Andrew D Kickertz

US Patent:

20220176211, Jun 9, 2022

Filed:

Dec 10, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/547519

Inventors:

- Carlsbad CA, US
Andrew Andrew Kickertz - San Diego CA, US
Todd P. Beach - Encinitas CA, US
Craig Richard Slyfield - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 53/04

Abstract:

Aspects of the invention are directed to golf club having a crown, a sole, a face, and a primary alignment feature hard tooled into the golf club head. In some embodiments the golf club has a primary alignment feature comprising a line delineating a transition between at least a portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with a shade or color of the face. The primary alignment feature is hard tooled into the golf club head with the face of the golf club body.

US Patent:

20210060392, Mar 4, 2021

Filed:

Aug 28, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/006561

Inventors:

- Carlsbad CA, US
Andrew Andrew Kickertz - San Diego CA, US
Todd P. Beach - Encinitas CA, US
Craig Richard Slyfield - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 53/04

Abstract:

Aspects of the invention are directed to golf club having a crown, a sole, a face, and a primary alignment feature hard tooled into the golf club head. In some embodiments the golf club has a primary alignment feature comprising a line delineating a transition between at least a portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with a shade or color of the face. The primary alignment feature is hard tooled into the golf club head with the face of the golf club body.

US Patent:

20200206584, Jul 2, 2020

Filed:

Dec 26, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/727619

Inventors:

- Carlsbad CA, US
Kraig Alan Willett - Fallbrook CA, US
Joe Hoffman - Carlsbad CA, US
Todd P. Beach - Encinitas CA, US
Connor Mark Halberg - San Clemente CA, US
Andrew Kickertz - San Diego CA, US
Joseph Yu - Kaohsiung, TW

Assignee:

Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 53/04
A63B 53/08

Abstract:

An iron-type golf club head has a hosel portion, a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a topline portion, and a striking face including a center face location. A toe side topline-to-sole contour of the striking face is more lofted than a center face topline-to-sole contour of the striking face, a heel side topline-to-sole contour of the striking face is less lofted than the center face topline-to-sole contour, a topline side toe-to-heel contour of the striking face is more open than a center face toe-to-heel contour of the striking face, and a sole side toe-to-heel contour of the striking face is more closed than the center face toe-to-heel contour. The toe side topline-to-sole contour, the center face topline-to-sole contour, the heel side topline-to-sole contour, the topline side toe-to-heel contour, the center face toe-to-heel contour, and the sole side toe-to-heel contour are straight line contours.

US Patent:

20190381370, Dec 19, 2019

Filed:

Oct 15, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/160974

Inventors:

- Carlsbad CA, US
Kraig Alan Willett - Fallbrook CA, US
Joe Hoffman - Carlsbad CA, US
Todd P. Beach - Encinitas CA, US
Connor Mark Halberg - San Clemente CA, US
Andrew Kickertz - San Diego CA, US
Joseph Yu - Kaohsiung, TW

Assignee:

Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 53/04
A63B 53/08

Abstract:

An iron-type golf club head has a hosel portion, a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a topline portion, and a striking face including a center face location. A toe side topline-to-sole contour of the striking face is more lofted than a center face topline-to-sole contour of the striking face, a heel side topline-to-sole contour of the striking face is less lofted than the center face topline-to-sole contour, a topline side toe-to-heel contour of the striking face is more open than a center face toe-to-heel contour of the striking face, and a sole side toe-to-heel contour of the striking face is more closed than the center face toe-to-heel contour. The toe side topline-to-sole contour, the center face topline-to-sole contour, the heel side topline-to-sole contour, the topline side toe-to-heel contour, the center face toe-to-heel contour, and the sole side toe-to-heel contour are straight line contours.

US Patent:

20190336834, Nov 7, 2019

Filed:

Jul 19, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/517172

Inventors:

- Carlsbad CA, US
Todd P. Beach - Encinitas CA, US
Andrew Kickertz - San Diego CA, US
Craig Richard Slyfield - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 53/04
A63B 71/06

Abstract:

Aspects of the invention are directed to golf club having a crown a sole and a face and a primary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face. In some embodiments the golf club has a primary alignment feature comprising a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color and the area of shade or color of the face and the club head also includes a secondary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between the first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face; and a second portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the first portion.

US Patent:

20190232121, Aug 1, 2019

Filed:

Mar 13, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/352537

Inventors:

- Carlsbad CA, US
Andrew Kickertz - San Diego CA, US
Todd P. Beach - Encinitas CA, US
Craig Richard Slyfield - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 53/04
A63B 71/06

Abstract:

A golf club head is provided with an electronic display that is visible to a user of the golf club head when the golf club head is in the address position, such as for displaying one or more images to the user. The electronic display may include a memory, a microprocessor, and a battery, and may be configured to communicate with a user operable electronic device via a wired or a wireless communication protocol. For example, the electronic display may be configured to receive one or more images from the user operable electronic device, to store the one or more images in the memory, and to display the one or more images to the user.

US Patent:

20190083861, Mar 21, 2019

Filed:

Nov 9, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/186044

Inventors:

- Carlsbad CA, US
Andrew Kickertz - San Diego CA, US
Todd P. Beach - Encinitas CA, US
Craig Richard Slyfield - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 53/04
A63B 71/06

Abstract:

Aspects of the invention are directed to golf club having a crown a sole and a face and a primary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face. In some embodiments the golf club has a primary alignment feature comprising a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color and the area of shade or color of the face and the club head also includes a secondary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between the first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face; and a second portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the first portion.

US Patent:

20190060719, Feb 28, 2019

Filed:

Oct 25, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/171237

Inventors:

- Carlsbad CA, US
Andrew Kickertz - San Diego CA, US
Todd P. Beach - Encinitas CA, US
Craig Richard Slyfield - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Taylor Made Golf Company Inc. - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 53/04
A63B 71/06
A63B 60/42

Abstract:

Aspects of the invention are directed to golf club having a crown a sole and a face and a primary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face. In some embodiments the golf club has a primary alignment feature comprising a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color and the area of shade or color of the face and the club head also includes a secondary alignment feature including a paint or masking line which delineates the transition between the first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the face; and a second portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with the shade or color of the first portion.