公开(公告)号：US11918864B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17816633

申请日：2022-08-01

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Alex G. Woodward ,  Matthew T. Schier ,  Murphy R. Alexander ,  Anthony D. Serrano ,  James D. Willmott ,  Erik M. Henrikson ,  David A. Higdon ,  Cole D. Brubaker ,  John A. Solheim

IPC: A63B53/04

CPC classification number: A63B53/0429 ,  A63B53/0412 ,  A63B53/0487 ,  A63B53/0445

Abstract: Embodiments of putter-type golf club head comprising a striking surface capable of achieving consistent ball speeds across the striking surface to account for various ball impact locations are described herein. The striking surface has at least two materials that differ in concentration away from the geometric center of the striking surface to provide this consistency. Consistent (or uniform) ball speed is achieved throughout the striking surface as the portion of the golf ball that contacts the striking surface interacts with at least two materials having a differing material characteristic.

公开(公告)号：US11896879B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17649314

申请日：2022-01-28

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

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

IPC: A63B53/04

CPC classification number: A63B53/0466 ,  A63B53/04 ,  A63B53/042 ,  A63B53/0408 ,  A63B53/0416 ,  A63B53/0425 ,  A63B53/0429 ,  A63B53/0437 ,  A63B53/0462 ,  A63B2209/02 ,  A63B2209/023

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 between about 0.01 mm and 3 mm. In some embodiments, the thermoplastic composite is 30% to 70% fibers by volume.

公开(公告)号：US20230249036A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18172834

申请日：2023-02-22

Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Greaney ,  Todd Beach ,  Stephen Kraus ,  Connie Hsiao ,  Tyson Hsiao ,  Pei-Yao Lin

IPC: A63B53/04

CPC classification number: A63B53/0429 ,  A63B53/0425

Abstract: A method of creating a multi-layer composite strike face of a golf club head includes positioning a first non-cluster panel. The method also includes creating and attaching a cluster panel to the first non-cluster panel, which includes attaching a first elongated strip to the first non-cluster panel at a first strip angle, attaching a second elongated strip to a portion of the first elongated strip and a portion of the first non-cluster panel at a second strip angle, and attaching a third elongated strip to a portion of the second elongated strip, and a portion of the first non-cluster panel at a third strip angle.

公开(公告)号：US11642577B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17154579

申请日：2021-01-21

Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC

Inventor： Robert R. Parsons ,  Michael R. Nicolette ,  Bradley D. Schweigert

IPC: A63B53/04 ,  A63B60/02 ,  A63B60/54 ,  A63B60/00 ,  A63B1/00 ,  A63B53/08

CPC classification number: A63B53/0466 ,  A63B1/00 ,  A63B53/04 ,  A63B60/02 ,  A63B53/042 ,  A63B53/045 ,  A63B53/047 ,  A63B53/0408 ,  A63B53/0412 ,  A63B53/0416 ,  A63B53/0425 ,  A63B53/0429 ,  A63B53/0433 ,  A63B53/0475 ,  A63B53/0487 ,  A63B53/08 ,  A63B60/002 ,  A63B60/54 ,  A63B2053/0479 ,  A63B2053/0491 ,  A63B2053/0495 ,  A63B2209/00

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US11986707B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17408091

申请日：2021-08-20

Applicant: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

Inventor： Sean P. Griffin ,  Ninad Trifale ,  Richard P. Hulock ,  Jon C. Pergande ,  Robert T. Thurman

IPC: A63B53/04

CPC classification number: A63B53/0458 ,  A63B53/0425 ,  A63B53/0429 ,  A63B53/0466 ,  A63B2209/02

Abstract: A golf club may include a head having a body and a faceplate coupled to the body. The faceplate may have a maximum thickness at a central location and a cross-section intersecting the central location. The cross-section may have continuously variable wall thickness across the faceplate. The faceplate may have a closed non-convex contour curve defined by constant faceplate wall thickness that encloses the central location.

公开(公告)号：US11925839B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17103760

申请日：2020-11-24

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Eric J. Morales ,  Erik M. Henrikson ,  Joshua B. Matthews

IPC: A63B53/04 ,  A63B53/08 ,  B23K20/02 ,  B23K20/233 ,  B32B3/12 ,  B23K103/14

CPC classification number: A63B53/04 ,  A63B53/0466 ,  B23K20/021 ,  B23K20/023 ,  B23K20/233 ,  B32B3/12 ,  A63B53/0408 ,  A63B53/042 ,  A63B53/0425 ,  A63B53/0429 ,  A63B53/0454 ,  A63B53/0458 ,  A63B53/0462 ,  A63B53/047 ,  A63B53/0487 ,  A63B2053/0491 ,  A63B2209/00 ,  B23K2103/14 ,  Y10T29/49826

Abstract: Embodiments of golf club face plates with internal cell lattices are presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

公开(公告)号：US11918868B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17645475

申请日：2021-12-22

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： David N. Franklin ,  Jamil Jacaman

IPC: A63B53/04

CPC classification number: A63B53/0487 ,  A63B53/0408 ,  A63B53/0425 ,  A63B53/0429 ,  A63B53/0445 ,  A63B2209/00

Abstract: The invention is a golf club head with a ball striking face including a plurality of recesses, a plurality of first grooves, and a plurality of second grooves that extend between a heel edge and a toe edge of the club head. The ball striking face includes a first material, for example a metal material, and the plurality of recesses are filled with a fill material, for example a polymer material. The depth of the grooves, the height of the grooves, the fill material, and the positioning of the grooves can all affect the performance of the club head. In some embodiments, the club head is a putter-type club head.

公开(公告)号：US20230372786A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18137065

申请日：2023-04-20

Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Story ,  Matthew Greensmith ,  Christopher John Harbert ,  Matthew David Johnson

IPC: A63B53/04

CPC classification number: A63B53/0458 ,  A63B53/0466 ,  A63B53/0437 ,  A63B53/0433 ,  A63B53/0429 ,  A63B53/0412 ,  A63B2209/00 ,  A63B53/06

Abstract: Golf club heads are provided for selectively increasing or optimizing the coefficient of restitution (COR) at likely impact locations on the striking face of the golf club heads, while simultaneously maintaining characteristic time (CT) below a threshold value in those likely impact locations. By analyzing historical impact locations of a large cross-section of golfers, golf club head COR values can be increased or optimized in preferential locations on the striking face, such as using weighting factors for a predefined set of locations on the striking face. Therefore, instead of increasing COR uniformly across the face and/or increasing COR at impact locations on the face where golfers are unlikely to strike the golf ball, the sweet spot of the golf club head can be increased at the impact locations where golfers typically strike the golf ball.

公开(公告)号：US20240181306A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18440754

申请日：2024-02-13

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

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

IPC: A63B53/04

CPC classification number: A63B53/0466 ,  A63B53/04 ,  A63B53/0408 ,  A63B53/0416 ,  A63B53/042 ,  A63B53/0425 ,  A63B53/0429 ,  A63B53/0437 ,  A63B53/0462 ,  A63B2209/02 ,  A63B2209/023

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 between about 0.01 mm and 3 mm. In some embodiments, the thermoplastic composite is 30% to 70% fibers by volume.

公开(公告)号：US11992736B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17821434

申请日：2022-08-22

Applicant: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

Inventor： Calvin S. Wang ,  Xiaojian Chen ,  David A. Higdon ,  Les J. Bryant ,  Martin R. Jertson ,  Anthony D. Serrano ,  John A. Solheim

IPC: A63B53/04 ,  A63B53/06

CPC classification number: A63B53/0487 ,  A63B53/065 ,  A63B53/0408 ,  A63B53/0416 ,  A63B53/0425 ,  A63B53/0429 ,  A63B53/0445 ,  A63B53/0466 ,  A63B53/047 ,  Y10T29/49

Abstract: Putter type club head with vertical groove patterns are described herein. A putter type club head comprises a putter face having a plurality of first curved grooves and a plurality of second curved grooves. The first curved grooves and the second curved grooves intersect each other at a plurality of points across the putter face. The width and depth of the first curved grooves and the second curved grooves can vary across the putter face in a direction extending from a heel end to a toe end, and/or in a direction extending from a top rail to a sole. The curved groove pattern provides consistent ball speed performance for any impact location on the putter face.