公开(公告)号：US20240017127A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US18227062

申请日：2023-07-27

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Courtney N. Engle ,  Michael R. Madson ,  Nicholas M. Nardacci

IPC: A63B37/00

CPC classification number: A63B37/0021 ,  A63B37/0012 ,  A63B37/0007

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to golf balls having improved aerodynamic performance due, at least in part, to the selection of the plan shapes of the dimples thereon. In particular, the present invention is directed to a golf ball that includes at least a portion of its dimples having a plan shape defined by a Clausen function of order 2 mapped along a simple closed path. Additionally, the present invention provides methods for designing dimples having a plan shape defined by a Clausen function of order 2 mapped along a simple closed path.

公开(公告)号：US11666802B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US17727136

申请日：2022-04-22

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Michael R. Madson ,  Nicholas M. Nardacci ,  David P. Hunt

IPC: A63B37/00 ,  A63B45/00 ,  B29C45/14 ,  B29C45/27 ,  B29C45/26 ,  B29C45/03 ,  B29C45/00 ,  B29C45/37

CPC classification number: A63B37/007 ,  A63B37/002 ,  A63B37/0006 ,  A63B37/0007 ,  A63B45/00 ,  B29C45/0046 ,  B29C45/03 ,  B29C45/14 ,  B29C45/14819 ,  B29C45/26 ,  B29C45/2708 ,  B29C45/37 ,  B29C45/372 ,  A63B37/0004 ,  A63B37/0012 ,  B29C2045/0034 ,  B29C2045/0079 ,  B29C2045/2709 ,  B29K2875/00 ,  B29K2896/005

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a golf ball having a non-planar parting line on its spherical surface.

公开(公告)号：US11617923B1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17538060

申请日：2021-11-30

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Michael R. Madson ,  Nicholas M. Nardacci

IPC: A63B37/06 ,  A63B37/00

Abstract: Golf ball having a generally spherical surface and comprising a plurality of dimples separated by a land area formed on the ball surface, wherein the plurality of dimples includes at least one non-spherical dimple having a non-axially symmetric plan shape and a defined point of maximum dimple depth, wherein: (i) each dimple cross-section of the non-spherical dimple consists of two arcs, each arc extending from the defined point of maximum dimple depth to a point at the land area of the golf ball; and (ii) every point on the perimeter of the non-spherical dimple is located at a radial angle, θ, about a unit circle, where 0

公开(公告)号：US20230016475A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17372774

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Nicholas M. Nardacci ,  Mark L. Binette ,  Brian Comeau

IPC: A63B37/00 ,  C08J7/04 ,  C08J7/043 ,  C08L9/00 ,  C09D133/02 ,  C09D5/00

Abstract: Golf ball comprising a core, an outer layer and at least one adhesion promoting coating disposed between each of the core and the outer layer; the core comprising a rubber composition comprising at least one zinc-containing and/or magnesium-containing component; the outer layer comprising at least one ionomer; and the adhesion promoting coating comprising a waterborne dispersion comprised of at least one ethylene acid copolymer having an acid content of at least 15% by weight wherein the copolymer is at least partially neutralized with one or more neutralizing agent; wherein at least one neutralizing agent is selected from ammonia compounds and/or amine compounds. In a specific embodiment, the at least one neutralizing agent comprises i) mono and/or divalent metal compounds and ii) ammonia compounds and/or amine compounds.

公开(公告)号：US11497963B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US17014810

申请日：2020-09-08

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Chris Hixenbaugh ,  Nicholas M. Nardacci

IPC: A63B24/00 ,  A63B69/36 ,  A63B102/32

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying golf equipment. The system may include one or more performance tracking devices, such as an optical sensor system or a radar sensor system for tracking at least one of a golf club swing or a golf ball flight. The system also may include at least one processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a set of operations. The operations include receiving current dynamic input for a golf shot from a golfer and current static input for the golfer. The operations also include executing a trained machine-learning model based on the received current dynamic input and current static input to generate predicted golf club properties and/or predicted golf ball properties for the golfer. The predicted golf club properties and/or predicted golf ball properties are displayed on a connected display.

公开(公告)号：US20220161118A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17515971

申请日：2021-11-01

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Michael R. Madson ,  Matthew F. Hogge ,  Nicholas M. Nardacci ,  Richard Daprato

IPC: A63B69/36 ,  A63B37/00

Abstract: Golf balls including one or more layers having at least one radar detectable mark disposed on the surface thereof are provided.

公开(公告)号：US20220072384A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17526811

申请日：2021-11-15

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Michael R. Madson ,  Nicholas M. Nardacci

IPC: A63B37/00

Abstract: Golf balls according to the present invention achieve flight symmetry and overall satisfactory flight performance due to a dimple surface volume ratio that is equivalent between opposing hemispheres despite the use of different dimple geometries, different dimple arrangements, and/or different dimple counts on the opposing hemispheres.

公开(公告)号：US11173347B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16578705

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Michael R. Madson ,  Nicholas M. Nardacci

IPC: A63B37/00 ,  A63B37/14

Abstract: Golf balls according to the present invention achieve flight symmetry and overall satisfactory flight performance due to a dimple surface volume ratio that is equivalent between opposing hemispheres despite the use of different dimple geometries, different dimple arrangements, and/or different dimple counts on the opposing hemispheres.

公开(公告)号：US11117021B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US17079923

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Nicholas M. Nardacci ,  Michael R. Madson

IPC: A63B37/14 ,  A63B37/00

Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls having improved aerodynamic performance due, at least in part, to the selection of the plan shapes of the dimples thereon. In particular, the present invention is directed to a golf ball that includes at least a portion of its dimples having a plan shape defined by a periodic triangle wave function mapped along a circular closed path. In addition, the present invention provides methods for designing dimples having a plan shape defined by a periodic triangle wave function mapped along a circular closed path.

公开(公告)号：US20210038946A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US17079889

申请日：2020-10-26

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Nicholas M. Nardacci ,  Michael R. Madson

IPC: A63B37/00

Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls having improved aerodynamic performance due, at least in part, to the selection of the plan shapes of the dimples thereon. In particular, the present invention is directed to a golf ball that includes at least a portion of its dimples having a plan shape defined by a periodic cosine function mapped along a circular closed path. In addition, the present invention provides methods for designing dimples having a plan shape defined by a periodic cosine function mapped along a circular closed path.