Nike, Inc.

Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

Other

Nike International Ltd.

Nike Innovate C.v.

Robert M Boyd

John T Stites

Andrew G V Oldknow

Raymond J Sander

Gary Gene Tavares

Eric A Larson

Joshua M Boggs

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Kenneth W Brown

David N Franklin

Jeremy N Snyder

Michael T Prichard

Nathaniel J Radcliffe

Mario Angelbert Lafortune

James S Thomas

Philip J Hatton

Mark J Perry

Rick S Wahlin

Sherry Lynn Jones

Hiromitsu Akiyama

Matthew Paul Rubal

Martin Brouillette

Robert Lukasiewicz, Jr

Michael E Finn

Andrew Gv Oldknow

Jay R Sayre

Chia-Chyi Cheng

Chris Scott Daniels

Adam D Liber

Akira Shimozuma

William F Rauchholz

Jeffrey Alan Hadden

Donald S Rahrig

Michael R Bruno

Daisuke Tsukada

George W Moody, Jr

Brian J Kammerer

Matthew S Young

Andrew GV Oldknow

Robert Arluna

James Huang Lua

Douglas Anthony Thornton

Byron Cole Slaughter

Daniel Francis Wisniewski

David S Lee

Yoshimasa Fujita

Gregory S Kramer

Nicholas G Zacharopoulos

Timothy J Lastrapes

Megan Moore

Rachel Thurston

William W Belson, Iii

Aaron Size

J David Robbins

Robert D Bartelt

William Walter Belson, Iii

Robert Mora

David Anthony Chargin

Akira Shimozuuma

Mario LaFortune

Charles Jack Green, Iii

Sander J Raymond

Charles A Plaxico

Ivan E Tornes

Megan Sesslar Moore

Eric Larson

Charles Jack Iii Green

Mark Perry

Frank Fujita Ping-Tung

John Thomas Stites

Robert E Mora

Aaron Barrett Size

Joshua Michael Boggs

Golf club heads (e.g. drivers, fairway woods, wood-type hybrid clubs, or the like) according to at least some example aspects of this invention include a striking face and a rear portion opposite the striking face, the rear portion defining an opening to an interior cavity. A rear body member configured to be inserted into the opening is engaged with the rear portion of the club head. The rear body member may include multiple rear body parts that may be removable and/or interchangeable to permit flexibility in controlling the weight distribution of the golf club head.

Golf clubs and golf club heads having interchangeable rear body members

Golf clubs and golf club heads having a weight member that is configurable in multiple positions to alter the performance characteristics of the golf club head are presented. In some examples, the weight member may be arranged in a sole of the golf club head and may include ends having different weighting characteristics. For instance, one end may be heavier or denser than another end of the weight member. The difference in weight characteristics may be due to different materials used to form the different ends, different construction of the ends, and the like. The position of the weight member may be adjusted to alter the performance characteristics of the golf club head. For instance, the weight member may be removed and rotated to position a heavier end where a lighter end was previously positioned.

Golf club head and golf club head structures

A set of ball striking devices, such as a set golf clubs, having similar characteristics between clubs within the set of clubs such as length, weight, and lie angle. Characteristics can include lengths and lie angle.

Golf club set having similar properties

A ball striking device, such as an iron-type golf club head, includes a face having a ball striking surface and a rear surface, and a body connected to the face. The body has a sole member and a rear cavity defined at least partially by the sole member and the rear surface of the face. The body has an elongated, recessed channel extending within the cavity along a juncture line between the rear surface of the face and the sole member. Additionally, the head is formed in part by a face member having a first leg forming at least a major portion of the face and a second leg extending rearwardly from a bottom end of the first leg and forming at least a portion of the sole member. The head may further be formed by a body member connected to the face member.

Iron-type golf club head or other ball striking device

A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a face with a striking surface configured for striking a ball and a channel extending across a portion of the sole. The channel may be recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and have a depth of recession from the adjacent surfaces of the sole, wherein the channel comprises a center portion extending across a center of the sole, a heel portion extending from a heel end of the center portion toward the heel, and a toe portion extending from a toe end of the center portion toward the toe, wherein the width and the depth of the center portion of the channel are substantially constant, and wherein the depth of the channel is greater at the heel and toe portions than at the center portion.

Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features

A golf club head having a metal portion adhered to a non-metal portion to define a closed internal volume therebetween, and an elongated channel extending across a portion of the sole. The channel may be recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole, wherein the channel comprises a center portion extending across a center of the sole, a heel portion extending from a heel end of the center portion toward the heel, and a toe portion extending from a toe end of the center portion toward the toe, wherein the width of the center portion of the channel is substantially constant, and wherein the width of the channel increases from the heel end of the center portion to the heel and from the toe end of the center portion to the toe.

A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head that includes a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball and a body connected to the face and extending rearward from the face. A face member formed primarily of a metallic material forms the face, and a body member is connected to the face member and extends rearward from the face member to form at least a portion of the body. The body member is formed at least partially of a polymer material, and has a doped portion containing a doping material dispersed within the polymer material. The doping material may have a different density than the polymer material, such that the doped portion has a different density than the portions of the body member not containing the doping material. A co-molding method may be used to form the ball striking device.

Golf club head or other ball striking device with weighted body member

A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, includes a face having a ball striking surface, an inner surface opposite the ball striking surface, and a thickness defined between the ball striking surface and the inner surface, and a body connected to the face and extending rearward from the face. The face has a modulus gradient across the thickness of the face, such that the modulus of the face varies at different distances from the ball striking surface. The face may also include at least one of an insert, a composite material, a multi-layered structure, and/or a portion treated by a surface treatment to contribute to the modulus gradient.

Golf club head or other ball striking device with face having modulus variance

A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a head that includes a face configured for striking a ball and a body connected to the face, the body being adapted for connection of a shaft proximate a heel thereof. The face has a thickened portion including an annular tapered area that tapers in thickness between an upper boundary and a lower boundary and encloses an elevated area bounded by the upper boundary. The upper and/or lower boundary defines a shape having two lobes, each with an outer edge with a convex profile, and a connecting portion extending between the lobes, such that the connecting portion is defined by two outer edges extending between the outer edges of the lobes, wherein at least one of the outer edges of the connecting portion has a concave outer profile.

Golf club head or other ball striking device having stiffened face portion

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Flower Mound, TX, United States of America

Robert M Boyd