ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,887, issued on July 15, was assigned to Taylor Made Golf Co. Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Golf club head" was invented by Todd P. Beach (Encinitas, Calif.), Matthew David Johnson (Encinitas, Calif.), Nathan T. Sargent (Oceanside, Calif.), Kraig Alan Willett (Fallbrook, Calif.), Michelle Penney (Carlsbad, Calif.), Marc Kronenberg (Hobe Sound, Fla.), Matthew Greensmith (Vista, Calif.) and Joseph Henry Hoffman (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a ...