US Patent Issued to Topgolf Callaway Brands on May 13 for "Golf club head with stress-reducing features" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,234, issued on May 13, was assigned to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Golf club head with stress-reducing features" was invented by Nathan Reed (San Diego), James A. Seluga (Carlsbad, Calif.), Denver Holt (Carlsbad, Calif.) and David Handy (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head comprising a body and a hollow stiffening structure is disclosed herein. The body comprises a face section, a sole section, and a crown section, and defines a hollow interior. The hollow stiffening structure extends within the hollow interior from the crown section to the sole section to reduce stresses placed on ...