IP Library Granted Patent US 12,370,412
Granted Patent B2
US 12,370,412 · App. 18/738,680 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Golf ball coatings formed from hydroxyurethane compositions

Inventors: Michael Michalewich (Norton, MA); Manjari Kuntimaddi (Raynham, MA)
Assignee: Acushnet Company
A63B37/00221A63B37/0074C09D175/12A63B37/0075A63B37/0076
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,370,412
App. No.
18/738,680
Filed
Jun 10, 2024
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3711
USPC
473/371
Abstract

Coating compositions including hydroxyurethane linkages, coating layers formed from such coating compositions, and golf balls including such coating layers.

Claims (32)

1. A golf ball, comprising:

a core;

a cover disposed on the core; and

a coating disposed on the cover, wherein the coating is formed from a two-part reactive composition comprising hydroxyurethane linkages and urethane linkages, wherein the two-part reactive composition comprises a first part comprising a first reaction product of at least one cyclic carbonate and at least one amine-terminated component and a second part comprising an isocyanate-containing component.

2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the amine-terminated component comprises a solvent.

3. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic carbonate comprises a five-membered cyclic carbonate, a six-membered cyclic carbonate, or a combination thereof.

4. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the amine-terminated component comprises two primary functional amines at terminal ends of a polyol backbone.

5. The golf ball of claim 4 , wherein the polyol backbone comprises a polyether polyol backbone.

6. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the amine-terminated component comprises three primary amine functional groups.

7. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic carbonate has a cyclocarbonate functionality of equal to or greater than 2.

8. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the isocyanate-containing component comprises a blocked isocyanate.

9. A golf ball, comprising:

a core;

a cover disposed on the core; and

a coating disposed on the cover, wherein the coating is formed from a two-part reactive composition comprising hydroxyurethane linkages and urea linkages, wherein the two-part reactive composition comprises a first part comprising a first reaction product of at least one cyclic carbonate and at least one amine-terminated component and a second part comprising an isocyanate-containing component.

10. The golf ball of claim 9 , wherein the amine-terminated component comprises a solvent.

11. The golf ball of claim 9 , wherein the cyclic carbonate comprises a five-membered cyclic carbonate, a six-membered cyclic carbonate, or a combination thereof.

12. The golf ball of claim 9 , wherein the amine-terminated component comprises two primary functional amines.

13. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the two primary functional amines are at terminal ends of a polyol backbone.

14. The golf ball of claim 13 , wherein the polyol backbone comprises a polyether polyol backbone.

15. The golf ball of claim 9 , wherein the cyclic carbonate has a cyclocarbonate functionality of equal to or greater than 2.

16. The golf ball of claim 9 , wherein the isocyanate-containing component comprises a blocked isocyanate.

17. A golf ball, comprising:

a core;

a cover disposed on the core; and

a coating disposed on the cover, wherein the coating is formed from a two-part reactive composition comprising hydroxyurethane linkages and urethane and/or urea linkages,

wherein the two-part reactive composition comprises:

a first part comprising a first reaction product of at least one cyclic carbonate and at least one amine-terminated component; and

a second part comprising an isocyanate-containing component.

18. The golf ball of claim 17 , wherein the cyclic carbonate comprises cyclocarbonate functionality of equal to or greater than 2.

19. The golf ball of claim 17 , wherein the cyclic carbonate comprises a five-membered cyclic carbonate, a six-membered cyclic carbonate, or a combination thereof.

20. The golf ball of claim 17 , wherein the cyclic carbonate comprises cyclic carbonate functional oligomers and/or prepolymers, bis-cyclic carbonate functional oligomers, carbonate soyabean oil and/or linseed oil containing cyclic carbonates, cyclic carbonate functional SiO 2 nanoparticles, or combinations thereof.