ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,109, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (Coraopolis, Pa.).

"Golf club head with alignment structure, and golf club including same" was invented by Simon Elser (Coraopolis, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a golf club head having a body with a striking face that faces a front direction, and a plurality of elements that extend from the body toward a rear direction and that form an aperture. The aperture has a boundary with a geometric shape that is symmetric about a centerline that extends from the body toward the rear direction. The elements may include a first portion and a...