# US 12,214,264 B2 · Golf club head for improving shot distance and accuracy

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- Number: US 12,214,264 B2
- Document ID: US12214264B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/493,950
- Filed: 2021-10-05
- Published: 2022-04-07
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2020-10-05
- Applicants: Carlos Sada, Jr.
- Inventors: Carlos Sada, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214264B2

## CPC

- A63B 53/0445: {Details of grooves or the like on the impact surface}
- A63B 53/0408: {characterised by specific dimensions, e.g. thickness}
- A63B 53/0466: {wood-type}
- A63B 60/50: with through-holes (A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00)
- A63B 2225/01: Special aerodynamic features, e.g. airfoil shapes, wings or air passages
- 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 includes a ball striking surface having a plurality of openings therethrough. The plurality of openings in the ball striking surface may be a cluster of openings positioned in a central portion of the ball striking surface. The golf club head further includes an exhaust opening in a top portion adjacent to a rear portion of the golf club head. An internal air flow cavity is coupled to the plurality of openings and the exhaust opening so that air enters the air flow cavity through the plurality of openings and exits the cavity through the exhaust opening. The golf club head may further include an air inlet opening in a bottom portion of the golf club head adjacent to the ball striking surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A golf club head comprising:
a ball striking surface having a plurality of openings therethrough;
a rear portion opposite of the ball striking surface;
a top portion coupled to the ball striking surface and the rear portion;
a bottom portion opposite of the top portion, wherein the bottom portion is coupled to the ball striking surface and the rear portion;
a single exhaust opening in the top portion adjacent to the rear portion; and
a single internal air flow cavity coupled to the plurality of openings and the single exhaust opening so that air enters the single air flow cavity through the plurality of openings and exits the cavity through the single exhaust opening.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the plurality of openings in the ball striking surface is a cluster of openings positioned in a central portion of the ball striking surface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The golf club head of claim 2, wherein the cluster of openings has a height of 1.25-1.75 inches and a width of 2.25-2.75 inches.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The golf club head of claim 1, further comprising an air inlet opening in the bottom portion adjacent to the ball striking surface.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The golf club head of claim 4, further comprising an internal ridge disposed in the internal air flow cavity, wherein the internal ridge is positioned between the plurality of openings and the air inlet opening, and wherein the internal ridge is configured to direct air flow from the plurality of openings and the air inlet opening towards the exhaust opening.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the ball striking surface comprises a region configured to make contact with a golf ball, and wherein the plurality of openings are positioned in or around the region.