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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2000
Lauro C. Cadorniga, Piedmont, SC (US);
Mitchell Godfrey, Townsend, MT (US);
Robin Carden, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Lauro C. Cadorniga, Piedmont, SC (US);
Mitchell Godfrey, Townsend, MT (US);
Robin Carden, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Talon Sports, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Abstract
A golf ball construction () is provided having a solid core composition of a rubber having between 3 to 25 percent by weight of an additive selected from the group of boron carbide, silicon carbide, and/or other advanced ceramic materials, the additives providing an improved core composition. The golf ball () further has an improved dimple arrangement in which each dimple () defines a dimple edge () adjacent a land area () of the golf ball, the dimple edge having a radius between 0.050 inches to 0.250 inches. The cover () of the ball additionally provides a surface marking opposite a balance point of the golf ball. The balance point of the golf ball being determined by floating the golf ball and allowing the ball to assume a resting configuration within the floating solution.