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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Thomas J. Kennedy, Iii, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Seisuke Tomita, Tokyo, JP;
Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Seisuke Tomita, Tokyo, JP;
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
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.
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