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Callaway Golf Company Patents
Assignee:
Callaway Golf Company
Address:
Carlsbad, CA
No. of patents:
809
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
6736736 Golf ball having improved heat resistance May 18, 2004
The present invention is directed to a golf ball exhibiting improved heat resistance features while maintaining desired playability features. Particularly, the present invention is directed to a golf ball having a core and a cover disposed about the core, the cover being less than 20
6719643 Golf club head with a face insert April 13, 2004
A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a striking plate insert (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club head (20) has a volume between 370 cubic centimeters and 425 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (20) has a mass between 140 grams
6716954 Golf ball formed from a polyisocyanate copolymer and method of making same April 6, 2004
Disclosed herein is a method of making a golf ball by mixing a polyisocyanate copolymer and at least one other reactant, such as a polyol, to form a reaction product and reaction injection molding the reaction product to form at least one of a core and cover component. Preferably, th
6709344 Measurement of the coefficient of restitution of a golf club March 23, 2004
A method (100) and system (20) for predicting a coefficient of restitution (COR) of a golf club (30) or golf club head (36) is disclosed herein. The system (20) and method (100) are able to predict the COR in a non-destructive manner for a particular golf ball and impact speed. The s
6702691 Static pose fixture March 9, 2004
The present invention relates to a static pose fixture (10) used for measuring a subject (42) that is the object of a motion capture system. The static pose fixture (10) provides a means for holding the subject (52) in a static position by using various struts in order to automate the
6699027 Molding processes and apparatuses for forming golf balls March 2, 2004
Molding equipment and related techniques for forming a golf ball with one or more deep dimples are disclosed. The golf ball comprises a core and a cover layer, wherein the cover layer provides one or more deep dimples that extend through the cover layer to and/or into a layer or componen
6695721 Golf ball having elongated dimples and method for making the same February 24, 2004
A spherical ball and a method of making the spherical ball wherein the ball has a plurality of elongated dimples substantially covering the outer surface of the ball without any dimple overlap. The elongated dimples are of at least two types including a first plurality of dimples having
6695608 Apparatus for manufacturing a composite golf club head February 24, 2004
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a preform component for a golf club head composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material is disclosed herein. The preform component is preferably a face component, a crown component or a sole component, composed of a plurality of plies of
6692377 Graphite shaft with foil modified torsion February 17, 2004
An improved golf club shaft is disclosed. The golf club shaft includes a shaft body made of a composite material, such as carbon/epoxy, and a metal foil wrapped in a spiral pattern around at least a portion of the shaft body. The metal foil increases the torsional stiffness of the shaft
6685576 Golf club head having a striking face with improved impact efficiency February 3, 2004
A compliant golf club head permits a more efficient impact between a golf ball and the golf club head. Material and geometry constraints of a striking plate of the golf club head can reduce energy losses caused by large strain and strain rate values of the golf ball, these constraints on
6685455 Golf ball casting mold February 3, 2004
A mold for casting a cover for a golf ball is disclosed herein. The mold is composed of a first mold half and a second mold half. Each mold half has an internal hemispherical cavity and a plurality of recesses in flow communication with the internal hemispherical cavity. The recesses are
6682440 Golf ball with multi-layer cover January 27, 2004
A golf ball having a core comprising metallocene catalyzed polyolefin and having a PGA compression of no greater than about 85 and a multi-layered cover disposed about the core having a thickness of at least about 3.6 mm is described. A golf ball is also described having a core with a PG
6679782 Putter head January 20, 2004
A putter (100) having a club head (20) having a central aperture (32) with a rearward center of gravity is disclosed herein. The club head (20) has a body (22) that is preferably composed of stainless steel. The body (22) has a face portion (24), a crown portion (26), a sole portion (28)
6676536 Bonded joint design for a golf club head January 13, 2004
A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a
6672975 Golf club head January 6, 2004
A golf club head (20) having a body (22), a striking plate (24) and a frame (26) is disclosed herein. The body (22) is preferably composed of a low-density material. The frame (26) has a plurality of arms (42a-d) for attachment to the striking plate (24). The golf club head (20) preferab
6669580 Golf club head that optimizes products of inertia December 30, 2003
A golf club having products of inertia Ixy and Ixz with absolute values below 100 g-cm.sup.2 and a positive product of inertia Iyz is disclosed herein. The golf club has a large volume, a high moment of inertia, or both. Preferably, the moment of inertia, Izz, of the golf club head about
6669579 Golf club head having a striking face with improved impact efficiency December 30, 2003
A compliant golf club head permits a more efficient impact between a golf ball and the golf club head. Material and geometry constraints of a striking plate of the golf club head can reduce energy losses caused by large strain and strain rate values of the golf ball, these constraints on
6669578 Golf club head with metal striking plate insert December 30, 2003
A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a striking plate insert (40) composed of an amorphous metal is disclosed herein. The body (22) is preferably composed of a light weight non-metal material. A ribbon (28) of the body (22) has a recess
6669577 Golf club head with a face insert December 30, 2003
A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a striking plate insert (40) is disclosed herein. The front wall (30) has a perimeter region (50) encompassing the opening (32), which has a thickness less than the thickness of the striking plate in
6667001 Method of producing a multi-layer golf ball December 23, 2003
Disclosed herein is a multi-layer golf ball having a soft outer cover. The golf ball has an inner cover layer with a Shore D hardness of 60 or more, and an outer cover with a Shore D hardness of 55 or less, and more preferably 50 or less. In a particularly preferred form of the invention
6663511 Golf ball with dimple patterns having depth progression December 16, 2003
A golf ball with superior aerodynamic properties is characterized by a progressive depth of dimples on the surface of the ball. The ball surface is divided into a plurality of equal geometries such as triangles, each of which is filled with a plurality of non-overlapping dimples. Groups
6663509 Multilayer golf ball with filled inner layer having dual core, liquid core, or wound core December 16, 2003
The present invention is directed to a golf ball comprising a dual core, a triple core, a cellular core, a liquid core, or a wound core; an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer; and at least 50 parts by weight of a non-ionomeric polyolefin material disposed in an inner layer within
6663508 Multi-layer golf ball with reaction injection molded polyurethane component December 16, 2003
Disclosed herein is a multi-layer golf ball having a soft outer cover. The golf ball has a core, one or more mantle or inner cover layers with a Shore D hardness of 60 or more, and an outer cover with a Shore D hardness of 53 or less. In a particularly preferred form of the invention, th
6663504 Multiple material golf club head December 16, 2003
A fairway wood type golf club having a club head with a major body and a minor body is disclosed herein. The major body is composed of an amorphous metal material and has a striking plate section, a return section, a sole section, a ribbon section and a ledge portion. The minor body is
6653368 Process for manufacturing a core for golf ball November 25, 2003
The present invention discloses a method for producing a uniform synthetic rubber mixture for formation into a golf ball core. The present invention utilizes mixing 50% to 80% of a base rubber material with zinc diacrylate and other materials, and later mixing the entirety of the base ru
6652388 Method and apparatus for assembling a shaft to a golf club head and a golf club having such asse November 25, 2003
A method and apparatus for assembling a shaft to a golf club head is disclosed. The club head is positioned in a club head alignment device of the apparatus, which further includes a holding device and a press device with a jaw mechanism. A ferrule and a sleeve are placed on the tip end
6652341 Acrodynamic pattern for a golf ball November 25, 2003
A dimple pattern for a golf ball with multiple sets of dimples is disclosed herein. Each of the multiple sets of dimples has a different entry radius. A preferred set of dimples is eighteen different dimples. The dimples may cover as much as eighty-seven percent of the surface of the gol
6648778 Low spin golf ball utilizing perimeter weighting November 18, 2003
The present invention is directed to a golf ball comprising a soft core and a hard cover to produce a resulting golf ball having a reduced spin rate. In this regard, a core is provided and metal particles, or other heavy weight filler materials, are included in the cover compositions. Th
6648777 Multi-layer golf ball November 18, 2003
Disclosed herein is a multi-layer golf ball having a soft outer cover. The golf ball has an inner cover layer with a Shore D hardness of 60 or more, and an outer cover with a Shore D hardness of 55 or less, and more preferably 50 or less. In a particularly preferred form of the invention
6648775 Golf ball with high coefficient of restitution November 18, 2003
The present invention is a golf ball that has a coefficient of restitution at 143 feet per second that is greater than 0.8015, and an USGA initial velocity less than 255.0 feet per second. The golf ball is preferably a solid three-piece golf ball with a thermosetting polyurethane cover,
6648774 Composite golf club head having a metal striking insert within the front face wall November 18, 2003
The present invention provides a hollow golf club head comprising a metal striking insert and a composite body. The metal striking insert (1) is molding within the front face wall (2) of the club head body and is securely attached at the outside perimeter of the insert to the composite
6648773 Golf club head with metal striking plate insert November 18, 2003
A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a striking plate insert (40) is disclosed herein. The body (22) is preferably composed of a light weight non-metal material. A ribbon (28) of the body (22) has a recess (52) therein for placement of
6648769 Instrumented golf club system & method of use November 18, 2003
An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturi
6638182 Golf club head with coated striking plate October 28, 2003
A golf club head (20) having a thin striking plate (30) with a smooth exterior surface and a thin layer (35) disposed on the exterior surface (53). The thin layer (35) has a plurality of scorelines (75) that absorb the shock during impact with a golf ball. The striking plate (30) has a
6638175 Diagnostic golf club system October 28, 2003
A diagnostic golf club system having a diagnostic golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The diagnostic golf club includes a plurality of strain gauges, an internal power supply, and a non-volatile memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The
6634965 Golf ball October 21, 2003
The present invention is a golf ball having a core, a cover and a lattice structure aerodynamic pattern. The core has a diameter of 1.53 inches to 1.55 inches, and a PGA compression of 60 to 75 points. The cover has a thickness of 0.060 inch to 0.090 inch. The cover has a Shore D hardnes
6632877 Dual curable coating October 14, 2003
The present invention is directed at a dual curable coating that exhibits superior adhesion to ultraviolet curable inks and base coats. The present invention is preferably utilized as a top coat for a golf ball. The dual curable coating may be a tinted top coat or a clear coat. The dual
6632391 Method for manufacturing a golf club head with an insert having integral tabs October 14, 2003
A method for manufacturing an insert having a plurality of tabs thereon in a cast molding operation is disclosed herein. The method commences with mixing a polyurethane prepolymer with a curing agent to form a polyurethane. The mixture is then poured into a mold cavity having a plura
6632150 Golf ball having a sinusoidal surface October 14, 2003
A golf ball having a sinusoidal surface is disclosed. The golf ball has a sinusoidal structure. The golf ball of the present invention conforms with the 1.68 inches diameter requirement for USGA approved golf balls. The interconnected sine waves form a sinusoidal structure in the preferr
6632078 Mold for a golf ball October 14, 2003
A golf ball mold having non-planar parting lines and a method for forming a cover using such mold are disclosed herein. The mold has a pair of mold halves, and each mold half has a non-planar perimeter. The non-planar perimeter has alternating extensions and indentations. Each of the
6623377 Golf club striking plate with variable thickness September 23, 2003
A golf club head having a striking plate with regions of varying thickness is disclosed herein. A central region has a first thickness range that is thicker than the thickness range of any of the other regions. The thickness of the regions decreases outward from the center. The striking
6623374 Golf club head and set of golf clubs September 23, 2003
A golf club head and a set of golf clubs that are more forgiving are disclosed herein. The golf club head has an open cavity with an extended bottom wall in order to lower the center of gravity of the club head and to increase the moment of inertia of the club head. The set of golf clubs
6620060 Golf ball September 16, 2003
The present invention is a golf ball having a core, a cover and a lattice structure aerodynamic pattern. The core has a diameter of 1.53 inches to 1.55 inches, and a PGA compression of 60 to 75 points. The cover has a thickness of 0.060 inch to 0.090 inch. The cover has a Shore D hardnes
6620056 Golf club head September 16, 2003
A golf club having a club head with a striking plate having a thickness in the range of 0.010 to 0.250 inch is disclosed herein. The club head may be composed of three pieces, a face, a sole and a crown. Each of the pieces may be composed of a titanium material. The striking plate of the
6612938 Composite golf club head September 2, 2003
A golf club having a club head with a face component composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material and having a striking plate portion with a thickness in the range of 0.050 to 0.250 inches is disclosed herein. The golf club head also has a coefficient of restitution greater
6607686 Thermosetting polyurethane material for a golf ball August 19, 2003
A prepolymer blend for a thermosetting polyurethane material that allows for control of the reaction time is disclosed herein. The prepolymer blend is preferably composed of a polyurethane prepolymer and dimethyl methylphosphonate. The thermosetting polyurethane is preferably utilized
6607623 Method of manufacturing a composite golf club head August 19, 2003
A method for manufacturing a golf club head with a face component composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material and having a striking plate portion with a thickness in the range of 0.010 to 0.250 inches is disclosed herein. The golf club also has a crown component composed of a
6607452 High moment of inertia composite golf club head August 19, 2003
A high moment of inertia golf club head composed of a composite material and having a weight strip in a ribbon section is disclosed herein. The weight strip may be composed of copper, tungsten or a similar metal. The moment of inertia, Izz, of the golf club head about a vertical axis Z
6607451 Compliant polymer face golf club head August 19, 2003
A golf club head having a face section with a polymer surface can provide a more efficient impact between a golf ball and the golf club head. By utilizing a polymer surface with desired material properties of stress, strain and damping levels, the face section will incur higher strain an
6602153 Aerodynamic pattern for a two-piece golf ball August 5, 2003
A dimple pattern for a golf ball with multiple sets of dimples is disclosed herein. Each of the multiple sets of dimples has a different diameter. A preferred set of dimples is twelve different dimples. The dimples may cover as much as eighty-seven percent of the surface of the golf ball
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