US 12,145,200 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 Feb. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/113,802.
Application 18/113,802 is a division of application No. 16/852,330, filed on Apr. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,618,079.
Int. Cl. B22F 10/00 (2021.01); A63B 53/04 (2015.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A63B 53/08 (2015.01)
CPC B22F 10/00 (2021.01) [A63B 53/04 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0416 (2020.08); A63B 53/0454 (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)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process of manufacturing a golf club head, comprising the steps of:
forming, via an additive manufacturing process, a mold insert, wherein the mold insert includes a front side that is opposite a rear side, and wherein a lattice structure or a ribbed structure extends from a rear surface of the rear side;
creating a mold from the mold insert formed via the additive manufacturing process;
molding a face insert from the mold based on the mold insert, wherein the front side of the mold insert corresponds to a striking face of the face insert and the rear side of the mold insert corresponds to a rear side of the face insert;
post-processing the face insert by one or more post processing techniques; and
attaching the face insert to the golf club head by arranging a rear surface of the rear side adjacent to an internal cavity of the golf club head and arranging the striking face to be exposed to a surrounding environment, such that the lattice structure or the ribbed structure is arranged within and is directly exposed to the internal cavity of the golf club head.