ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,114, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD. (Kobe, Japan).
"Golf club head" was invented by Patrick Ripp (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Philip Seagram (Long Beach, Calif.), Mika Becktor (New York) and Keith Dolezel (Delhi, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head includes a striking face, a sole portion, a top portion, a hosel, a rear surface, a loft no less than 40deg, a virtual vertical plane, and a center of gravity. The striking face has a face center, a leading edge, and a virtual striking face plane. The hosel includes an internal bore configured to receive a golf shaft and includes a peripher...