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US 9,220,951 · App. 14/463,967 · Granted Dec 29, 2015

Golf ball constructions incorporating structurally colored compositions

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Patent No.
US 9,220,951
App. No.
14/463,967
Granted
Dec 29, 2015
Kind
B1
Abstract

A golf ball comprising a photonic pigmented layer formed from a layer composition and photonic pigments comprised of microcapsules having nanoparticles therein to create a predetermined overall golf ball color appearance. The nanoparticles are sized and spaced such that the diffraction and reflection of light creates the predetermined overall golf ball color appearance. The microcapsule may be UV curable/cured, and each microcapsule may have a diameter of from about 50 μm to about 150 μm. Each nanoparticle may comprise a nanoparticle core surrounded by a nanoparticle shell, the nanoparticle core having a diameter of from about 50 nm to about 100 nm, and the nanoparticle core and nanoparticle shell, combined, having a diameter of from about 120 nm to about 300 nm.

Claims (11)

1. A golf ball comprising a photonic pigmented layer formed from a layer composition and photonic pigments comprised of microcapsules having nanoparticles therein to create a predetermined overall golf ball color appearance.

2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the microcapsule is UV cured.

3. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein each microcapsule has a diameter of from about 50 μm to about 150 μm.

4. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein each nanoparticle comprises a nanoparticle core surrounded by a nanoparticle shell, the nanoparticle core having a diameter of from about 50 nm to about 100 nm, and the nanoparticle core and nanoparticle shell, combined, having a diameter of from about 120 nm to about 300 nm.

5. The golf ball of claim 4 , wherein the nanoparticle core and the shell are formed from different compositions.

6. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the photonic pigmented layer comprises a cover layer.

7. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the photonic pigmented layer comprises a coating layer disposed about a cover layer.

8. The golf ball of claim 6 , wherein the layer composition comprises at least one of an ionomer and a urethane.

9. The golf ball of claim 7 , wherein the layer composition comprises at least one of a latex, a lacquer, and an enamel.

10. The golf ball of claim 9 , wherein the layer composition comprises at least one of an acrylic, an epoxy, a urethane acrylate, and an alkyd.

11. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the layer composition is transparent or translucent.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061099/0236 →
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
Reel/Frame 061521/0414 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (034623/0720) Recorded Sep 7, 2016
From: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 039939/0483 →
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 Jan 4, 2015
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 034623/0720 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2014
From: COMEAU, BRIAN
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 033572/0461 →