With Internal Support Rib Or Injected Material Patents (Class 473/346)
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Patent number: 11868688Abstract: A method of optimizing golf club head and golf ball design is disclosed herein. The method includes inputting a RBF for stress, a RBF for CT and a RBF for ball speed into an Adaptive Simulated Annealing algorithm to generate an optimized structure for the club head for ball speed.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventor: James A. Seluga
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Patent number: 11861274Abstract: A method of optimizing golf club head and golf ball design is disclosed herein. The method includes inputting a RBF for stress, a RBF for CT and a RBF for ball speed into an Adaptive Simulated Annealing algorithm to generate an optimized structure for the club head for ball speed.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.Inventor: James A. Seluga
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Patent number: 11839800Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion, a face portion coupled to the body portion, a filler material in an interior cavity of the body portion, a mass portion, a first port connected to the interior cavity, a second port below a horizontal midplane of the body portion and connected to the interior cavity, and a cover portion coupled to the body portion to cover the first port. The second port is configured to receive the mass portion. A distance between the first port and the toe portion edge is less than a distance between the second port and the toe portion edge. The second port is substantially larger than the first port. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2023Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
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Patent number: 11731012Abstract: A hollow head includes a head body and a fixed member. The head body is formed by a first material. The fixed member is formed by a second material. The fixed member is disposed inside a body opening portion of the head body. The fixed member includes an outer peripheral portion and an inside region. At least a part of the outer peripheral portion is joined to an inner peripheral portion of the body opening portion. The inner peripheral portion includes a first engaging portion that is constituted by at least one projection or recess. The outer peripheral portion includes a second engaging portion that is constituted by at least one projection or recess. The first engaging portion and the second engaging portion form a projection-recess fitting. The inner surface of the inside region is located on a head outer side relative to an innermost end of a joining portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naruhiro Mizutani, Tomohiro Hana
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Patent number: 11673035Abstract: A golf club head is provided having a club body having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, and a heel portion. The club head also having a central portion connected with the front portion. A frame is connected with the central portion configured to provide a lightweight crown portion being located above an offset plane.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Demkowski, Bret H. Wahl, Sean Toulon, Marni D. Ines, Robert Nunez, Bill Price, Jose Miraflor
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Patent number: 11660511Abstract: A hollow golf club head includes a metallic front body coupled with a composite rear body. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strikeface. The rear body includes a crown member coupled with a sole member. The sole member has a structural layer formed from a filled thermoplastic material, while the resilient layer is bonded to the external surface of the structural layer and is formed from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material. The resilient layer has an opening through which a metallic weight pad at least partially extends. The weight pad is bonded to the structural layer and includes an aperture for attaching a metallic weight. The golf club head can also have one or more structural members that are upright and connect the weight pad to the crown member.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Travis D. Milleman, Ryan M. Stokke, Eric J. Morales, Martin R. Jertson, Tyler A. Shaw
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Patent number: 11642577Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion with an interior cavity and a face portion attached to the body portion to enclose the interior cavity. The golf club head also includes a filler material in the interior cavity and attached to the back surface of the face portion. The golf club head also includes an internal mass portion in the interior cavity spaced apart from the body portion and attached to the filler material. The filler material may be located between the face portion and the internal mass portion. The internal mass portion may be movable in the interior cavity relative to the body portion and the face portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: 11638859Abstract: A hollow golf club head includes a metallic front body coupled with a composite rear body. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strikeface. The rear body includes a crown member coupled with a sole member. The sole member can have a structural layer formed from a filled thermoplastic material. The crown member can have structural layer and/or a resilient layer. The structural and resilient layers can be formed from fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material. The sole member has an opening through which a metallic weight pad at least partially extends. The weight pad is bonded to the structural layer and includes an aperture for attaching a metallic weight.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Travis D. Milleman, Ryan M. Stokke, Eric J. Morales, Martin R. Jertson, Tyler A. Shaw
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Patent number: 11617925Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with an interior cavity and face portion, and weight portion and a wall portion on a bottom portion of the body portion extending into the interior cavity. A polymer material may be in the interior cavity located between and coupled to the wall portion and the weight portion. The wall portion may be farther from the face portion than to the weight portion. The weight portion may be closer to a front portion than to a rear portion of the body portion. A distance between the weight portion and the face portion may be greater than a distance between the weight portion and the wall portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette, Matthew T. Andrews
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Patent number: 11565156Abstract: Golf club heads with ribs are described herein. A golf club head comprises a first rib protruding from an interior surface of the club head, and a second rib protruding from the interior surface of the club head. The first rib comprises a first axis and the second rib comprises a second axis; wherein the first and second rib axes intersect each other forward the front end of the club head body. The club head further comprises a first side rib protruding from the interior surface of the heel end, and a second side rib protruding from the interior surface of the toe end. The first side rib and the second side rib generally extend in a front end to rear end direction, and can be linear or curvilinear. The ribs provide structural support and sound control for the club head.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Eric V. Cole, Martin R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Sina Ghods
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Patent number: 11318359Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads comprising a head interior and a hosel structure, the head interior bounded by a head front portion, a head rear portion, a head heel portion, a head toe portion, a head top portion, and a head sole portion, the golf club heads further comprising various optimized characteristics, are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Bradley D. Schweigert, Ryan M. Stokke
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Patent number: 11305165Abstract: Iron-type golf club heads are disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. The iron-type golf club heads include a localized stiffened region that is located on the striking face of the club head such that the localized stiffened region alters the launch conditions of golf balls struck by the club head in a way that wholly or partially compensates for, overcomes, or prevents the occurrence of a rightward deviation. In particular, the localized stiffened region is located on the striking face such that a golf ball struck under typical conditions will not impart a right-tending sidespin to the golf ball.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Joshua J. Dipert, Scott Taylor, Yong Ling
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Patent number: 11213727Abstract: A golf club head includes a face portion, a crown portion, a sole portion and a hosel portion. The head includes a head body formed by a metallic material and a cover member formed by a material having a rigidity lower than that of the metallic material forming the head body. The head body includes an opening and a beam part that extends so as to intersect the opening. The opening is covered by the cover member. The beam part includes an inward bending portion that is bent so as to project inward of the head. The head body includes bent portions located at respective two end portions of the beam part.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Naruhiro Mizutani
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Patent number: 11198044Abstract: A golf club head is manufactured to form a cavity where the striking face of the golf club is secured to the sole and upper portion of the golf club head. A weighted composite is manipulated into a predetermined location within the cavity. The composite contains an adhesive which secures the composite within the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Tony Luna
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Patent number: 11167182Abstract: A head includes a face part, a sole part, and a hosel part. The face part includes a hitting surface and a face back surface. A plurality of score lines are formed on the hitting surface. One or two or more back grooves are formed on the face back surface. With reference to a face center, the face part is divided into four regions: a toe upper region; a toe lower region; a heel upper region; and a heel lower region, and back-groove projected areas of at least two regions out of the four regions are different from each other. Back-groove occupation ratios of at least two regions out of the four regions may be different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Takahiro Norimura
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Patent number: 11130025Abstract: Embodiments of a golf club head with a plurality of energy storage features are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a body comprising a strike face, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a crown, a channel, a chamfer spanning between a strike face and the crown, and an internal radius transition feature from the strike face to at least one of the sole or the crown.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Cory S. Bacon, Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke, Calvin S. Wang, Xiaojian Chen, Travis D. Milleman, Martin R. Jertson
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Patent number: 11130029Abstract: A golf club head, preferably a putter head, comprising at least one structural support member is disclosed herein. The structural support member has a smooth, organic-looking aesthetic, with a continuously changing curvature along its spline and at least one surface, and preferably connects one portion of the golf club head to another portion. Where the support member connects to other portions of the golf club head, the surfaces of the member have a curvature that changes smoothly and continuously, lacking any sharp corners.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Brandon D. DeMille, William C. Watson
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Patent number: 11110326Abstract: A golf club head includes a hollow portion. The head includes a first member having an opening, and a second member attached to the first member and covering the opening. The first member includes a first rib projected toward the hollow portion. The second member includes a second rib projected toward the hollow portion. The first rib is engaged with the second rib. A Young's modulus of a material of the second member may be smaller than that of the first member. The second member may be adhered to the first member using an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Naruhiro Mizutani
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Patent number: 11058932Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a front portion, a back portion, a hosel portion, a first interior cavity, and a hosel transition portion between the first interior cavity and the hosel portion. The golf club head may include a second interior cavity extending into the hosel transition portion and connected to the first interior cavity. The body portion may include a port connected to the first interior cavity. The first interior cavity may be filled with a polymer material from the port. The golf club head may include a mass portion located at or below a horizontal midplane of the body portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: 11040255Abstract: Golf club heads include at least one part having a side wall extending completely around the golf club head, wherein the side wall ends at an edge (a free end) that defines an open side of the part. An interior surface of this side wall has a draft angle of ?1° or more as it extends to its edge. In some club heads, the interior surface of at least one club head part will be shaped so that the interior surface does not converge as the side wall of that part extends to its edge. For some club head parts, the planar cross sectional area defined inside the interior surface of the part will either stay the same or get larger as one moves to the part edge. By avoiding or limiting features of negative draft angles, converging interior surfaces, and/or smaller cross sectional areas on interior surfaces of a part, manufacturing and tooling may be simplified.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventor: Raymond J. Sander
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Patent number: 11027178Abstract: A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Ryuichi Sugimae, Charles E. Golden, Joey Ashcroft, Richard L. Cleghorn, Gregory D. Johnson, Gentry Ferguson, Peter L. Soracco, Noah de la Cruz, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Peter Larsen
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Patent number: 11013966Abstract: A golf club head includes a club head body and a weight member that is secured to the body. The weight member is constructed to utilize lateral forces to couple to the head body to minimize the structure required to retain the weight member, and the weight member is preferably constructed so that it has a low profile.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Richard L. Cleghorn, David S. Cornelius, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Dustin A. Barksdale
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Patent number: 10888742Abstract: 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. In some embodiments, the crown includes a lattice-like structure having thin regions surrounded by a web of relatively thicker regions. In some embodiments, the club head includes one or more stiffening tubes attached between the sole and the crown to improve the acoustic performance of the golf club head.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Greensmith, Todd P. Beach, Nathan T. Sargent, Kraig Alan Willett, Joshua J. Dipert
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Patent number: 10874926Abstract: A golf club that is used to practice a golf swing. Specifically, the golf club includes a handle and a head coupled to the handle. The head is formed from a first portion and a second portion that are coupled together. The first portion may be formed of a rigid material and the second portion may be formed of a resilient material. The second portion may comprise bristles or some other soft, pliable, compressible material that will not damage a surface upon contact during swinging the golf club. The golf club head preferably has the same shape as a traditional golf club head of the same type. However, the second portion forms the sole of the head, thereby eliminating the potential for damage to a floor surface during swinging of the golf club.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Inventor: James Hurley
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Patent number: 10874917Abstract: Golf club heads with ribs are described herein. A golf club head comprises a first rib protruding from an internal surface of the club head, and a second rib protruding from the internal surface of the club head. The first rib and the second rib comprise a varying height. The club head further comprises a first side rib located on the internal surface at a heel end of the club head, and a second side rib located on the internal surface at a toe end of the club head. The first side rib and the second side rib generally extend in a front end to rear end direction, and can be linear or curvilinear. The ribs provide structural support and sound control for the club head.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Eric V. Cole, Martin R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Sina Ghods
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Patent number: 10864412Abstract: Disclosed herein are some embodiments of a golf club head with a tapered sole weight. One embodiment comprises a golf club head comprising a sole weight; and a body comprising a sole comprising an exterior sole surface, wherein a sole weight port is formed in the sole. The sole weight port can have a port top comprising an interior port top surface and an exterior port top surface, wherein the interior port top surface has a taper of plus or minus approximately 1-89 degrees with respect to the exterior port top surface. The sole weight port can comprise a weight-receiving cavity that engages the sole weight. Other embodiments for related club heads and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Ryan M. Stokke, Michael R. Nicolette
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Patent number: 10857435Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads comprising a head interior and a hosel structure, the head interior bounded by a head front portion, a head rear portion, a head heel portion, a head toe portion, a head top portion, and a head sole portion, the golf club heads further comprising various optimized characteristics, are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Bradley D. Schweigert, Ryan M. Stokke
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Patent number: 10850169Abstract: The invention provides a golf club head with an openwork (e.g., lattice-like or trellis-like) internal structural element that provides strength and stiffening at key points of the club head and/or attenuates sound while adding little to the overall mass due to the defined or irregular patterns of holes, piercings, gaps, or apertures through surfaces of the material. A golf club head may be given an openwork internal rib that reinforces regions of high strain, thereby minimizing material fatigue and preventing early breakage of the club head.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: COBRA GOLF INCORPORATEDInventors: Cameron J. Day, D. Clayton Evans, Steven M. Mitzel
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Patent number: 10850173Abstract: Golf club heads with ribs are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Eric V. Cole, Martin R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Sina Ghods
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Patent number: 10835793Abstract: A head for a ball striking device includes a bracing member connected to an upper sole surface located on the sole of the body opposite the bottom sole surface. The bracing member includes a first end connected to a first point on the upper sole surface, a second end connected to a second point on the upper sole surface spaced from the first point, and a bridge portion extending between the first and second ends. The bridge portion extends upward from the upper sole surface and is spaced from the upper sole surface. The bridge portion may be formed by one or more trusses, and may define a generally triangular shape in one embodiment. The first and second ends may be connected to the upper sole surface using a variety of techniques, e.g., welding or other integral joining technique, integral forming, adhesive or other bonding material, or other technique. The location of the bracing member may be determined using a modal analysis to determine a maximum displacement region.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: William C. Knight, Michael Wallans
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Patent number: 10835789Abstract: A golf club head, preferably a putter head, comprising at least one structural support member is disclosed herein. The structural support member has a smooth, organic-looking aesthetic, with a continuously changing curvature along its spline and at least one surface, and preferably connects one portion of the golf club head to another portion. Where the support member connects to other portions of the golf club head, the surfaces of the member have a curvature that changes smoothly and continuously, lacking any sharp corners.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Brandon D. DeMille, William C. Watson
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Patent number: 10821340Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having an interior cavity, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a front portion, and a back portion. The body portion may include a face portion coupled to the front portion to close the interior cavity with the face portion having a front surface, a back surface having a center portion, and a reinforcement section extending into the interior cavity from the back surface. A polymer material in the interior cavity may be coupled to at least the center portion of the back surface and at least partially surrounded by the reinforcement section. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
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Patent number: 10799776Abstract: An iron-type golf club head having a thin back portion and filled with a polymer material. For example, the iron-type golf club may include a sole, a toe portion attached at least partially to the sole, a heel portion attached at least partially to the sole, a striking face attached at least partially to the sole, the striking face having a maximum face thickness, a topline portion attached at least partially to the toe portion, the heel portion, and the striking face, a substantially planar back portion attached at least partially to the topline portion and sole. The back portion may have a maximum back thickness less than the maximum face thickness. The golf club head may also have a cavity formed between the sole, the toe portion, the heel portion, the striking face, the topline portion, and the back portion. The cavity may be filled with a polymer material.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANYInventors: Grant M. Martens, Tony Luna
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Patent number: 10786711Abstract: A golf club head includes a club head body having a first slot and a second slot in communication with the first slot, a first cover plate affixed to the club head body to cover the first slot, and a second cover plate affixed to the club head body to cover the second slot. The first cover plate and the second cover plate can be manufactured using the same or different materials, so that the position of the center of gravity of the overall structure differs depending on the material difference of the first cover plate and the second cover plate. In this way, the most suitable structural combination can be tailored for different users, so that each user can show the best ball hitting effect.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Inventor: Chi-Shun Chuang
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Patent number: 10729950Abstract: A golf club head with a multi-level badge is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention is an iron type golf club head with a multi-level badge that on one level contacts a rear surface of the striking face of the golf club head, and a second level of the multi-level badge contacts a rear surface of a cavity created by the chassis of the golf club head. The gap created between the striking face of the golf club head and the rear of the chassis could be filled with a fluid that has a temperature variable viscosity, providing vibration attenuation.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Oswaldo Gonzalez, Marni D. Ines, Gery M. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 10702750Abstract: A golf club head having a hollow structure includes a face, a crown, and a sole. The sole includes multiple elongated ribs. The ribs includes a first rib, a second rib, a third rib, and a fourth rib that are arranged in order from the toe side to the heel side. An end of the first rib and a first end of the second rib are connected to form a first connection end. A second end of the second rib and a first end of the third rib are connected to form a second connection end. A second end of the third rib and an end of the fourth rib are connected to form a third connection end. Each of the first rib and the fourth rib is longer than each of the second rib and the third rib.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kozue Wada, Tomonori Kitagawa
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Patent number: 10653928Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a first cavity portion, a second cavity portion, and a plurality of weight ports in a bottom portion. The first cavity portion and second cavity portion may be at least partially filled with a polymer material. The polymer material may be coupled to the face portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Patent number: 10646757Abstract: Iron-type golf club heads are disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. The iron-type golf club heads include a localized stiffened region that is located on the striking face of the club head such that the localized stiffened region alters the launch conditions of golf balls struck by the club head in a way that wholly or partially compensates for, overcomes, or prevents the occurrence of a rightward deviation. In particular, the localized stiffened region is located on the striking face such that a golf ball struck under typical conditions will not impart a right-tending sidespin to the golf ball.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Joshua J. Dipert, Scott Taylor, Yong Ling
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Patent number: 10532257Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion including a face portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The face portion may have a center portion, an outer wall portion surrounding the center portion, and a plurality of inner wall portions connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLCInventors: Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette, Caleb S. Kroloff
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Patent number: 10500450Abstract: A head 2 includes a face 4, a crown 6, and a sole 8. At least a part of the crown 6 and/or at least a part of the sole 8 is formed by a clad material. The clad material is joined to an adjacent portion brought into contact with a peripheral edge of the clad material. The clad material includes a first layer s1 and a second layer s2. The first layer s1 is the outermost layer. The first layer s1 is welded to the adjacent portion. The second layer s2 does not have an affinity for welding with the adjacent portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yuki Motokawa
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Patent number: 10500449Abstract: Described herein is a golf club head devoid of a crown, the club head comprising: a front end having a bottom rail, a top rail, and a strikeface, the strikeface including a striking surface, a back surface, and a reinforcement element extending from the back surface of the strikeface; a rear end opposite the front end; a heel portion; a toe portion opposite the heel potion; a sole coupled to the front end along the bottom rail at a sole transition region, the sole extending toward the rear end of the golf club head and including a sole thickness, at least one weight member, and a perimeter wall extending from the front end near the heel portion to the front end near the toe portion along the rear end of the club head, wherein the perimeter wall decreases in height from the front end toward the rear end of the club head.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Erik M. Henrikson, Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke, Eric V. Cole, Cory S. Bacon
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Patent number: 10478691Abstract: A head for a ball striking device includes a bracing member connected to an upper sole surface located on the sole of the body opposite the bottom sole surface. The bracing member includes a first end connected to a first point on the upper sole surface, a second end connected to a second point on the upper sole surface spaced from the first point, and a bridge portion extending between the first and second ends. The bridge portion extends upward from the upper sole surface and is spaced from the upper sole surface. The bridge portion may be formed by one or more trusses, and may define a generally triangular shape in one embodiment. The first and second ends may be connected to the upper sole surface using a variety of techniques, e.g., welding or other integral joining technique, integral forming, adhesive or other bonding material, or other technique.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventor: William C. Knight
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Patent number: 10449424Abstract: Golf club heads with ribs are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Eric V. Cole, Martin R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Sina Ghods
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Patent number: 10434379Abstract: A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a face portion or strike-face wall comprising a top inner boundary, an intermediate inner boundary, and a bottom inner boundary having a bottom-inner-boundary toe portion and a bottom-inner-boundary heel portion. The strike-face wall may further include a first uniform-thickness region, adjoining the top inner boundary, and a variable-thickness region adjoining the uniform-thickness region and a majority of the bottom inner boundary. In another example, the variable-thickness may adjoin a majority of the top inner boundary and the uniform-thickness region may adjoin a majority of the bottom inner boundary.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: SRI SPORTS LIMITEDInventors: Jeff D. Brunski, Samuel G. Lacey, Dan S. Nivanh, Nathaniel J. Radcliffe, John J. Rae, Mark Blumenkrantz, Rory C. Stewart, Michael J. Wallans
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Patent number: 10434380Abstract: A golf club head made out of multi-material is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has at least a portion of the body of the golf club head that is further comprised out of a base layer and a lightweight cover layer. The base layer may have a plurality of cutouts to help reduce unnecessary mass and the lightweight cover layer may be made out of an ultra-lightweight material to further reduce the unnecessary mass.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventor: Hiroshi Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 10427012Abstract: Golf club heads with ribs are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Eric V. Cole, Martin R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Sina Ghods
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Patent number: 10406408Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body, a variable face thickness pattern, and a plurality of solid metal stiffening rods, and which satisfies the equation Vballnorm?0.0356x+140.82, is disclosed herein. The body comprises a face, a sole, and a return section, and defines a hollow interior. Each of the rods extends from the return section to the sole within the hollow interior proximate the face to reduce stresses placed on the face during impact with a golf ball. The rods are all located within 1 inch of a rear surface of the face measured along a plane normal to the center of the face, and are spaced a distance of 0.500 to 2.00 inch from one another within the hollow interior. The variable face thickness pattern preferably comprises a plurality of concentric rings, with a center ring having a thickness that is less than a thickness of an intermediary ring.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: James A. Seluga, Matthew Myers
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Patent number: 10406414Abstract: A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face, a weight port, an internal cavity, and a stiffening member. The weight port is affixed to the sole. The stiffening member is located in the interior cavity and permanently affixed to the hosel. The stiffening member is also permanently affixed to the sole and the weight port.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Darryl C. Galvan, Richard L. Cleghorn, Clayton Evans, Stephanie Luttrell, Mark C. Myrhum
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Patent number: RE47653Abstract: An iron-type golf club head is disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. A back wall is also disclosed in the rear portion enclosing a portion of the rear portion to create an enclosed cavity. The cavity is defined by at least a rear surface of the striking face, an inner back wall surface, and the sole portion. A plug and a filler material is located within the enclosed cavity. The filler material surrounds the plug and is configured to hold the plug in place. The plug is lighter than the filler material.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Peter L. Larsen, Loren Stowe
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Patent number: RE49326Abstract: An iron-type golf club head is disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. A back wall is also disclosed in the rear portion enclosing a portion of the rear portion to create an enclosed cavity. The cavity is defined by at least a rear surface of the striking face, an inner back wall surface, and the sole portion. A plug and a filler material is located within the enclosed cavity. The filler material surrounds the plug and is configured to hold the plug in place. The plug is lighter than the filler material.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Bret H. Wahl, Peter L. Larsen, Loren Stowe