US Patent Issued to Wilson Sporting Goods on July 22 for "Golf club head having a composite face" (Illinois, Washington, California, Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,907, issued on July 22, was assigned to Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago).

"Golf club head having a composite face" was invented by Sean P. Griffin (Chicago), Robert T. Thurman (Glen Ellyn, Ill.), Sean S. Epling (Portland, Ore.), Ty B. Goodwin (Vancouver, Wash.), Donald G. Loeffler (Portland, Ore.), James M. Earley (Roseville, Calif.), Jon C. Pergande (Chicago), Jeremy H. Yim (Rocklin, Calif.) and Richard P. Hulock (North Aurora, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club includes a face coupled to a body. A composite axis extends from a heel to a toe of the club and parallel to ground. The face is formed of a fiber composite ...