Golf ball dimple plan shape
US-2018193703-A1 · Jul 12, 2018 · US
Golf ball dimples defined by superposed curves
US9782630B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9782630-B2 |
| Application number | US-97610910-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Priority date | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Publication date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
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The present invention is a golf ball which comprises dimples having a cross section defined by the superposition of two or more continuous and differentiable functions. Additionally, the dimples preferably have a circular boundary and maintain an axis coincident with the center of the circular boundary.
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What is claimed is: 1. A golf ball having a surface with a plurality of recessed dimples thereon, wherein at least one of the dimples has a cross-section that can be defined by a function resulting from the sum of two or more different types of non-constant, non-linear continuous differentiable functions, y 1 (x) and y 2 (x). 2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein y 1 (x) is a spherical function. 3. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein y 1 (x) is a cosine function. 4. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein y 1 (x) is a catenary function. 5. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the dimple cross-section is defined by a function resulting from the sum of three or more different types of non-constant, non-linear continuous differentiable functions.
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Dimple profile, i.e. cross-sectional view · CPC title
Surface depressions or protrusions · CPC title
- A63B37/0015Primary
with sub-dimples formed within main dimples · CPC title
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- What does patent US9782630B2 cover?
- The present invention is a golf ball which comprises dimples having a cross section defined by the superposition of two or more continuous and differentiable functions. Additionally, the dimples preferably have a circular boundary and maintain an axis coincident with the center of the circular boundary.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Madson Michael R, Nardacci Nicholas M, Acushnet Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A63B37/0015. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Tue Oct 10 2017 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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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).