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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:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L. Felker, Bonsall, CA (US);
David M. Bartels, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/36 ; B05D 1/28 ; A63B 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/36 ; B05D 1/28 ; A63B 3/700 ;
Abstract
A method and system for finishing a golf ball to prevent tip marks is disclosed herein. The present invention includes whitening a portion of a golf ball, then positioning the golf ball in such manner that the tips of a carrier engage the whitened portion. The whitening may be accomplished by inkjet, pad printing or painting.