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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:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Ohira, Chichibu, JP;
Susumu Muta, Chichibu, JP;
Assignee:
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05D / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427387 ; 427322 ; 427386 ; 4273935 ; 4274121 ; 4274301 ;
Abstract
Prior to paint coating, a golf ball is surface treated with a surface treating agent comprising a silane coupling agent of the formula: (RO).sub.a --Si--(X).sub.b wherein R is alkyl, X is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, letters a and b are integers of 1 to 3, satisfying a+b=4 and optionally an epoxy compound. The surface treatment helps the ball surface bear a paint coating of quality. The surface treating agent may be a mixture of the salane coupling agents.