IP Library Granted Patent US 10,279,217
Granted Patent B1
US 10,279,217 · App. 15/939,780 · Granted May 7, 2019

Soft polyurethane coating for a golf ball

Inventor: Vijay Chavan (Vista, CA)
Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
A63B37/0024A63B37/0003A63B37/14C08L23/0876
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,279,217
App. No.
15/939,780
Filed
Mar 29, 2018
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B1
Art Unit
3711
USPC
473/378
Abstract

A polyurethane coating for a golf ball that is based on polyol mixture containing acrylic polyol and BEPD based caprolcatone polyol is disclosed herein. The polyurethane coating comprises a part A component and a part B component, with the part A component comprising an acrylic polyol, a BEPD polyol, a 3-Oxazolidineethanol, a fluorosurfactant, a hindered amine light stabilizer, a UV-absorber, an optical brightener, a dibutyltin dilaurate catalyst, and an organic solvent, and the part B component comprising an aliphatic polyisocyanate and an organic solvent.

Claims (6)

1. A coating for a golf ball, the coating comprising:

a part A component comprising an acrylic polyol, a BEPD polyol, a 3-Oxazolidineethanol, a fluorosurfactant, a hindered amine light stabilizer, a UV-absorber, an optical brightener, a dibutyltin dilaurate catalyst, and an organic solvent; and

a part B component comprising an aliphatic polyisocyanate.

2. The coating according to claim 1 wherein the part B component further comprises an organic solvent.

3. The coating according to claim 1 wherein the aliphatic polyisocyanate is at least one of a HDI trimer, a HDI dimer, or a HDI biuret.

4. The coating according to claim 1 wherein the acrylic polyol ranges from 10% to 60% weight percent of the part A component, the BEPD polyol ranges from 10% to 60% weight percent of the part A component, the 3-Oxazolidineethanol ranges from 5% to 20% weight percent of the part A component, the fluorosurfactant ranges from 0.1% to 1.5% weight percent of the part A component, the hindered amine light stabilizer ranges from 0.1% to 3% weight percent of the part A component, the UV-absorber ranges from 0.1% to 3% weight percent of the part A component, the optical brightener ranges from 0.1% to 2% weight percent of the part A component, the dibutyltin dilaurate catalyst ranges from 0.1% to 3% weight percent of the part A component, the organic solvent ranges from 5% to 70% weight percent of the part A component, the aliphatic polyisocyanate ranges from 20% to 100% weight percent of the part B component, and the organic solvent ranges from 0% to 80% weight percent of the part B component.

Assignments (6)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2018
From: CHAVAN, VIJAY
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 045385/0912 →
Continuity (2)
Division 15482557 · Apr 7, 2017
Provisional Application 62325858 · Apr 21, 2016