ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,909, issued on July 21, was assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corp. (Phoenix).
"Multi-component golf club head" was invented by Travis D. Milleman (Portland, Ore.), Clayson C. Spackman (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Cory S. Bacon (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Jacob T. Clarke (Apex, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of wood-type club heads comprising one or more components are described herein. The wood-type club head comprises a first, metallic component, and a second, non-metallic component. The first component comprises the load bearing structure that forms the striking face, and portions of the crown, the heel, the toe, and the sole...