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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976407 | Adaptive golf ball The present invention relates to a smart golf ball comprised of one or more mantle layers juxtaposed between an inner core and outer cover, where the core, the mantle layer(s), and/or the cover are further comprised of a ferrofluid, a magnetorheological fluid, an in... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7946932 | Multilayer golf ball The present invention encompasses a golf ball having a diameter and being comprised of a core and a cover, wherein the core is further comprised of a fluid mass at the center of the ball, and a first, solid, non-wound mantle layer surrounding the fluid mass, wherein... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7744488 | Golf balls having two or more core layers formed from HNP compositions The present invention is directed to golf balls comprising a fluid-filled center surrounded by an outer core, wherein the outer core comprises a layer formed from a relatively soft HNP composition and a layer formed from a relatively hard HNP composition. The presen... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7534174 | Rubber compositions comprising high levels of oily substance and the use thereof in golf balls The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber and from 10 parts to 120 parts of an oily substance, by weight per 100 parts of the base rubber. The base rubber is a polybutadiene ha... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530907 | Golf balls having a low modulus HNP layer and a high modulus HNP layer The present invention is directed to golf balls comprising a fluid-filled center surrounded by an outer core, wherein the outer core comprises a layer formed from a low modulus HNP composition and a layer formed from a high modulus HNP composition. The present inven... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7458904 | Multilayer golf ball The present invention encompasses a golf ball having a diameter and being comprised of a core and a cover, wherein the core is further comprised of a fluid mass at the center of the ball, and a first, solid, non-wound mantle layer surrounding the fluid mass, wherein... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7365128 | Highly-neutralized acid polymers and their use in golf balls The present invention is directed to a golf ball having at least one layer which includes a polymer composition containing at least 50 wt % of an acid polymer and at least 0.5 wt % of a polyhydric alcohol, wherein the weight percentages are based on the total polyme... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361103 | Golf ball with small inner core The present invention is directed to golf balls having a resilient inner core and outer core made of a material substantially free of fillers. The invention also encompasses golf balls wherein the inner and outer cores are not made of a thermoplastic material. The i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357733 | Golf ball with vapor barrier layer and method of making same A golf ball with at least one moisture vapor barrier layer is disclosed. The moisture vapor barrier layer is formed from a composition comprising a filler dispersed in a liquid or solven-born polymer of multi-olefin, iso-olefin, or a combination thereof. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358308 | Compositions for use in golf balls A golf ball comprising a core, an outer cover layer, and, optionally, an intermediate layer disposed between the core and the outer cover layer is presently disclosed. At least one layer of the golf ball is formed from a composition comprising a base polymer, a cros... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354357 | Multi-layer core golf ball The present invention is directed to an improved multi-layer golf ball displaying enhanced playing characteristics, including high speed, high launch, and low spin. In general the golf ball displays improved performance in areas such as distance and feel for lower s... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344453 | Liquid-filled golf ball with preferential internal structures A golf ball having a spherical shell with a plurality of internal structures is disclosed herein. A fluid material is disposed within the spherical shell. The plurality of internal structures influence the spin decay of the golf ball. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342073 | High CoR golf ball using zinc dimethacrylate The present invention is directed to resilient golf balls and portions thereof including compositions containing zinc dimethacrylate and zinc pentachlorothiophenol, and methods for making same. In particular, the present invention is directed to a golf ball having a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339010 | Interpenetrating polymer networks using blocked polyurethane/polyurea prepolymers for golf ball layers The present invention is directed to a method of forming a golf ball that contains an interpenetrating polymer network, or IPN, which includes at least two polymeric systems, in one or more of the layers. The first polymeric system may include a polyurethane-based o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335114 | Multilayer golf ball with a thin thermoset outer layer The present invention is directed towards a method of forming a multilayer golf ball which comprises a core, an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The steps include forming a golf ball core; molding an inner cover layer around said golf ball core with a mat... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329375 | Process for forming portions of a golf ball cover Molding equipment and related techniques for forming a golf ball are disclosed. The molding equipment includes the use of a mandrel with a spherical portion sized to fit within a molding chamber. The molding equipment and related processes are particularly useful wh... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326749 | Golf ball The present invention provides a golf ball which exhibits excellent durability and provides a long ball distance. The golf ball includes a core and an outer layer wrapping the core, wherein the outer layer is made of a resin composition containing cation-treated phi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320649 | Golf balls incorporating rigid, rosin-modified polymers Golf ball compositions including a rosin-modified polymeric composition including a conventional ionomer, acid copolymer, highly neutralized polymer, or other suitable polymer that has been modified with a rosin material to impart stiffness through increasing the fl... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320648 | Golf ball A golfball comprising a liquid core and a reaction-injection-molded (RIM) cover material is disclosed. The liquid core comprises a core shell defining a hollow region, the hollow region containing a fluid. The reaction-injection-molded material may be a reaction-inj... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314587 | Method of forming a multilayer golf ball with a thin thermoset outer layer The present invention is directed towards a method of forming a multilayer golf ball which comprises a core, an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The steps include forming a golf ball core; forming an inner cover layer around golf ball core with a material... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314896 | Nano-particulate blends with fully-neutralized ionomeric polymers for golf ball layers A golf ball comprising a core, an intermediate layer, and a cover. The core, which has a compression of 100 or less and a diameter of between about 1.00 inches and about 1.64 inches, is formed from a first polymer including an acid group fully-neutralized by a salt ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312267 | Golf ball and thermoplastic material Disclosed herein are a novel thermoplastic material and a golf ball utilizing the thermoplastic material. The golf ball (10) preferably comprises a core (12), a cover (16) and optionally a boundary layer (14). At least one of the core ( | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294068 | Multi-piece solid golf ball A multi-piece solid golf ball has a solid core, an envelope layer that encloses the solid core, an intermediate layer that encloses the envelope layer, and a cover that encloses the intermediate layer and has a plurality of dimples on a surface thereof. The diameter... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294069 | Golf ball The present invention provides a golf ball which provides a longer ball distance and excellent abrasion resistance while maintaining a soft shot feeling. The golf ball includes a core, and an outer layer wrapping the core, wherein the outer layer is made of a resin ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285059 | Golf ball The present invention is directed towards a multi-layered core golf ball that comprises a thermoplastic inner casing layer molded between two core layers to create a faster golf ball with less spin, by designing a ball that has more of the stored energy of the core ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281995 | Three-piece solid golf ball The present invention provides a three-piece solid golf ball having excellent shot feel, controllability, rebound characteristics, scuff resistance, yellowing resistance and productivity. The present invention relates to a three-piece solid golf ball comprising a co... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279529 | Non-ionomeric silane crosslinked polyolefin golf ball layers The present invention relates to golf balls, and in particular, to golf balls having at least one portion formed from at least one non-ionomeric, silane-crosslinked polyolefin materials that are formed in the presence of moisture or water during golf ball constructi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276570 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of anionic moieties attached thereto. These co... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273903 | Bi-modal ionomers The present invention relates to compositions and preparative process of partially or fully neutralized mixtures of carboxylate functionalized ethylene high copolymers or terpolymers (Mw between 80,000 and 500,000) with carboxylate functionalized ethylene low copoly... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271222 | Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 perc... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270610 | Rubber compositions comprising high levels of oily substance and the use thereof in golf balls The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber and from 5 to 100 parts of an oily substance, by weight per 100 parts of the base rubber. The rubber composition may be present in any... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267624 | Golf ball dimple pattern A golf ball is provided with a dimple pattern comprising two substantially identical elongated dimple pattern elements which fit together to form the complete dimple pattern. The dimple pattern can contain 344 dimples covering about 70.4% of the golf ball surface or... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264559 | Golf ball The golf ball includes a core, an intermediate layer for covering the core and a cover layer for covering the intermediate layer, wherein the cover layer is formed of a resin composition having a Shore D hardness of 52 or higher and the intermediate layer is formed ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265195 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These compositions comprise at least one polymer having a plurality of amide linkages and a plurality of cationic moieties attached thereto. These c... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259222 | Compositions for use in golf balls Golf balls comprising elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise at least one polyamine having the structure: where R1 and R2 are the same or diffe... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255656 | Multi-layer core golf ball The present invention is directed to an improved golf ball displaying the desired spin profile and having a generally rigid, thermoset polybutadiene outer core surrounding a relatively soft, low compression inner core. In general, this golf ball has an inner core an... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255655 | Hybrid composite golf ball and method of manufacture A golf ball comprising a spherical solid core covered by a spherical shell cover, the cover made of a composite material including one of a plastic and a rubber compounded with a metallic flake. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256249 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. The compositions comprise at least one regioselective polyisocyanate having an asymmetric structure and comprising at least a first NCO group and a ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253242 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable materials are presently disclosed. The materials have a rebound height percentage of greater than 60% and are formed from compositions comprising at least one resilient polyamine polydiene and/or ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253245 | Compositions for golf equipment Golf balls comprising thermoplastic, thermoset, castable, or millable elastomer compositions are presently disclosed. These elastomer compositions comprise reaction products of polyisocyanates and telechelic polymers having isocyanate-reactive end-groups such as hyd... | 08/07/2007 |
