IP Library Granted Patent US 11,577,127
Granted Patent B2
US 11,577,127 · App. 16/795,126 · Granted Feb 14, 2023

Golf ball

Inventors: Michael Fox (Carlsbad, CA); Erin Peavy (Carlsbad, CA); Tim Durham (Carlsbad, CA); Eric M. Loper (Carlsbad, CA); Dennis Kennedy (Carlsbad, CA); Rick Fowler (Jupiter, FL)
Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
A63B37/0022A63B37/0074A63B37/0075A63B37/0076A63B45/02
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Patent No.
US 11,577,127
App. No.
16/795,126
Granted
Feb 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf ball including an outer surface having dimples located on the outer surface, at least one core, at least one mantle layer, at least one cover layer, and a plurality of images located on the outer surface, the images being provided with at least two contrasting colors, wherein the plurality of images each have a Major Peak Ratio of between 0.18 and 1, a Major Valley Ratio of between 0.18 and 1, a slope value of between −5 and 5, and an intercept value between 5 and 80.

Claims (20)

1. A golf ball comprising an outer surface having dimples located on the outer surface;

at least one core;

a ball center;

an equator plane that passes through the ball center;

at least one design element plane that is offset by a first distance from the equator plane that passes through the ball center;

at least one cover layer having an outer surface;

a base color located on the outer surface; and

a plurality of images located on the outer surface; and

wherein at least 5% of the plurality of images have at least one border design element that is a contrasting alignment feature aligned in the design element plane, the border design element that is the contrasting alignment feature comprises at least two distinct elements that are separated by a white interstitial space, wherein the at least two distinct elements are colored with a high visibility color, and the at least one border design element is adjacent to the base color located on the outer surface.

2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein at least 20% of the plurality of images have the at least one contrasting alignment feature.

3. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of images comprise a first image and a second image, the first image comprising a first contrasting alignment feature aligned in the design element plane and the second image comprising a second contrasting alignment feature aligned in the design element plane.

4. The golf ball of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of images comprise a third image that comprises a third contrasting alignment feature aligned in the design element plane.

5. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the border design element is a triangle-shaped element or a quadrilateral-shaped element.

6. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein at least 50% of the plurality of images have the at least one contrasting alignment feature.

7. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the base color is white.

8. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein when the ball rolls in a direction parallel to the at least one design element plane, a stripe of high visibility color is visible.

9. The golf ball of claim 3 , wherein at least 50% of the plurality of images have the at least one contrasting alignment feature.

10. The golf ball of claim 4 , wherein at least 50% of the plurality of images have the at least one contrasting alignment feature.

11. The golf ball of claim 9 , wherein the border design element is a triangle-shaped element or a quadrilateral-shaped element.

12. The golf ball of claim 10 , wherein the border design element is a triangle-shaped element or a quadrilateral-shaped element.

Assignments (10)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 16, 2025
From: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069986/0349 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 14, 2025
From: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069895/0523 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2022
From: FOX, MICHAEL; PEAVY, ERIN; DURHAM, TIM; LOPER, ERIC M.; KENNEDY, DENNIS
To: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 059577/0130 →
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: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058963/0671 →
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2021
From: FOWLER, RICK
To: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 057755/0987 →
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 →
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 →