secured to the club body. The contact plate defines at least a portion of a striking surface having a plurality of striking surface grooves. The contact plate is formed using an electroforming process.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Xinhui Deng
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Patent number: 8858364Abstract: Clubheads for iron-type golf clubs are disclosed. An example clubhead has a front including an iron-type face. The front is forged of a material such as C455 or 17-4 PH stainless steel. A heel, sole, toe, and top-line are situated rearwardly of the face, and a rear is situated rearwardly of the heel, sole, toe, and top-line. The face has one or more of: a COR of at least 0.8, a thickness, in a thinnest portion of the face, of no greater than 2.0 mm, and an area of less than 3000 mm2.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Xinhui Deng, Bing-Ling Chao
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Patent number: 8777776Abstract: A golf club head having a composite face insert attached to a metallic body is provided. The club head preferably has a volume of at least 200 cc and provides superior durability and club performance. The face insert includes prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight (FAW) of less than 100 g/m2. The face insert preferably has a thickness less than 4 mm and a mass at least 10 grams less than an insert of equivalent volume formed of the metallic material of the body of the club head. A metallic cap with a peripheral rim is also provided to protect the ends of the composite material of the face insert. Related methods of manufacturing and alternative materials are disclosed. The resin content of the prepreg plies can be controlled through management of the timing and environment in which the resultant prepreg plies are cured and soaked.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Peter L. Larsen, Chris Schartiger, Xinhui Deng, Bing-Ling Chao
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Publication number: 20140100052Abstract: A golf club component, such as a golf club head and/or a golf club shaft, can comprise a golf club component substrate having an outer layer of titanium carbide, typically comprising at least forty percent (40%) carbon content. Alternatively, a golf club component can comprise a golf club component substrate, at least a portion of which is enveloped by a first coating layer of, for example, electroplated nickel, a second coating layer of, for example, electroplated chromium or palladium, and a third coating layer of titanium carbide applied by physical vapor deposition. The titanium carbide layer is durable and can provide the golf club component with a desired aesthetic appearance, such as a black color. Additionally, the golf club component can be coated with a fourth coating layer, such as a layer comprising a sealant or clear coat material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Xinhui Deng, Abram Stanley Harris
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Patent number: 8608592Abstract: A golf club component, such as a golf club head and/or a golf club shaft, can comprise a golf club component substrate having an outer layer of titanium carbide, typically comprising at least forty percent (40%) carbon content. Alternatively, a golf club component can comprise a golf club component substrate, at least a portion of which is enveloped by a first coating layer of, for example, electroplated nickel, a second coating layer of, for example, electroplated chromium or palladium, and a third coating layer of titanium carbide applied by physical vapor deposition. The titanium carbide layer is durable and can provide the golf club component with a desired aesthetic appearance, such as a black color. Additionally, the golf club component can be coated with a fourth coating layer, such as a layer comprising a sealant or clear coat material.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2007Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Xinhui Deng, Abram Stanley Harris
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Publication number: 20130310192Abstract: A golf club head is provided having a club body and a contact plate secured to the club body. The contact plate defines at least a portion of a striking surface having a plurality of striking surface grooves. The contact plate is formed using an electroforming process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Xinhui Deng
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Publication number: 20100151960Abstract: A golf club head having a composite face insert attached to a metallic body is provided. The club head preferably has a volume of at least 200 cc and provides superior durability and club performance. The face insert includes prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight (FAW) of less than 100 g/m2. The face insert preferably has a thickness less than 4 mm and a mass at least 10 grams less than an insert of equivalent volume formed of the metallic material of the body of the club head. A metallic cap with a peripheral rim is also provided to protect the ends of the composite material of the face insert. Related methods of manufacturing and alternative materials are disclosed. The resin content of the prepreg plies can be controlled through management of the timing and environment in which the resultant prepreg plies are cured and soaked.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Peter L. Larsen, Chris Schartiger, Xinhui Deng, Bing-Ling Chao
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Publication number: 20090149277Abstract: Clubheads for iron-type golf clubs are disclosed. An example clubhead has a front including an iron-type face. The front is forged of a material such as C455 or 17-4 PH stainless steel. A heel, sole, toe, and top-line are situated rearwardly of the face, and a rear is situated rearwardly of the heel, sole, toe, and top-line. The face has one or more of: a COR of at least 0.8, a thickness, in a thinnest portion of the face, of no greater than 2.0 mm, and an area of less than 3000 mm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Xinhui Deng, Bing-Ling Chao
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Patent number: 7491136Abstract: Golf clubs, clubheads for golf clubs, and methods for making clubheads are disclosed. An exemplary clubhead includes a rear component and a front component affixed to the rear component. The rear component is made at least partially of a FeAlMn alloy having a density in a range of 6.2 to 7.2 g/cm3. The front component includes at least a portion of the face of the clubhead and is made of a material other than the FeAlMn alloy used to make the rear component. For example, the FeAlMn alloy contains (by weight) maximally 1% C, 27-32% Mn, 6-10% Al, 3-5% Cr, maximally 1% Si, and the balance being Fe. The reduced density of the rear component, compared to the density of conventional iron-type clubheads, provides more discretionary mass for manipulation in the clubhead, without sacrificing performance of the face of the clubhead.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2005Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Xinhui Deng, Bing-Ling Chao
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Publication number: 20080287215Abstract: A golf club component, such as a golf club head and/or a golf club shaft, can comprise a golf club component substrate having an outer layer of titanium carbide, typically comprising at least forty percent (40%) carbon content. Alternatively, a golf club component can comprise a golf club component substrate, at least a portion of which is enveloped by a first coating layer of, for example, electroplated nickel, a second coating layer of, for example, electroplated chromium or palladium, and a third coating layer of titanium carbide applied by physical vapor deposition. The titanium carbide layer is durable and can provide the golf club component with a desired aesthetic appearance, such as a black color. Additionally, the golf club component can be coated with a fourth coating layer, such as a layer comprising a sealant or clear coat material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2007Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Xinhui Deng, Abram Stanley Harris
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Publication number: 20060199661Abstract: Golf clubs, clubheads for golf clubs, and methods for making clubheads are disclosed. An exemplary clubhead includes a rear component and a front component affixed to the rear component. The rear component is made at least partially of a FeAlMn alloy having a density in a range of 6.2 to 7.2 g/cm3. The front component includes at least a portion of the face of the clubhead and is made of a material other than the FeAlMn alloy used to make the rear component. For example, the FeAlMn alloy contains (by weight) maximally 1% C, 27-32% Mn, 6-10% Al, 3-5% Cr, maximally 1% Si, and the balance being Fe. The reduced density of the rear component, compared to the density of conventional iron-type clubheads, provides more discretionary mass for manipulation in the clubhead, without sacrificing performance of the face of the clubhead.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2005Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventors: Xinhui Deng, Bing-Ling Chao