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Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2021
Applicant:

Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);

Inventors:

Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);

Ryan J. A. Ritchie, San Marcos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 53/0475 (2013.01); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 60/54 (2015.10); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A golf club head including a striking face including a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a damping element abutting the rear surface of the striking face, wherein the damping element comprises a binder and a filler, wherein the filler has a density less than or equal to 2 g/cc and the binder has a density greater than or equal to 3 g/cc and less than or equal to 12 g/cc, wherein the filler is substantially evenly distributed throughout the binder, wherein the filler comprises a plurality of particles, wherein the particles of the filler are less than 5.0 mm in diameter, and wherein the damping element comprises an average thickness, wherein the average thickness of the damping element is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm.


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