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Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);

Inventors:

Courtney N. Engle, Fall River, MA (US);

Michael R. Madson, Easton, MA (US);

Nicholas M. 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 37/0004 (2013.01); A63B 37/0007 (2013.01); A63B 37/0018 (2013.01); A63B 37/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure is generally directed to a dimple pattern for a golf ball. In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a specific arrangement of first and second domains each consisting of perimeter dimples and interior dimples. The dimples have at least three different dimple diameters, including a minimum dimple diameter, a maximum dimple diameter, and at least one additional dimple diameter. In a specific aspect, the dimples having the maximum dimple diameter are only present in the first domains, the dimples having the minimum dimple diameter are only present in the second domains, and none of the perimeter dimples in the first domain are maximum dimple diameters.


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