US Patent Issued to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES on Feb. 17 for "Golf club with grooved striking face" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,764, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD. (Kobe, Japan).

"Golf club with grooved striking face" was invented by Mika Becktor (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Jacob Lambeth (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club is disclosed that has a golf club head with a face having peaks or ridges and deep grooves or valleys. The deep grooves or valleys promote improved "feel" and/or reduced "smash factor" which may be particularly desirable when the golf club head comprises a putter face. The deep grooves or valleys may eliminate the need for costly soft metal alloy faces and/or polymeric or other resilie...