ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,238, issued on May 27, was assigned to Taylor Made Golf Co. Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Golf club head" was invented by Mattieu Bovee (Carlsbad, Calif.), Brian Bazzel (Carlsbad, Calif.), Todd Beach (San Diego) and Stephen Kraus (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head including a crown defining the top surface of the club head and including a crown portion, a crown recess region formed in the crown portion and defined by a crown ledge and a bonding wall, and a crown insert disposed at least partially within the crown recess region. The size and uniformity of the junction between the crown insert and the bonding wall m...