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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137217 | Golf ball dimple profile The present invention concerns a golf ball with dimples having a cross-sectional profile comprising a conical base shape and a spherical cap with a prescribed point of tangency to the cone sidewall. More particularly, the conical profiles of the present invention ar... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137216 | Golf ball surface patterns comprising multiple channels A golf ball having an improved surface pattern is disclosed. The golf ball has one or more channels or ridges on its surface. These ridges or channels may decrease drag, or may increase lift, and may increase or decrease flight symmetry. These channels or ridges may... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8083614 | Golf ball and method for designing same A golf ball includes noncircular dimples having smooth bottom surfaces; a method for designing the golf ball is disclosed. A noncircular dimple DNC has a border line which is a boundary line on the surface, the boundary line formed by connecting segments ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083613 | Golf ball The invention provides a golf ball with a surface having a plurality of dimples formed thereon. The number of dimples is at least 250 and not more than 400, the dimples have a surface coverage (SR) of at least 70% and a volume ratio (VR) of at least 1.1%, are of at ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079921 | Golf ball The invention provides a golf ball having numerous dimples on a surface thereof, wherein at least one dimple cross-sectional shape is a cycloid curve or a trochoid curve. By thus optimizing the cross-sectional shape of the dimples, the aerodynamic performance due to... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070627 | Golf ball with non-circular dimples A golf ball has a substantially spherical outer surface comprised of a plurality of non-circular dimples. The dimples are formed by a plurality of lobes extending from a central hub, wherein each lobe is defined by a curved outer segment. The curved outer segments f... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8002647 | Golf ball A golf ball has an increased surface occupancy ratio of dimples, the dimples are shallow to restrain a lift acting on the golf ball flying in a high-speed region after the ball has been hit, and the lift of the golf ball flying in a low-speed region in the latter ha... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7988571 | Golf ball with polygonal dimple groupings The present invention concerns a golf ball having dimple groupings comprised of multiple angular spiral shaped arms that are arrayed to form polygonal perimeters, wherein the number of arms equals the number of perimeter sides. This allows greater symmetry about the... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7927234 | Golf ball dimple patterns with multiple phyllotactic elements A golf ball is disclosed having a plurality of dimples on its surface, the dimples being arranged in patterns determined by the science of phyllotaxis. Phyllotactic patterns are used to ascertain the placement of dimples in each polygonal face of a polyhedron based ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7887439 | Golf ball dimples with a catenary curve profile A golf ball having an outside surface with a plurality of dimples formed thereon. The dimples on the ball have a cross-sectional profiles formed by a catenary curve. Combinations of varying dimple diameters, shape factors, and chordal depths in the catenary curve ar... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7878928 | High performance golf ball having a reduced-distance A golf ball including a core and a cover layer, wherein the golf ball has a weight of about 1.39 oz to about 1.62 oz, and at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095, the golf ball has a lift-to-weight ratio of greater than ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7867109 | Golf ball with dimples having constant depth A golf ball having an improved dimple pattern is disclosed. The dimples may have a regular or irregular polygonal perimeter, an undimpled land surface and a depression therein. The perimeter may alternatively comprise a number of linear sides and at least one curved... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857716 | Golf ball In a golf ball, the surface of the core layer has a predetermined number of depressions, and the depressions have a predetermined total volume. By means of the aforesaid structural design, the spin rate of the golf ball is effectively controlled, and the golf ball h... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7846043 | High performance golf ball having a reduced-distance A golf ball including a core and a cover layer, wherein the golf ball has a weight of about 1.39 oz to about 1.62 oz, and at a Reynolds number of about 184,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.106, the golf ball has a lift-to-weight ratio of greater than ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7841956 | Golf ball A two-piece golf ball having a reaction injection molded polyurethane cover is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a core with a diameter preferably ranging from 1.610 inches to 1.670 inches, and a cover having a thickness preferably ranging from 0.015 inch to 0.045... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837578 | Golf ball dimples A multi-lobed golf ball dimple is provided. The dimple comprises a plurality of lobes positioned radially around the center of the dimple, wherein each lobe is defined by a circumferential segment and may be further defined by spoke-like ridges. Each lobe comprises ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7815528 | High performance golf ball having a reduced-distance A golf ball including a core and a cover layer, wherein the golf ball has a weight of about 1.39 oz to about 1.62 oz, and at a Reynolds number of about 230,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.085, the golf ball has a lift-to-weight ratio of greater than ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7727086 | Golf ball The present invention provides a golf ball having excellent rebound characteristics and flight performance, while maintaining good durability and appearance. The present invention relates to a golf ball comprising a center, an intermediate layer and a cover, the int... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722484 | Golf ball with spherical polygonal dimples A golf ball includes an outer spherical surface and a plurality of dimples formed thereon. In accordance to one aspect of the invention, the dimples in accordance to the invention have a polygonal perimeter and a substantially spherical, concave depression. The subs... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7708657 | Golf ball Golf ball 2 has a center 4, a mid layer 6, a reinforcing layer 8 and a cover 10. Base polymer of the mid layer 6 includes an ionomer resin as a principal component. A melting point of the resin composition is equal to or gre... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7691010 | Golf ball A golf ball 2 has a core, a mid layer and a cover. This mid layer comprises 10 parts by weight or greater and 70 parts by weight or less of a thermoplastic elastomer containing a styrene block having a material hardness of less than 10, and 30 parts by weight... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686709 | Golf ball dimples A multi-lobed golf ball dimple is provided. The dimple comprises a plurality of lobes positioned radially around the center of the dimple, wherein each lobe is defined by a circumferential segment and may be further defined by spoke-like ridges. Each lobe comprises ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7654919 | Golf ball Golf ball 2 has numerous dimples 8. Provided that mean diameter of all the dimples 8 is Da, ratio (N1/N) of number N1 of adjacent dimple pairs having a pitch of (Da/4) or less to total number N of the dimples is equal to or greater than 2.70. Ra... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7641572 | Golf ball dimples with a catenary curve profile A golf ball having an outside surface with a plurality of dimples formed thereon. The dimples on the ball have a cross-sectional profiles formed by a catenary curve. Combinations of varying dimple diameters, shape factors, and chordal depths in the catenary curve ar... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7635313 | Golf ball Golf ball 2 has a center 5, a mid layer 6, a cover 4 and numerous dimples 8. A product Pm of a volume Vm multiplied by a flexural rigidity Fm in the mid layer 6 and a product Pc of a volume Vc multiplied by a flexural rigidi... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7628715 | Golf ball The present invention provides a golf ball having excellent rebound characteristics and excellent flight performance, while maintaining good durability and good appearance. The present invention relates to a golf ball comprising a core composed of a center and at le... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7625303 | Dimples composed of letters or symbols inset into cover The present invention relates to dimples and dimple patterns for golf balls (20), preferably dimple patterns composed of letters, symbols, logos and combinations thereof, inset into the cover of the golf ball (20). The golf ball (20) has dimples... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7618332 | Golf ball The present invention provides a golf ball having an outer surface with recessed and/or raised features thereon and having markings shaped as letters or figures formed on the outer surface. The markings are depressions of a substantially uniform depth from the outer... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7618333 | Golf ball A golf ball that is formed by a mold developed from a computerized modeling system such as CAD or CAE in combination with a CNC machine tool which superimposes a short waveform, or multiple waveforms, onto a longer base waveform to create a non-planar parting line t... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7607996 | 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... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607997 | Low volume cover for a golf ball A golf ball (20) having a low volume cover layer (14) is disclosed herein. The golf ball (20) has a cover layer (14) with a volume less than 0.1550 cubic inches. In a preferred embodiment, the cover layer (14) is composed of a reac... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7594867 | Surface pattern for golf balls A golf ball surface pattern including depressions and protrusions is disclosed and claimed. In one embodiment, the depressions and protrusions are positioned on the ball according to a known dimple pattern, with some of the dimples being replaced with protrusions. I... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7582028 | Golf ball with lobed dimples A golf ball with multi-lobed dimples is provided. The dimple comprises a plurality of lobes positioned radially around the center of the dimple, wherein each lobe is defined by a circumferential segment. Each lobe comprises a first curved profile extending from the ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7566281 | Low volume cover for a golf ball A golf ball (20) having a low volume cover layer (14) is disclosed herein. The golf ball (20) has a cover layer (14) with a volume less than 0.1550 cubic inches. In a preferred embodiment, the cover layer (14) is composed of a reac... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7559857 | Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having an improved aesthetic appearance and enhanced flying performance. The present invention provides a golf ball on which a plurality of dimples are arranged on the spherical surface thereof, wherein ea... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7547259 | Aerodynamic pattern for a golf ball A golf ball having traditional dimples and a tubular lattice structure is disclosed herein. The golf ball has dimples and a plurality of lattice members that form multi-faceted polygons. Each of the plurality of lattice members has an apex and the golf ball of the p... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7547258 | Golf ball The invention provides a golf ball that is molded using a golf ball mold composed of a pair of mold halves, each having a hemispherical cavity, which when separably mated form an interior spherical cavity, the golf ball comprising a surface that includes an equator ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7534175 | Golf ball Disclosed herein is a golf ball having on its surface a number of dimples and a number of edges separating dimples from each other, wherein the edges are formed from a plurality of edge elements joined together such that some of the joining parts of the edge element... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7503856 | Dimple patterns for golf balls A golf ball dimple pattern based on a hexagonal dipyramid polyhedron is disclosed. Preferably, the dimple pattern disclosed by the present invention includes dimples that are arranged such that at least a portion of neighboring dimples have one or more predetermined... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503857 | Golf ball The invention provides a golf ball having a surface on which are formed a plurality of dimples having a circular outer edge that defines the dimple contour. Each dimple has formed therein, near a portion inside the dimple, a raised region with a circular edge, and a... | 03/17/2009 |
