ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,245, issued on July 7, was assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corp. (Phoenix).

"Mixed material golf club head" was invented by Eric J. Morales (Laveen, Ariz.), Ryan M. Stokke (Anthem, Ariz.), Martin R. Jertson (Phoenix), Clayson C. Spackman (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Cory S. Bacon (Cave Creek, Ariz.), Yujen Huang (Pingtung, Taiwan) and Travis D. Milleman (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head includes a rear body having a crown member coupled to a sole member, and a front body coupled to the rear body to define a substantially hollow structure. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extend...