ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,609, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corp. (Phoenix).

"Golf clubs and golf club heads having interchangeable rear body members" was invented by Andrew G.v. Oldknow (Beaverton, Ore.), Robert M. Boyd (Flower Mound, Texas) and John T. Stites (Sallisaw, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Golf club heads (e.g. drivers, fairway woods, wood-type hybrid clubs, or the like) according to at least some example aspects of this invention include a striking face and a rear portion opposite the striking face, the rear portion defining an opening to an interior cavity. A rear body member configured to be inserted into the ...