IP Library Granted Patent US 9,005,052
Granted Patent B1
US 9,005,052 · App. 13/803,945 · Granted Apr 14, 2015

Thermoplastic polyester elastomer golf ball cores

Inventor: Shane Parnell (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
A63B37/0051A63B37/0076A63B37/0092C08G63/183
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Patent No.
US 9,005,052
App. No.
13/803,945
Granted
Apr 14, 2015
Kind
B1
Abstract

A golf ball having a core layer comprising a thermoplastic polyester elastomer formed from a polytetramethylene glycol with a molecular weight greater than or equal to 1400 g/mol is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an inner core sphere is the core layer and has a diameter ranging from 0.875 inch to 1.4 inches. The core comprises the inner core, an intermediate core and an outer core. The mantle component comprises an inner mantle and an outer mantle. The cover layer is preferably composed of a thermoplastic polyurethane.

Claims (7)

1. A golf ball comprising:

a core comprising an inner core sphere, an intermediate core layer and an outer core layer, the inner core sphere comprising a thermoplastic polyester elastomer formed from a polytetramethylene glycol with a molecular weight greater than or equal to 1400 g/mol, the inner core sphere having a diameter ranging from 0.875 inch to 1.4 inches, the intermediate core layer composed of a highly neutralized ionomer and having a Shore D hardness less than 40, the outer core layer composed of a highly neutralized ionomer and having a Shore D hardness less than 45, wherein a thickness of the intermediate core layer is greater than a thickness of the outer core layer;

an inner mantle layer disposed over the core, the inner mantle layer comprising an ionomer material and having a Shore D hardness greater than 55;

an outer mantle layer disposed over the inner mantle layer, the outer mantle layer comprising an ionomer material and having a Shore D hardness greater than 60;

a cover layer disposed over the mantle layer, the cover layer comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane material and having a Shore A hardness less than 100;

wherein the golf ball has a diameter of at least 1.68 inches;

wherein the outer mantle layer is harder than the inner mantle layer, the inner mantle layer is harder than the outer core layer, the outer core layer is harder than the intermediate core layer, the intermediate core layer is harder than the inner sphere, and the cover layer is softer than the outer mantle layer.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 063665/0176 Recorded Jun 1, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY (F/K/A TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.); TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
Reel/Frame 075834/0150 →
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 Mar 14, 2013
From: PARNELL, SHANE
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 029995/0970 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 61755049 · Jan 22, 2013