US 12,390,700 B1
Additive manufactured golf club face insert
Brandon DeMille, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Patrick Dawson, Poway, CA (US)
Assigned to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/208,760.
Application 18/208,760 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/122,589, filed on Mar. 16, 2023, granted, now 12,036,450.
Application 18/122,589 is a continuation of application No. 17/327,428, filed on May 21, 2021, granted, now 11,607,735, issued on Mar. 21, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/353,796, filed on Jun. 20, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/166,028, filed on Mar. 25, 2021.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); B22F 3/10 (2006.01); B22F 10/14 (2021.01); B22F 10/68 (2021.01); B22F 10/80 (2021.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); G06F 30/10 (2020.01); A63B 102/32 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); G06F 113/10 (2020.01); G06F 119/18 (2020.01)
CPC A63B 53/045 (2020.08) [A63B 53/0416 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); B22F 3/1021 (2013.01); B22F 10/14 (2021.01); B22F 10/68 (2021.01); B22F 10/80 (2021.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); G06F 30/10 (2020.01); A63B 53/0458 (2020.08); A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 53/047 (2013.01); A63B 53/0475 (2013.01); A63B 53/0487 (2013.01); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); G06F 2113/10 (2020.01); G06F 2119/18 (2020.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club face insert comprising:
a first layer; and
a second layer disposed behind and permanently affixed to the first layer, wherein at least one of the first layer and the second layer has a variable thickness;
wherein at least one of the first layer and the second layer is manufactured via an additive manufacturing process;
wherein the first layer comprises at least one shell and structure selected from the group consisting of lattice or gyroid/TPMS;
wherein the at least one shell at least partially covers the structure; and
wherein the lattice structure protrudes from the at least one shell so that the lattice structure is partially exposed.