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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:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter L. Reid, Jr., Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Stephen K. Scolamiero, Bristol, RI (US);
Thomas E. Moore, Foxboro, MA (US);
John W. Kennedy, Cohasset, MA (US);
Steven Earle, Plympton, MA (US);
Daniel Ditzel, Hanover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/514 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/514 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an automated molding machine and method for forming hemispherical components for a golf ball. The machine includes an L-shaped frame and three separate plates. The plates move between longitudinally spaced positions and vertically spaced positions. The machine also includes a rotating frame for inverting several of the plates during manufacture.