Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Golf ball components made using three-dimensional additive manufacturing systems
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Application No.: US16029895Application Date: 2018-07-09
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Publication No.: US10668334B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Michael R. Madson , Edmund A. Hebert , Nicholas M. Nardacci , Brian Comeau
- Applicant: Acushnet Company
- Applicant Address: US MA Fairhaven
- Assignee: Acushnet Company
- Current Assignee: Acushnet Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Fairhaven
- Agent Mandi B. Milbank
- Main IPC: A63B37/00
- IPC: A63B37/00 ; A63B37/02 ; A63B45/00 ; B29C64/129 ; B29C64/124 ; B29C64/135 ; B33Y80/00

Abstract:
Golf balls and golf ball components made using three-dimensional (3D) additive manufacturing systems are provided. The golf ball includes at least one three-dimensional piece. Preferably, a continuous liquid interface printing method is used to make the three-dimensional structure. Ultraviolet (UV)-light polymerizable materials are used in the method. The method may be used to make single-piece or multi-piece balls. For example, the ball may include an inner core produced by the liquid interface printing method. An outer core layer may be disposed about the inner core, and a cover comprising inner and outer cover layers may encapsulate the core assembly to form the finished golf ball. The outer core and cover layers may be made using conventional molding technologies or the methods of this invention.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180318657A1 GOLF BALL COMPONENTS MADE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2018-11-08
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