ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,329, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to ACUSHNET COMPANY (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Golf club having a damping element for ball speed control" was invented by Kyle A. Carr (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Charles E. Golden (Encinitas, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head includes: a striking face including a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite to the front surface; a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face; a cavity at least partially enclosed by the striking face and the periphery portion; a support arm extending at least partially through the cavity from th...