ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,204, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Cobra Golf Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Iron-type golf club head" was invented by Bryce W. Hobbs (Escondido, Calif.) and Ryan L. Roach (Encinitas, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head includes a body having a toe region, a heel region, a sole weight bar extending between the toe region and the heel region, and a face insert that is coupled to the body and wraps about the sole weight bar. The golf club head defines a sole having a toe segment, a medial segment, and a heel segment, and the face insert at least partially defines the medial segment of the sole. A gap is disposed betw...