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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ajay Vora, Foxboro, MA (US);
John M. Thornton, New Bedford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29C 45/27 (2006.01); B29L 31/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14819 (2013.01); B29C 45/14073 (2013.01); B29C 45/2708 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14942 (2013.01); B29L 2031/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
Improved injection molding methods and molds, for forming TPU layers, especially thin TPU covers, into golf ball constructions, and having improved number, shape and placement of both the injection gates and the cold slugs within the mold in order to minimize/eliminate damage to dimples strategically positioned close to the parting line of a mold in order to maximize aerodynamic properties of the resulting golf ball.