US Patent Issued to Karsten Manufacturing on July 14 for "Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features" (Texas, Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,670, issued on July 14, was assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corp. (Phoenix).

"Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features" was invented by Joshua M. Boggs (Aledo, Texas), Eric A. Larson (Ft. Worth, Texas), Andrew G.v. Oldknow (Beaverton, Ore.), Michael T. Prichard (Portland, Ore.), Nathaniel J. Radcliffe (Trophy Club, Texas) and Robert M. Boyd (Flower Mound, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head having a metal portion adhered to a non-metal portion to define a closed internal volume therebetween, and an elongated channel extending across a portion of the sole. The channel may...