| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7621825 |
Thermoplastic core having a negative hardness gradient formed from a plasticizer-based gradient- |
November 24, 2009 |
| A golf ball comprising a thermoplastic core, the core having an outer diameter of 1.51 inches to 1.59 inches and having an outer surface and a geometric center, each having a hardness; an outer cover layer; and an inner cover layer disposed between the core and the outer cover layer; |
| 7582027 |
Negative hardness gradient inner core for dual core golf ball |
September 1, 2009 |
| A golf ball includes an inner core having a first outer surface and a geometric center and is formed from a first substantially homogenous formulation throughout such that the inner core has a hardness of 30 Shore C to 45 Shore C. An outer core layer is formed around the inner core a |
| 7582025 |
Thermoplastic core having a negative hardness gradient formed from a plasticizer-based gradient- |
September 1, 2009 |
| A golf ball comprising a thermoplastic core, the core having an outer diameter of 1.51 inches to 1.59 inches and having an outer surface and a geometric center, each having a hardness; an outer cover layer; and an inner cover layer disposed between the core and the outer cover layer; |
| 7544730 |
Rubber composition comprising catechols and/or resorcinols and the use thereof in golf balls |
June 9, 2009 |
| The present invention is directed to a golf ball having at least one layer formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber, a free radical initiator, and a catechol. The present invention is also directed to a golf ball having at least one layer formed from a rubber composition |
| 7537530 |
Golf ball with negative hardness gradient core |
May 26, 2009 |
| A golf ball including an inner core having a first outer surface and a geometric center, the inner core having a hardness of 35 to 55 Shore C; an outer core layer adjacent the inner core having a second outer surface and an inner surface, the outer core layer having a hardness of 55 to 9 |
| 7537529 |
Golf ball with negative hardness gradient core |
May 26, 2009 |
| A golf ball comprising a core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a substantially homogenous formulation throughout; intermediate layer; and a cover layer; wherein the surface and center have a hardness, the hardness of the surface being substantially |
| 7534174 |
Rubber compositions comprising high levels of oily substance and the use thereof in golf balls |
May 19, 2009 |
| The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber and from 10 parts to 120 parts of an oily substance, by weight per 100 parts of the base rubber. The base rubber is a polybutadiene having a Mooney viscosit |
| 7531603 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity |
May 12, 2009 |
| Golf balls including centers formed from polybutadiene reaction products having a percent change in dynamic stiffness from 0.degree. C. to -50.degree. C. of less than 130 percent where the reaction products include a resilient polymer component, a crosslinking material, a cis-to-tran |
| 7530908 |
Multi-layer golf ball having velocity gradient from faster center to slower cover |
May 12, 2009 |
| The present invention is directed to multi-layer golf balls having a center, a cover layer, and at least one intermediate layer between the core and the cover layer. The core, the at least one intermediate layer and the cover are constructed to have different initial velocities and C |
| 7491787 |
Polyurea and polyurethane compositions for golf equipment |
February 17, 2009 |
| Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a polyurea prepolymer and a curing agent, wherein the polyurea prepolymer includes an isocyanate and an amine-terminated compound, and |
| 7452942 |
Rubber compositions comprising quinhydrones and the use thereof in golf balls |
November 18, 2008 |
| The present invention is directed to a golf ball having at least one layer formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber, a free radical initiator, and a quinhydrone. The free radical initiator is generally present in the rubber composition in an amount of at least 0.05 parts |
| 7446150 |
Low compression, resilient golf balls with rubber core |
November 4, 2008 |
| A low compression, resilient golf ball having a center including a material formed from the conversion reaction of sufficient amounts of polybutadiene, a free radical source, and a cis-to-trans catalyst to convert a portion of cis-isomer to trans-isomer in the polybutadiene, wherein |
| 7429221 |
Negative hardness gradient outer core layer for dual core golf ball |
September 30, 2008 |
| A golf ball including an inner core having a first outer surface and a geometric center is formed from a substantially homogenous formulation such that the inner core generally has a hardness of 35 Shore C to 85 Shore C. An outer core layer is formed around the inner core and has a s |
| 7429220 |
Golf balls containing interpenetrating polymer networks |
September 30, 2008 |
| The present invention is directed to a golf ball that contains an interpenetrating polymer network, or IPN, including at least two polymeric components. These IPNs may be present in any golf ball layer, although in an intermediate or cover layer in one preferred embodiment. The prese |
| 7427242 |
Thermoplastic core having a negative hardness gradient formed from a plasticizer-based gradient- |
September 23, 2008 |
| A golf ball comprising a thermoplastic core, the core having an outer diameter of 1.51 inches to 1.59 inches and having an outer surface and a geometric center, each having a hardness; an outer cover layer; and an inner cover layer disposed between the core and the outer cover layer; |
| 7410429 |
Negative hardness gradient inner core for dual core golf ball |
August 12, 2008 |
| A golf ball having an inner core having a first outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a substantially homogenous formulation such that the inner core has a hardness of 45 Shore C to 65 Shore C; an outer core layer disposed about the inner core having a second out |
| 7375153 |
Zinc stearate-cis-to-trans catalyst blends for improved golf ball core compositions |
May 20, 2008 |
| A golf ball including a solid core formed from a composition comprising a diene rubber, a metallic fatty acid salt present in an amount of from 6.3 parts to 7.5 parts, a cis-to-trans catalyst present in an amount of 2.35 parts or greater, and an organic peroxide present in an amount of 0 |
| 7361711 |
Compositions for use in golf balls |
April 22, 2008 |
| A golf ball including a core and at least one layer disposed about the core, wherein the core or the layer is formed from a composition including a base polymer, a crosslink initiator, and an additive, wherein the additive is both an inorganic-sulfur compound and a sulfuric acid amid |
| 7358309 |
Compositions for use in golf balls |
April 15, 2008 |
| A golf ball including a core and at least one layer disposed about the core, wherein the core or the layer includes a composition formed from a base polymer, a crosslink initiator, and at least one additive. The additive has at least one C--O--B linkage, the carbon in the linkage bei |
| 7358308 |
Compositions for use in golf balls |
April 15, 2008 |
| A golf ball comprising a core, an outer cover layer, and, optionally, an intermediate layer disposed between the core and the outer cover layer is presently disclosed. At least one layer of the golf ball is formed from a composition comprising a base polymer, a crosslink initiator, and a |
| 7351165 |
Rubber compositions comprising high levels of oily substance and the use thereof in golf balls |
April 1, 2008 |
| The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber and from 10 parts to 120 parts of an oily substance, by weight per 100 parts of the base rubber. The base rubber is a polybutadiene having a Mooney viscosit |
| 7331878 |
Multi-layer golf ball having velocity gradient from slower center to faster cover |
February 19, 2008 |
| The present invention is directed to multi-layer golf balls having a center, a cover layer, and at least one intermediate layer between the core and the cover layer. The center, the at least one intermediate layer and the cover are constructed to have different initial velocities and |
| 7300364 |
Multi-layer golf ball having velocity gradient from faster center to slower cover |
November 27, 2007 |
| The present invention is directed to multi-layer golf balls having a center, a cover layer, and at least one intermediate layer between the core and the cover layer. The core, the at least one intermediate layer and the cover are constructed to have different initial velocities and C |
| 7285058 |
Pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials for golf balls |
October 23, 2007 |
| The present invention relates to golf ball components and golf balls comprising high levels of pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials, as well as methods of making same. The pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials are typically thermoset materials that are fragmented or ground |
| 7271222 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity |
September 18, 2007 |
| A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 percent by weight unre |
| 7262235 |
Urethane elastomers with improved color stability |
August 28, 2007 |
| A golf ball comprising a center, an inner cover layer, and an outer cover layer, wherein the outer cover layer has a color lightness, L*, of 87 or greater following exposure to UV light at an irradiance power of 1.00 W/m.sup.2/nm for a period of about 1 hour to about 4 hours, and the cov |
| 7175545 |
Golf balls containing interpenetrating polymer networks |
February 13, 2007 |
| The present invention is directed to a method of forming a golf ball that contains an interpenetrating polymer network, or IPN, which includes at least two polymeric components, in one or more of the layers. In one preferred embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method of |
| 7160954 |
Golf ball compositions neutralized with ammonium-based and amine-based compounds |
January 9, 2007 |
| The present invention is directed to a golf ball and to a process for forming a golf ball having at least one layer, where the layer is formed of an ionomer composition having greater than about 70 percent of the acid groups neutralized by a neutralizing component including ammonium |
| 7148278 |
Urethane elastomers with improved color stability |
December 12, 2006 |
| A golf ball including a center, a cover, and, optionally, at least one intermediate layer disposed between the center and the cover, wherein the cover is formed from a polyurethane composition, or a reaction product thereof, including at least one polyol; at least one polyisocyanate; at |
| 7141196 |
Method of manufacturing a golf ball having one or more layers |
November 28, 2006 |
| The present invention relates to golf ball components and golf balls comprising high levels of pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials, as well as methods of making same. The pre-vulcanized or pre-crosslinked materials are typically thermoset materials that are fragmented or ground |
| 7127933 |
High speed resiliometer |
October 31, 2006 |
| An apparatus and method for testing the physical properties of a material is disclosed. Preferably, the physical properties that may be tested include, but are not limited to, the COR of a material. Accordingly, the apparatus includes a projectile that may be capable of being propelled |
| 7119127 |
Golf balls containing cis-to-trans converted polybutadiene and methods for making same |
October 10, 2006 |
| A golf ball having at least a core and a cover, wherein at least a portion of the ball is formed from a material resulting from the isomerization of an amount of polybutadiene in solution to create a resulting polybutadiene having an increased content of trans-polybutadiene, is discl |
| 7105610 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity |
September 12, 2006 |
| A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 percent by weight unre |
| 7041743 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity |
May 9, 2006 |
| A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 percent by weight unre |
| 7041006 |
Golf balls including solution blended polymeric composite and method of making same |
May 9, 2006 |
| Golf balls having a portion or layer formed from a polymeric composite that preferably includes at least two polymers with distinct microstructures. In particular, the balls can include a polybutadiene having at least about 80 percent cis-isomer polybutadiene blended with a polybutad |
| 7030192 |
Golf ball cores comprising a halogenated organosulfur compound |
April 18, 2006 |
| A golf ball comprising a core having a diameter of between about 1.54 inches and about 1.57 inches, a compression of between about 70 and 80, and comprising a polybutadiene rubber composition comprising a magnesium salt of pentachlorothiophenol; a cover having a thickness of about 0.04 |
| 7009005 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity |
March 7, 2006 |
| A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 percent by weight unre |
| 7001954 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity |
February 21, 2006 |
| A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 percent by weight unre |
| 6998445 |
Low compression, resilient golf balls with rubber core |
February 14, 2006 |
| A low compression, resilient golf ball having a center including a material formed from the conversion reaction of sufficient amounts of polybutadiene, a free radical source, and a cis-to-trans catalyst to convert a portion of cis-isomer to trans-isomer in the polybutadiene, wherein |
| 6995214 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity |
February 7, 2006 |
| A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 percent by weight unre |
| 6992142 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity |
January 31, 2006 |
| A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 percent by weight unre |
| 6982301 |
Golf ball cores comprising blends of polybutadiene rubbers |
January 3, 2006 |
| A golf ball comprising a solid core and a cover disposed about the core, wherein the core is formed from a polybutadiene blend comprising a) a first polybutadiene having a first Mooney viscosity between about 50 and about 150, and b) a second polybutadiene having a second Mooney viscosit |
| 6964621 |
Water resistant polyurea elastomers for golf equipment |
November 15, 2005 |
| Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a polyurea prepolymer and a curing agent, wherein the polyurea prepolymer includes an isocyanate and an amine-terminated compound, and |
| 6958379 |
Polyurea and polyurethane compositions for golf equipment |
October 25, 2005 |
| Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a polyurea prepolymer and a curing agent, wherein the polyurea prepolymer includes an isocyanate and an amine-terminated compound, and |
| 6835779 |
Golf balls containing a halogenated organosulfur compound and resilient regrind |
December 28, 2004 |
| A golf ball consisting of a core and a cover. The core has a diameter of between about 1.54 and about 1.58 inches and a compression of between about 22 and about 50. Additionally, the core includes a polybutadiene rubber having a Mooney viscosity of less than about 50 and a halogenated |
| 6818724 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with inproved velocity |
November 16, 2004 |
| A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 percent by weight unre |
| 6818705 |
Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity |
November 16, 2004 |
| A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 percent by weight unre |
| 6790147 |
Low modulus golf ball compositions and methods for making same |
September 14, 2004 |
| Golf balls having a core including a material formed from a controlled-isomer polybutadiene, a crosslinking agent, and a free-radical initiator, or a reaction product thereof, and a cover having a plurality of dimples disposed about the core, wherein the controlled-isomer polybutadie |
| 6774187 |
Golf ball cores comprising blends of polybutadiene rubbers |
August 10, 2004 |
| A golf ball comprising a solid core and a cover disposed about the core, wherein the core is formed from a polybutadiene blend comprising a) a first polybutadiene having a first Mooney viscosity between about 50 and about 150, and b) a second polybutadiene having a second Mooney viscosit |
| 6767940 |
Golf ball compositions comprising stable free radicals |
July 27, 2004 |
| A golf ball comprising a core, a cover, and optionally an intermediate layer between the core and the cover, wherein a stable free radical is incorporated into at least one portion of the core, the cover, and the optional intermediate layer. |
