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Michael E. Franz
Also filed as: FRANZ MICHAEL · FRANZ MICHAEL E
61 granted patents·11 pending applications·1,116 citations·filing 2009–2024
99Inventor score
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72 records- 0199US9750993B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 5, 2017·79 cites·5 claims
- 0299US9259625B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·109 cites·11 claims
- 0399US9174096B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2015·112 cites·19 claims
- 0498US9278262B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 8, 2016·68 cites·18 claims
- 0598US9033821B2Golf clubsTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·132 cites·11 claims
- 0698US8876622B2Golf club headBEACH TODD P·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 4, 2014·71 cites·15 claims
- 0797US10065088B2Golf club having double-walled striking faceACUSHNET CO·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 4, 2018·37 cites·20 claims
- 0896US12161920B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 10, 2024·4 cites·13 claims
- 0996US11786789B2Golf club having a damping element for ball speed controlACUSHNET CO·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 17, 2023·7 cites·15 claims
- 1096US11478684B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 25, 2022·6 cites·12 claims
- 1196US10029161B2Golf club having removable weightACUSHNET CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 24, 2018·40 cites·20 claims
- 1296US9795846B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 24, 2017·24 cites·14 claims
- 1395US11826620B2Golf club having a damping element for ball speed controlACUSHNET CO·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 28, 2023·6 cites·9 claims
- 1495US11364420B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 21, 2022·3 cites·19 claims
- 1594US10099092B2Golf club with flexureACUSHNET CO·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 16, 2018·20 cites·6 claims
- 1694US10004957B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 26, 2018·20 cites·15 claims
- 1794US9814953B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 14, 2017·15 cites·20 claims
- 1894US9427635B2Progressive iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 30, 2016·25 cites·12 claims
- 1993US10953292B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·11 cites·20 claims
- 2093US10799775B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 13, 2020·9 cites·22 claims
- 2193US10463933B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·13 cites·15 claims
- 2293US10413784B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 17, 2019·13 cites·20 claims
- 2393US10155140B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 18, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 2493US10124219B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 13, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 2593US9427637B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 30, 2016·18 cites·17 claims
- 2692US10625124B2Golf club with flexureACUSHNET CO·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·14 cites·15 claims
- 2792US9718119B2Method of forming an iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·19 cites·12 claims
- 2890US10881924B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 5, 2021·8 cites·11 claims
- 2990US10478681B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 19, 2019·11 cites·13 claims
- 3090US9370699B1Iron set groove progressionACUSHNET CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 21, 2016·13 cites·19 claims
- 3189US10463932B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·5 cites·19 claims
- 3289US9937394B2Iron type golf club head constructionACUSHNET CO·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 10, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 3388US10532256B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 14, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 3488US10357697B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 23, 2019·11 cites·15 claims
- 3588US9987523B2Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 5, 2018·7 cites·15 claims
- 3687US10099103B2Golf club having damping treatments for improved impact acoustics and ball speedACUSHNET CO·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 16, 2018·7 cites·19 claims
- 3787USD803960SIron golf club headACUSHNET CO·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·28 cites·1 claims
- 3887US9474947B2Golf club head with stepped crownTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 25, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 3986US9750994B2Progressive iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 5, 2017·9 cites·4 claims
- 4086US8992338B2Golf club head with stepped crownTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 31, 2015·12 cites·17 claims
- 4185US10022598B2Golf club head with stepped crownTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 17, 2018·6 cites·17 claims
- 4285US9889352B2Progressive iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 13, 2018·8 cites·11 claims
- 4382US10702751B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 7, 2020·4 cites·10 claims
- 4482US8215333B2Fuel filler assemblySTOKES RYAN MATTHEW·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 10, 2012·21 cites·20 claims
- 4582US2024198191A1Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4681US10463929B2Golf club head with stepped crownTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·4 cites·22 claims
- 4781US2025041677A1Golf club headTAYLOR MADE GOLF CO·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4880US10507366B2Golf club having double-walled striking faceACUSHNET CO·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 17, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 4980US10022600B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 17, 2018·4 cites·15 claims
- 5080US10010772B2Weighted iron setACUSHNET CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 3, 2018·4 cites·8 claims
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