US 11,745,067 B2
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Robert R. Parsons, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Michael R. Nicolette, Scottsdale, AZ (US); and Bradley D. Schweigert, Cave Creek, AZ (US)
Assigned to PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/89,683.
Application 18/089,683 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/988,585, filed on Nov. 16, 2022.
Application 17/988,585 is a continuation of application No. 17/841,893, filed on Jun. 16, 2022, abandoned.
Application 17/841,893 is a continuation of application No. 17/685,546, filed on Mar. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,400,352, issued on Aug. 2, 2022.
Application 17/685,546 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/528,402, filed on Nov. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,426,641, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Application 17/528,402 is a continuation of application No. 16/566,597, filed on Sep. 10, 2019, granted, now 11,207,575, issued on Dec. 28, 2021.
Application 16/566,597 is a continuation of application No. 16/272,269, filed on Feb. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,449,428, issued on Oct. 22, 2019.
Application 17/685,546 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/682,476, filed on Feb. 28, 2022.
Application 17/682,476 is a continuation of application No. 17/099,362, filed on Nov. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,291,890, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Application 17/099,362 is a continuation of application No. 16/820,136, filed on Mar. 16, 2020, granted, now 10,874,919, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/820,136 is a continuation of application No. 16/590,105, filed on Oct. 1, 2019, granted, now 10,632,349, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Application 17/685,546 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/505,838, filed on Oct. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,426,640, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Application 17/505,838 is a continuation of application No. 17/185,544, filed on Feb. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,192,003, issued on Dec. 7, 2021.
Application 17/685,546 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/545,708, filed on Dec. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,369,847, issued on Jun. 28, 2022.
Application 17/685,546 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/089,683, filed on Dec. 28, 2022.
Application 18/089,683 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/742,045, filed on May 11, 2022.
Application 17/742,045 is a continuation of application No. 17/114,939, filed on Dec. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,358,039, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Application 17/114,939 is a continuation of application No. 16/674,296, filed on Nov. 5, 2019, granted, now 10,864,414, issued on Dec. 15, 2020.
Application 16/674,296 is a continuation of application No. 15/934,579, filed on Mar. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,512,829, issued on Dec. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/276,981, filed on Nov. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/629,459, filed on Feb. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/714,948, filed on Aug. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/722,491, filed on Aug. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/732,062, filed on Sep. 17, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/755,160, filed on Nov. 2, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/756,446, filed on Nov. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/787,554, filed on Jan. 2, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/792,191, filed on Jan. 14, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/908,467, filed on Sep. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/903,467, filed on Sep. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/877,934, filed on Jul. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/877,915, filed on Jul. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/865,532, filed on Jun. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/826,310, filed on Mar. 29, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/814,959, filed on Mar. 7, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/985,382, filed on Mar. 5, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/171,481, filed on Apr. 6, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/135,426, filed on Jan. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/478,474, filed on Mar. 29, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/637,840, filed on Mar. 2, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/638,686, filed on Mar. 5, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/639,842, filed on Mar. 7, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/640,381, filed on Mar. 8, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/428,641, filed on Nov. 29, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/435,128, filed on Dec. 23, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0166165 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0475 (2013.01) [A63B 60/54 (2015.10); A63B 2053/0479 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising:
a hollow body portion having a face portion, the face portion comprising:
a front surface configured to strike a golf ball, the front surface comprising two or more front groove portions;
a back surface opposite the front surface;
a face perimeter portion having a perimeter edge defined by a face toe edge, a face heel edge, a face top edge, and a face sole edge;
a face recess portion on the back surface and in the face perimeter portion, the face recess portion comprising a toe-side wall proximate to the face toe edge, a heel-side wall proximate to the face heel edge, a top-side wall proximate to the face top edge, and a sole-side wall proximate to the face sole edge;
two or more back groove portions in the face recess portion, the two or more back groove portions comprising a first back groove portion extending in a top-to-sole direction proximate to the toe-side wall of the face recess portion, a second back groove portion extending in a toe-to-heel direction proximate to the top-side wall of the face recess portion, and a third back groove portion extending in a top-to-sole direction proximate to the heel-side wall of the face recess portion;
a first face portion thickness defined by a distance between the front surface of the face portion and the back surface of the face portion at a location on the face portion without the two or more front groove portions, without the face recess portion, and without the two or more back groove portions;
a second face portion thickness defined by a distance between the front surface of the face portion and a bottom of the face recess portion at a location on the face portion without the two or more front groove portions and without the two or more back groove portions;
a third face portion thickness defined by a distance between a bottom of a front groove portion of the two or more front groove portions and the back surface of the face portion at a location on the face portion without the face recess portion and without the two or more back groove portions;
a fourth face portion thickness defined by a distance between the front surface of the face portion and a bottom of a back groove portion of the two or more back groove portions at a location on the face portion without the two or more front groove portions;
a fifth face portion thickness defined by a distance between a bottom of a front groove portion of the two or more front groove portions and a bottom of the face recess portion at a location on the face portion without the two or more back groove portions; and
a sixth face portion thickness defined by a distance between a bottom of a front groove portion of the two or more front groove portions and a bottom of a back groove portion of the two or more back groove portions at a location on the face portion having both a front groove portion of the two or more front groove portions and an opposing back groove portion of the two or more back groove portions,
wherein the first face portion thickness is greater than the second face portion thickness, and the first face portion thickness is greater than the third face portion thickness,
wherein the second face portion thickness is greater than the fourth face portion thickness, the second face portion thickness is greater than the fifth face portion thickness, and the second face portion thickness is greater than the sixth face portion thickness,
wherein the third face portion thickness is greater than the fourth face portion thickness, the third face portion thickness is greater than the fifth face portion thickness, and the third face portion thickness is greater than the sixth face portion thickness,
wherein the fourth face portion thickness is greater than the fifth face portion thickness, and
wherein the fifth face portion thickness is greater than the sixth face portion thickness.