ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,408, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Golf club head with improved striking face" was invented by Kyle A. Carr (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Stephen S. Murphy (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face is further comprised out of a thickened central region, located near a geometric center of the striking face portion, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending o...