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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
May. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Katsunori Sato, Chichibu, JP;
Atsuki Kasashima, Chichibu, JP;
Inventors:
Katsunori Sato, Chichibu, JP;
Atsuki Kasashima, Chichibu, JP;
Assignee:
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a golf ball having numerous dimples on a surface thereof, wherein at least one dimple cross-sectional shape is a cycloid curve or a trochoid curve. By thus optimizing the cross-sectional shape of the dimples, the aerodynamic performance due to the dimple effect is enhanced, enabling the distance traveled by the ball to be increased.