| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 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 |
| 6602150 |
Golf club striking plate with vibration attenuation |
August 5, 2003 |
| A golf club head (20) having a striking plate (30) and means for vibration attenuation (35) disposed thereon. The vibration attenuation means (35) may be composed of a low-density. metallic, a polymer material, or a filled polymer material. The striking plate (30) may have a uniform |
| 6602149 |
Bonded joint design for a golf club head |
August 5, 2003 |
| 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 port ion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a |
| 6602144 |
Method for predicting a golfer's ball striking performance |
August 5, 2003 |
| A method for a predicting golfer's performance is disclosed herein. The method inputs the pre-impact swing properties of a golfer, a plurality of mass properties of a first golf club, and a plurality of mass properties of a first golf ball into a rigid body code. Ball launch parameters a |
| 6595872 |
Golf ball with high coefficient of restitution |
July 22, 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, |
| 6592472 |
Golf ball having a non-yellowing cover |
July 15, 2003 |
| A golf ball with a cover composed of a thermosetting polyurethane that has increased resistance to yellowing is disclosed herein. The golf ball of the present invention is able to accomplish this by providing a cover composed of a thermosetting polyurethane material formed from a toluene |
| 6592466 |
Sound enhance composite golf club head |
July 15, 2003 |
| A golf club having a club head composed of a composite material and having an enhanced sound during impact with a golf ball. The golf club head also has a coefficient of restitution greater than 0.8 under test conditions such as the USGA test conditions specified pursuant to Rule 4--1e, |
| 6585605 |
Measurement of the coefficient of restitution of a golf club |
July 1, 2003 |
| 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 |
| 6582327 |
Golf ball dimples with curvature continuity |
June 24, 2003 |
| A golf ball having a surface thereon with a plurality of dimples on the surface is disclosed herein. The contour of each of the dimples is continuous from a first edge of each of the dimples to a second opposing edge of each of the dimples. The contour at the first edge may be equal to |
| 6582323 |
Multiple material golf club head |
June 24, 2003 |
| 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 |
| 6582321 |
Golf club head |
June 24, 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 |
| 6575845 |
Multiple material golf club head |
June 10, 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 a 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 preferab |
| 6569034 |
Golf ball having a polyurethane cover |
May 27, 2003 |
| A golf ball having a thermosetting polyurethane cover composed of a blend of polyurethane prepolymers is disclosed herein. The blend may be a dual blend with a TDI-based polyurethane prepolymer blended with a second diisocyanate polyurethane prepolymer, typically a PPDI-based polyurethan |
| 6569033 |
Striking plate for a golf club head |
May 27, 2003 |
| A golf club having a club head with a striking plate that has an aspect ratio in excess of 0.575. The golf club head has a thin striking plate with a high aspect ratio in order to increase the deflection of the striking plate during impact with a golf ball. The striking plate may be |
| 6565452 |
Multiple material golf club head with face insert |
May 20, 2003 |
| 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 insert (72) within an opening (45) of a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (6 |
| 6561924 |
Four piece golf ball |
May 13, 2003 |
| A four-piece golf ball is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a core with an oxygen barrier boundary layer, a wound layer and a polyurethane cover. The core is preferably composed of polybutadiene material. The boundary layer is preferably composed of a blend of ionomers. The cover is |
| 6561917 |
System and method for measuring a golfer's ball striking parameters |
May 13, 2003 |
| A system (20) for capturing and analyzing golf club information and golf ball information during and after a golfer's swing is disclosed herein. The golf club information includes golf club head orientation, golf club head velocity, and golf club spin. The golf club head orientation incl |
| 6558272 |
Golf club striking plate with variable bulge and roll |
May 6, 2003 |
| A golf club head having a striking plate with variable roll radius of curvature and a variable bulge radius of curvature is disclosed herein. The striking plate preferably has a large surface area which requires correction of off-center shots. The striking plate may be used on a fair |
| 6554722 |
Golf club head |
April 29, 2003 |
| A golf club head having a defined internal cavity, and a golf club head containing a bi-material weight having a nonhomogeneous structure is disclosed herein. A method to add the bi-material weight to the golf club entails heating, vibration and cooling to produce the nonhomogeneous |
| 6551203 |
Golf ball with multiple sets of dimples |
April 22, 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 seven different dimples. The dimples may cover as much as eighty-six percent of the surface of the golf ball. T |
| 6551195 |
Golf ball |
April 22, 2003 |
| A golf ball having a surface with an alignment indicia which includes a longitudinal segment and a latitudinal segment is disclosed herein. Preferably, the longitudinal segment extends along a pole of the golf ball and has a length ranging from 1.00 inch to 1.5 inches. |
| 6547676 |
Golf club head that optimizes products of inertia |
April 15, 2003 |
| A golf club having products of inertia Ixy, Ixz, and Iyz with absolute values below 100 g-cm.sup.2 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 a vertical axis Z through the |
| 6544337 |
Golf ball painting system |
April 8, 2003 |
| A system and method for finishing a series of golf balls is disclosed herein. The system automatically transfers each of the golf balls from station to station on the system. The system has at least one coating station that has at least one spray gun that moves in relation to a golf |
| 6537159 |
Aerodynamic pattern for a golf ball |
March 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 |
| 6527650 |
Internal weighting for a composite golf club head |
March 4, 2003 |
| A golf club head composed of a composite material and having a plurality of weight members in a ribbon section is disclosed herein. The weight members are composed of a polymer material integrated with a high density metal such as tungsten. Each of the weight members preferably has a mas |
| 6527648 |
Measurement of the coefficient of restitution of a golf club |
March 4, 2003 |
| 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 |
| 6511389 |
Golf ball with an aerodynamic surface on a thermoset cover |
January 28, 2003 |
| A dimple pattern for a golf ball with a thermoset polyurethane cover is disclosed herein. The dimple pattern has multiple sets of dimples, each set of dimples having a different diameter. A preferred set of dimples is seven different dimples. The dimples may cover as much as eighty-six |
| 6511388 |
Golf ball with polyurethane cover |
January 28, 2003 |
| A golf ball having a cover composed of a polyurethane formed from a p-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) based polyurethane prepolymer is disclosed herein. The PPDI-based polyurethane prepolymer is formed from a PPDI and a polyol such as polycaprolactone. The PPDI-based polyurethane prepolyme |
| 6508978 |
Golf club head with weighting member and method of manufacturing the same |
January 21, 2003 |
| The use of hot pressing for weighting of a golf club head is disclosed herein. The preferred weighting material is a multiple component material that includes a high-density component and a binding component. A preferred multiple component material includes tungsten and tin. The hot |
| 6508288 |
Apparatus for assembling a shaft to a golf club head |
January 21, 2003 |
| The method and apparatus of the present invention includes an alignment base for receiving a golf club head, an injector for injecting an adhesive material into a bore of the golf club head, and a rotating mechanism for holding and rotating a shaft for attachment to the golf club head. T |
