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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. 03, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Murphy, Chicopee, MA (US);
Vincent J. Simonds, Brimfield, MA (US);
Kevin J. Shannon, Springfield, MA (US);
Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Michael J. Tzivanis, Chicopee, MA (US);
David M. Melanson, Northampton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/376 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/376 ;
Abstract
Molding equipment and related techniques for forming a golf ball are disclosed. The molding equipment includes the use of a mandrel with a spherical portion sized to fit within a molding chamber. The molding equipment and related processes are particularly useful when forming the various layers by reaction injection molding.