Golf ball having an over-indexed thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer cover and having a soft feeling when hit

US9101796B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9101796-B2
Application numberUS-201213342564-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 3, 2012
Priority dateJan 3, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A golf ball having an over-indexed thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer cover and having a soft feeling when hit. The golf ball cover also may be cross-linked.

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We claim: 1. A golf ball comprising: a golf ball precursor, the precursor comprising at least one preselected golf ball layer but not an outer cover layer, and an outer cover layer that: (1) comprises a moisture-cured, crosslinked, thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer formed by reacting a mixture of (a) an unsaturated diol having two primary hydroxyl groups and at least one allyl ether group of the formula…

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What does patent US9101796B2 cover?
A golf ball having an over-indexed thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer cover and having a soft feeling when hit. The golf ball cover also may be cross-linked.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ichikawa Yasushi, Kennedy Iii Thomas J, Liu Chen-Tai, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A63B37/0045. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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