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US 8,034,863 · App. 12/169,006 · Granted Oct 11, 2011

Golf ball compositions

Assignee: Acushnet Company
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Patent No.
US 8,034,863
App. No.
12/169,006
Granted
Oct 11, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Golf balls consisting of a core and a cover are disclosed. The core is a solid, single-layer core formed from a rubber composition comprising a resorcinol. The core has a positive hardness gradient such that the difference between the core's surface hardness and the core's center hardness is 25 Shore C units or greater and/or the core has a diameter of from 1.51 inches to 1.59 inches.

Claims (4)

1. A golf ball consisting of:

a solid, single-layer core having a diameter of from 1.51 inches to 1.59 inches and formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber and a resorcinol, wherein the resorcinol is present in an amount of from 0.05 parts to 1.5 parts by weight per 100 parts of the base rubber; and

a cover.

2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the resorcinol is 2-nitroresorcinol.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061099/0236 →
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (ASSIGNS 039506-0030) Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS RESIGNING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061521/0414 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (027322/0026) Recorded Sep 7, 2016
From: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 039937/0849 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2016
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 039506/0030 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 5, 2011
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 027322/0026 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2008
From: COMEAU, BRIAN; BULPETT, DAVID A.; GOGUEN, DOUGLAS S.; LADD, DEREK A.
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 021207/0184 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 12047982 · Mar 13, 2008
Continuation In Part 11370735 · Mar 7, 2006
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