ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,633, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corp. (Phoenix).
"Golf club head having face reinforcing structure" was invented by Travis D. Milleman (Cave Creek, Ariz.), Eric J. Morales (Laveen, Ariz.) and Ryan M. Stokke (Anthem, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments of the lightweight golf clubs described herein include a thin crown, a thin sole, a mass efficient weight system, and a thin faceplate to maximize performance gains (e.g., ball travel distance, impact efficiency, and ball speed) targeted to individuals with swing speeds less than 85 mph. As will be further described below, in order to achi...