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US 8,430,765 · App. 13/596,356 · Granted Apr 30, 2013

Reduced turf drag golf club head

Inventor: J. Andrew Galloway (Escondido, CA)
Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
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Patent No.
US 8,430,765
App. No.
13/596,356
Granted
Apr 30, 2013
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present invention relates to a fairway wood type golf club head having a striking plate, a crown and a sole. The sole comprises a flat high strength region and dual regions with a low-friction, high release coating.

Claims (6)

1. A fairway-wood type golf club head comprising:

a body having a striking plate, a crown and a sole, the body composed of a stainless steel material, the sole comprising a flat high strength region and dual regions of a low friction, high-release nano-metal coating.

2. A fairway-wood type golf club head comprising:

a body having a striking plate, a crown and a sole, the body composed of a titanium alloy material, the sole comprising a flat high strength region and dual regions of a low friction, high-release nano-metal coating.

3. A fairway-wood type golf club head comprising:

a body having a striking plate, a crown and a sole, wherein the striking plate and the sole are composed of a metal material and the crown is composed of a non-metal material, the sole comprising a flat high strength region and dual regions of a low friction, high-release nano-metal coating.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 063665/0176 Recorded Jun 1, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY (F/K/A TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.); TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
Reel/Frame 075834/0150 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 063692/0009 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (FORMERLY CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063665/0176 →
RELEASE (REEL 048172 / FRAME 0001) Recorded Mar 17, 2023
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (F/K/A CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 063622/0187 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2019
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERACTIVE, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 048110/0352 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 048172/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2018
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERACTIVE, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 045350/0741 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2012
From: GALLOWAY, J. ANDREW
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 028859/0822 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12627966 · Nov 30, 2009
Provisional Application 61138037 · Dec 16, 2008