ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,701, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Taylor Made Golf Co. Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Golf club head" was invented by Bing-Ling Chao (San Diego), Todd P. Beach (Encinitas, Calif.) and John Francis Lorentzen (El Cajon, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head includes a head body having a crown, sole and skirt therebetween, the head body defining an opening in a front portion and having a frame support around the periphery of the opening. A face plate is mounted within the opening and has a transition radius along one or more edges to at least partially wrap around one or more of the crown, sole and skirt. The head incl...