| 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 |
