IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,714,916
Granted Patent B2
US 12,714,916 · App. 17/863,569 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Golf balls having reduced distance

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,714,916
App. No.
17/863,569
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2025
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 073689/0441 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2022
From: ACUSHNET COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061099/0236 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2022
From: MADSON, MICHAEL; NARDACCI, NICHOLAS; LADD, DEREK A.
To: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060495/0225 →
Continuity (2)
Division 17516824 · Nov 2, 2021
Related Publication 20230135518A1 · May 4, 2023
References Cited (106)
US 4141559A · Melvin · 1979 [cited by examiner]
US 4142727A · Shaw · 1979 [cited by examiner]
US 4560168A · Aoyama · 1985 [cited by examiner]
US 4729567A · Oka · 1988 [cited by examiner]
US 4762326A · Gobush · 1988 [cited by applicant]
US 4804189A · Gobush · 1989 [cited by examiner]
US 4844472A · Ihara · 1989 [cited by examiner]
US 4867459A · Ihara · 1989 [cited by examiner]
US 4869512A · Nomura et al. · 1989 [cited by applicant]
US 4915390A · Gobush · 1990 [cited by examiner]
US 4949976A · Gobush · 1990 [cited by examiner]
US 4960283A · Gobush · 1990 [cited by examiner]
US 5009428A · Yamagishi et al. · 1991 [cited by applicant]
US 5016887A · Jonkouski · 1991 [cited by examiner]
US 5018741A · Stiefel et al. · 1991 [cited by applicant]
US 5060954A · Gobush · 1991 [cited by examiner]
US 5087049A · Yamagishi et al. · 1992 [cited by applicant]
US 5209485A · Nesbitt · 1993 [cited by examiner]
US 5377989A · Machin · 1995 [cited by applicant]
US 5507493A · Sullivan · 1996 [cited by examiner]
US 5544889A · Moon · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5562552A · Thurman · 1996 [cited by examiner]
US 5564708A · Hwang · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5569100A · Molitor · 1996 [cited by examiner]
US 5575477A · Hwang · 1996 [cited by examiner]
US 5662530A · Sellar · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5688193A · Kasasima · 1997 [cited by examiner]
US 5688194A · Stiefel et al. · 1997 [cited by applicant]
US 5890974A · Stiefel et al. · 1999 [cited by applicant]
US 5935023A · Maehara · 1999 [cited by examiner]
US 5957786A · Aoyama · 1999 [cited by examiner]
US 5957787A · Hwang · 1999 [cited by examiner]
US 6056650A · Yamagishi et al. · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6200232B1 · Kasashima · 2001 [cited by examiner]
US 6241627B1 · Kasashima · 2001 [cited by examiner]
US 6358161B1 · Aoyama · 2002 [cited by examiner]
US 6609983B2 · Winfield · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 6729976B2 · Bissonnette · 2004 [cited by examiner]
US 6774187B2 · Voorheis et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6796912B2 · Dalton et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 6982301B1 · Voorheis et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7048652B2 · Sato et al. · 2006 [cited by applicant]
US 7322892B1 · Watanabe · 2008 [cited by examiner]
US 7503856B2 · Nardacci et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 7815527B2 · Sullivan et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 7951017B2 · Umezawa · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 8152656B2 · Sullivan et al. · 2012 [cited by applicant]
US 8512166B2 · Sullivan · 2013 [cited by examiner]
US 8821317B2 · Umezawa · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 9440119B2 · Sullivan · 2016 [cited by examiner]
US 9782630B2 · Madson et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 9839813B2 · Squires et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 10183195B2 · Madson · 2019 [cited by examiner]
US 10532252B2 · Madson et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 10668327B2 · Madson et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 10758783B1 · Madson · 2020 [cited by examiner]
US 10814175B2 · Madson et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 10814179B1 · Madson · 2020 [cited by examiner]
US 11045692B2 · Madson · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 11167174B1 · Madson · 2021 [cited by examiner]
US 11406876B2 · Madson et al. · 2022 [cited by applicant]
US 20010024983A1 · Morgan · 2001 [cited by examiner]
US 20030045378A1 · Bissonnette · 2003 [cited by examiner]
US 20030080469A1 · Endo et al. · 2003 [cited by applicant]
US 20040132549A1 · Aoyama · 2004 [cited by examiner]
US 20040209709A1 · Sato · 2004 [cited by examiner]
US 20050143194A1 · Sato et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 20060019772A1 · Sullivan · 2006 [cited by examiner]
US 20070049423A1 · Nardacci · 2007 [cited by examiner]
US 20070093319A1 · Sullivan · 2007 [cited by examiner]
US 20070135234A1 · Nagasawa · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 20070259739A1 · Kasashima et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 20080125249A1 · Sajima · 2008 [cited by examiner]
US 20080220907A1 · Aoyama · 2008 [cited by examiner]
US 20090023519A1 · Sullivan et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 20090098951A1 · Sullivan · 2009 [cited by examiner]
US 20090124428A1 · Sullivan et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 20100075776A1 · Nardacci · 2010 [cited by examiner]
US 20110065531A1 · Goodwin · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 20120302378A1 · Sato · 2012 [cited by examiner]
US 20130172123A1 · Nardacci et al. · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 20130172125A1 · Nardacci et al. · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 20140113751A1 · Sullivan et al. · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 20140135146A1 · Madson et al. · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 20140364253A1 · Sullivan et al. · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 20150306461A1 · Parsons et al. · 2015 [cited by applicant]
US 20160107036A1 · Madson et al. · 2016 [cited by applicant]
US 20160107037A1 · Parsons et al. · 2016 [cited by applicant]
US 20170246509A1 · Madson et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 20180311533A1 · Madson et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20190070465A1 · Hwang et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20200338395A1 · Madson et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20210093928A1 · Madson · 2021 [cited by examiner]
US 20210138305A1 · Engle et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20220072385A1 · Engle · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20220161097A1 · Madson et al. · 2022 [cited by applicant]
US 20220161098A1 · Madson · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20220161099A1 · Madson · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20220161100A1 · Madson · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20220176204A1 · Madson · 2022 [cited by examiner]
US 20230050722A1 · Madson · 2023 [cited by examiner]
US 20230134882A1 · Madson · 2023 [cited by examiner]
US 20230135518A1 · Madson · 2023 [cited by examiner]
US 20230136559A1 · Madson · 2023 [cited by examiner]
US 20250161758A1 · Madson · 2025 [cited by examiner]
Examiner's Calculations, uploaded Jan. 5, 2023, Excel Spreadsheet, 1 page. [cited by examiner]