| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6793588 |
Putter head |
September 21, 2004 |
| A putter (100) having a club head (20) having a central aperture (32) with a rearward center of gravity is disclosed herein. The club head (20) has a body (22) that is preferably composed of stainless steel. The body (22) has a face portion (24), a crown portion (26), a sole portion (28) |
| 6790149 |
Golf ball |
September 14, 2004 |
| A golf ball comprising a core and a cover layer, wherein the cover layer provides one or more deep dimples that extend through the cover layer to and/or into a layer or component underneath is disclosed. The cover may be a single layer or it may include multiple layers. If the cover is a |
| 6787626 |
Thermosetting polyurethane material for a golf ball cover |
September 7, 2004 |
| A curative blend for a thermosetting polyurethane material that allows for a polyurethane material with greater durability is disclosed herein. The curative blend is composed of 4,4'-methylenebis-(2,6-diethyl)-aniline and a second curing agent selected from the group consisting of N, |
| 6787582 |
Game balls with cover containing post crosslinkable thermoplastic polyurethane and method of mak |
September 7, 2004 |
| A game ball having a cover formed from a crosslinkable thermoplastic polyurethane is disclosed. Various types of game balls are described, including golf balls and softballs. By selective exposure to radiation, the thermoplastic polyurethane cover is crosslinked and its hardness is i |
| 6786837 |
Golf balls and methods of manufacturing the same |
September 7, 2004 |
| A golf ball made by a process that prevents the cover from cracking due to thermal expansion of the core during the cover formation process. The method includes the forming a core. One or more optional boundary layers can be applied to the surface of the core. The core and any boundary |
| 6780127 |
Golf ball with temperature indicator |
August 24, 2004 |
| A golf ball having an integral means for sensing temperature whereby a golfer can readily determine if a golf ball is at the optimum temperature for play. For purposes of indicating temperature, the ball incorporates a thermochromic section that will change color or become transparent or |
| 6776731 |
Apparatus and process for forming a golf ball with deep dimples |
August 17, 2004 |
| The present invention relates to processes and apparatuses for forming multi-layer golf balls, and more particularly to processes and equipment for forming multi-layer golf balls having one or more deep dimples that extend through the outer cover layer and into one or more matching d |
| 6769998 |
Iron golf club head |
August 3, 2004 |
| The iron golf club head (20) of the present invention is preferably composed of three main components: a periphery member 22, a central member 24 and a face plate 26. The periphery member (22) is preferably composed of a high density material such as a iron-nickel tungsten alloy. The |
| 6769900 |
Molding processes and equipment for forming golf balls |
August 3, 2004 |
| Molding equipment and related techniques for forming a golf ball are disclosed. The molding equipment includes the use of a mandrel with a spherical portion sized to fit within a molding chamber. The molding equipment and related processes are particularly useful when forming the var |
| 6767295 |
Undercut dimples for a golf ball |
July 27, 2004 |
| A new configuration for at least some of the dimples on the surface of a golf ball is characterized by undercut portions in the concave surface thereof. The undercut dimples have a first diameter at the surface of the golf ball and a second diameter beneath the surface which is greater t |
| 6767294 |
Golf ball |
July 27, 2004 |
| The present invention is directed to a solid, non-wound, golf ball comprising two or more core components, and a cover component. The core components comprise i) a pressurized foamed inner, spherical center component comprising a first matrix material selected from the group consisti |
| 6762273 |
Thermosetting polyurethane material for a golf ball cover |
July 13, 2004 |
| A curative blend for a thermosetting polyurethane material that allows for a polyurethane material with greater durability is disclosed herein. The curative blend is preferably composed of N,N"-dialkylamino-diphenyl-methane in an amount of 25 to 75 parts per one hundred parts of the |
| 6761846 |
Method of making golf balls having a protrusion center |
July 13, 2004 |
| The present invention provides a method of making a golf ball with an interior layer having a plurality of outwardly extending protrusions. A plurality of protrusion depressions are machined or otherwise formed on an inner surface of a mold. A center assembly is molded within the mold |
| 6758763 |
Multiple material golf club head |
July 6, 2004 |
| A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a |
| 6755753 |
Golf ball having a controlled variable moment of inertia |
June 29, 2004 |
| A golf ball is provided having a controlled variable moment of inertia. The golf ball includes a core defining at least one hollow channel. At least one movable weight is located within each hollow channel. The end of the hollow channel at the outer edge of the core is enclosed with a pl |
| 6755634 |
Apparatus for forming a golf ball with deep dimples |
June 29, 2004 |
| An apparatus and related techniques for making a golf ball having one or more deep dimples are disclosed. The apparatus is a molding assembly for making a golf ball which includes a mold body that defines a molding cavity. The molding cavity is adapted to accommodate and preferably retai |
| 6743847 |
Golf ball cover compositions |
June 1, 2004 |
| The present invention is directed to golf ball cover compositions containing metal cation neutralized carboxylic acid based copolymers and/or alkali metal cation neutralized ethylene copolymers such as ethylene alkyl acrylates. Golf balls produced with the cover molded thereon exhibi |
| 6743118 |
Golf club head |
June 1, 2004 |
| A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a frame member (60) and a body (61) is disclosed herein. The front member (60) has a front portion (72) and a return portion (74). The body (61) has a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64), a front wall (87) and optionally a ribbon section |
| 6739985 |
Golf ball cores formed from blends of neodymium and cobalt synthesized high molecular weight but |
May 25, 2004 |
| The present invention is directed to improved polybutadiene compositions suitable for use in molded golf ball core construction. The improved polybutadiene compositions are composed of at least two certain types of polybutadiene, which has the effect of increasing the resiliency of the |
| 6739983 |
Golf club head with customizable center of gravity |
May 25, 2004 |
| A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an interchangeable aft body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61), which is attached to the return portion (74) of the face c |
| 6739982 |
Multiple material golf club head |
May 25, 2004 |
| A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a |
| 6736736 |
Golf ball having improved heat resistance |
May 18, 2004 |
| The present invention is directed to a golf ball exhibiting improved heat resistance features while maintaining desired playability features. Particularly, the present invention is directed to a golf ball having a core and a cover disposed about the core, the cover being less than 20 |
| 6719643 |
Golf club head with a face insert |
April 13, 2004 |
| A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a striking plate insert (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club head (20) has a volume between 370 cubic centimeters and 425 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (20) has a mass between 140 grams |
| 6716954 |
Golf ball formed from a polyisocyanate copolymer and method of making same |
April 6, 2004 |
| Disclosed herein is a method of making a golf ball by mixing a polyisocyanate copolymer and at least one other reactant, such as a polyol, to form a reaction product and reaction injection molding the reaction product to form at least one of a core and cover component. Preferably, th |
| 6709344 |
Measurement of the coefficient of restitution of a golf club |
March 23, 2004 |
| A method (100) and system (20) for predicting a coefficient of restitution (COR) of a golf club (30) or golf club head (36) is disclosed herein. The system (20) and method (100) are able to predict the COR in a non-destructive manner for a particular golf ball and impact speed. The s |
| 6702691 |
Static pose fixture |
March 9, 2004 |
| The present invention relates to a static pose fixture (10) used for measuring a subject (42) that is the object of a motion capture system. The static pose fixture (10) provides a means for holding the subject (52) in a static position by using various struts in order to automate the |
| 6699027 |
Molding processes and apparatuses for forming golf balls |
March 2, 2004 |
| Molding equipment and related techniques for forming a golf ball with one or more deep dimples are disclosed. The golf ball comprises a core and a cover layer, wherein the cover layer provides one or more deep dimples that extend through the cover layer to and/or into a layer or componen |
| 6695721 |
Golf ball having elongated dimples and method for making the same |
February 24, 2004 |
| A spherical ball and a method of making the spherical ball wherein the ball has a plurality of elongated dimples substantially covering the outer surface of the ball without any dimple overlap. The elongated dimples are of at least two types including a first plurality of dimples having |
| 6695608 |
Apparatus for manufacturing a composite golf club head |
February 24, 2004 |
| A method and apparatus for manufacturing a preform component for a golf club head composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material is disclosed herein. The preform component is preferably a face component, a crown component or a sole component, composed of a plurality of plies of |
| 6692377 |
Graphite shaft with foil modified torsion |
February 17, 2004 |
| An improved golf club shaft is disclosed. The golf club shaft includes a shaft body made of a composite material, such as carbon/epoxy, and a metal foil wrapped in a spiral pattern around at least a portion of the shaft body. The metal foil increases the torsional stiffness of the shaft |
| 6685576 |
Golf club head having a striking face with improved impact efficiency |
February 3, 2004 |
| A compliant golf club head permits a more efficient impact between a golf ball and the golf club head. Material and geometry constraints of a striking plate of the golf club head can reduce energy losses caused by large strain and strain rate values of the golf ball, these constraints on |
| 6685455 |
Golf ball casting mold |
February 3, 2004 |
| A mold for casting a cover for a golf ball is disclosed herein. The mold is composed of a first mold half and a second mold half. Each mold half has an internal hemispherical cavity and a plurality of recesses in flow communication with the internal hemispherical cavity. The recesses are |
| 6682440 |
Golf ball with multi-layer cover |
January 27, 2004 |
| A golf ball having a core comprising metallocene catalyzed polyolefin and having a PGA compression of no greater than about 85 and a multi-layered cover disposed about the core having a thickness of at least about 3.6 mm is described. A golf ball is also described having a core with a PG |
| 6679782 |
Putter head |
January 20, 2004 |
| A putter (100) having a club head (20) having a central aperture (32) with a rearward center of gravity is disclosed herein. The club head (20) has a body (22) that is preferably composed of stainless steel. The body (22) has a face portion (24), a crown portion (26), a sole portion (28) |
| 6676536 |
Bonded joint design for a golf club head |
January 13, 2004 |
| A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a |
| 6672975 |
Golf club head |
January 6, 2004 |
| A golf club head (20) having a body (22), a striking plate (24) and a frame (26) is disclosed herein. The body (22) is preferably composed of a low-density material. The frame (26) has a plurality of arms (42a-d) for attachment to the striking plate (24). The golf club head (20) preferab |
| 6669580 |
Golf club head that optimizes products of inertia |
December 30, 2003 |
| A golf club having products of inertia Ixy and Ixz with absolute values below 100 g-cm.sup.2 and a positive product of inertia Iyz is disclosed herein. The golf club has a large volume, a high moment of inertia, or both. Preferably, the moment of inertia, Izz, of the golf club head about |
| 6669579 |
Golf club head having a striking face with improved impact efficiency |
December 30, 2003 |
| A compliant golf club head permits a more efficient impact between a golf ball and the golf club head. Material and geometry constraints of a striking plate of the golf club head can reduce energy losses caused by large strain and strain rate values of the golf ball, these constraints on |
| 6669578 |
Golf club head with metal striking plate insert |
December 30, 2003 |
| A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a striking plate insert (40) composed of an amorphous metal is disclosed herein. The body (22) is preferably composed of a light weight non-metal material. A ribbon (28) of the body (22) has a recess |
| 6669577 |
Golf club head with a face insert |
December 30, 2003 |
| A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a striking plate insert (40) is disclosed herein. The front wall (30) has a perimeter region (50) encompassing the opening (32), which has a thickness less than the thickness of the striking plate in |
| 6667001 |
Method of producing a multi-layer golf ball |
December 23, 2003 |
| Disclosed herein is a multi-layer golf ball having a soft outer cover. The golf ball has an inner cover layer with a Shore D hardness of 60 or more, and an outer cover with a Shore D hardness of 55 or less, and more preferably 50 or less. In a particularly preferred form of the invention |
| 6663511 |
Golf ball with dimple patterns having depth progression |
December 16, 2003 |
| A golf ball with superior aerodynamic properties is characterized by a progressive depth of dimples on the surface of the ball. The ball surface is divided into a plurality of equal geometries such as triangles, each of which is filled with a plurality of non-overlapping dimples. Groups |
| 6663509 |
Multilayer golf ball with filled inner layer having dual core, liquid core, or wound core |
December 16, 2003 |
| The present invention is directed to a golf ball comprising a dual core, a triple core, a cellular core, a liquid core, or a wound core; an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer; and at least 50 parts by weight of a non-ionomeric polyolefin material disposed in an inner layer within |
| 6663508 |
Multi-layer golf ball with reaction injection molded polyurethane component |
December 16, 2003 |
| Disclosed herein is a multi-layer golf ball having a soft outer cover. The golf ball has a core, one or more mantle or inner cover layers with a Shore D hardness of 60 or more, and an outer cover with a Shore D hardness of 53 or less. In a particularly preferred form of the invention, th |
| 6663504 |
Multiple material golf club head |
December 16, 2003 |
| A fairway wood type golf club having a club head with a major body and a minor body is disclosed herein. The major body is composed of an amorphous metal material and has a striking plate section, a return section, a sole section, a ribbon section and a ledge portion. The minor body is |
| 6653368 |
Process for manufacturing a core for golf ball |
November 25, 2003 |
| The present invention discloses a method for producing a uniform synthetic rubber mixture for formation into a golf ball core. The present invention utilizes mixing 50% to 80% of a base rubber material with zinc diacrylate and other materials, and later mixing the entirety of the base ru |
| 6652388 |
Method and apparatus for assembling a shaft to a golf club head and a golf club having such asse |
November 25, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for assembling a shaft to a golf club head is disclosed. The club head is positioned in a club head alignment device of the apparatus, which further includes a holding device and a press device with a jaw mechanism. A ferrule and a sleeve are placed on the tip end |
| 6652341 |
Acrodynamic pattern for a golf ball |
November 25, 2003 |
| A dimple pattern for a golf ball with multiple sets of dimples is disclosed herein. Each of the multiple sets of dimples has a different entry radius. A preferred set of dimples is eighteen different dimples. The dimples may cover as much as eighty-seven percent of the surface of the gol |
| 6648778 |
Low spin golf ball utilizing perimeter weighting |
November 18, 2003 |
| The present invention is directed to a golf ball comprising a soft core and a hard cover to produce a resulting golf ball having a reduced spin rate. In this regard, a core is provided and metal particles, or other heavy weight filler materials, are included in the cover compositions. Th |
| 6648777 |
Multi-layer golf ball |
November 18, 2003 |
| Disclosed herein is a multi-layer golf ball having a soft outer cover. The golf ball has an inner cover layer with a Shore D hardness of 60 or more, and an outer cover with a Shore D hardness of 55 or less, and more preferably 50 or less. In a particularly preferred form of the invention |
