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Granted Patent B2
US 9,056,223 · App. 13/429,694 · Granted Jun 16, 2015

Color golf ball

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Patent No.
US 9,056,223
App. No.
13/429,694
Granted
Jun 16, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is directed to a golf ball comprising a core, a cover and optionally an intermediate layer disposed between the core and the cover which in any combination comprise at least two color contributing components, each of which comprises a colorant that contributes to an overall golf ball color, the color contributing components having different hues and different saturations, wherein the hue and saturation and a chroma of each contributing component contributes to an overall golf ball hue, saturation and chroma such that: the overall golf ball hue is different than the hue of each color contributing component; the overall golf ball saturation is different than the saturation of at least one of the color contributing components; and the overall golf ball chroma is different than the chroma of at least one of the color contributing components.

Claims (50)

1. A golf ball comprising a core and a cover disposed about the core;

wherein the core comprises at least one layer comprising a first color contributing component and wherein the cover comprises at least one layer comprising a second color contributing component;

said first color contributing component comprising a colorant that contributes to an overall golf ball color, and said second color contributing component comprising a colorant that contributes to an overall golf ball color,

wherein said first color contributing component and said second color contributing component have different hues;

wherein the hue of said first color contributing component and the hue of said second color contributing component contribute to an overall golf ball hue that is different than the hue of the first color contributing component and the hue of the second color contributing component;

the overall golf ball having a saturation that is different than at least one of a saturation of the first color contributing component and a saturation of the second color contributing component; and

the overall golf ball having a chroma that is different than a chroma of at least one of the first color contributing component and the second color contributing component;

wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by from about 15% to about 50%.

2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the first color contributing component is red and the second color contributing component is yellow and the overall golf ball color is orange.

3. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the first color contributing component is yellow and the second color contributing component is red and the overall golf ball color is orange.

4. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the first color contributing component is yellow and the second color contributing component is blue and the overall golf ball color is green.

5. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the first color contributing component is blue and the second color contributing component is yellow and the overall golf ball color is green.

6. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the first color contributing component is red and the second color contributing component is blue and the overall golf ball color is purple.

7. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the first color contributing component is blue and the second color contributing component is red and the overall golf ball color is purple.

8. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the first color contributing component is red and the second color contributing component is white and the overall golf ball color is pink.

9. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the first color contributing component is red and the second color contributing component is white and the overall golf ball color is pink.

10. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the first color contributing component is blue and the second color contributing component is green and the overall golf ball color is blue-green.

11. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the first color contributing component is green and the second color contributing component is blue and the overall golf ball color is blue-green.

12. A golf ball comprising a core and a cover disposed about the core;

wherein the core comprises at least one layer comprising a first color contributing component and wherein the cover comprises at least one layer comprising a second color contributing component;

said first color contributing component comprising a colorant that contributes to an overall golf ball color, and said second color contributing component comprising a colorant that contributes to an overall golf ball color,

wherein said first color contributing component and said second color contributing component have different hues;

wherein the hue of said first color contributing component and the hue of said second color contributing component contribute to an overall golf ball hue that is different than the hue of the first color contributing component and the hue of the second color contributing component;

the overall golf ball having a saturation that is different than at least one of a saturation of the first color contributing component and a saturation of the second color contributing component; and

the overall golf ball having a chroma that is different than a chroma of at least one of the first color contributing component and the second color contributing component;

wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by at least about 50%.

13. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by from about 50% to about 70%.

14. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by at least about 75%.

15. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by at least about 85%.

16. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by greater than about 90%.

17. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by greater than about 95%.

18. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by greater than about 98%.

19. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by up to about 99%.

20. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by less than about 100%.

21. The golf ball of claim 12 , wherein the overall golf ball saturation and overall golf ball chroma are different than the saturation and chroma of at least one of the first color contributing component and the second color contributing component by at least 50%.

22. A golf ball comprising a core and a cover disposed about the core;

wherein the core comprises at least one layer comprising a first color contributing component and wherein the cover comprises at least one layer comprising a second color contributing component;

said first color contributing component comprising a colorant that contributes to an overall golf ball color, and said second color contributing component comprising a colorant that contributes to an overall golf ball color,

wherein said first color contributing component and said second color contributing component have different hues;

wherein the hue of said first color contributing component and the hue of said second color contributing component contribute to an overall golf ball hue that is different than the hue of the first color contributing component and the hue of the second color contributing component;

the overall golf ball having a saturation that is different than at least one of a saturation of the first color contributing component and a saturation of the second color contributing component; and

the overall golf ball having a chroma that is different than a chroma of at least one of the first color contributing component and the second color contributing component;

wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by greater than about 15%.

23. The golf ball of claim 22 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by from about 95% to about 99%.

24. The golf ball of claim 22 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by from about 90% to about 99%.

25. The golf ball of claim 22 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by from about 80% to about 90%.

26. The golf ball of claim 22 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by from about 70% to about 80%.

27. The golf ball of claim 22 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by at least about 25%.

28. The golf ball of claim 22 , wherein the saturation of the first contributing component and the saturation of the second color contributing component differ by greater than about 50%.

29. The golf ball of claim 22 , wherein the overall golf ball chroma is different than the chroma of at least one of the first color contributing component and the second color contributing component by up to 90%.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (ASSIGNS 039506-0030) Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS RESIGNING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (036983/0648) Recorded Sep 7, 2016
From: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2016
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 039506/0030 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2015
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2012
From: HOGGE, MATTHEW F.; KUNTIMADDI, MANJARI; OLIVEIRA, GLENN D.
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
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