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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187119 | Golf club head An exemplary golf club head having additional discretionary mass may be realized by utilizing light-weight materials, a favorable average vertical distance, and/or articulation points. By using a preferred break length, the additional discretionary mass may be place... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182366 | Golf club head A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a heel, a toe, a crown, a sole, a strike face, and a lower transition region between the strike face and the sole. The lower transition region may have a plurality of nadir angles... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8147354 | Golf club head with multi-component construction A golf club head with multi-component construction. The golf club head includes a hollow body that is created from components constructed of different materials so that the weight distribution may be optimized. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147353 | Iron-type golf club A a golf club including a club head having a club head main body, a supporting member and a muscle back shell. The muscle back shell is coupled to the club head main body and the supporting member. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8109842 | Hollow golf club head This invention provides an improved hollow golf club head having a sole portion and a crown portion, wherein the golf club head is configured so as to increase the launch angle of a ball so that the traveling distance of a golf shot can be increased. In particular, ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100781 | Metal wood club with improved moment of inertia A more efficient triangular shape for metal wood clubs or driver clubs is disclosed. This triangular shape allows the clubs to have higher rotational moments of inertia in both the vertical and horizontal directions, and a lower center of gravity. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096897 | Golf club-heads having a particular relationship of face area to face mass Golf clubs and club-heads for same are disclosed. An exemplary club-head has a hollow body and a face plate. The body defines a front opening and a face support, wherein the face plate is affixed to the face support and covers the front opening. The “face portionâ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088024 | Golf club head A hollow golf club bead includes a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a striking face. The golf club includes a junction interconnecting the sole, crown, and skirt to the striking face, the junction including at least one stiffening member. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083612 | Golf club head or other ball striking device having one or more face channels A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball-striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and at least one channel in the ball-striking surface of the face. The region of highest COR respons... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075421 | Golf club head A golf club head comprises a face portion of which front face defines a club face, wherein at least a part of the face portion is formed by a unidirectionally rolled plate of a titanium alloy having alpha phase such as alpha titanium alloys and alpha+beta titanium a... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8038545 | Golf club head with concave insert A hollow golf club head with a concave portion is disclosed and claimed. The club head includes a metallic portion and a light weight portion, which may be formed of plastic, composite, or the like. The concave portion allows the club designer to make a club head ha... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029385 | Golf club head A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention comprises a striking surface having a face center, a crown portion, and a sole portion, four quadrants, and a linear stiffening element coupled to at least one of the crown portion and the so... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8012042 | Golf club head A head (2) includes an outer shell portion (4) forming an external surface of the head and a hollow portion (16) of the head, an inside extended portion (18) extended from the outer shell portion (4) to an inner part of the head, a... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998000 | Golf club head A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may generally include a strike face, a top portion, a bottom portion, a heel portion, a toe portion, and a hosel having a central axis located in a first imaginary vertical plane. A discrete,... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7959523 | Golf club head having a displaced crown portion A hollow wood-type golf club head having an increased weight budget and improved mass characteristics at minimum structural mass is disclosed. The club head has a striking face portion, a sole portion, a skirt portion, and a crown portion having a total surface area... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942760 | Transitioning hollow golf clubs The present invention relates to a set of golf club irons in which some of the club heads have a hollow space, and some of the club heads do not have a hollow space. The hollow space is preferably defined by a lower portion of the front face, a portion of the sole, ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938742 | Golf club head A golf club head comprising a body having a crown, a sole and a hollow interior, a striking plate insert attached to the body, the striking plate insert being composed of a material having a density greater that that of the body, and a weighting member, wherein a ce... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931546 | Metal wood club with improved moment of inertia A more efficient triangular shape for metal wood clubs or driver clubs is disclosed. This triangular shape allows the clubs to have higher rotational moments of inertia in both the vertical and horizontal directions, and a lower center of gravity. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927232 | Golf club head A hollow golf club head includes a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a striking face. The golf club includes a junction interconnecting the sole, crown, and skirt to the striking face, the junction including at least one stiffening member. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7905799 | Golf club head The invention prevents a resin member from being broken so as to improve durability. The invention provides a golf club head (1) in which at least a part of a crown portion (4) forming an upper surface of the head is formed by a resin member (FR) made ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7892111 | Golf club heads with a plurality of stress zones and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads with a plurality stress zones and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887436 | Wood-type golf club head A wood-type golf club head has a hollow structure having a specific configuration in which, in order to make it easier to rotate the club head around the clubshaft during swing while maintaining a large lateral moment of inertia, the relative positions of the club f... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887435 | Golf club head A golf club head is a hollow head made of metal, preferably titanium or a titanium alloy. The golf club head has a face portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, a side portion, and a hosel portion. A thin and small plate made of metal is fixedly attached to the int... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7862453 | Golf club head The invention prevents a resin member from being broken so as to improve durability. The invention provides a golf club head (1) in which at least a part of a crown portion (4) forming an upper surface of the head is formed by a resin member (FR) made ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857713 | Wood-type golf club head A hollow wood-type golf club head 1 having a volume of 420 to 500 cm3 and comprising face portion 3, wherein the face portion 3 comprises a metallic material having a specific gravity of 4.30 to 4.60 and has a thickness of 1.5 to 4.0 ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7837577 | Golf club head with metal injection molded sole A wood-type golf club head (20) with a main body (22) and a metal injection molded sole portion (26) is disclosed herein. The main body (26) has a face portion (30), a crown portion (24) a ribbon portion (28) and a bo... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7819758 | Golf club head This invention provides a golf club head including a face member. The face member includes a face portion forming a face, and a crown extending portion extending backward from the upper edge of the face portion. The width of the crown extending portion in a face to ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815522 | Golf club head A hollow golf club head includes a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a striking face. The golf club includes a junction interconnecting the sole, crown, and skirt to the striking face, the junction including at least one stiffening member. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811181 | Golf club head A golf club head (20) having optimized inertial properties and center of gravity is disclosed. The golf club head (20) preferably has a volume between 300 cubic centimeters and 500 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (20) has a center of gravi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7803067 | Golf club head A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention comprises a sole portion, a crown portion, and a stiffening element associated with at least one of the crown portion and the sole portion. The stiffening element has a survey length and at l... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7789774 | Golf club head having a displaced crown portion A hollow wood-type golf club head having an increased weight budget and improved mass characteristics at minimum structural mass is disclosed. The club head has a striking face portion, a sole portion, a skirt portion, and a crown portion having a total surface area... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7789773 | Golf club head An exemplary golf club head having an increased amount of discretionary mass may be realized by utilizing improved drop angles, an improved average crown height, and/or articulation points. The discretionary mass may be placed low and deep in the club head to improv... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785214 | Golf club head A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a heel, a toe, a crown, a sole, a strike face, and a lower transition region between the strike face and the sole. The lower transition region may have a plurality of nadir angles... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7766765 | Wood-type golf club head A wood-type golf club head has a volume V (cc) of not less than 350 cc and a club face area S (sq.cm) of not less than 30 sq.cm but not more than VĂ—0.08+5. Preferably, the weight of the face portion is in a range of from 20 to 40% of the overall weight of the club ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758453 | Golf club head A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention comprises a striking surface having a face center, a crown portion, and a sole portion, four quadrants, and a linear stiffening element coupled to at least one of the crown portion and the so... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758454 | Metal wood club with improved moment of inertia A more efficient triangular shape for metal wood clubs or driver clubs is disclosed. This triangular shape allows the clubs to have higher rotational moments of inertia in both the vertical and horizontal directions, and a lower center of gravity. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753809 | Driver with deep AFT cavity A golf club head with a deep aft cavity is disclosed herein. The body has a striking plate wall, a crown section, a sole section and a rear wall. An area of interest preferably has less than 12% of the mass of the golf club head. The golf club head preferably is a d... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749104 | Golf club head A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may generally include a strike face, a top portion, a bottom portion, a heel portion, a toe portion, and a hosel having a central axis located in an first imaginary vertical plane. A discrete... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7749103 | Golf club head A golf club head having a hollow structure comprising a head main body provided with a top opening and a crown plate fitted in the top opening is disclosed. The head main body is provided with a support for the crown plate extending along the edge of the top opening... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7717807 | Golf club head with tungsten alloy sole applications A wood-type golf club head (20) with a main body (22) and a minor body (24) is disclosed herein. The main body (26) has a front portion (30), a crown portion (25), a partial toe portion (27), a partial heel portion ( | 05/18/2010 |
