公开(公告)号：US11235212B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16894706

申请日：2020-06-05

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Jacob T. Clarke ,  Cory S. Bacon ,  Dave Wu ,  Martin R. Jertson ,  Travis D. Milleman ,  Ryan M. Stokke ,  Clayson C. Spackman

IPC: A63B53/04 ,  A63B53/08

Abstract: Described herein is a tour iron having a golf club head with a faceplate, a body, and an insert. A sole, top rail, rear, and the faceplate enclose a cavity within the body. The cavity can house the insert. The insert can comprise a low-density material, allowing weight to be concentrated around the peripheral edge of the golf club head. The rear of the golf club head has an inflection seam running from the heel to the toe. The golf club head has an upper portion, above the inflection seam and a lower portion below the inflection seam. The lower portion can have a depth greater that the upper portion depth. The faceplate, body, and insert can be formed of different materials having different densities. The golf club head has a comparatively high moment of inertia and a low center of gravity. Other embodiments and methods are described herein.

公开(公告)号：US20210339096A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17373585

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Travis D. Milleman ,  Eric J. Morales ,  Clayson C. Spackman

IPC: A63B53/04 ,  A63B60/02

Abstract: Described herein is a golf club head comprising a sheet composite midbody, a filled thermoplastic composite weight seating portion, and a removable weight. The weight seating portion can comprise a weight channel within which the weight can be repositioned to alter the fade or draw bias of the club head. The golf club head can further comprise a front body with a perimeter surrounding frame. The midbody can be connected to the front body. The weight seating portion can be co-molded to the midbody.

公开(公告)号：US20210339092A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17373603

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Clayson C. Spackman ,  Matthew W. Simone

IPC: A63B53/04

Abstract: Embodiments of golf club head faceplates comprising a lattice to improve the energy storage capabilities and minimize stress concentrations are described herein. The lattice can comprise a plurality of flexure shapes that facilitate in faceplate bending. The flexure shapes of the lattice can comprise a reentrant, concave, or non-convex shape. The lattice can comprise at least one repeating pattern of flexure shapes that can be interconnected or spaced apart. During golf ball impacts, the flexure shapes flex to store energy through linear and torsional bending.

公开(公告)号：US11110325B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-07

申请号：US16888096

申请日：2020-05-29

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Clayson C. Spackman ,  Jeremy S. Pope ,  Tyler A. Shaw ,  Eric J. Morales ,  Atiqah Shahrin

IPC: A63B53/04 ,  A63B1/00 ,  A63B102/32 ,  A63B53/08

Abstract: A golf club head includes a rear body having a crown member coupled to a sole member, and a front body coupled to the rear body to define a substantially hollow structure. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strike face. The front body further includes a fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and a filled thermoplastic layer each extending across the entire strike face. The fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and the filled thermoplastic layer each comprise a common thermoplastic resin component, and are directly bonded to each other without an intermediate adhesive.

公开(公告)号：US20210154540A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17094722

申请日：2020-11-10

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Eric J. Morales ,  Ryan M. Stokke ,  Martin R. Jertson ,  Tyler A. Shaw ,  Clayson C. Spackman ,  Jeremy S. Pope ,  Atiqah Shahrin

IPC: A63B53/04 ,  A63B60/02

Abstract: A golf club head includes a rear body having a crown member coupled to a sole member, and a front body coupled to the rear body to define a substantially hollow structure. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strike face. At least a portion of an outer wall of the club head comprises a thermoplastic composite having a plurality of lamina layers. The plurality of lamina layers include at least a fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and a filled thermoplastic layer, and the fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and the filled thermoplastic layer are directly bonded to each other without an intermediate adhesive.

公开(公告)号：US10806977B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-20

申请号：US16252317

申请日：2019-01-18

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Clayson C. Spackman ,  Jeremy S. Pope ,  Tyler A. Shaw ,  Eric J. Morales ,  Atiqah Shahrin

IPC: A63B53/04

Abstract: A golf club head includes a front body and a rear body coupled to the front body to define a hollow cavity therebetween. The front body includes a strike face that defines a ball striking surface, a hosel, and a frame that at least partially surrounds the strikeface and extends rearward from a perimeter of the strikeface away from the ball striking surface. The strike face and frame are formed from a thermoplastic composite comprising a thermoplastic polymer having a plurality of discontinuous fibers embedded therein. Each of the plurality of discontinuous fibers have a length of less than about 40 mm, and between a center of the strike face and the hosel, greater than about 50% of the plurality of discontinuous fibers are aligned within about 30 degrees of parallel to a horizontal axis extending from the center of the strike face to the hosel.

公开(公告)号：US20200289900A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：US16888096

申请日：2020-05-29

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Clayson C. Spackman ,  Jeremy S. Pope ,  Tyler A. Shaw ,  Eric J. Morales ,  Atiqah Shahrin

IPC: A63B53/04 ,  A63B1/00

Abstract: A golf club head includes a rear body having a crown member coupled to a sole member, and a front body coupled to the rear body to define a substantially hollow structure. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strike face. The front body further includes a fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and a filled thermoplastic layer each extending across the entire strike face. The fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and the filled thermoplastic layer each comprise a common thermoplastic resin component, and are directly bonded to each other without an intermediate adhesive.

公开(公告)号：US20190151721A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US16252349

申请日：2019-01-18

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Eric J. Morales ,  Ryan M. Stokke ,  Martin R. Jertson ,  Tyler A. Shaw ,  Clayson C. Spackman ,  Jeremy S. Pope ,  Atiqah Shahrin

IPC: A63B53/04 ,  A63B60/02

Abstract: A golf club head includes a rear body having a crown member coupled to a sole member, and a front body coupled to the rear body to define a substantially hollow structure. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strike face. At least a portion of an outer wall of the club head comprises a thermoplastic composite having a plurality of lamina layers. The plurality of lamina layers include at least a fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and a filled thermoplastic layer, and the fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and the filled thermoplastic layer are directly bonded to each other without an intermediate adhesive.

公开(公告)号：US12296239B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

申请号：US18069737

申请日：2022-12-21

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Eric J. Morales ,  Ryan M. Stokke ,  Martin R. Jertson ,  Clayson C. Spackman

IPC: A63B53/04 ,  A63B60/00 ,  A63B60/02

Abstract: A golf club head includes a rear body having a crown member coupled to a sole member, and a front body coupled to the rear body to define a substantially hollow structure. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strike face. At least a portion of an outer wall of the club head comprises a thermoplastic composite having a plurality of lamina layers. The plurality of lamina layers include at least a fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and a filled thermoplastic layer, and the fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and the filled thermoplastic layer are directly bonded to each other without an intermediate adhesive.

公开(公告)号：US20250041685A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18791334

申请日：2024-07-31

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Justin A. Paselk ,  Jordan D. Shoenhair ,  Clayson C. Spackman ,  Erik M. Henrikson ,  Isaac P. Dukes ,  John A. Solheim ,  Matthew A. Solheim

IPC: A63B59/42 ,  A63B60/54 ,  A63B102/08

Abstract: A pickleball paddle having an injection molded multi-piece frame surrounding and supporting a hitting face assembly. The frame provides design flexibility to separate control of the paddle stiffness from the playability characteristics of hitting face assembly. Speed of assembly is increased and cost of components are decreased by utilizing an injection molded frame.