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
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.
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
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.