ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,552, issued on May 26, was assigned to Cobra Golf Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Golf club head" was invented by Bryce W. Hobbs (Carlsbad, 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 including a toe region, a heel region, and a medial region extending between the toe region and the heel region. A core bar is integrally formed with the body at the toe region and the heel region and extends within the medial region along a trailing end. Further, a slot has an upper edge formed along a lower edge of the core bar at the trailing end. A face insert is coupled to the body and an in...