Golf Club Or Golf Head Patents (Class D21/733)
  • Patent number: 12239888
    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
  • Patent number: 12214264
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a ball striking surface having a plurality of openings therethrough. The plurality of openings in the ball striking surface may be a cluster of openings positioned in a central portion of the ball striking surface. The golf club head further includes an exhaust opening in a top portion adjacent to a rear portion of the golf club head. An internal air flow cavity is coupled to the plurality of openings and the exhaust opening so that air enters the air flow cavity through the plurality of openings and exits the cavity through the exhaust opening. The golf club head may further include an air inlet opening in a bottom portion of the golf club head adjacent to the ball striking surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Inventor: Carlos Sada, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11806591
    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: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Brandon D. DeMille, William C. Watson, Eric Stubben, David R. Handy, Irina Ivanova, Patrick Dawson
  • Patent number: 11707658
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: William C. Knight
  • Patent number: 11701555
    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: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Vincent Greaney, Andrew Kickertz, Todd P. Beach, Craig Richard Slyfield, Christopher John Harbert
  • Patent number: 11311783
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising at least one structural support member is disclosed herein. The structural support member has a smooth, organic-looking aesthetic and connects unsupported portions of the golf club head to improve the acoustics of the golf club head upon impact with a golf ball. 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: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Brandon D. DeMille, William C. Watson, Dominic LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 11213725
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a crown surface having an apex at a highest point and extending between the face, the rear, the heel and the toe of the golf club head. The golf club head also includes a plurality of crown turbulators projecting from the surface of the crown and located between the face and the apex, wherein each adjacent pair of crown turbulators is separate and spaced apart to define a space between the adjacent pair of crown turbulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Erik M. Henrikson, Paul D. Wood, John Hart, Marty R. Jertson, Ryan M. Stokke, Xiaojian Chen, Matthew W. Simone, Yujen Huang
  • Patent number: D914118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Walter William Dombroski
  • Patent number: D938531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Scott, Fatiha Sahnoune
  • Patent number: D938532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Scott, Fatiha Sahnoune
  • Patent number: D990596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
    Inventors: D. Clayton Evans, Michael S. Yagley
  • Patent number: D996542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Stix Golf Co.
    Inventors: Kyle Buzzard, Gabe Coyne
  • Patent number: D1000556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Kevin J. Chun, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Tyrone Northcutt
  • Patent number: D1020946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Stix Golf Co.
    Inventors: Kyle Buzzard, Gabe Coyne
  • Patent number: D1025265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Guangzhou Zhenming Trading Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiale Yu
  • Patent number: D1025266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI COASLIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Xiaofei Peng
  • Patent number: D1026142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
    Inventors: D. Clayton Evans, Michael S. Yagley
  • Patent number: D1026143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony D. Serrano, Tony P. Finau, David A. Higdon
  • Patent number: D1028139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Golfyr AG
    Inventor: Alfredo Häberli
  • Patent number: D1028140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Golfyr AG
    Inventor: Alfredo Häberli
  • Patent number: D1028141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Golfyr AG
    Inventor: Alfredo Häberli
  • Patent number: D1028142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Golfyr AG
    Inventor: Alfredo Häberli
  • Patent number: D1028143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Golfyr AG
    Inventor: Alfredo Häberli
  • Patent number: D1028144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Golfyr AG
    Inventor: Alfredo Häberli
  • Patent number: D1040956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: John Voinovich, Wee Joung Kim
  • Patent number: D1052027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob T. Clarke, Murphy R. Alexander
  • Patent number: D1055188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hallack, Matt Kovacevich
  • Patent number: D1055189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hallack, Matt Kovacevich
  • Patent number: D1058729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Inventor: Joel Farmer
  • Patent number: D1058730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Wee Joung Kim, Michael Murphy, John Kendall
  • Patent number: D1060565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Wee Joung Kim, John Voinovich
  • Patent number: D1060566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel C. Kirtley, Michael R. Nicolette
  • Patent number: D1062957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
    Inventors: Rob Shapiro, Chad DeHart, Jose Miraflor, III
  • Patent number: D1064141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Hallack
  • Patent number: D1064142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hallack, Matt Kovacevich
  • Patent number: D1064143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hallack, Matt Kovacevich
  • Patent number: D1064144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hallack, Matt Kovacevich
  • Patent number: D1064145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Sean Toulon, Luke Williams, Keith Kingston, Patrick Dawson
  • Patent number: D1064146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Sean Toulon, Luke Williams, Keith Kingston, Patrick Dawson
  • Patent number: D1064147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
    Inventors: Chad DeHart, Linqing Huang, Marshall E. Garcia
  • Patent number: D1065387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Sean Toulon, Luke Williams, Keith Kingston, Patrick Dawson
  • Patent number: D1065388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Sean Toulon, Luke Williams, Keith Kingston, Patrick Dawson
  • Patent number: D1065389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Sean Toulon, Luke Williams, Keith Kingston, Patrick Dawson
  • Patent number: D1065390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Sean Toulon, Luke Williams, Keith Kingston, Patrick Dawson
  • Patent number: D1065391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hallack, Matt Kovacevich
  • Patent number: D1065395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Sean Toulon, Luke Williams, Keith Kingston, Patrick Dawson
  • Patent number: D1065398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Corinne Harris, Jonah Marucchi
  • Patent number: D1066539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Darius Cyrulik
  • Patent number: D1067350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Mark C. Bloxham, Murphy R. Alexander, Evan R. Greer
  • Patent number: D1068009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony D. Serrano