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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Aaron Bender, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 37/04 (2006.01); A63B 37/06 (2006.01); A63B 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 69/02 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29C 67/00 (2006.01); B29C 43/18 (2006.01); B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29K 21/00 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 45/00 (2013.01); A63B 37/0064 (2013.01); A63B 37/0074 (2013.01); A63B 37/0075 (2013.01); A63B 37/0076 (2013.01); B29C 67/0055 (2013.01); B29C 69/02 (2013.01); B29D 99/0042 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29C 43/18 (2013.01); B29C 45/14819 (2013.01); B29C 2043/182 (2013.01); B29C 2043/189 (2013.01); B29K 2021/003 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a golf ball includes forming a core using a 3D printer, and molding a cover in a surrounding position over the core through at least one of compression molding and injection molding. The core may be formed by printing a first core portion, printing a second core portion, and fusing the first core portion with the second core portion to form the core. Each of the first and second core portions may respectively include a plurality of concentric shells that are sequentially constructed.