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US 10,500,446 B1Granted
Process for incorporating graphene into a core of a golf ball
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsVijay Chavan, David Bartels
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Abstract
A method for forming a golf ball with a graphene core disclosed herein. The method includes mixing a graphene masterbatch material with a polybutadiene material to form a core mixture, wherein the graphene masterbatch material comprises graphene in an amount from 0.1 to 80.0 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material mixed with a carrier polymer in an amount from 99.9 to 20 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material.
Claims12
A golf ball comprising:
- an inner core comprising a polybutadiene material;
- an outer core comprising polybutadiene material and a graphene masterbatch in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 5.0 weight percent of the outer core, wherein the polybutadiene material comprises 40-90 weight percent of polybutadiene, 1-30 weight percent polyisoprene, 10-50 weight percent zinc diacrylate, 1-30 weight percent zinc oxide, 1-20 weight percent zinc stearate, and 0.1-10 weight percent peroxide initiator, wherein the graphene masterbatch material comprises graphene in an amount from 0.1 to 80.0 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material mixed with a carrier polymer in an amount from 99.9 to 20 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material, wherein the outer core has a flexural modulus ranging from 80 MPa to 95 MPa;
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- a cover layer disposed over the outer core;
- wherein a dual core comprising the inner core and the outer core has a compression value ranging from 40 to 55.
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A golf ball comprising:
- an inner core comprising a polybutadiene material;
- an outer core comprising polybutadiene material and a graphene masterbatch in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 5.0 weight percent of the outer core, wherein the polybutadiene material comprises 40-90 weight percent of polybutadiene, 1-30 weight percent polyisoprene, 10-50 weight percent zinc diacrylate, 1-30 weight percent zinc oxide, 1-20 weight percent zinc stearate, and 0.1-10 weight percent peroxide initiator, wherein the graphene masterbatch material comprises graphene in an amount from 0.1 to 80.0 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material mixed with a carrier polymer in an amount from 99.9 to 20 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material, wherein the outer core has a flexural modulus ranging from 80 MPa to 95 MPa;
- a mantle layer disposed over the outer core;
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- a cover layer disposed over the mantle layer;
- wherein a dual core comprising the inner core and the outer core has a compression value ranging from 40 to 55.
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