ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,889, issued on July 15, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Weighted golf club" was invented by Oswaldo Gonzalez (San Jacinto, Calif.), Gery M. Zimmerman (Fallbrook, Calif.) and Marni D. Ines (San Marcos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weighted golf club is disclosed herein. More specifically, a golf club head includes a chassis with a heel opening and a toe opening defined therein. A heel weight member is disposed within the heel opening and a toe weight member is disposed within the toe opening. The heel weight member and the toe weight member are securely mechanically attached to the chassis by a fastener."...