	US 11,890,512 B2
	High density outer layer of a golf club head
Matthew W. Simone, Phoenix, AZ (US); and Ryan M. Stokke, Anthem, AZ (US)
Assigned to KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/550,992.
Application 17/550,992 is a continuation of application No. 17/103,729, filed on Nov. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,198,042, issued on Dec. 14, 2021.
Application 17/103,729 is a continuation of application No. 16/544,766, filed on Aug. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,843,047, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Application 16/544,766 is a continuation of application No. 15/872,733, filed on Jan. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,427,010, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Application 15/872,733 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/159,623, filed on May 19, 2016, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/447,226, filed on Jan. 17, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/163,888, filed on May 19, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0105394 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 60/00 (2015.01); A63B 53/02 (2015.01)

CPC A63B 53/04 (2013.01) [A63B 53/02 (2013.01); A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 60/00 (2015.10); A63B 53/042 (2020.08); A63B 53/047 (2013.01); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 53/0487 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0479 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01)]

18 Claims

11. A golf club head comprising:

a body comprising a body material having a body material density,

the body including:

a crown;

a sole opposite the crown;

a heel;

a toe opposite the heel; and

a back end;

a strike face made of a strike face material having a strike face material density;

an outer surface;

an inner surface;

a weight pad or weight member; and

a plurality of coatings;

wherein a coating is positioned directly on and in contact with the outer surface of the sole;

wherein the coating is positioned over a portion of the outer surface of the sole near a center region of the back end; and

wherein the coating consisting of a coating material having a coating material density;

wherein the coating material density is greater than the body material density;

the coating material density is between 150 and 400 g/in³;

the coating comprises a thickness greater than 0.00001 inch and less than 0.001 inch; and

the body material comprises titanium; and

wherein a shape of the coating consists of a shape of the weight pad or the weight member.