ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,451, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to BRIDGESTONE SPORTS Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Golf club head" was invented by Takeyuki Yano (Tokyo) and Wataru Ban (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head includes a body; a face; and a crown. The body includes a crown opening; a beam dividing the crown opening; and a sole. The face includes a front surface that strikes a ball; and a back surface. The crown closes the crown opening. The sole has a butting structure that contacts the back surface of the face at a contact portion. As viewed in a crown-sole direction, a length from a face toe end to a face heel end in a toe-heel direction is ...