ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,233, issued on May 13.

"Golf putter head" was invented by Mathias Am Ende (Temecula, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf putter head has a face for positioned for striking a golf ball, with a support base made of metal material and a hosel adapted for connection to a golf shaft and granite attached to the support base and at least a portion of the granite on the face of the golf putter head. Also, a golf putter head made of granite, with an opening in the top of the golf putter head for receiving a golf shaft and the opening is surrounded by a resilient material."

The patent was filed on Oct. 31, 2022, under Application No....