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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Derek A. Fitchett, Portland, OR (US);
Bradley C. Tutmark, Aloha, OR (US);
Inventors:
Derek A. Fitchett, Portland, OR (US);
Bradley C. Tutmark, Aloha, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/00 (2006.01); A63B 37/12 (2006.01); A63B 45/00 (2006.01); C09D 175/04 (2006.01); C08L 75/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/0022 (2013.01); A63B 37/0003 (2013.01); A63B 37/0029 (2013.01); A63B 45/00 (2013.01); C08L 75/04 (2013.01); C09D 175/04 (2013.01); A63B 37/0074 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a golf ball including a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) cover and a polyurethane coating layer. The cover crosslinks with the coating layer in order to achieve improved durability, specifically improved scuff resistance. The chemical composition of the thermoplastic polyurethane material making up the cover and the chemical composition of the polyurethane coating layer may be chosen so as to be complimentary thereby promoting crosslinking between them. Methods of manufacturing these golf balls are also disclosed.