Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Golf ball
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Application No.: US17151946Application Date: 2021-01-19
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Publication No.: US11376474B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Courtney N. Engle , Michael R. Madson , Nicholas M. Nardacci
- Applicant: Acushnet Company
- Applicant Address: US MA Fairhaven
- Assignee: Acushnet Company
- Current Assignee: Acushnet Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Fairhaven
- Main IPC: A63B37/06
- IPC: A63B37/06 ; A63B37/00

Abstract:
Golf balls including at least one modified dimple group are disclosed. The modified dimple group comprises one or more modified dimples forming an axially symmetric pattern about a Correction Area Centroid located on an axis of symmetry at a latitude greater than 0°, where 0° represents the hemispherical pole and 90° represents the equator. The modified dimples can be altered, for example, by changing dimple coverage, dimple diameter, dimple depth, dimple edge angle, dimple volume, dimple cross-sectional shape, and/or dimple plan shape. Optionally, the dimples have a catenary cross-sectional shape and the modified dimples are altered by changing the shape factor and/or chord depth. Such modifications preferably produce a golf ball that flies more consistently regardless of orientation when struck than a corresponding golf ball without such modifications.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210138305A1 GOLF BALL Public/Granted day:2021-05-13
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