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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Derek A. Fitchett, Beaverton, OR (US);
Nicholas Yontz, Portland, OR (US);
Johannes Anderl, Austria, AT;
Inventors:
Derek A. Fitchett, Beaverton, OR (US);
Nicholas Yontz, Portland, OR (US);
Johannes Anderl, Austria, AT;
Assignee:
Nike International, Ltd., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/14 (2006.01); A63B 37/12 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); A63B 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/12 (2013.01); A63B 37/0005 (2013.01); A63B 37/0022 (2013.01); A63B 37/0075 (2013.01); A63B 45/00 (2013.01); A63B 37/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
Golf balls include: (a) a golf ball having a first set of construction specifications; (b) a coating of the golf ball having an exterior surface and (c) the exterior surface having an enhanced micro surface roughness. The enhanced micro surface roughening affects the aerodynamic properties of the ball as compared to golf balls having the same set of construction specifications but without enhanced micro surface roughness.