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Granted Patent B1
US 8,622,849 · App. 14/048,945 · Granted Jan 7, 2014

Golf club head with improved aerodynamic characteristics

Inventors: D. Clayton Evans (San Marcos, CA); Evan Gibbs (Encinitas, CA); Matthew T. Cackett (San Diego, CA); Steven M. Ehlers (Poway, CA)
Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
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Patent No.
US 8,622,849
App. No.
14/048,945
Granted
Jan 7, 2014
Kind
B1
Abstract

A driver type golf club head comprising a body having a face, a crown and a sole, wherein the highest point of the crown surface is located within a crown apex zone, and a portion of the crown contour exists above a radius arc of approximately 5.25 inches.

Claims (12)

1. A golf club head comprising:

a body having a face, a crown, and a sole,

wherein the highest point of the crown is located within a crown apex zone,

wherein the crown apex zone is located approximately 0.8 inch rearward and 0.03 inch upward from a face-crown intersection,

wherein the body has a depth of at least 4.6 inches, and

wherein a portion of the crown exists above a radius arc of approximately 5.25 inches.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the golf club head has a volume of less than 400 cubic centimeters.

3. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the body is composed of a stainless steel material.

4. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the sole is composed of a metal material.

5. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the crown is composed of a non-metal material.

6. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the body is composed of a titanium alloy material.

7. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the body has a height that is less than half the depth of the body.

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 Oct 8, 2013
From: EVANS, D. CLAYTON; GIBBS, EVAN D.; CACKETT, MATTHEW T.; EHLERS, STEVEN M.
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 031367/0559 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13024140 · Feb 9, 2011
Provisional Application 61303181 · Feb 10, 2010