ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,853, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to ACUSHNET COMPANY (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Golf club having a damping element for ball speed control" was invented by Joshua G. Breier (Vista, Calif.), Marni D. Ines (San Marcos, Calif.), Charles E. Golden (Encinitas, Calif.) and Richard L. Cleghorn (Oceanside, 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, wherein the striking face comprises a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the st...