Patents by Inventor Zac A. Atwell
Zac A. Atwell 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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Publication number: 20240075356Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that include weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some embodiments the body includes a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
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Patent number: 11771965Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
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Publication number: 20220118321Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
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Patent number: 11185746Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
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Publication number: 20210170239Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
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Patent number: 10874920Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
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Publication number: 20200197760Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
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Publication number: 20200068993Abstract: Presented are wear-resistant polymeric shields for reinforcing segments of footwear, methods for making/using such shields, and shoes with a high-strength, abrasion-resistant thermoplastic toe shield covering the shoe's front face. An athletic shoe includes an upper with an outer shell that receives a user's foot. A forefoot region of the upper's outer shell includes a toe box, while the forefoot and midfoot regions include a vamp. A sole structure is attached to the upper to support the user's foot. The sole structure includes a ground-engaging outsole and an outer-perimeter sidewall. A toe shield is bonded to and projects from outward-facing portions of the upper and sole structure. The toe shield is a single-piece structure fabricated from an abrasion-resistant, flexible thermoplastic copolymer. The toe shield may extend across forward portions of the vamp and toe box, a forward portion of the sole's sidewall, and a forward edge of the outsole's ground-facing surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Zac Atwell, Mike Ekstrom, Stephan Hausmann, Merissa D. Richards, Hsiao-Lan Tseng, Tracy L. Teague, Ronald W. Wright
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Patent number: 10493335Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
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Publication number: 20170304688Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
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Patent number: D817613Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Zac Atwell
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Patent number: D834117Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Andrew James, Jared Guttmann
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Patent number: D843096Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Zac Atwell
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Patent number: D846865Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Zac Atwell
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Patent number: D846866Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Zac Atwell
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Patent number: D876073Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Zac Atwell
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Patent number: D877472Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Zac Atwell
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Patent number: D889809Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Zac Atwell
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Patent number: D965964Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Zac A. Atwell
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Patent number: D976566Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Erin Cochrane, Zac A. Atwell