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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:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisashi Yamagishi, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Maruko, Saitama, JP;
Yutaka Masutani, Saiatama, JP;
Michio Inoue, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 3/704 ; A63B 3/706 ; A63B 3/712 ; A63B 3/714 ; G09F 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 3/704 ; A63B 3/706 ; A63B 3/712 ; A63B 3/714 ; G09F 3/00 ;
Abstract
A golf ball includes at least a core, an inner cover, and an outer cover. The inner cover completely encloses the core, and the inner and outer covers are of different colors. A portion of the inner cover penetrates the outer cover and is exposed to the outside on the surface of the golf ball. The exposed portion serves as a mark portion on the surface of the golf ball.