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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2011
Chien-hsin Chou, Yun-Lin Hsien, TW;
Chen-tai Liu, Yun-Lin Hsien, TW;
Chia-chyi Cheng, Portland, OR (US);
Chien-Hsin Chou, Yun-Lin Hsien, TW;
Chen-Tai Liu, Yun-Lin Hsien, TW;
Chia-Chyi Cheng, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides a golf ball that includes carbon dioxide absorbents in order that the golf ball may reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to aid in alleviating global warming. The golf ball may include an intermediate layer that is substantially impermeable to water, in order to ensure that the golf ball's core is not degraded by water produced by the carbon dioxide absorbance reaction. The chemical absorbents may be encapsulated in microcapsules so that carbon dioxide is not absorbed until the golf ball is used by a golfer.