ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,319, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).

"Golf club head having improved striking face" was invented by Doug M. Takehara (Oceanside, Calif.), Jonathan Hebreo (San Diego) and Richard L. Cleghorn (Oceanside, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head having an improved striking face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face including a thin center zone and multiple zones surrounding the center zone."

The patent was filed on June 16, 2023, under Application No. 18/336,670.

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