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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:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary G. Marshall, Soddy Daisy, TN (US);
Assignee:
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/330 ; B29C 3/910 ; B29C 4/514 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/330 ; B29C 3/910 ; B29C 4/514 ;
Abstract
A mold assembly designed for casting a layer for a golf ball is disclosed herein. The mold assembly has two halves that each hold a plurality of mold inserts. Each mold half is composed of a carrier base, a carrier plate, a retainer plate and a plurality of mold inserts. The multiple component aspect of each mold half allows for a more efficient transfer of heat during a casting process. Preferably, the mold assembly is utilized to mold a polyurethane cover on a golf ball precursor product.