The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Derek A. Ladd, Acushnet, MA (US);
Edmund A. Hebert, Mattapasett, MA (US);
Douglas E. Jones, Dartmouth, MA (US);
Donald A. Serino, Plymouth, MA (US);
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Abstract
Golf ball having at least three layers comprising ionomeric and/or HNP compositions, wherein for each two adjacent layers, a relationship is established between a ratio of the volumes of the two adjacent layers and a ratio of the percent neutralizations of those two layers such that the volumes and % neutralizations of all layers are interrelated and interdependent to produce unique and desirable playing characteristics. In one embodiment, a golf ball of the invention has T layers, wherein T≥3 and each of T layers has a different volume 'V' and comprises an ionomeric and/or HNP composition having a different % neutralization 'N'. Furthermore, each of n inner layers of the T layers (n<T) has an adjacent surrounding layer n+1 such that a volume Vand a % neutralization Nof each inner layer and a volume Vand % neutralization Nof each adjacent surrounding layer n+1 satisfy the relationship (V−V)/V≥(N−N)/N.