Abstract: 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. The support member may be part of a lattice structure formed via binder jetting.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 7, 2023
Date of Patent:
April 15, 2025
Assignee:
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
Inventors:
Eric Stubben, William C. Watson, Brandon D. DeMille, David R. Handy, Irina Ivanova, Patrick Dawson
Abstract: Aspects of the invention are directed to golf club having a crown, a sole, a face, and a primary alignment feature hard tooled into the golf club head. In some embodiments the golf club has a primary alignment feature comprising a line delineating a transition between at least a portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with a shade or color of the face. The primary alignment feature is hard tooled into the golf club head with the face of the golf club body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 18, 2023
Date of Patent:
March 4, 2025
Assignee:
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
Inventors:
Mark Vincent Greaney, Andrew Kickertz, Todd P. Beach, Craig Richard Slyfield, Christopher John Harbert
Inventors:
Ian Marquez, Eric Stubben, Thomas Vu, David Handy, Jacob Davidson, Mary Kartes, Joe Toulon, Seamus Sweeny, Johnny Thompson, Cody Hale, Steve Mata, Luke Williams