ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,846, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Golf club having a damping element for ball speed control" was invented by Marni D. Ines (San Marcos, Calif.), Oswaldo Gonzalez (Corona, Calif.), John Morin (The Woodlands, Texas), Jason A. Mata (Logan, Utah), Jonathan Hebreo (San Diego), Michael E. Franz (San Diego) and Charles E. Golden (Encinitas, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the striking face, the support arm extending from the per...