ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,418, issued on July 29, was assigned to Taylor Made Golf Co. Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Golf club" was invented by Mark Vincent Greaney (Vista, Calif.), Todd P. Beach (Encinitas, Calif.), Andrew Kickertz (San Diego) and Craig Richard Slyfield (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Golf clubs have a primary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face. Some have a primary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between a first...