ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,469, issued on April 7, was assigned to Taylor Made Golf Co. Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Golf club" was invented by Kraig Alan Willett (Fallbrook, Calif.), Matthew Greensmith (Vista, Calif.), Andrew James (Carlsbad, Calif.), Jason Andrew Mata (Carlsbad, Calif.), Matthew David Johnson (Encinitas, Calif.), David Anderson (Palatine, Ill.) and Brandon H. Woolley (Vista, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head includes a golf club body including a crown, a sole, and a skirt connected between the crown and the sole, the golf club body including a front including a leading edge and a back including a trailing edge, and a hosel ...