ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,566, issued on May 19, was assigned to Callaway Golf Co. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Multiple layered face for a golf club head" was invented by Nathan Reed (Carlsbad, Calif.), Denver Holt (Menifee, Calif.), James Seluga (Carlsbad, Calif.), Yaming Pan (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Jeremy Hanhart (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head having a multiple layered face is disclosed herein. The face comprises a first layer, a second layer and a third layer. The first layer is composed of a titanium alloy material. The second layer is composed of a polyurea material. The third layer is composed of a composite material. The face ...