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Class 473/332 - Vibratory wave (e.g, shock wave, etc.) modifying feature


Subclass of Class 473 - Games using tangible projectile
Definition: Subject matter further including means to dampen, amplify,
No. of patents: 313
Last issue date: 05/15/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8177662Golf club head weight with seal and vibration dampener
A metal golf club head that allows a user to customize the location of the center of gravity. The metal golf club head comprises a hollow body with a weighting port. The weighting port allows a user to place weighting material inside the hollow body, customizing the...
05/15/2012
8172700Golf club head having ribs
Described herein are embodiments of a golf club head having at least one rib with an external portion. For example, according to one embodiment, a wood-type golf club head includes a body that has at least one wall defining an interior cavity. The golf club head fur...
05/08/2012
8167739Extreme weighted hybrid and other wood-type golf clubs and golf club heads
Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a club head body member defining an interior chamber; (b) a weight system engaged with a rear perimeter portion of the club head body member; and (c) a connection system connecting the weight system with the club head body (e.g...
05/01/2012
8088022Golf club head with top line insert
A golf club head having a recess located in a top portion thereof between the heel and the toe and extending toward the sole. The recess may be only in the top line of the club head or extend from the heel around the toe. An insert may be placed within the recess. T...
01/03/2012
8062150Iron-type golf club
Disclosed herein is a golf club including a club head having a muscle back shell or a lightweight muscle back. ...
11/22/2011
8021246Iron golf club heads and golf club sets with variable weight distribution
Described herein are iron golf club heads and sets of iron golf clubs that have variable weight distribution. Each iron golf club head has a cavity and a y-shaped cavity pad disposed on at least a portion of a back wall of the cavity. The y-shaped cavity pad provide...
09/20/2011
8007369Golf club head with stiffening and sound tuning composite member
A golf club head with sound tuning composite members forming at least a portion of the surface of the golf club head is disclosed herein. The composite members being a composite layer made out of a sandwiched core layer that is interposed inside the midsection of th...
08/30/2011
7997999Multi-piece golf club head with improved inertia
A multi-piece iron-type golf club head with a substantial weight member is disclosed and claimed. The golf club head includes a plurality of body members. A first body member includes a face, a rear surface, and a hosel. A viscoelastic material is attached to the re...
08/16/2011
7963860Golf clubs and golf club heads having feel altering systems
Golf club heads include: (a) a body having a ball-striking face and a rear face, the body defining a cavity; (b) a bridge member extending across the cavity, wherein the bridge member is provided to affect, at least in part, a position of a center of gravity of the ...
06/21/2011
7938739Golf club with cavity, and method of manufacture
Embodiments of golf clubs with a cavity and their methods of manufacture are generally described herein. In one embodiment, a golf club head comprises: a strike face, a back face opposite the strike face; a heel region; a toe region opposite the heel region; and a c...
05/10/2011
7914394Club heads with contoured back faces and methods of manufacturing the same
Embodiments of club heads with contoured back faces and methods of manufacturing the same are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein. ...
03/29/2011
7914393Golf club head with sound tuning
A golf club head with sound tuning. The golf club head includes a hollow body that defines an interior cavity and at least one tuning member extends across the interior cavity. The tuning member dimensions, stiffness and dampening characteristics are selected to alt...
03/29/2011
7914395Golf club head having a bridge member and a damping element
A cavity back golf club head having a bridge member and a damping element is disclosed. The bridge member extends across a first rear cavity connecting a heel and a toe of the golf club head to control the trajectory of a golf ball. For the longer iron clubs, a damp...
03/29/2011
7874935Golf club head with reinforced crown
A golf club head with reinforced crown is described herein. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein. ...
01/25/2011
7871338Golf club head
A golf club head comprises a head main body made of a metal material and having a club face for striking a ball, and a vibration absorber made of a viscoelastic material and attached to the head main body. The vibration absorber is provided with a cut having a width...
01/18/2011
7854666Structural response modifying features for a golf club head
A golf club head having a crown, a sole having a length, ls, a strike face, a structural response modifying element having a constraining portion and a cantilever portion, the constraining portion extending from the sole to the crown and having a length l...
12/21/2010
7850545Golf club head
There is provided a golf club head that produces a loud hitting sound satisfying the golfer even if the volume of the golf club head having a hollow structure is increased to at least about 400 cc. A golf club head 1 having a hollow structure comprises a face...
12/14/2010
7833110Golf club head
A golf club head with a vibration absorber capable of absorbing unpleasant vibrations on off-center hits without absorbing agreeable vibrations on on-center hits is disclosed. The head comprises a head main body made of a metal material, and a vibration absorber mad...
11/16/2010
7828672Ball flight adjustment apparatus for a golf club head
A metal golf club head that allows a user to customize the location of the center of gravity. The metal golf club head comprises a hollow body with a weighting port. The weighting port allows a user to place weighting material inside the hollow body, customizing the...
11/09/2010
7819757Multi-material golf club head
A golf club head formed of multiple materials is disclosed. Those portions of the club head that are subject to high stresses during normal use of the golf club head are formed of a metallic material. Most of the material beyond what is required to maintain structur...
10/26/2010
7806781Golf club head
To provide a golf club head in which a sole portion has a high rigidity. A weight material is mounted near a central part of the sole portion in the fore-to-aft direction, and a rib extends in the toe-to-heel direction. Since the sole portion has high rigidity in th...
10/05/2010
7803064Golf club head with multiple undercuts
The present invention relates to a golf club head having multiple undercuts. The club head includes a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, and a back, and having a heel and a toe. The back contains a cavity. Multiple undercuts in the form of a pluralit...
09/28/2010
7789771Golf club head
A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a main cavity having at least one auxiliary cavity and a base surface. An insert may be associated with the base surface and may comprise at least two contact elements, with a bri...
09/07/2010
7785212Extreme weighted hybrid and other wood-type golf clubs and golf club heads
Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a club head body member defining an interior chamber; (b) a weight system engaged with a rear perimeter portion of the club head body member; and (c) a connection system connecting the weight system with the club head body (e.g...
08/31/2010
7775904Wood-type golf club head
A wood-type golf club head has a hollow structure comprising a face portion having a back surface and a front surface defining a club face for striking a ball, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a side portion between the crown portion and sole portion. The hollow...
08/17/2010
7749101Wood-type golf club head
A wood-type golf club head includes a metal sole portion, an elastic body and a weight member. At least one recess is defined in the metal sole portion to extend in a front-rear direction over at least half-length of a front-rear length of the sole portion. The elas...
07/06/2010
7749100Golf clubs and golf club heads having fluid-filled bladders and/or interior chambers
Golf club heads include: (a) a club head body having a ball striking face and defining a rear cavity; (b) a fluid-filled bladder in the cavity; and (c) a retaining member holding the fluid-filled bladder in the cavity. Other club heads include: (a) a club head body ...
07/06/2010
7744487Golf clubs and golf club heads having feel altering systems
Golf club heads include: (a) a body having a ball-striking face and a rear face, the body defining a cavity; (b) a bridge member extending across the cavity, wherein the bridge member is provided to affect, at least in part, a position of a center of gravity of the ...
06/29/2010
7722477Impact force dampening system for use with a golf driver or fairway club head
A force dampening and redirection system for use with a golf driver or fairway club head including an elongated handle terminating in a three-dimensional shaped driver or fairway head exhibiting a substantially smooth ball striking face. A vibration dampening and ab...
05/25/2010
7713141Golf club head
A golf club head having a good impact-absorbing property improved to provide a good hitting feel without deteriorating the repulsion property, which includes a metallic face member 8 including at least a part of face F, and a metallic head body 9 to be...
05/11/2010
7686707Golf club head
This invention provides a hollow golf club head having a first viscoelastic body made of a first viscoelastic material and a second viscoelastic body made of a second viscoelastic material with a loss coefficient the temperature dependence of which is different from...
03/30/2010
7670235Golf club head having removable weight
A golf club head includes a body and a retaining element removably mounted to the body. The retaining element includes a main body and an annular wall extending from a side of the main body of the retaining element. The annular wall defines a compartment for receivi...
03/02/2010
7662050Iron-type golf clubs
A set of iron-type golf clubs includes long irons with channel back configurations and short irons with cavity back configurations. The rear face configurations transition from channel backs through to pure cavity backs for increased performance continuum for the se...
02/16/2010
7637823Golf club head
This invention provides a hollow golf club head including a fixing member which includes a shaft body formed with a threaded portion at one end, and a head portion at the other end of the shaft body, a viscoelastic body having an opening through which the shaft body...
12/29/2009
7601077Method of manufacturing a gold club head having a suspended face insert
A method of manufacturing a golf club head having a face insert that is mechanically isolated from the body of the club head involves inserting a face insert into a cavity formed in the body. The face insert is suspended above a bottom wall of the cavity by tabs tha...
10/13/2009
7588503Multi-piece golf club head with improved inertia
A multi-piece iron-type golf club head with a substantial weight member is disclosed and claimed. The golf club head includes a plurality of body members. A first body member includes a face, a rear surface, and a hosel. A viscoelastic material is attached to the re...
09/15/2009
7588502Golf club head
A golf club head comprises a main body provided with at least two holes and detachable parts attached to said holes, the detachable parts including a weight member and a damper, the weight member having a specific gravity larger than the main body, the damper having...
09/15/2009
7575523Golf club head
A golf club head comprises a head main body being provided with at least one hole having a helical groove on its inner surface, and a damper having a thread on its outer surface and screwed to the hole of the head main body, the damper being made of elastic material...
08/18/2009
7568984Hollow golf club head
A hollow golf club head is provided that includes a face portion, a sole portion extending backward from a lower portion of the face portion to form a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown portion extending backward from an upper portion of the face portion ...
08/04/2009
7563177Golf club head with reinforced crown
A golf club head with a front wall, a rear wall and a reinforced crown includes ribs in the crown that are spaced more closely together near the front wall than near the rear wall. Preferably, the ribs radiate from a point in space located forward of the front wall....
07/21/2009
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