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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2004
Applicants:
R. Dennis Nesbitt, Hernando, FL (US);
Thomas J. Kennedy, Iii, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Inventors:
R. Dennis Nesbitt, Hernando, FL (US);
Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A game ball having a cover formed from a crosslinkable thermoplastic polyurethane is disclosed. By selective exposure to radiation, the thermoplastic polyurethane cover is crosslinked and its hardness is increased. Typically, increases in hardness values of at least 2 units on the Shore D scale are realized upon exposure to 3.5 Mrads of gamma radiation.