IP Library Granted Patent US 11,013,962
Granted Patent B2
US 11,013,962 · App. 16/557,724 · Granted May 25, 2021

Golf ball with soft feel

Inventors: Eric M. Loper (Carlsbad, CA); Dean A. Snell (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
A63B37/0087A63B37/0003A63B37/004A63B37/006A63B37/0031A63B37/0033A63B37/0043A63B37/0045A63B37/0049A63B37/0062A63B37/0064A63B37/0065A63B37/0069A63B37/0076A63B37/0092A63B37/0072
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Patent No.
US 11,013,962
App. No.
16/557,724
Granted
May 25, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf ball comprising: (a) a core; (b) an inner mantle layer; (c) an intermediate mantle layer; (d) an outer mantle layer; and (e) at least one cover layer; wherein the core has a PGA compression of less than 70, and the core/inner mantle layer/intermediate mantle layer combined construct has a PGA compression of at least 30.

Claims (16)

1. A golf ball comprising:

(a) a core having a flexural modulus of less than 8 kpsi and a PGA compression of less than 40, the core comprising a blend of polybutadiene and styrene butadiene rubber;

(b) an inner mantle layer material adjacent to the core material, wherein the inner mantle layer material has a flexural modulus of 2-35 kpsi;

(c) an intermediate mantle layer material adjacent to the inner mantle layer material, wherein the intermediate mantle layer material has a flexural modulus of 10-50 kpsi;

(d) an outer mantle layer material adjacent to the intermediate mantle layer material, wherein the outer mantle layer material has a flexural modulus of 30-110 kpsi; and

(e) an outer cover layer material.

2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the outer mantle layer material has a material hardness of from 60 to 68 Shore D.

3. The golf ball of claim 2 , wherein the outer mantle layer comprises a blend of at least two different ionomers.

4. A golf ball comprising:

(a) a core having a flexural modulus of less than 8 kpsi and a PGA compression of less than 40, the core comprising a blend of polybutadiene and styrene butadiene rubber;

(b) an inner mantle layer material adjacent to the core material, wherein the inner mantle layer material has a flexural modulus of 2-35 kpsi;

(c) an intermediate mantle layer material adjacent to the inner mantle layer material, wherein the intermediate mantle layer material has a flexural modulus of 10-50 kpsi;

(d) an outer mantle layer material adjacent to the intermediate mantle layer material, wherein the outer mantle layer material has a flexural modulus of at least 65 kpsi; and

(e) an outer cover layer material.

5. The golf ball of claim 4 , wherein the outer mantle layer material has a material hardness of from 60 to 68 Shore D.

6. The golf ball of claim 5 , wherein the outer mantle layer comprises a blend of at least two different ionomers.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: KOOKMIN BANK
To: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 058978/0211 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: KOOKMIN BANK
To: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 058983/0516 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 7, 2022
From: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058962/0415 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 7, 2022
From: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058963/0671 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Aug 24, 2021
From: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
To: KOOKMIN BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057293/0207 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Aug 24, 2021
From: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
To: KOOKMIN BANK, AS SECURITY AGENT
Reel/Frame 057300/0058 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2019
From: LOPER, ERIC M.; SNELL, DEAN A.
To: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 050265/0618 →