IP Library Granted Patent US 12,465,822
Granted Patent B1
US 12,465,822 · App. 17/962,741 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Golf club iron comprising shear thinning filler material

Inventors: Vijay Chavan (Oceanside, CA); Joshua D. Westrum (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
A63B53/0475A63B60/00A63B60/002A63B2209/00
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Patent No.
US 12,465,822
App. No.
17/962,741
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A golf club head with a cavity at least partially filled with a non-Newtonian shear thinning filler material is disclosed herein. The filler material may comprise multiple materials, such as microbubbles or microbeads, composite polyol materials, blowing agents, and/or graphene to improve performance and dampen sound after the golf club head impacts a golf ball.

Claims (10)

1 . A golf club head comprising:

a body comprising a striking face, a sole portion, a top portion, a rear portion, and a cavity; and

a non-Newtonian shear thinning filler material,

wherein the cavity is at least partially filled with the filler material;

wherein the filler material comprises urethane with air pockets created by the reaction of isocyanate with water to create CO 2 .

2 . A golf club head comprising:

a body comprising a striking face, a sole portion, a top portion, a rear portion, and a cavity; and

a non-Newtonian shear thinning filler material,

wherein the cavity is at least partially filled with the filler material;

wherein the filler material is memory foam.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2022
From: CHAVAN, VIJAY; WESTRUM, JOSHUA D
To: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.
Reel/Frame 061650/0123 →
Continuity (10)
Continuation In Part 17399260 · Aug 11, 2021
Continuation 16996038 · Aug 18, 2020
Continuation 16540917 · Aug 14, 2019
Continuation In Part 16241859 · Jan 7, 2019
Continuation 15927917 · Mar 21, 2018
Continuation In Part 15807851 · Nov 9, 2017
Continuation In Part 15718285 · Sep 28, 2017
Division 15665004 · Jul 31, 2017
Provisional Application 63256285 · Oct 15, 2021
Provisional Application 62457086 · Feb 9, 2017
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