Embedded In Head Patents (Class 473/335)
  • Publication number: 20090280924
    Abstract: A golf club head having integrally attached weight members is disclosed and claimed. The club head body defines at least a toe chamber and a heel chamber. Weights of variable mass are positioned within the chambers, moving the club head center of gravity back and down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher D. Harvell, Jeffrey W. Meyer, Raymond L. Poynor
  • Patent number: 7611424
    Abstract: A golf club head of the wood-type, including: a body defining an interior cavity and including a ball-striking face, a sole, a crown, and a ribbon extending rearwardly from the face; an elongated groove that extends along a portion of the ribbon; a weight slidably disposed in the elongated grove; and a fastener affixed to the weight capable of selectively fixing a location of the weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Mizuno USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Masao Nagai, David Llewellyn, Tetsuya Kanayama
  • Publication number: 20090247319
    Abstract: A golf putter head with a front portion comprising traditional shape and appearance, with an integral face insert extending through the head to an alignment and weighting portion extending beyond the main body of the putter, adding improved alignment, increased MOI and adjustable weighting and adjustable balance and optimizable Center of Percussion. The putter head comprises a central face insert portion extending through the body and above the traditional weight flange, with mass relieved portions below the top of the alignment piece in order to receive one or more optional weights, and the upper side of the rearwardly extending portion being engraved or marked with various alignment indicia, and the whole through-head insert face portion and rearwardly extending portion being affixed to the base portion of the head at least in part with threaded fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: David P. Billings
  • Patent number: 7591737
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a delta of the coefficient of restitution between a geometric face center of the face (72) and a location (806) 0.5 inch sole-ward from the face center that is less than 0.065. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Evan D. Gibbs, Ronald K. Hettinger, Luke R. Williams
  • Patent number: 7588501
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Luke R. Williams, Larry G. Tang, Daniel M. Stevens, Ronald K. Hettinger, Michael Hallack, Evan D. Gibbs, Matthew T. Cackett, Alan Hocknell
  • Publication number: 20090221380
    Abstract: A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a removable panel secured to the sole via a non-threaded attachment assembly. Further, the removable panel may have a large surface area relative to its thickness, resulting in a chip-like or wafer-like weight member. This design allows the mass of the removable panel to be spread substantially along the surface of the sole as opposed to in the interior of the club head. The golf club head may comprise more than one removable panel. A removable panel of the present invention may generally comprise one or more discrete areas of higher basis weight or higher density. Even further, the removable panel may generally be releasably attached via a quick disconnect mechanism that allows easy interchangeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Karl A. Clausen, Douglas E. Roberts, Peter L. Soracco
  • Publication number: 20090221381
    Abstract: A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a removable panel secured to the sole via a non-threaded attachment assembly. Further, the removable panel may have a large surface area relative to its thickness, resulting in a chip-like or wafer-like weight member. This design allows the mass of the removable panel to be spread substantially along the surface of the sole as opposed to in the interior of the club head. The golf club head may comprise more than one removable panel. A removable panel of the present invention may generally comprise one or more discrete areas of higher basis weight or higher density. Even further, the removable panel may generally be releasably attached via a quick disconnect mechanism that allows easy interchangeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Karl A. Clausen, Douglas E. Roberts, Peter L. Soracco
  • Publication number: 20090215551
    Abstract: A weight adjusting structure of a golf club head comprises a 360-degree rotatable rotary table installed in a body of a golf club head, wherein the rotary table is combined with an incomplete annular weight block at a peripheral portion on an arbitrary side thereof, so that the rotary table and the weight block form a rotary table assembly whose weight orientation can be adjusted. The weighted rotary table assembly installed in the body of the golf club head can be used to adjust a distribution of different weights around 360 degrees, whereby a preferred location of the club head's gravity center can be set according to a golfer's swing posture and a location of the club head's gravity center the golfer is used to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Ming-Ching Liang, Tien-Ken Liang, Scott A. Rice, Thomas C. Morris, Peter L. Soracco
  • Patent number: 7578751
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Luke R. Williams, Larry G. Tang, Daniel M. Stevens, Ronald K. Hettinger, Michael Hallack, Evan D. Gibbs, Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett
  • Publication number: 20090203464
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a club head body having a striking face and at least one float weight housed in a chamber defined by the club head body. The chamber has an impact wall portion, and the at least one float weight is freely movable within the chamber. The at least one float weight moves between a first position, spaced from the impact wall portion, and a second position in contact with the impact wall portion while the striking face is impacting a golf ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: John L. Stoner
  • Publication number: 20090186717
    Abstract: Golf clubs, club heads, and club weighting systems may include: (a) a club head body member; and (b) one or more weight members movably engaged with the club head body member so as to move between a first position and a second position to change an overall exterior shape of the club head. This shape change may result in changes to the overall center of gravity, weighting, and/or moment of inertia characteristics of the club head. Alternatively or additionally, the weight member(s) may be removed from the club head body member, reoriented, and/or replaced with a different weight member, e.g., to change the overall exterior shape, center of gravity, weighting, and/or moment of inertia characteristics of the club head. Methods of making and using these clubs, club heads, and weighting systems also are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: John Thomas Stites, Robert Boyd, David N. Franklin
  • Publication number: 20090170632
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. The face defines a striking surface having an ideal impact location at a golf club head origin. Some embodiments of the club head form a club head for a fairway wood that has a high moment of inertia, a low center-of-gravity and a thin crown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Joseph Henry Hoffman, Scott Taylor, Sang S. Yi
  • Patent number: 7549935
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a face component (60), a mid-body (61) and an aft-weight component (65). The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Foster, Evan D. Gibbs, J. Andrew Galloway, Michael Hallack, Luke R. Williams, Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett
  • Publication number: 20090149273
    Abstract: A modular golf putter head having a hollow body is provided. The modular putter head comprises a permeable thin center piece disposed between two substantially identical large hollow cups. The large hollow cups selectively secure to either side of the thin center piece to enable use for right-handed or left-handed golfers. The modular putter head is configured to receive one or more removable weights, wherein the removable weights can be distributed in accordance to a user's preference to provide a customized center of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Christopher C. Dowdey
  • Publication number: 20090143167
    Abstract: A customizable golf club head is disclosed herein. The customizable golf club head includes a face component having a face and a flange, a crown-plate attached to the flange, a sole-plate attached to the flange, a skid-plate attached to the sole-plate, a swing-weight member, and a plurality of removable weight members with each of the plurality of weight members positioned within a pocket of the plurality of pockets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventor: D. CLAYTON EVANS
  • Patent number: 7537528
    Abstract: A hitting face of a golf club head having improved flexural stiffness properties. In one embodiment, the hitting face is made from multiple materials. The main portion of the hitting face is a plate-like face made from a first material having a first density. A dense insert made from a second material having a second density that is greater than the first density is attached directly or indirectly to the plate-like face at or near the geometric center thereof. The dense insert increases the flexural stiffness of in a central zone of the hitting face so that a golf club head that has a larger zone of substantially uniform high initial ball speed. In another embodiment, the hitting face includes an insert that includes main plate and at least one wing extending therefrom. The insert is welded to the golf club head so that the main plate does not deflect separately from the remainder of the hitting face. The geometry of the insert controls the stiffness in the axial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Scott A. Rice, Nicholas M. Nardacci
  • Patent number: 7530903
    Abstract: A hollow golf club head includes a face portion made of metal, a sole portion, a side portion, a crown portion, and a hosel portion. The crown portion includes a main portion made of a fiber reinforced resin, and a front edge portion made of the metal. The front edge portion of the crown portion is continuous with the face portion. The sole portion comprises a center portion made of the metal in a toe-heel direction. A weight of a portion made of the fiber reinforced resin including the main portion of the crown portion is in a range of 5% to 30% of a total weight of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Imamoto, Hisashi Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 7530902
    Abstract: An iron-type golf club head 1 having an improved moment of inertia without impairing the productivity and comprising a face portion 1A which includes a body 10 having a club face 2 on its front side and an annular weight member 11 fixed to a peripheral edge portion on the back face side of the body 10 and having a larger specific gravity than the body 10, in which at least a part of the weight member 11 is exposed onto the club head's outer circumference surface including top, sole and toe, and the body 10 is provided on its back face 6 side with an annular recess portion 14 into which the weight member 11 is fixed and which has an outside-facing surface 13a fitted to an internal circumference surface 11i of the annular weight member 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: SRI Sports Limited
    Inventor: Takashi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7520820
    Abstract: A C-shaped golf club head is disclosed herein. The body has a striking plate wall, a crown section, a sole section and a rear wall. The golf club head also has a plurality of weight members positioned on the rear wall of the body. Each of the plurality of weight members is movable along the rear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventor: Thomas J. Dimarco
  • Patent number: 7520821
    Abstract: A golf club head, preferably a putter head, has a body fitted with inserts having a density greater than that of the club head body. Two cavities are formed in the body. One cavity is adjacent a heel region of the body, and the other cavity is adjacent a toe region of the body. In a preferred embodiment, the inserts and the cavities are provided with a suitable draft angle. The inserts are bonded within the cavities and are subsequently finished using a milling process or the like so that a front surface of each insert is substantially flush with the front face of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Eric V. Cole
  • Patent number: 7507167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf club head having multiple undercuts. The club head includes a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, and a back, and having a heel and a toe. The back contains a cavity. Multiple undercuts in the form of a plurality of recesses are provided within the cavity. The recesses extend away from the cavity. The recesses may be oriented in a variety of ways. In a first arrangement, the recesses are aligned longitudinally to the striking face in a heel-to-toe direction. In a second arrangement, the recesses are recesses are aligned transverse to the striking face in a front-to-back direction and extend in a heel-to-toe direction. In a third arrangement, the plurality of recesses includes both longitudinally arranged and transversely arranged recesses. An insert, such as a weight insert, a dampening insert, or a combination insert, is preferably positioned within each of the recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Ryan L. Roach, Christopher B. Best
  • Patent number: 7507166
    Abstract: The golf club is adapted for chip shots and has an upright shaft having a top grip and a bottom end; and a club head having (a) a hosel portion, (b) a trapezoidal clubface with a predetermined angle of loft, a longer leading edge and a relatively short trailing edge, (c) a sole plate having a similar profile to the clubface and defining a bounce angle with respect to a horizontal plane normal to the axis of the shaft, and (d) two opposite side walls in the shape of isosceles triangles for connecting the respective sets of opposing side edges of the clubface and sole plate with the apexes of the triangular side walls pointing away from each other. The leading edge of the clubface defines two acute angled points diverging forwardly of the club head to neutralize rough elements of sand, weed and other barriers and reach out to hit a nestled ball back to the fairway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Inventor: Man-Young Jung
  • Patent number: 7497788
    Abstract: A hollow golf club head has a face portion, a sole portion, a side portion, a crown portion, and a hosel portion. A main portion of the crown portion is made of fiber reinforced plastic. At least the face portion and the front edge portion of the crown portion continuing to the face portion are made of metal. A circumferential edge portion of the crown portion made of fiber reinforced plastic is joined to the rear end surface and the internal surface of the metal front edge portion of the crown portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Imamoto, Katsumi Iida
  • Patent number: 7494424
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Luke R. Williams, Larry G. Tang, Daniel M. Stevens, Ronald K. Hettinger, Michael Hallack, Evan D. Gibbs, Matthew T. Cackett, Alan Hocknell
  • Patent number: 7491131
    Abstract: Golf putter heads having a front piece and a rear piece that is separate from and connected to the front piece. Embodiments of the golf putter heads include rear pieces having arrowhead shapes. Embodiments of the golf putter heads include rear pieces with removably connectable weights that can be positioned about the perimeter of the rear piece. Golf clubs (e.g., putters) that include one of the present golf putter heads, and methods of treating the strike face of certain of the present golf putter heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Inventor: Philip G. Vinton
  • Patent number: 7476161
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Luke R. Williams, Larry G. Tang, Daniel M. Stevens, Ronald K. Hettinger, Michael Hallack, Evan D. Gibbs, Matthew T. Cackett, Alan Hocknell
  • Patent number: 7455600
    Abstract: A hollow golf club head includes a face portion, a sole portion, a side portion, a crown portion and a hosel portion. A main portion of the crown portion is made of a fiber plastic resin. At least the face portion, a front edge portion of the crown portion continuous with the face portion, and a central portion of the sole portion in a toe-heel direction are made of a metal. A loft angle is in a range of 14° to 25°. A head volume is in a range of 100 cc to 230 cc. A weight of a fiber plastic resin portion of the golf club head is in a range of 6% to 30% of a weight of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Imamoto, Hisashi Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 7455598
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Luke R. Williams, Larry G. Tang, Daniel M. Stevens, Ronald K. Hettinger, Michael Hallack, Evan D. Gibbs, Matthew T. Cackett, Alan Hocknell
  • Patent number: 7452286
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a head body, at least one arcuate rail, and at least one counterweight unit. The head body includes a front striking face, and a rear arcuate face that extends rearwardly from two opposite sides of the front striking face and that has top and bottom ends. The arcuate rail projects from an outer surface of the rear arcuate face proximate to the bottom end. The counterweight unit is positioned adjustably on the arcuate rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: O-Ta Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chon-Chen Lin, Shun-Fu Hu, Yen-Chi Hsu
  • Patent number: 7448962
    Abstract: A golf club of the invention has a head with a hollow outer shell construction which includes a crown portion, a sole portion, a back portion, a toe portion, a heel portion and a face portion which hits a ball and a shaft that is to be mounted on the head at a predetermined lie angle, wherein a weight concentrated portion is provided closer to a back portion side than to an axis of the shaft in the interior of the head in such a manner as to rise from a heel side to a toe side of the head with respect to a reference horizontal plane which regulates the lie angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventor: Harunobu Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20080261715
    Abstract: A golf club comprising a head having a series of tracks forming a three-dimensional pattern along a surface of the head; a plurality of weights for positioning along the channels; and a mechanism for securing the weights at arbitrary positions along the channels so as to customize at least one of center of gravity and moment of inertia of the head. The channels can all interconnect with one another to allow a weight to be moved from one to another. The golf club can further comprising a removable cover for at least a portion of the surface, the cover being for covering the channels and the weights positioned along the channels. The weights can comprise a spherical member disposed in a channel; an external member having a portion external to a surface of the head; and a coupling between the spherical member and the external member to allow the spherical member and the external member to securely capture between them a wall in which a track is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventor: Vandette B. Carter
  • Publication number: 20080227564
    Abstract: An improved golf club head is disclosed which comprises the positioning of secondary weights at such low, rearward and outward locations that it causes an alteration in the traditional look of the club head wherein each secondary weight has a portion of the weight that bulges outwards of the natural contour of the club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Joshua G. Breier, Thomas C. Morris, Kevin C. Chau, Scott A. Rice, Peter L. Soracco
  • Patent number: 7419441
    Abstract: A wood-type golf club head is described that includes a body including one or more walls defining an interior cavity and multiple weight ports formed in the body. At least one weight is configured to be retained at least partially within at least one of the weight ports. One or more fins or ribs are secured to each of the weight ports and to another structural member of the golf club head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph H. Hoffman, Kraig A. Willett, Todd P. Beach, John F. Lorentzen, Allan C. Saliba
  • Publication number: 20080207350
    Abstract: The golf club is adapted for chip shots and has an upright shaft having a top grip and a bottom end; and a club head having (a) a hosel portion, (b) a trapezoidal clubface with a predetermined angle of loft, a longer leading edge and a relatively short trailing edge, (c) a sole plate having a similar profile to the clubface and defining a bounce angle with respect to a horizontal plane normal to the axis of the shaft, and (d) two opposite side walls in the shape of isosceles triangles for connecting the respective sets of opposing side edges of the clubface and sole plate with the apexes of the triangular side walls pointing away from each other. The leading edge of the clubface defines two acute angled points diverging forwardly of the club head to neutralize rough elements of sand, weed and other barriers and reach out to hit a nestled ball back to the fairway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Man-Young Jung
  • Patent number: 7407448
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having more than 50% of a volume forward of a center of gravity and more than 50% of a mass rearward of the center of gravity is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 480 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 2000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Daniel M. Stevens, Luke R. Williams, Larry G. Tang, Ronald K. Hettinger, Michael Hallack, Evan D. Gibbs, Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett
  • Publication number: 20080161122
    Abstract: A putter-type golf club comprising an alignment system and a club head assembly. The putter-type club head has a body that is preferably composed of aluminium, with a rear weight disc and small inserts composed of a material denser than the material used for the remainder of the club head (excluding inserts in the “wings” on the club head and/or the neck of the club). The body has an alignment channel that is approximately the same width as a standard golf ball, and which runs from the face to the rear of the club head. In a preferred embodiment this alignment channel is black or dark in colour with a white or light-coloured border. The putter-type club has a neck that is inserted laterally through the side of the club head, such that it runs parallel to the face of the club head and for substantially the length of the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Ashley Smith, Simon Chan
  • Publication number: 20080139336
    Abstract: A C-shaped golf club head is disclosed herein. The body has a striking plate wall, a crown section, a sole section and a rear wall. The golf club head also has a plurality of weight members positioned on the rear wall of the body. Each of the plurality of weight members is movable along the rear wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
    Inventor: THOMAS J. DIMARCO
  • Publication number: 20080139333
    Abstract: A putter comprising a grip having an anatomically correct shape to promote proper grasping of the putter, a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the grip is attached to the first end of the shaft, a hosel attached to the second end of the shaft, a head attached to the hosel, the head having a striking face, and an alignment feature of the putter adapted to ensure correct assembly of the head onto the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventor: Lon Klein
  • Publication number: 20080119302
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a golf club head is presented having a sole with three recessed cavities for attachment to a hosel-bending tool. In another embodiment, a golf club head is presented having a sole that includes one predetermined contact area proximal to the toe edge of the sole. In another embodiment, a golf club head is presented having a sole in which pads of material are incorporated that may be milled to vary the relief of the sole and to modify mass characteristics of the club head. Yet another embodiment presents a golf club head having a body with a cavity to receive a cartridge that has a constant density and weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Christopher D. Harvell, Stephen S. Murphy, Eddie G. Perez, Michael Scott Burnett
  • Publication number: 20080119303
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a golf club head is presented having a sole with three recessed cavities for attachment to a hosel-bending tool. In another embodiment, a golf club head is presented having a sole that includes one predetermined contact area proximal to the toe edge of the sole. In another embodiment, a golf club head is presented having a sole in which pads of material are incorporated that may be milled to vary the relief of the sole and to modify mass characteristics of the club head. Yet another embodiment presents a golf club head having a body with a cavity to receive a cartridge that has a constant density and weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Orrin Bennett, Michael Scott Burnett, Christopher D. Harvell, Stephen S. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20080102982
    Abstract: Embodiments of an iron type golf club head that defines a heel-portion, a mid-portion, and a toe-portion are disclosed. A mass of the heel-portion exceeds 35% of a combined mass of the heel-portion, mid-portion, and toe-portion. The heel-portion includes an opening to receive a weight insert located within a mass pad to provide heel biased weighting. The head further includes an undercut region in the toe-portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Marni D. Ines
  • Publication number: 20080090677
    Abstract: A metal golf club head includes: a metal head main body; and an anticorrosion screw that is formed from a magnesium alloy and fastened to predetermined location on the metal head main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto KUBOTA, Hideo MATSUNAGA
  • Patent number: 7351162
    Abstract: A golf club head is disclosed. The golf club head includes a first body member and a second body member. The first body member includes a strike face and a top portion. The second body member is coupled to the first body member and extends away from the first body member in a direction opposite the strike face. At least a top portion of the second body member is camouflaged. A preferred method of camouflage is color differentiation, wherein the second body member is darker than the first body member. Specific color values and club head geometries are also disclosed and claimed. The club head may include a body member and a weight member such as a bar that extends rearward from the body member. A cover may be included to camouflage the weight member. A separate core member and high visibility sight lines may also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Peter L. Soracco, Kevin Cau Chau, Christopher B. Best, Thomas C. Morris
  • Patent number: 7347793
    Abstract: A golf putter head is generally triangular, when viewed from the top, with a flat, front face and a trailing, central tail. When viewed from the side, the head has a generally straight front face and a flat or slightly curved or rounded bottom surface. The shaft for the grip is anchored to the head at a generally central position on the top of the head, with the axis of the shaft from the ball contact point on the face of the putter head being about one-half the diameter of a legal U.S. golf ball. The head is formed and/or weighted so that the shaft is on the horizontal center of gravity of the putter head, and the vertical center of gravity is about midway between the top and bottom surfaces of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Inventor: Larry A. Davis
  • Patent number: 7338390
    Abstract: A golf club head in accordance with various aspects of the present invention, may have a higher volume and/or higher strength. The golf club head may comprise a frame structure with a composite matrix. The golf club head may also comprise a detachable face, allowing various faces of differing materials to be attached to the body. A detachable face further allows the head to be tuned via placement/rearrangement of weights within the head to change the center of gravity and moment of inertia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Vyatek Sports, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard Alvin Lindsay
  • Publication number: 20080039229
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body and a retaining element removably mounted to the body. The retaining element includes a main body and an annular wall extending from a side of the main body of the retaining element. The annular wall defines a compartment for receiving a weight that is retained to the body of the golf club head by the retaining element. A vibration absorbing washer is received in the compartment of the retaining element and mounted to the weight. The vibration absorbing washer absorbs vibration during swing, thereby enhancing assembling reliability of the weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Wei Lo
  • Patent number: 7326128
    Abstract: A golf club head, preferably a putter head, has a body fitted with inserts having a density greater than that of the club head body. Two cavities are formed in the body and are accessible only through a front face of the body. One cavity is adjacent a heel region of the body, and the other cavity is adjacent a toe region of the body. In a preferred embodiment, the inserts and the cavities are provided with a suitable draft angle. The inserts are bonded within the cavities and are subsequently finished using a milling process or the like so that a front surface of each insert is substantially flush with the front face of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Eric V. Cole
  • Publication number: 20080009366
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having at least one assembling hole in which a weight is engaged. The weight includes a head and a shank, and at least one engaging surface is provided on the weight for engaging with the assembling hole. At least one vibration absorbing section is partially formed on the engaging surface to provide enhanced vibration absorbing effect while providing various visual presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Fu Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Wei Lo
  • Patent number: 7311613
    Abstract: A golf club head (42) having more than 50% of a volume forward of a center of gravity and more than 50% of a mass rearward of the center of gravity is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 480 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Lxx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 2000 grams-centimeters squared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Daniel M. Stevens, Luke R. Williams, Larry G. Tang, Ronald K. Hettinger, Michael Hallack, Evan D. Gibbs, Alan Hocknell, Matthew T. Cackett
  • Patent number: 7294065
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a body, a weight, and a positioning resilient member. The body includes an engaging seat having a perimeter wall and a perimeter groove defined in the perimeter wall. The weight is mounted in the engaging seat, and includes a main body having a perimeter wall with a plurality of latching grooves corresponding to the perimeter groove of the engaging seat. The positioning resilient member is initially mounted in the perimeter groove of the engaging seat prior to receiving the weight. The positioning resilient member includes at least one engaging point pressing against a perimeter bottom wall of the perimeter groove. The positioning resilient member is further engaged in the latching grooves of the weight to thereby resiliently retain the weight in the engaging seat when assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Fu Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Ching Liang, Chen-Lung Chien, Hsing-Cheng Tsai