2009 US Patent Application Review Series - Golf (Part A)

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US Patent Application Review Series

Golf related patent applications

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A01 5A01G 01/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

A41 5A41D 01/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A41D 19/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A41F 09/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

A43 7A43B 05/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A43B 13/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8A43B 13/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8A43C 15/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

A45 9A45C 05/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9A45C 11/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

A46 10A46B 09/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

A47 10A47L 07/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

A61 11A61F 05/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

A63 11A63B 15/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11A63B 37/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11A63B 37/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19A63B 37/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25A63B 37/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26A63B 37/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27A63B 37/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28A63B 37/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35A63B 43/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40A63B 43/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41A63B 47/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43A63B 47/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44A63B 53/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

A63B 53/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49A63B 53/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59A63B 53/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99A63B 53/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99A63B 53/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101A63B 53/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103A63B 53/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108A63B 55/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108A63B 55/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111A63B 55/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112A63B 55/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112A63B 55/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113A63B 55/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115A63B 57/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115A63B 59/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130A63B 67/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130A63B 67/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131A63B 69/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134A63B 69/36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137A63B 69/38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161A63B 71/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161A63F 03/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161A63F 09/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162A63F 13/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

B01 162B01J 31/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

B05 163B05C 09/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163B05D 03/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163B05D 05/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

B21 165B21D 31/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

B22 165B22D 25/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

B23 165B23P 15/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

B25 165B25B 05/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165B25B 23/142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166B25B 23/157 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

B28 167B28B 11/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

B29 167B29B 11/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167B29C 35/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167B29C 37/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168B29C 39/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168B29C 39/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169B29C 43/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169B29C 43/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170B29C 43/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170B29C 45/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170B29C 45/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171B29C 47/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171B29C 47/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172B29C 47/60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172B29C 47/88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172B29C 65/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172B29C 69/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173B29C 69/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173B29C 70/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173B29C 70/88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174B29C 71/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174B29D 31/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

B32 174B32B 37/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

B41 174B41F 17/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174B41J 02/01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

B60 175B60C 25/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175B60K 01/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175B60R 25/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

B62 176B62B 01/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176B62B 03/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177B62D 25/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177B62D 51/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178B62J 07/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

B65 180B65D 30/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180B65D 65/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180B65D 83/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181B65D 85/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181B65G 01/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181



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C08 181C08F 04/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181C08F 08/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181C08G 18/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181C08G 18/32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181C08G 63/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181C08G 63/08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182C08J 05/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182C08K 03/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182C08K 03/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182C08K 05/09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183C08K 05/098 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183C08L 09/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183C08L 25/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183C08L 75/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

C22 183C22C 14/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183C22C 38/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

D06 184D06F 59/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

E02 184E02B 03/06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184E02D 03/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

F16 186F16H 48/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186F16M 11/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

F26 187F26B 25/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

G01 187G01B 07/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187G01C 21/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190G01N 19/02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190G01P 01/04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191G01S 01/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191G01S 03/802 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191G01S 05/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192G01S 05/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

G06 193G06F 19/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193G06Q 10/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

G07 195G07C 01/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

H05 195H05B 01/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195H05B 03/00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Patent Index 197IPC Catchword Index 199



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A41D 19/00

A01G 01/08Horticulture Horticulture Edging for beds, lawns, or the like, e.g. using tiles

App. No. 20090038214 Assignee Indian Valley Industries, Inc.Title Golf course bunker boundary protection systemAbstract The golf course bunker boundary protection system includes a central section located adjacent to

the wall of a bunker, a plurality of lower anchors coupled to the central section and located below

the sand in the bunker and above the soil in the bunker below the sand, and a plurality of upperanchors coupled to the central section and located between the grass surrounding the bunker andthe soil. The upper anchors include a means for attaching the upper anchors to the grass, and thelower anchors include a means for securing the lower anchors to the soil, such as staples, pins,or nails. Advantageously, the upper and lower anchors and the central section are formed of onepiece of thin, exible polymeric material.

Pri. Date 20070810 App. Date 20070810 Pub. Date 20090212

A41D 01/00Outerwear Garments

App. No. 20090084820 AssigneeTitle Glove holderAbstract The present invention provides a golf glove holder which can be attached to a golf bag thus the

glove may dry freely. The material of the glove holder may be any suitable material which is able

to maintain its shape with the weight of the glove and which is able to support humidity. Theglove holder may be distributed for a particular event with publicity printed on it. It may also bepersonalised for an individual or a company.


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A41F 09/00

A41D 19/00Outerwear Gloves

App. No. 20090025120 AssigneeTitle Tri-nger multi sport gloveAbstract An improved sports glove covering the index nger, middle nger, thumb, a portion of the palm,

and a portion of the wrist of a human hand is disclosed. The pinky nger and ring nger, and a

portion of the palm and a portion of the dorsal side of the hand are left uncovered with the gloveof the present invention, which allows for greater aeration throughout the glove during use andgreater control when gripping a sporting implement such as a tennis racquet handle, a golf clubhandle, or the like.


A41F 09/00Garment fastenings Belts, girdles, or waistbands for trousers or skirts

App. No. 20090070919 Assignee

Title All-in-one golf beltAbstract The invention provides an all-in-one golf belt for attaching objects. In an embodiment, the all-in-allgolf belt includes a at strip having inner and outer surfaces, which is congured to be disposedaround a portion of a golfers body; fasteners provided on the outer surface of the at strip, one ormore of the fasteners being congured to engage at least one of the objects; and holding portionsprovided in each of the objects, each of the holding portions being congured to hold a portionof at least one of the fasteners. The holding portions of the objects are congured to hold the atleast one of the fasteners with force of a predetermined magnitude. The fasteners may includehook-and-loop fasteners and magnets. The objects may be a glove, a ball marker, a ball markrepair tool, and a golf ball pouch.




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A43B 05/00

A43B 05/00Characteristicfeatures of footwear Footwear for sporting purposes

App. No. 20090013561 AssigneeTitle Golf shoe outsoleAbstract The present invention is further directed towards a golf shoe having an outsole comprising of

forward and rear base sections that are connected and molded together with an arch supportshank. The base sections are relatively soft and made from thermoplastic polyurethane havinga maximum Shore A hardness of between 75 to 85. The shank is also made of thermoplasticpolyurethane having a minimum hardness of at least 95 Shore A hardness. Each base sectionhas a plurality of openings, wherein a corresponding plurality of relatively hard pods are molded,each pod of a size and conguration to t within a corresponding opening and extend at least6.3 mm from the bottom surfaces of the base sections. The shoe provides exibility both acrossthe metatarsal area and longitudinally at approximately the metatarsal area thereby providing thegolfer with improved traction and balance, especially when the golfer executes a golf shot.


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App. No. 20090056169 AssigneeTitle Golf shoe outsoleAbstract The present invention is further directed towards a golf shoe having an outsole comprising of

forward and rear base sections that are connected and molded together with an arch supportshank. The base sections are relatively soft and made from thermoplastic polyurethane havinga maximum Shore A hardness of between 75 to 85. The shank is also made of thermoplasticpolyurethane having a minimum hardness of at least 95 Shore A hardness. Each base sectionhas a plurality of openings, wherein a corresponding plurality of relatively hard pods are molded,each pod of a size and conguration to t within a corresponding opening and extend at least6.3 mm from the bottom surfaces of the base sections. The shoe provides exibility both acrossthe metatarsal area and longitudinally at approximately the metatarsal area thereby providing thegolfer with improved traction and balance, especially when the golfer executes a golf shot.


A43B 13/00Characteristicfeatures of footwear SolesPatent applications also belong to this classication and have been already shown:

20090056169 page 8

A43B 13/18Characteristicfeatures of footwear Soles characterised by the constructive form Resilient solesPatent applications also belong to this classication and have been already shown:

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A47L 07/00

A45C 11/00Purses Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groupsPatent applications also belong to this classication and have been already shown:

20090008204 page 9

A46B 09/02Brushes Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body Position orarrangement of bristles in relation tosurface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups

App. No. 20090000046 AssigneeTitle Golf club brushAbstract A golf brush is disclosed having a handle portion and a head portion, the head portion including

a rst set of bristles on a rst side, where said bristles are made of a rst material, and a secondset of bristles on an opposite side, where said bristles are made of a second material. The headportion of the brush further comprises a hook member extending longitudinally from the headportion away from the handle portion, and a spring actuated closure member engaging the hookmember to open and close the hook. The spring actuated closure member is manually displacedby a projecting button protruding from the head portion and slidable within a longitudinal slot in

the head member.Pri. Date 20061116 App. Date 20070628 Pub. Date 20090101

A47L 07/00Domestic washing or cleaning Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes

App. No. 20090031523 AssigneeTitle Vacuum cleaner with a golf massage clubAbstract The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner with a golf massage club, including a handle (Pri. Date 20070801 App. Date 20080306 Pub. Date 20090205

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A61F 05/00

App. No. 20090107863 AssigneeTitle High-low adjustable lumber pad deviceAbstract A high-low adjustable lumber pad device for supporting a golf bag on the users lower back is

disclosed to includes a holder frame afxed to the golf bag and having a vertically extendingcoupling groove, and a lumber pad, which has a coupling bar vertically adjustably coupled to thecoupling groove of the holder frame for supporting the holder frame and the golf bag on the lowerpart of the users back stably.


A63B 15/00Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing Clubs for gymnastics or the like

App. No. 20090036279 Assignee KELLION CORPORATIONTitle Recoil shock absorberAbstract A golf exerciser in the form of a swingable tube containing a movable mass supported by an

extension spring is provided with a shock absorber cooperating with a proximal end mount for thespring. This absorbs recoil movement of the mass, the spring, the connector, and reduces recoilimpact shock that otherwise could be felt by the hands of the person exercising.


A63B 37/00Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing Solid balls

App. No. 20090011858 Assignee CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYTitle Highly neutralized polymer material with heavy mass llers for a golf ballAbstract Disclosed herein is novel thermoplastic material and a golf ball utilizing the thermoplastic material.

The golf ball (Pri. Date 20060111 App. Date 20080722 Pub. Date 20090108

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App. No. 20090011861 AssigneeTitle Golf balls containing interpenetrating polymer networksAbstract 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 golfball layer, although in an intermediate or cover layer in one preferred embodiment. The presentinvention is also directed to methods of forming a golf ball containing an IPN in one or more of thelayers.


App. No. 20090011864 AssigneeTitle Multi-layer golf ballAbstract Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The Shore C hardness of the

outer core layers outer surface is greater than that of the inner cover layers outer surface, andthe Shore C hardness of the outer core layers outer surface is at least 20 Shore C units greaterthan that of the center.


App. No. 20090011865 AssigneeTitle Multi-layer golf ballAbstract Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an

inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highlyneutralized polymer composition. The Shore C hardness of the outer core layers outer surfaceis greater than the material hardness of the inner cover layer, and is preferably 75 Shore C orgreater.




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App. No. 20090011867 AssigneeTitle Multi-layer core golf ball having opposing hardness gradient with steep gradient outer core layerAbstract A golf ball comprising an inner core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being

formed from a substantially homogenous composition such that the geometric center has ahardness of 51 to 76 Shore C and the outer surface has a hardness of 50 to 75 Shore C. Anouter core layer is disposed about the inner core and has an outer surface having a hardness of85 to 98 Shore C and an inner surface having a hardness of 68 to 78 Shore C and being formedfrom a second substantially homogenous rubber composition, the rubber composition comprisinga base rubber and a resorcinol. A cover layer is disposed about the outer core layer. The hardnessof the second outer surface is greater than the hardness of the inner surface to dene a positivehardness gradient of greater than 15 Shore C, and the hardness of the rst outer surface is lowerthan the hardness of the geometric center to dene a negative hardness gradient of x2212;1 tox2212;5 Shore C.


App. No. 20090029802 AssigneeTitle Polyurea and polyurethane compositions for golf equipmentAbstract A golf ball having at least a core and a layer disposed about the core is disclosed. The layer is

formed from a composition having multiple reactive and/or non-reactive ingredients. At least oneof these ingredients is a polyether polyahl formed from three or more diols and/or cyclic ethers,such as oxolane, oxirane, and a chiral cyclic ether.




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App. No. 20090036231 Assignee BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Title Multi-piece solid golf ballAbstract The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core obtained by molding

under heat a specic rubber composition and having a cover of at least three layers which encasesthe core. By optimizing the deection of the core under a specic load, optimizing the hardness atthe center of the core and the hardnesses of the innermost cover layer, outermost cover layer andintermediate cover layer, setting the combined thickness of the cover layers to at least a specicvalue, and forming the innermost cover layer of a highly neutralized ionomer resin composition,a sufcient reduction in the spin rate of the ball on shots taken with a driver can be achieved,enabling the distance traveled by the ball to be increased.



under heat a specic rubber composition and having a cover of at least three layers which iscomposed of a thermoplastic resin material and encases the core. By optimizing the deectionof the core under a specic load, optimizing the hardness at the center of the core and thehardnesses of the innermost cover layer, outermost cover layer and intermediate cover layer,

setting the combined thickness of the cover layers to at least a specic value, and forming theinnermost cover layer of a highly neutralized ionomer resin composition, the spin rate of the ballon shots taken with a driver can be signicantly reduced, enabling the distance traveled by theball to be increased. Moreover, the ball has a good feel on shots with a driver.




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App. No. 20090042668 AssigneeTitle Use of nucleating agents to increase the exural modulus of ionomersAbstract A golf ball composition having a copolymer with an acid content modied by a nucleating agent is

described. The nucleating agent modies the exural modulus of the acid copolymer.Pri. Date 20060711 App. Date 20081017 Pub. Date 20090212

App. No. 20090054175 Assignee SRI Sports LimitedTitle Golf ballAbstract Golf ballPri. Date 20070821 App. Date 20080723 Pub. Date 20090226

App. No. 20090062034 AssigneeTitle Golf equipment formed from castable formulation with unconventionally low hardness and

increased shear resistanceAbstract Golf equipment including compositions including castable formulations that have low material

hardness and increased shear resistance. The compositions may be used in any layer of a golfball including cores, intermediate layers, and covers and result in high spin rates.


App. No. 20090066773 Assignee CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYTitle Golf ballAbstract A golf ball having an indicia produced by ink jet printing is disclosed. An ink composition containing

a coloring agent and a resin is dispensed on a transfer medium, using an ink jet printer, to forman indicia. The indicia is transferred from the transfer medium to the dimpled surface of a golfball. In another form of the invention, an indicia is applied directly to a golf ball, without a transfermedium. In this method, an indicia receiving layer is applied on at least a portion of the golf ballsurface, then the indicia is printed directly on the indicia receiving layer using an ink jet printer.The indicia on the golf ball has an impact resistance suitable for use in competitive play.


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App. No. 20090069117 Assignee CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANYTitle Reaction injection material for a golf ballAbstract A golf ball having a layer composed of a polyurethane/polyurea material formed from

reaction injection molding a polyol component and an isocyanate component. The polyolcomponent preferably comprises a polytetramethylene ether glycol having a molecular weightof approximately 1000 and a 3,5-diethyl-2,4 toluenediamine. The layer is preferably a cover layerhaving a thickness ranging from 0.010 inch to 0.025 inch.




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App. No. 20090111608 Assignee BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Title Multi-piece solid golf ballAbstract The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer

encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encasesthe intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The coreis composed overall of an inner layer and an outer layer which are each formed primarily of arubber material, with the outer core layer being harder than the inner core layer. The envelopelayer, intermediate layer and cover have respective thicknesses which satisfy the conditioncover thicknessx3c;intermediate layer thicknessx3c;envelope layer thickness, and have respectivematerial hardnesses (Shore D hardness) which satisfy the condition envelope layer materialhardnessx3c;intermediate layer material hardnessx3e;cover material hardness. The golf ball hasa lower spin rate on full shots with a driver, further increasing the distance traveled by the ball.Moreover, it has a good controllability, maintaining in particular a straight trajectory on full shots,and also has an excellent scuff resistance.


App. No. 20090111609 Assignee BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Title Multi-piece solid golf ballAbstract The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer

encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encasesthe intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The coreis composed overall of an inner layer and an outer layer which are each formed primarily of arubber material, with the outer core layer being harder than the inner core layer. The envelopelayer, intermediate layer and cover have respective thicknesses which satisfy the conditioncover thicknessx3c;intermediate layer thicknessx3c;envelope layer thickness, and have respectivematerial hardnesses (Shore D hardness) which satisfy the condition envelope layer materialhardnessx3c;intermediate layer material hardnessx3e;cover material hardness. The golf ball hasa lower spin rate on full shots with a driver, further increasing the distance traveled by the ball.Moreover, it has a good controllability, maintaining in particular a straight trajectory on full shots,and also has an excellent scuff resistance.




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App. No. 20090111612 Assignee BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Title Three-piece solid golf ballAbstract The present invention provides a three-piece solid golf ball having a core molded under heat from

a specic rubber composition and inner and outer cover layers encasing the core. By optimizingthe core deection under a specic load and the overall thickness of the cover layers, by formingthe inner cover layer of a highly neutralized ionomer resin composition, and by optimizing withinspecic ranges the Shore D hardnesses of the inner cover layer and the outer cover layer, the spinrate of the ball on shots with a driver can be sufciently reduced, enabling an increased distanceto be achieved.


A63B 37/02Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing Solid balls Special cores

App. No. 20090005194 AssigneeTitle Golf balls having two or more core layers formed from hnp compositionsAbstract The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core

consists of an inner core layer formed from a relatively hard HNP composition and an outer corelayer formed from a relatively soft HNP composition. The outer core layer has an outer surfacehardness less than the outer surface hardness of the inner core layer.


App. No. 20090011855 Assignee Acushnet CompanyTitle Golf ball core with soft outer transition volume and negative hardness gradientAbstract A golf ball including a unitary core having a volume, an outer surface, a geometric center, and

an outermost transition volume adjacent to the outer surface, the core being formed from asubstantially homogenous composition; and a cover layer. The outermost transition volume isdisposed between the core outer surface and the geometric center, the transition volume has anouter portion congruent with the core outer surface, and comprises the outermost 45% of the corevolume or less. Both a hardness of the core outer surface and a hardness within the outermosttransition volume are less than the hardness of the geometric center to dene a negative hardnessgradient.


App. No. 20090011856 AssigneeTitle Low compression, resilient golf balls with rubber coreAbstract A low compression, resilient golf ball having a center including a material formed from the

conversion reaction of sufcient 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 said

material has an amount of trans-isomer greater than the amount of trans-isomer present beforethe conversion reaction, and wherein the reaction product includes low levels or substantially noantioxidant.




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App. No. 20090011857 AssigneeTitle Golf ball with negative hardness gradient coreAbstract A golf ball including an inner core having a rst 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 havinga second outer surface and an inner surface, the outer core layer having a hardness of 55 to 90Shore C; and a cover layer; wherein the hardness of the rst outer surface is substantially thesame as or lower than the hardness of the geometric center to dene a rst negative hardnessgradient, and the hardness of the second outer surface is substantially the same as or lower thanthe hardness of the inner surface to dene a second negative hardness gradient.


App. No. 20090011859 AssigneeTitle Negative hardness gradient inner core for dual core golf ballAbstract A golf ball includes an inner core having a rst outer surface and a geometric center and is

formed from a rst substantially homogenous formulation throughout such that the inner core hasa hardness of 30 Shore C to 45 Shore C. An outer core layer is formed around the inner coreand has a second outer surface and an inner surface and is formed from a second substantiallyhomogenous formulation throughout such that the outer core layer has a hardness of 60 ShoreC to 95 Shore C. A cover layer is formed around the outer core layer. The hardness of the rstouter surface is lower than the hardness of the geometric center to dene a negative hardnessgradient, and the hardness of the second outer surface is greater than the hardness of the innersurface to dene a positive hardness gradient.




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App. No. 20090011862 AssigneeTitle Golf ball with negative hardness gradient coreAbstract 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 substantiallythe same as or lower than the hardness of the center, and wherein a ratio of antioxidant to initiatorused in said formulation is greater than about 0.40 when normalized to 100% activity.


App. No. 20090011866 AssigneeTitle Multi-layer core golf ball having opposing hardness gradient with steep gradient inner core layerAbstract A golf ball comprising an inner core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being

formed from a substantially homogenous rubber composition, the rubber composition comprisinga base rubber and a resorcinol such that the geometric center has a hardness of 40 to 60 ShoreC and the outer surface has a hardness of 70 to 95 Shore C. An outer core layer is disposedabout the inner core and has an outer surface having a hardness of 50 to 75 Shore C, an innersurface having a hardness of 51 to 76 Shore C, and is formed from a substantially homogenouscomposition. A cover layer is disposed about the outer core layer. The hardness of the inner coreouter surface is greater than the hardness of the geometric center to dene a positive hardnessgradient of greater than 20 Shore C, and the hardness of the outer core outer surface is lower thanthe hardness of its inner surface to dene a negative hardness gradient of x2212;1 to x2212;5Shore C.


App. No. 20090017939 Assignee ACUSHNET COMPANYTitle Multi-layer golf ballAbstract Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an

inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highlyneutralized polymer composition. The Shore C hardness of the outer core layers outer surfaceis greater than the material hardness of the inner cover layer, and is preferably 75 Shore C orgreater.




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App. No. 20090017940 AssigneeTitle Multi-layer golf ballAbstract Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a single layer cover are disclosed. The dual core

consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formedfrom a highly neutralized polymer composition. The Shore C hardness of the outer core layersouter surface is preferably greater than the material hardness of the inner cover layer, and morepreferably is 56 Shore D or greater.


App. No. 20090023516 AssigneeTitle Multi-layer-core golf ball having highly-neutralized polymer outer core layerAbstract A golf ball including an inner core layer formed from a thermoset rubber composition and having

a rst surface hardness; a thermoplastic outer core layer having a second surface hardness, aninner surface hardness, and being formed from a copolymer of ethylene and an x3b1;,x3b2;-unsaturated carboxylic acid, an organic acid or salt thereof, and sufcient cation source to fully-neutralize the acid groups of the copolymer; an inner cover layer; and an outer cover layer;wherein the rst surface hardness is less than the second surface hardness by at least 5 Shore Cand less than the inner surface hardness by at least 5 Shore C.


App. No. 20090023517 AssigneeTitle Three-layer-core golf ball having highly-neutralized polymer outer core layerAbstract A golf ball including an inner core layer formed from a thermoset rubber composition and having

a rst surface hardness; a thermoplastic outer core layer having a second surface hardness, aninner surface hardness, and being formed from a copolymer of ethylene and an x3b1;,x3b2;-unsaturated carboxylic acid, an organic acid or salt thereof, and sufcient cation source to fully-neutralize the acid groups of the copolymer; an inner cover layer; and an outer cover layer;wherein the rst surface hardness is substantially the same as the second surface hardness andthe inner surface hardness.


App. No. 20090036233 Assignee Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Title Multi-piece solid golf ballAbstract The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core obtained by molding

under heat a specic rubber composition and having a cover of at least three layers which encasesthe core. By optimizing the deection of the core under a specic load, optimizing the hardness atthe center of the core and the hardnesses of the innermost cover layer, outermost cover layer andintermediate cover layer, setting the combined thickness of the cover layers to at least a specicvalue, and forming the innermost cover layer of a highly neutralized ionomer resin composition,a sufcient reduction in the spin rate of the ball on shots taken with a driver can be achieved,enabling the distance traveled by the ball to be increased.




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App. No. 20090036234 Assignee BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO., LTD.Title Three-piece solid golf ballAbstract The present invention provides a three-piece solid golf ball having a core obtained by molding

under heat a specic rubber composition and having a two-layer cover and an inner cover layerand an outer cover layer which encase the core and are made of a thermoplastic resin material.By optimizing the deection of the core under a specic load, optimizing the combined thicknessof the cover layers, forming the inner cover layer of a highly neutralized ionomer resin composition,and forming the outer cover layer of a special urethane material, a sufcient reduction in the spinrate of the ball on shots taken with a driver can be achieved, enabling the distance traveled by theball to be increased. Moreover, the golf ball of the invention has a good feel on shots taken with adriver, and has an excellent spin rate on approach shots.



under heat a specic rubber composition and having a cover of at least three layers which iscomposed of a thermoplastic resin material and encases the core. By optimizing the deectionof the core under a specic load, optimizing the hardness at the center of the core and thehardnesses of the innermost cover layer, outermost cover layer and intermediate cover layer,setting the combined thickness of the cover layers to at least a specic value, and forming theinnermost cover layer of a highly neutralized ionomer resin composition, the spin rate of the ballon shots taken with a driver can be signicantly reduced, enabling the distance traveled by theball to be increased. Moreover, the ball has a good feel on shots with a driver.


App. No. 20090042669 AssigneeTitle Multi-layer core golf ballAbstract The present invention is directed to an improved golf ball displaying the desired spin prole and

having a generally rigid, thermoset polybutadiene outer core surrounding a relatively soft, lowcompression inner core. In general, this golf ball has an inner core and at least one outer corelayer surrounding the inner core. The inner core has a hardness less than a hardness of the outer

core and a specic gravity less than or equal to the outer core specic gravity. Overall the innercore compression and outer core are formulated to provide a combined overall core compressionof greater than about 50, preferably greater than about 70. A cover layer is provided to surroundand to cover the outer core layer.




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App. No. 20090062036 AssigneeTitle Golf balls including mechanically hybridized layers and methods of making sameAbstract Golf balls having at least one layer that is formed from a mechanically hybridizing two or more

materials. In particular, the mechanically hybridized layers of the invention improve performanceand increase durability of the nished golf ball, as well increase adhesion between layers.


App. No. 20090075757 AssigneeTitle Multi-layer golf ballAbstract 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 hardnessof 55 or less, and more preferably 50 or less. In a particularly preferred form of the invention,the outer cover comprises one or more polyurethane materials. The golf ball of the invention hasexceptionally soft feel and high spin rates on short shots of 80 yards or less and, particularly, 40yards or less, while maintaining good distance and average spin on full shots.




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App. No. 20090098951 AssigneeTitle High performance golf ball having a reduced-distanceAbstract A golf ball having a reduced distance while maintaining the appearance of a normal high

performance trajectory. The golf ball has a core, an inner cover layer, and a cover. The corehas a diameter of from about 1.300 to 1.620 inches, while the ball has a weight from 1.30 to 1.620ounces, a diameter from 1.670 to 1.800 inches and a maximum Coefcient of Restitution fromabout 0.600 to about 0.790 as measured at 125 ft/sec incoming ball velocity. The ball has a lift toweight ratio of greater than 1.5 at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a spin ratio of about0.095.


App. No. 20090105011 AssigneeTitle Golf balls having two or more core layers formed from hnp compositionsAbstract The present invention is directed to golf balls having a layer formed from a relatively soft HNP

composition and a layer formed from a relatively hard HNP composition. Golf balls of the presentinvention have at least three layers, including an inner core layer, an outer core layer, a cover, andoptionally an intermediate core layer. The present invention is not limited by which golf ball layersare formed from an HNP composition, so long as at least one layer is formed from a relativelysoft HNP composition and at least one layer is formed from a relatively hard HNP composition.Relatively soft HNP compositions of the present invention comprise a highly neutralized acidcopolymer preferably having a modulus of from 1,000 psi to 50,000 psi. Relatively hard HNPcompositions of the present invention comprise a highly neutralized acid copolymer preferably

having a modulus of from 25,000 psi to 150,000 psi.Pri. Date 20050921 App. Date 20081222 Pub. Date 20090423



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A63B 37/04Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing Solid balls Special cores Rigid cores

App. No. 20090011854 AssigneeTitle Reaction injection moldable compositions, methods for making same, and resultant golf articlesAbstract The invention relates to a method for forming golf equipment, or a portion thereof, preferably

for forming one or more layers of a golf ball, including providing a rst reactable componentcontaining an isocyanate-containing compound, and a second reactable component containingat least one polyol, polyamine, or epoxy-containing compound; mixing the reactable componentstogether to form a reactive mixture; and injecting the reactive mixture into a cavity or mold having adesired shape within a time sufcient to avoid substantial polymerization, gelation, or solidication.Alternately, instead of providing an isocyanate-containing reactable component and at least onepolyol, polyamine, or epoxy-containing compound, the method may include providing at least twosets of precursor components that can be reacted to form at least two different polymers of aninterpenetrating polymer network, at least one polymer being crosslinked, wherein, if any of the atleast two component sets include a mixture of precursor components, then that mixture must besufciently non-reactive such that the sets of precursor components, when placed in contact witheach other, can still form an interpenetrating polymer network.


A63B 37/06Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing Solid balls Special cores Elastic cores

App. No. 20090011860 AssigneeTitle Highly-neutralized thermoplastic copolymer center for improved multi-layer core golf ballAbstract A golf ball includes an inner core layer formed from a rst rubber composition having a rst

Shore D hardness; an intermediate core layer formed from a second rubber composition; and athermoplastic outer core layer having a second Shore D hardness. The outer core layer includesa copolymer of ethylene and an x3b1;,x3b2;-unsaturated carboxylic acid, an organic acid or saltthereof, and sufcient cation source to fully-neutralize the acid groups of the copolymer. An inner

cover layer surrounds the multi-layer core and an outer cover layer is disposed about the innercover layer. The inner core layer hardness differs from the outer core hardness by at least 10points.


App. No. 20090011863 AssigneeTitle Negative hardness gradient inner core for dual core golf ballAbstract A golf ball includes an inner core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed

from a rst substantially homogenous composition such that the inner core has a hardness of45 Shore C to 65 Shore C. An intermediate layer is disposed about the inner core and has anouter surface and an inner surface and is formed from a thermoplastic composition comprising anionomer whose acid groups are 100% neutralized such that the intermediate layer has a hardness

of 20 Shore D to 80 Shore D. A cover layer is disposed about the outer core layer. The inner coreouter surface hardness is lower than the hardness of the geometric center to dene a negativehardness gradient, and the hardness of the outer surface of the intermediate layer is the same asthe hardness of the inner surface to dene a zero hardness gradient.




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A63B 37/08Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing Solid balls Special cores Liquid cores

App. No. 20090075756 AssigneeTitle Multilayer golf ballAbstract The present invention encompasses a golf ball having a diameter and being comprised of a core

and a cover, wherein the core is further comprised of a uid mass at the center of the ball,and a rst, solid, non-wound mantle layer surrounding the uid mass, wherein the rst mantlelayer comprises a copolymer or terpolymer of ethylene and an x3b1;,x3b2;-unsaturated carboxylicacid, the acid being neutralized at least 80% by a salt of an organic acid, a cation source, or asuitable base of the organic acid, and wherein the cover comprises polyurethane, polyurea, or apolyurea/polyurethane hybrid. Preferably, the rate of spin decay is at least 10% of an initial spinrate of the golf ball over the entire ball ight.




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A63B 37/12Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing Solid balls Special coverings

App. No. 20090011868 AssigneeTitle Castable polyurea formulation for golf ball coversAbstract Golf balls having improved cut and shear resistance that include covers and/or other layers formed

from polyurea compositions formed with at least one amine-terminated polytetramethylene etherglycol homopolymer, at least one amine-terminated copolymer of polytetramethylene ether glycoland polyalkylene glycol. The amine-terminated polytetramethylene ether glycol homopolymer oramine-terminated copolymer of polytetramethylene ether glycol and polyalkylene glycol may beused as the isocyanate-reactive in the prepolymer and/or the curing agent.


App. No. 20090023515 Assignee SRI Sports LimitedTitle Golf ballAbstract An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a polyurethane cover, which is

in excellent in abrasion resistance and durability without lowering the productivity. The presentinvention provides a golf ball comprising a core and a cover covering the core, wherein the coveris formed from a cover composition containing a thermoplastic polyurethane containing a polyolhaving an unsaturated carbon-carbon bond as a constituent, and a crosslinking agent.




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App. No. 20090023519 AssigneeTitle High performance golf ball having a reduced-distanceAbstract A golf ball including a core and a cover layer, wherein the golf ball has a lift to weight ratio greater

than about 1.7 at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about0.095, a COR of 0.790 or less, and a weight of about 1.39 to 1.62 oz; and wherein the cover layer

has an outer surface including dimples covering 55% to 75% of the outer surface.Pri. Date 20070718 App. Date 20080924 Pub. Date 20090122

App. No. 20090023520 Assignee MIZUNO CORPORATIONTitle Mold for manufacturing golf balls and golf ballsAbstract The present invention relates to a mold having a parting line along dimples which allows

manufacturing of golf balls free from burrs, and to golf balls manufactured using such a mold. Themold of the present invention is provided with a spherical cavity inside thereof; and an upper moldand a lower mold separable from each other, wherein a plurality of convex portions for formingdimples is provided in the inner surface of the cavity, at least one of the plurality of convex portionslies over the equator of the cavity, a parting line, which corresponds to the boundary between theupper mold and the lower mold, extends along the inner surface of the cavity, the parting line

comprises rst lines extending along the peripheries of the convex portions lying over the equatorand second lines connecting the rst lines, and the rst line is disposed apart from the peripheryby a distance of 0.1 to 0.5 mm.




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App. No. 20090036235 Assignee Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.Title Golf ballAbstract The invention provides a two-piece golf ball having a single-layer core, a single-layer cover and a

surface on which a plurality of dimples are formed. The cover is made of a material which includes100 parts by weight of a resin material, from 0 to 0.5 part by weight of titanium oxide, and from 0.1to 2 parts by weight of a uorescent pigment selected from the group consisting of yellow, orange,peach and red. The ball surface has a lightness L value, expressed in the Lab color system, of atleast 50. The core surface has an L value of at least 82 and a chroma C, dened as (a




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