Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110098135 | Golf Ball With Projections Adjacent Dimples - A golf ball includes a projection that is positioned on a land adjacent two or more abutting dimples. The projection is located in a center or at a vertex of a shaped region defined by a pattern of dimples. A method for selecting a position for a projection and desirable configurations of the projection are also disclosed. | 04-28-2011 |
20120149280 | Method Of Deburring A Ball - A controller controls the position of an abrasive. The abrasive is moved to a first desired position adjacent a ball. The ball is rotated while in contact with the abrasive. The abrasive abrades the outer surface of the ball and burrs on the outer surface to remove the burrs. A sensor may be used to sense the position and size of the burrs. | 06-14-2012 |
20120149285 | Golf Ball Deburring Apparatus - A structure for deburring a ball is provided. The structure includes an arm, a gear structure for changing the effective length of the arm, and a cam structure for changing the effective angular position of the arm. A finger having an abrasive surface reciprocates on the arm. A ball is placed in a rotating holder and positioned in effective position for the abrasive surface to contact and remove at least one burr on the ball. | 06-14-2012 |
20120266433 | Cover Strip Machine And Method Of Removing A Golf Ball Cover - The embodiment relates to a cover strip machine and process for removing a golf ball cover for recycling purposes. The cover strip machine may comprise four or more rotating gears. The process comprises heating a golf ball, distorting a golf ball, placing a golf ball in a cover strip machine to remove the cover, and separating gear pairs with a driver to remove the golf ball core. | 10-25-2012 |
20130140734 | Method For Compression Molding A Dual Core For A Golf Ball - A method and system for compression molding a dual core of a golf ball is disclosed. The method may include a first cycle in which a top mold plate, a middle mold plate, and a bottom mold plate may be used to compression mold concave shells. During the first cycle, the top mold plate and the bottom mold plate may be held at a first temperature T | 06-06-2013 |
20130221577 | System And Method For Making Golf Balls - A system and method for making golf balls is disclosed. The system may include laser cutting dimples into a golf ball cover layer. Laser cutting may also be used to add texture to the surface of a golf ball. Laser cutting dimples may provide flexibility in quickly creating different shapes, sizes, and patterns of dimples. Thus, during golf ball testing, a certain pattern of dimples may be made, tested, and then quickly adjusted. For example, the dimples may be adjusted by cutting away more cover material to make the dimples larger, deeper, and/or in a different shape. After further testing, the golf ball dimples may be adjusted again multiple times. | 08-29-2013 |
20130256946 | Mold With Midplate And Method Of Molding Golf Ball - A mold for manufacturing hemispherical sections for a golf ball includes a first mold plate including a first cavity, a second mold plate including a second cavity, and a midplate. The midplate includes an indentation on a first side of the midplate and a projection on a second side of the midplate. The indentation of the midplate corresponds to the first cavity of the first mold plate. The projection of the midplate corresponds to the second cavity of the second mold plate. | 10-03-2013 |
20130260044 | METHOD OF MAKING GOLF BALL WITH THERMAL SPRAYED LAYER - A method of manufacturing a golf ball with a deposited layer is disclosed. The deposited layer is not produced by a molding process, such as injection molding or compression molding. Instead, the deposition process is produced by another process, such as thermal spraying. The deposited layer may include partially fused particulate material. The deposited layer may be added to a golf ball design as one or more supplemental layers. The deposited layer may also be provided in a golf ball design as a substitute for one or more layers. A golf ball may further include a combination of one or more supplemental deposited layers and one or more substituted deposited layers. | 10-03-2013 |
20130260916 | Golf Ball With Deposited Layer - A golf ball with a deposited layer is disclosed. The deposited layer is not produced by a molding process, such as injection molding or compression molding. Instead, the deposition process is produced by another process, such as thermal spraying or sintering. The deposited layer may include partially fused particulate material. The deposited layer may be added to a golf ball design as one or more supplemental layers. The deposited layer may also be provided in a golf ball design as a substitute for one or more layers. A golf ball may further include a combination of one or more supplemental deposited layers and one or more substituted deposited layers. | 10-03-2013 |
20130287967 | Method Of Making A Golf Ball With A Superhydrophobic Surface - A method of making a golf ball with a superhydrophobic coating is disclosed. A superhydrophobic coating may increase the flight distance achieved by the golf ball. Furthermore, providing a golf ball with a superhydrophobic coating may help keep moisture off the surface of the golf ball. The superhydrophobic coating may include one of tetrafluoromethane (CF4), hexafluoromethane (C2F6), or octafluoropropane (C3F8). The method may include a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition process. | 10-31-2013 |
20130320577 | METHOD OF MAKING AND RECYCLING A GOLF BALL - A method of making and recycling a golf ball is disclosed. The method may include processing a used golf ball to make the materials of the used golf ball reusable in a new golf ball. As a result, the disclosed method may decrease the waste of disposing of used golf balls and the costs associated with acquiring and/or processing new materials. The method of recycling a golf ball may generally include pulverizing used golf balls into particles. The used golf balls may be made of materials having different densities. The particles may be placed in a liquid that causes the particles of different materials to float to different levels based on the densities of the materials. At least a portion of the particles may be melted and injected into a sandwich mold to create a new golf ball. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324324 | RECYCLABLE GOLF BALL - A recyclable golf ball is disclosed. The structure of the disclosed golf ball and/or the materials used to make the golf ball may enhance the ability to recycle the golf ball. As a result, the disclosed golf ball may decrease waste and the costs associated with acquiring and/or processing new materials. The golf ball may be made of materials that make it easier to separate the materials in a used golf ball for recycling. The golf ball may be made of materials having different densities. The golf ball may be made of materials having different melting points. The golf ball may be made of materials mixed with a magnetic additive. | 12-05-2013 |