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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177659 | Golf club head with improved aerodynamic characteristics A golf club head comprising an aerodynamic hosel is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the hosel has an upper portion and a swept transition portion which connects to the golf club head, and all points at which the swept transition portion contacts the club head a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8079918 | Golf club heads with hosel weights and related methods Embodiments of golf club heads with hosel weights are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also presented herein. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7909706 | Golf club head with hosel weight A golf club head includes a body having a front face for impacting a golf ball and a hosel having a bore for receiving one end of a golf club shaft. The body including the hosel may be made of a material such as steel. A hosel weight mounted on the hosel may be made... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7749095 | Golf club head A weight material is provided on a heel side of a hosel portion in a golf club head. A convex portion E is provided on the heel side of the head. The weight material is disposed within the convex portion. The weight material is made of high specific gravity metal su... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7387577 | Multiple material golf club head 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 | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374500 | Putter with fixable shaft that rotates to convert the putter from practice to play The present invention is an improved putter that assists a player in perfecting a putt stroke during practice and repeating it with the same club during play. The shaft is attached to the clubhead such that it can swivel from a practice configuration to a play confi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371188 | Golf club head having a connecting structure for a high degree of flexibility A golf club head includes a striking plate component and a rear-assembling component mechanically connected thereto. The striking plate component provides with a striking face and a rear-connecting wall. The rear-connecting wall is bent rearward and extended a rearw... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367896 | Universal putter A putter has an elongated head with a face along a long side of the head and an end surface along a short side of the head. The shaft can be positioned to strike a ball with either the face or the end surface. The end surface may have a loft of 5 degrees or more. Th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367899 | Metal wood club with improved hitting face A hitting face of a golf club head having improved strength properties. In one embodiment, the hitting face is made from multiple materials. The multiple materials form layers of a laminate construction of a flat portion of a hitting face insert. The layers of the l... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367900 | Golf club head A hollow golf club head containing a face component made of a metal material and including a face plate forming a face portion of the head and a turnback extending backward from the face plate; a FRP component made of a fiber reinforced resin; and an elastomeric ins... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361098 | Golf club shaft A wood golf club (10) which is not less than 44 inches in a length thereof and whose head (14) is not less than 190 g in a weight thereof. The value of a ratio of a rigidity value EIt at a position spaced at an interval of 130 mm from a head-side front... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354353 | Method for fitting golf clubs to a golfer A method (500) for fitting a golf club to a golfer is disclosed herein. The method includes having a golfer hit a test golf club. If the test golf club is preferred, a final golf club is formed that matches the test golf club. Preferably, the final golf club ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351159 | Complex hosel structure for a golf club head having a high degree of vibrational absorbability and elastic deformability A golf club head includes a golf club head body and a complex hosel. The golf club head body includes a neck portion located at a heel-side portion, and a connecting portion formed on the neck portion. The complex hosel is constructed from a one-piece tubular member... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347793 | Weight-balanced golf putter head A golf putter head is generally triangular, when viewed from the top, with a flat, front face and a trailing, central tail. When viewed from the side, the head has a generally straight front face and a flat or slightly curved or rounded bottom surface. The shaft for... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335113 | Golf club with interchangeable head-shaft connection A golf club (20) having a club head (22) with an interchangeable shaft (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club (20) includes a tube (44, 144) mounted in the club head (22), and a sleeve (46, 146) mounted on a tip end ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331876 | Integrated putter system A putter comprising a grip having an anatomically correct shape to promote proper grasping of the putter, a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the grip is attached to the first end of the shaft, a hosel attached to the second end of the shaft, a head... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326121 | Golf putter A golf putter system including features that allow customization of the overall weight of the putter head, as well as the distribution of the weight. The golf putter includes a shaft and a head that is attached to an end of the shaft. The head typically includes an ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318782 | Golf club head A golf club head includes a front body formed of a metal material, an FRP body, a metallic sole plate, and a weight member. The front body has a face portion, a metal sole portion, a metal side portion (toe), a metal crown portion, a metal side portion (heel), and a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316624 | Golf club head for a hybrid golf club A golf club head includes a heel end, a toe end, a front wall arranged for impacting a golf ball, and a crown extending between the heel and toe ends. The crown has a front portion and a rear portion. A sole extends between the heel and toe ends and extends between ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311614 | Golf club head A golf club head comprises a metallic main body provided with an opening, and a FRP part covering the opening. The FRP part has a layered structure comprising a plurality of layers each made of a resinous material reinforced with fibers, wherein the layers include a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311999 | Anode for a battery and a battery using an anode An anode and a battery using same as provided. The battery has a winding electrode body wherein a cathode and an anode are layered and wound with a separator and an electrolyte layer, which hold an electrolyte solution in a holding body therebetween. The anode has a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309295 | Flared chipper or wedge for golf A golf club head for a chipper or wedge provides a large striking area as well as selectable weight distribution. Using a flared hosel coupled to a lobed or large blade, the body supporting the blade provides both a concave sole for selectable bounce upon manufactur... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303487 | Golf club head A golf club head having face, crown, sole and side portions, and comprising a metal head base body (M) having at least one opening and a cover (FR) arranged in the opening and made of a material having a specific gravity smaller than the base body, wherein when the ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297071 | Golf club wedge A golf club may have a head that is symmetric about a mid plane. The head may include a generally planar face and a sole, with the face inclined at an angle of at least 10 degrees with respect to the plane of the sole. A shaft having a first bend and a second bend m... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297073 | Weight interchangeable putter A weight interchangeable golf putter is provided having a T shaped head. The head has a main body constituting the main weight and a striking face. From the trailing edge of the top surface a center tail extends rearward to form the T shape of putter plane. At the s... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294066 | Golf putter head A putter head having a face and a sole, the putter head comprising a front segment of the sole angled downward and rearward from the face, the front segment fading into two approximately ninety (90) degree angles and forming a radius that flattens through the approx... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291074 | Golf club head A golf club head which has a head volume V of not less than 300 cc, and a gravity point distance C (mm) satisfying the following condition: C≦0.12×V−8, and optionally, the ratio (M/V) of the moment of inertia M (g·sq.cm) of the club head around a vertical axis... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291069 | Central determination gaming system with a game outcome generated by a gaming terminal and approved by a central controller A central determination gaming system including a plurality of gaming terminals in communication with a central controller. In one embodiment, upon initiation of a game at one of the gaming terminals, the gaming terminal randomly generates a proposed game outcome. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281985 | Golf club head The golf club head (20) of the present invention allows for the face angle, lie angle, loft angle and shaft diameter of the golf club to be customized to a golfer. The golf club head (20) of the present invention is able to accomplish this by providing... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281993 | Golf club head and manufacturing method of the same The invention prevents a crimple from being generated in a resin member. The invention provides a golf club head (1) including a head shell portion (M) made of a metal material and having an opening portion (O1), and a resin member (FR) made of a fiber... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278925 | Golf club head This present invention relates to a hollow golf club head comprising a face portion whose front face defines a club face for hitting a ball, wherein said face portion comprises a center portion forming an area having a sweet spot, and a peripheral portion surroundin... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261645 | Golf club head A hollow golf club head comprises: a metal member made of at least one kind of metal material having at least one opening in a crown portion thereof; and a FRP member made of a fiber reinforced resin attached to the metal member so... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258623 | Method and apparatus for attaching golf club head and shaft A golf club shaft is attached to a club head hosel by a ferrule system including a ferrule mating member and a ferrule sleeve. The mating member includes an enlarged portion on which the second ferrule is seated and a reduced portion which is seated within the club ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258625 | Golf clubs and golf club heads A golf club head enables the initial velocity of a ball to be increased and enables the carry to be lengthened. In some example structures, the golf club includes a face plate formed from metal and club head body (e.g., a crown and sole) formed from fiber reinforced... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252599 | Golf club head A hollow golf club head is formed form a metal member with at least one opening. An FRP member made of a fiber reinforced resin is attached to the metal member to cover the opening. The metal member has at least one slit extending along at least a periphery of the o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250007 | Wood type golf club head A golf club head includes a striking plate, a golf club head body and a plurality of annular flexible portions. In assembling, the striking plate mechanically connects to a front side of the golf club head body. The golf club head body forms a crown portion, a sole ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241229 | Golf club with two piece hosel The exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a non-contiguous hosel for attaching a golf club shaft to a golf club head. In an exemplary embodiment, two inserts are used to form a hollow shaft receptacle, or hosel. The two inserts are placed at substa... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232379 | Golf putter A putter effective for use in both conventional strokes and side saddle strokes. The putter includes a shaft having a grip portion at one end and a putter head at an opposite end. The shaft includes a lower forward offset portion and a straight portion. The straight... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229362 | Golf club head or other ball striking device with discrete regions of different density Ball striking devices may include: (a) a sole member; (b) at least one intermediate body member; (c) a crown member; and (d) a face member. The materials making up the sole member, the intermediate body member(s), and the crown member may be selected so that the den... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226364 | Method for fitting golf clubs to a golfer A method (500) for fitting a golf club to a golfer is disclosed herein. The method includes having a golfer hit a test golf club. If the test golf club is preferred, a final golf club is formed that matches the test golf club. Preferably, the final golf club ... | 06/05/2007 |
