US Patent Issued to Karsten Manufacturing on June 23 for "Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features" (Texas, Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,559, issued on June 23, 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 ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a face with a striking surface configured for striking a ball and a channel extending across a portion of the sole. The channel may be recessed fr...