ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,821, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Taylor Made Golf Co. Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Golf club" was invented by Christian Reber Wester (San Diego), Nathan T. Sargent (Oceanside, Calif.), Joseph Reeve Nielson (Vista, Calif.), Christopher John Harbert (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Hong G. Jeon (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head has a body defining a crown opening and a sole opening, a forward portion of the crown opening having a lip recessed below an outer surface of the crown and extending rearwardly. A composite crown insert is connected to the lip and covers the crown opening. A ratio of an outer surface a...