US 12,403,362 B1
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing of a golf club
Ryan L. Roach, Encinitas, CA (US); Cameron J. Day, Vista, CA (US); and Bryce W. Hobbs, Escondido, CA (US)
Assigned to Cobra Golf Incorporated, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Cobra Golf Incorporated, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/125,947.
Application 18/125,947 is a division of application No. 16/852,324, filed on Apr. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,857,848.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A63B 53/08 (2015.01); B22F 10/00 (2021.01)
CPC A63B 53/04 (2013.01) [B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0466 (2013.01); A63B 53/047 (2013.01); A63B 53/0487 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 53/08 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01); B22F 10/00 (2021.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
7. A golf club head, comprising:
a body including a topline, a sole, and a front face, wherein the body defines a center of gravity plane, wherein the center of gravity plane is defined as a plane that extends parallel to a ground plane at a center of gravity of the body when the golf club head is at address; and
a lattice structure formed within a portion of the body, layer by layer, via an additive manufacturing process,
wherein the center of gravity plane divides the body into a first region that includes the topline and a second region that includes the sole,
wherein the lattice structure is arranged in the first region above the center of gravity plane and adjacent a toe end,
wherein the second region of the body is below the center of gravity plane and has a density that is greater than a density of the first region,
wherein the lattice structure includes a plurality of interior voids that are in fluid communication with at least one void that is formed through an exterior surface on a toe end of the golf club head, and
wherein, in an assembled configuration, the lattice structure is visible from an exterior of the golf club head.