IP Library Granted Patent US 7,377,863
Granted Patent B2
US 7,377,863 · App. 11/028,054 · Granted May 27, 2008

Multi-layer golf ball having improved inter-layer adhesion via induction heating

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Patent No.
US 7,377,863
App. No.
11/028,054
Granted
May 27, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention is directed to golf balls having at least two adjacent layers, wherein a coating layer of metal materials is on at least one surface of the adjacent layers. The adhesion of the adjacent layer is improved by induction heating. The invention also is directed to ink solution for golf equipment comprising metal materials that can improve adhesion of the ink to the golf equipment.

Claims (2)

1. A multi-layer golf ball comprising at least two adjacent layers, wherein one of the layers comprises a plurality of metal material susceptors, wherein the susceptors improve the adhesion between the at least two adjacent layers when exposed to induction heating, and wherein the susceptors are contained in a layer with non-uniform thickness having a plurality of outer projections disposed on the outer surface of said layer.

2. A multi-layer golf ball comprising at least two adjacent layers, wherein one of the layers comprises a plurality of metal material susceptors, wherein the susceptors improve the adhesion between the at least two adjacent layers when exposed to induction heating, wherein the susceptors are contained in a layer with non-uniform thickness having a plurality of outer projections disposed on the outer surface of said layer, and wherein a profile of the outer projections is selected from the group consisting of trapezoidal, sinusoidal, dome, dome, stepped, cylindrical, conical, truncated conical, rectangular, pyramidal with polygonal base, truncated pyramidal, and polyhedronal.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (027333/0366) Recorded Sep 7, 2016
From: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 039939/0026 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 6, 2011
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 027333/0366 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2005
From: SULLIVAN, MICHAEL J.; LADD, DEREK A.
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 015635/0397 →