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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2002
Steven C. Crast, San Clemente, CA (US);
Walter Skrabski, San Diego, CA (US);
Kevin A. Heene, Carlsbad, CA (US);
David A. Valia, San Diego, CA (US);
Allen Brent Puder, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed at a dual curable coating that exhibits superior adhesion to ultraviolet curable inks and base coats. The present invention is preferably utilized as a top coat for a golf ball. The dual curable coating may be a tinted top coat or a clear coat. The dual curable coating includes a dual-curing component that is selected from the group of pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, hydroxy ethyl acrylate, hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, hydroxy propyl acrylate, hydroxy propyl methacrylate, caprolactone acrylate and polyproplene glycol monomethacrylate.