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US 2025/0050177 A1Published application
Golf club head with textured faceplate and methods of manufacturing the same
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorClayson C. Spackman
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Abstract
Embodiments of a golf club head with a textured strikeface and methods to form said club head through laser shock treatment are generally described herein. The golf club head can comprise a body and a strikeface. The strikeface has a textured front surface, with an array of indentions. Each indention can have a footprint area of between 0.01 μm2 (1×10−8 mm2) to 250,000 μm2 (0.25 mm2). The textured front surface can affect the spin imparted to a golf ball upon impact. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Claims20
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a heel end and a toe end;
- a strikeface comprising a geometric center;
- wherein:
- the strikeface comprises a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface;
- the rear surface comprises a plurality of pocket regions;
- each pocket region of the plurality of pocket regions comprises a plurality of indentions;
- each indention of the plurality of indentions comprises a center point, one or more sidewalls, and a bottom surface;
- each indention has a footprint area measured as the area bounded by the one or more sidewalls within a plane coincident with the rear surface;
- the footprint area is between 0.01 μm2 and 250,000 μm2;
- each indention has a maximum depth measured orthogonal to the rear surface, from the bottom surface to a plane coincident with the rear surface;
- the maximum depth is between 0.1 μm to 15 μm;
- each indention has a width measured in a heel-to-toe direction through the center point of the indention;
- the width is between 0.1 μm and 500 μm;
- the plurality of indentions are formed by a laser shock surface patterning process;
- each pocket region is spaced apart from adjacent pocket regions by a pocket region separation distance;
- and
- the plurality of pocket regions do not overlap each other.
14 more elements
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a heel end and a toe end;
- and
- a sole comprising a sole surface;
- wherein:
- the sole surface comprises a plurality of pocket regions;
- each pocket region of the plurality of pocket regions comprises a plurality of indentions;
- each indention of the plurality of indentions comprises a center point, one or more sidewalls, and a bottom surface;
- each indention has a footprint area measured as the area bounded by the one or more sidewalls within a plane coincident with the sole surface;
- the footprint area is between 0.01 μm2 and 250,000 μm2;
- each indention has a maximum depth measured orthogonal to the sole surface, from the bottom surface to a plane coincident with the sole surface;
- the maximum depth is between 0.1 μm to 15 μm;
- each indention has a width measured in a heel-to-toe direction through the center point of the indention;
- the width is between 0.1 μm and 500 μm;
- the plurality of indentions are formed by a laser shock surface patterning process;
- each pocket region is spaced apart from adjacent pocket regions by a pocket region separation distance;
- and
- the plurality of pocket regions do not overlap each other.
14 more elements
A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a heel end and a toe end;
- and
- a crown comprising a crown surface;
- wherein:
- the crown surface comprises a plurality of pocket regions;
- each pocket region of the plurality of pocket regions comprises a plurality of indentions;
- each indention of the plurality of indentions comprises a center point, one or more sidewalls, and a bottom surface;
- each indention has a footprint area measured as the area bounded by the one or more sidewalls within a plane coincident with the crown surface;
- the footprint area is between 0.01 μm2 and 250,000 μm2;
- each indention has a maximum depth measured orthogonal to the crown surface, from the bottom surface to a plane coincident with the crown surface;
- the maximum depth is between 0.1 μm to 15 μm;
- each indention has a width measured in a heel-to-toe direction through the center point of the indention;
- the width is between 0.1 μm and 500 μm;
- the plurality of indentions are formed by a laser shock surface patterning process;
- each pocket region is spaced apart from adjacent pocket regions by a pocket region separation distance;
- and
- the plurality of pocket regions do not overlap each other.
14 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.