If You Love Technology and Golf, Then These Irons May be for You
Would you consider playing irons that have a non-metallic face? How about a non-metallic face plated with nanocrystalline material? Does it just sound too futuristic?
Within the past 2 weeks Callaway had an interesting patent application publish directed to just such a set of irons. The published patent application is US Pub. No. 20070293348 titled “Iron Golf Club with Nanocrystalline Face Insert.”
The patent application is directed to an iron with:
The following is a figure from the patent application.
Fascinating stuff, but sounds expensive!
Dave Dawsey - Watching NanoTech Golf Inventions
Within the past 2 weeks Callaway had an interesting patent application publish directed to just such a set of irons. The published patent application is US Pub. No. 20070293348 titled “Iron Golf Club with Nanocrystalline Face Insert.”
The patent application is directed to an iron with:
(a) a metal body of a nickel-tungsten alloy, a nickel-iron-molybdenum alloy, or a nickel-iron-chromium alloy;
(b) a face insert of a non-metal material such as a nylon material, a composite material, plies of pre-preg, a polycarbonate material or a polyurethane material; and
(c) a nanocrystalline plating on the face insert that has a thickness ranging from 20 microns to 2000 microns.
(b) a face insert of a non-metal material such as a nylon material, a composite material, plies of pre-preg, a polycarbonate material or a polyurethane material; and
(c) a nanocrystalline plating on the face insert that has a thickness ranging from 20 microns to 2000 microns.
The following is a figure from the patent application.
Fascinating stuff, but sounds expensive!
Dave Dawsey - Watching NanoTech Golf Inventions
Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 1/2/2008 12:00 AM 
Categories: Fascinating IP of the Week, Irons, Published Patent App of the Week
Categories: Fascinating IP of the Week, Irons, Published Patent App of the Week
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