IP Library Granted Patent US 10,603,551
Granted Patent B2
US 10,603,551 · App. 15/683,398 · Granted Mar 31, 2020

Golf ball with improved durability

Inventor: Carl Brown (Temecula, CA)
Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
A63B37/0076A63B37/0045A63B37/0064A63B37/0067A63B37/0078A63B37/0087A63B37/0031A63B37/0033A63B37/0039A63B37/0043A63B37/0051A63B37/0062A63B37/0065A63B37/0092A63B2037/0079
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Patent No.
US 10,603,551
App. No.
15/683,398
Granted
Mar 31, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf ball with improved durability is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a mantle layer comprising a blend of ionomers and methyl methacrylate, butadiene, styrene (MBS) with a weight percentage of MBS ranging from 5 to 15 weight percent of the mantle layer.

Claims (7)

1. A golf ball consisting essentially of:

an inner core having a diameter ranging from 0.75 inch to 1.20 inches, a mass ranging from 5 grams to 15 grams, and is composed of a polybutadiene in an amount greater than 60 weight percent, polyisoprene in an amount of 0-30 weight percent, zinc diacrylate in an amount of 10-50 weight percent, zinc oxide in an amount of 1-30 weight percent, zinc stearate in an amount of 1-20 weight percent, peroxide initiator in an amount of 0.1-10 weight percent, color in an amount ranging from 0-10 weight percent, barium sulfate in an amount ranging from 0-20 weight percent, and zinc pentachlorothiophenol in an amount of 0-10% weight percent;

an outer core disposed over the inner core;

a mantle layer disposed over the outer core, the mantle layer consisting essentially of a first ionomer in an amount ranging from 25 to 60 weight percent of the mantle layer, a second ionomer in an amount ranging from 25 to 60 weight percent of the mantle layer, a third ionomer in an amount ranging from 5 to 20 weight percent of the mantle layer, and a methyl methacrylate, butadiene, styrene (MBS) in an amount ranging from 5 to 15 weight percent of the mantle layer, the mantle layer having a thickness ranging from 0.03 inch to 0.07 inch; and

a cover layer disposed over the mantle layer;

wherein the mantle layer, outer core and inner core assembly has a coefficient of restitution of at least 0.8 at a ball speed of 125 feet per second;

wherein the mantle layer, outer core and inner core assembly has a compression ranging from 50 to 80 under a 200 pound load.

Assignments (8)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 19, 2023
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
To: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.
Reel/Frame 063709/0577 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 063692/0009 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (FORMERLY CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063665/0176 →
RELEASE (REEL 048172 / FRAME 0001) Recorded Mar 17, 2023
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (F/K/A CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 063622/0187 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2019
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERACTIVE, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 048110/0352 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 048172/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2018
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERACTIVE, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 045350/0741 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2017
From: BROWN, CARL
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 043358/0611 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62406250 · Oct 10, 2016
Related Publication 20190099642A1 · Apr 4, 2019