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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Toshihiko Manami, Chichibu, JP;
Eiji Takehana, Chichibu, JP;
Inventors:
Toshihiko Manami, Chichibu, JP;
Eiji Takehana, Chichibu, JP;
Assignee:
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/12 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); C08K 5/09 (2006.01); C08L 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layer, wherein at least one layer of the cover is made of a material obtained by molding a mixture composed of (a) 100 parts by weight of a base resin and (b) 1 to 40 parts by weight of a saturated branched-chain fatty acid or a derivative thereof. The golf ball has a soft, pleasant feel on impact and excellent scuff resistance while retaining a good flight performance. Moreover, it exhibits a highly white appearance that undergoes little discoloration.