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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. 15, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiko Hamada, Kakogawa, JP;
Akira Kato, Kobe, JP;
Keiji Moriyama, Akashi, JP;
Kuniyasu Horiuchi, Kobe, JP;
Tadahiro Ebisuno, Nishinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428159 ; 428220 ; 4283007 ; 4283193 ; 4283199 ; 525193 ; 525236 ; 525237 ; 525315 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a thread wound golf ball having improved flight performances, which comprises a solid center, a thread layer and an outer cover. The solid center is formed from a rubber component with crosslinked structure which contains an oily substance. Impact resilience of the solid center is 90 cm or more.