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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventors:
Manjari Kuntimaddi, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Erin C. Mcdermott, Fairhaven, MA (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 37/00223 (2020.08); A63B 37/00221 (2020.08); A63B 37/00376 (2020.08); A63B 37/0074 (2013.01); A63B 37/0075 (2013.01); A63B 37/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A golf ball includes a core, a cover layer, and a chromogenic polymer incorporated into at least one of the cover layer or a coating layer applied to the cover layer. The chromogenic polymer causes the golf ball to exhibit a color-shift effect upon application of an external stimulus. The color-shift effect can be measured as a deltaE of greater than 2 when the external stimulus is within a target range. The external stimulus may be different depending on the type of chromogenic polymer, and, as a result, the target range depends on the type of external stimulus.