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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Madson, Easton, MA (US);
Nicholas Nardacci, Barrington, RI (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/06 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/0006 (2013.01); A63B 37/002 (2013.01); A63B 37/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Golf balls having a dimple pattern arranged in a tetrahedral layout are disclosed. The dimple pattern has four substantially identical dimple sections, where each dimple section is defined by a spherical triangle. The dimples in each of the four dimple sections have at least three different dimple diameters including a minimum dimple diameter, a maximum dimple diameter, and at least one additional dimple diameter. The resulting dimple pattern has a surface coverage of about 70 percent or less. The reduced surface coverage helps to reduce the flight of the golf balls.