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US 1,141,040 · App. 29/994,231 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Golf club head

Inventor: Joseph Merrick (Huntington Beach, CA)
Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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Patent No.
US 1,141,040
App. No.
29/994,231
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a golf club head as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2026
From: MERRICK, JOSEPH
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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