ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,910, issued on July 22, was assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corp. (Phoenix).

"Golf club head with open crown and related methods" was invented by Erik M. Henrikson (Phoenix), Eric J. Morales (Laveen, Ariz.), Ryan M. Stokke (Anthem, Ariz.), Eric V. Cole (Phoenix) and Cory S. Bacon (Cave Creek, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a golf club head comprising a composite material, the golf club head further comprising: a front end having a bottom rail, a top rail, and a strikeface, the strikeface including a striking surface, a back surface, and a reinforcement element extending from the back surface of the strikef...