IP Library Granted Patent US 6,881,160
Granted Patent B2
US 6,881,160 · App. 10/766,888 · Granted Apr 19, 2005

Golf ball

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Patent No.
US 6,881,160
App. No.
10/766,888
Granted
Apr 19, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf ball 1 includes an A dimple having a diameter of 4.35 mm, a B dimple having a diameter of 3.9 mm, a C dimple having a diameter of 3.4 mm, and a D dimple having a diameter of 3.2 mm. All the dimples have circular plane shapes. A ratio PN of a number Na of the circular dimples having the diameters of 3.9 mm to 4.8 mm to a total number N of the dimples is 75% or more. A volume Va of the circular dimples having the diameters of 3.9 mm to 4.8 mm is 200 mm 3 to 300 mm 3 . A ratio PV of the volume Va to a total volume V of all the dimples is 70% to 95%. A surface area occupation ratio Y of all the dimples is 75% or more.

Claims (9)

1. A golf ball including:

(a) at least two types of circular dimples having diameters of 3.9 mm to 4.8 mm; and

(b) a non-circular dimple or a circular dimple having a diameter of less than 3.9 mm,

wherein a ratio PN of a number Na of the circular dimples having the diameters of 3.9 mm to 4.8 mm to a total number N of the dimples is 75% or more,

a volume Va of the circular dimples having the diameters of 3.9 mm to 4.8 mm is 200 mm 3 to 300 mm 3 ,

a ratio PV of the volume Va to a total volume V of all the dimples is 70% to 95%, and

a surface area occupation ratio Y of all the dimples is 75% or more.

2. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein a surface area occupation ratio Ya of the circular dimples having the diameters of 3.9 mm to 4.8 mm is 65% or more.

3. The golf ball according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between a diameter of the largest one of the circular dimples having the diameters of 3.9 mm to 4.8 mm and that of the smallest one of the circular dimples having the diameters of 3.9 mm to 4.8 mm is 0.6 mm or less.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045932/0024 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2005
From: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: SRI SPORTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016561/0471 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2004
From: ENDO, SEIICHIRO; SAJIMA, TAKAHIRO
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 014944/0103 →