# US 12,005,322 B2 · Golf club

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- Number: US 12,005,322 B2
- Document ID: US12005322B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/695,194
- Filed: 2022-03-15
- Published: 2022-07-07
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2015-06-29
- Assignees: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Applicants: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Inventors: Mark Vincent Greaney; Andrew Kickertz; Todd P. Beach; Craig Richard Slyfield
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12005322B2

## CPC

- A63B 53/0466: {wood-type}
- A63B 60/00: Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
- A63B 71/0619: {Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills}
- A63B 53/0437: {with special crown configurations}
- A63B 53/0441: {with visual indicators for aligning the golf club}
- A63B 60/42: Devices for measuring, verifying, correcting or customising the inherent characteristics of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like, e.g. measuring the maximum torque a batting shaft can withstand
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A golf club head comprising:
a golf club body having a face, a crown and a sole together defining an interior cavity, the golf club body including a heel and a toe portion and having an x, y and z axes which are orthogonal to each other having their origin at USGA center face; and
wherein the golf club head has an alignment feature delineating a transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with a shade or color of the face;
wherein the alignment feature has:
a. a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle (SAPFA) of from about −2 to about 10 degrees; and
b. a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Heelward (SAPFA25H) of from about −5 to about 2 degrees; and
c. a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Toeward (SAPFA25T) of from 0 to about 9 degrees; and
d. a Radius of Curvature (circle fit) of from about 300 to about 1000 mm.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The golf club head of claim 1, wherein:
a. the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle (SAPFA) is from 0 to about 6 degrees; and
b. the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Heelward (SAPFA25H) is from about −3 to 0 degrees; and
c. the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Toeward (SAPFA25T) is from about 1 to about 4.5 degrees; and
d. the Radius of Curvature (circle fit) is from about 400 to about 900 mm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The golf club head of claim 2, wherein:
a. the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle (SAPFA) is from about 0.5 to about 4 degrees; and
b. the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Heelward (SAPFA25H) is from about −2 to about −1 degrees; and
c. the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Toeward (SAPFA25T) is from about 2 to about 4 degrees; and
d. the Radius of Curvature (circle fit) is from about 500 to about 775 mm.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the alignment feature has a contrasting color difference (ΔE*ab) greater than 60, wherein the contrasting color difference (ΔE*ab) is between the first portion of the crown and the face.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The golf club head of claim 1, further including an electronic display on at least a portion of the crown.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The golf club head of claim 5, wherein the electronic display is a color display.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The golf club head of claim 5, wherein the electronic display is user adjustable.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The golf club head of claim 5, wherein the electronic display comprises a secondary alignment feature, and the golf club body has a volume of 420-500 cc.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The golf club head of claim 8, wherein the secondary alignment feature is user adjustable.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The golf club head of claim 8, wherein the electronic display is configured to wirelessly communicate with a user operable electronic device.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The golf club head of claim 10, wherein the electronic display is configured to receive and display one or more images from the user operable electronic device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The golf club head of claim 11, wherein the one or more images when displayed on the electronic display comprise a secondary alignment feature.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The golf club head of claim 9, wherein a orientation of the secondary alignment feature is user adjustable and changes a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle Secondary Alignment Feature (SAPFASAF).

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The golf club head of claim 13, wherein the secondary alignment feature has at least one elongate side extending primarily in a direction of the x axis and having a side length that is at least one inch.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The golf club head of claim 14, wherein an imaginary perpendicular reference line extends orthogonal from a midpoint of the elongate side, and the imaginary perpendicular reference line intersects the x axis at a location heelward of the center face.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The golf club head of claim 13, wherein the electronic display is configured to display one or more images that comprise the secondary alignment feature.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The golf club head of claim 13, wherein the portion of the crown containing the electronic display is curved.

### Claim 18 (depends on 13)

The golf club head of claim 13, wherein the electronic display comprises an organic light-emitting diode screen.

### Claim 19 (depends on 13)

The golf club head of claim 13, wherein the electronic display comprises an e-ink display.

### Claim 20 (depends on 13)

The golf club head of claim 13, further including at least one control feature disposed on the golf club head allowing a user to manipulate the electronic display.

### Claim 21 (depends on 13)

The golf club head of claim 13, wherein the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle Secondary Alignment Feature (SAPFASAF) is about −2 to about 6 degrees.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The golf club head of claim 21, wherein the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle Secondary Alignment Feature (SAPFASAF) is about 0 to about 5 degrees, and the golf club body has an effective face position height of 2-10 mm.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The golf club head of claim 21, wherein the electronic display is flexible.

### Claim 24

A golf club head comprising:
a golf club body having a volume of 420-500 cc, a face, a crown and a sole together defining an interior cavity, the golf club body including a heel and a toe portion and having an x, y and z axes which are orthogonal to each other having their origin at USGA center face;
an electronic display on at least a curved portion of the crown, wherein the electronic display is configured to display one or more images;
wherein the golf club head has a primary alignment feature delineating a transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with a shade or color of the face;
wherein the primary alignment feature has:
a. a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle (SAPFA) of from about −2 to about 10 degrees; and
b. a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Heelward (SAPFA25H) of from about −5 to about 2 degrees; and
c. a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Toeward (SAPFA25T) of from 0 to about 9 degrees; and
d. a Radius of Curvature (circle fit) of from about 300 to about 1000 mm.

### Claim 25 (depends on 24)

The golf club head of claim 24, wherein:
a. the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle (SAPFA) is from 0 to about 6 degrees; and
b. the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Heelward (SAPFA25H) is from about −3 to 0 degrees; and
c. the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Toeward (SAPFA25T) is from about 1 to about 4.5 degrees; and
d. the Radius of Curvature (circle fit) is from about 400 to about 900 mm.

### Claim 26 (depends on 24)

The golf club head of claim 24, wherein the electronic display comprises a secondary alignment feature.

### Claim 27 (depends on 26)

The golf club head of claim 26, wherein the secondary alignment feature is user adjustable.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The golf club head of claim 27, wherein a orientation of the secondary alignment feature is user adjustable and changes a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle Secondary Alignment Feature (SAPFASAF).

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The golf club head of claim 28, wherein the Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle Secondary Alignment Feature (SAPFASAF) is about −2 to about 6 degrees.

### Claim 30 (depends on 27)

The golf club head of claim 27, wherein the secondary alignment feature has at least one elongate side extending primarily in a direction of the x axis and having a side length that is at least one inch.

### Claim 31 (depends on 30)

The golf club head of claim 30, wherein an imaginary perpendicular reference line extends orthogonal from a midpoint of the elongate side, and the imaginary perpendicular reference line intersects the x axis at a location heelward of the center face.

### Claim 32 (depends on 26)

The golf club head of claim 26, wherein the one or more images form the secondary alignment feature.

### Claim 33 (depends on 24)

The golf club head of claim 24, wherein the electronic display comprises an organic light-emitting diode screen.

### Claim 34 (depends on 24)

The golf club head of claim 24, wherein the electronic display comprises an e-ink display.

### Claim 35 (depends on 24)

The golf club head of claim 24, further including at least one control feature disposed on the golf club head allowing a user to manipulate the electronic display.

### Claim 36 (depends on 24)

The golf club head of claim 24, wherein the electronic display is configured to wirelessly communicate with a user operable electronic device.

### Claim 37 (depends on 36)

The golf club head of claim 36, wherein the electronic display is configured to receive and display one or more images from the user operable electronic device.

### Claim 38 (depends on 24)

The golf club head of claim 24, wherein the electronic display is a color display.

### Claim 39 (depends on 24)

The golf club head of claim 24, wherein the alignment feature has a contrasting color difference (ΔE*ab) greater than 60, wherein the contrasting color difference (ΔE*ab) is between the first portion of the crown and the face.

### Claim 40

A golf club head comprising:
a golf club body having a volume of 420-500 cc, a face, a crown and a sole together defining an interior cavity, the golf club body including a heel and a toe portion and having an x, y and z axes which are orthogonal to each other having their origin at USGA center face;
a user adjustable color electronic display on at least a curved portion of the crown;
wherein the golf club head has a primary alignment feature delineating a transition between at least a first portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with a shade or color of the face;
wherein the primary alignment feature has:
a. a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle (SAPFA) of from about −2 to about 10 degrees; and
b. a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Heelward (SAPFA25H) of from about −5 to about 2 degrees; and
c. a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle 25 mm Toeward (SAPFA25T) of from 0 to about 9 degrees; and
d. a Radius of Curvature (circle fit) of from about 300 to about 1000 mm.