A63B 53/02
Joint structures between the head and the shaft
A63B53/02 (Joint structures between the head and the shaft) appears on 1,553 US grants and 1,447 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 1,553
- Published applications
- 1,447
- Assignees
- 220
- Inventors
- 1,395
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 52 | 0 |
| 1999 | 49 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 12 |
| 2002 | 42 | 58 |
| 2003 | 55 | 56 |
| 2004 | 32 | 54 |
| 2005 | 28 | 58 |
| 2006 | 45 | 45 |
| 2007 | 41 | 45 |
| 2008 | 35 | 60 |
| 2009 | 27 | 62 |
| 2010 | 36 | 61 |
| 2011 | 53 | 77 |
| 2012 | 55 | 65 |
| 2013 | 54 | 80 |
| 2014 | 66 | 69 |
| 2015 | 60 | 86 |
| 2016 | 60 | 65 |
| 2017 | 66 | 40 |
| 2018 | 53 | 74 |
| 2019 | 68 | 56 |
| 2020 | 46 | 47 |
| 2021 | 54 | 52 |
| 2022 | 31 | 46 |
| 2023 | 42 | 51 |
| 2024 | 31 | 37 |
| 2025 | 29 | 53 |
| 2026 | 30 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Low drag clubhead with asymmetric aft portion6 Oct 2026US 12,752,165 B2Acushnet Company
- Golf club set providing improved distance gapping adjustability6 Oct 2026US 12,752,167 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Golf club alternative fitting system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,412 B2Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
- Golf club head15 Sep 2026US 12,734,416 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Customized golf putters and methods of constructing customized golf putters15 Sep 2026US 12,734,418 B2
- Heel-shafted golf putter structure for maintaining, returning to and/or seeking the face square and method of assembling same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306917 A1L.A.B. Golf Company LLC
- Golf club head27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249142 A1Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Golf club head with fastener retainer20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241240 A1Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
- Golf club head13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233064 A1Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Putter with interchangeable hosel neck6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224947 A1Bad Putter Co., LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Golf club head with a face composed of a forged material388US 6,354,962 B1Callaway Golf Company · 2002
- Multiple material golf club head377US 6,491,592 B2Callaway Golf Company · 2002
- Golf club head377US 7,166,038 B2Callaway Golf Company · 2007
- Golf club head with customizable center of gravity364US 6,739,983 B2Callaway Golf Company · 2004
- Golf club head360US 7,163,468 B2Callaway Golf Company · 2007