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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Thomas J. Kennedy, Iii, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Seisuke Tomita, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Seisuke Tomita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/06 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); A63B 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/0064 (2013.01); A63B 37/0003 (2013.01); A63B 37/0074 (2013.01); A63B 37/0076 (2013.01); A63B 45/00 (2013.01); A63B 37/0045 (2013.01); A63B 37/0024 (2013.01); A63B 37/0051 (2013.01); A63B 37/0059 (2013.01);
Abstract
A golf ball includes a core made from a highly neutralized polymer that has been mixed with a hardness modifier. The modifier may be a process oil or a plasticizer. In particular, the modifier may be a naphthenic process oil, a paraffinic process oil, a phthalate plasticizer, a trimellitate plasticizer, an adipate plasticizer, a sebacate-based plasticizer, a maleate-based plasticizer, and blends thereof. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a golf ball that includes changing the hardness of a highly neutralized polymer core.