Golf ball with softer feel and high iron spin

US8932154B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8932154-B2
Application numberUS-34315108-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 23, 2008
Priority dateDec 28, 2007
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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A golf ball comprising (a) a core; (b) at least one mantle layer adjacent to the core; (c) an inner cover layer adjacent to the mantle layer; and (d) an outer cover layer adjacent to the inner cover layer, wherein the inner cover layer has a material Shore D hardness that is at least 3 less than the material Shore D hardness of the outer cover layer, and the inner cover layer has a thickness of less than 0.050 in.

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What is claimed is: 1. A golf ball comprising: (a) a core; (b) at least one mantle layer adjacent to the core comprising a polyalkenamer; (c) an inner cover layer adjacent to the mantle layer, wherein the outer mantle layer is selected from the group consisting of a polyalkenamer, a modified ionomer comprising acidic groups wherein 70 to 100 percent of the acidic groups are neutralized by a metal ion, and any and all combinations thereof; (d) an inner cover layer adjacent to…

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What does patent US8932154B2 cover?
A golf ball comprising (a) a core; (b) at least one mantle layer adjacent to the core; (c) an inner cover layer adjacent to the mantle layer; and (d) an outer cover layer adjacent to the inner cover layer, wherein the inner cover layer has a material Shore D hardness that is at least 3 less than the material Shore D hardness of the outer cover layer, and the inner cover layer has a thickness of…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Snell Dean A, Loper Eric M, Taylor Made Golf Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A63B37/0043. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).