Golf balls including solution blended polymeric composite and method of making same
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsLaurent C. Bissonnette, Roman D. Halko, David A. Bulpett, Michael P. Mallamaci
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Abstract
Golf balls having a portion or layer formed from a polymeric composite that preferably includes at least two polymers with distinct microstructures. In particular, the balls can include a polybutadiene having at least about 80 percent cis-isomer polybutadiene blended with a polybutadiene having at least about 50 percent trans-isomer polybutadiene. Methods of preparing such golf balls are also recited.
Claims25
A golf ball comprising a polymeric composite which comprises at least one polybutadiene.
A golf ball comprising:
- a polymeric composite which comprises:
- a first polybutadiene having at least 90 percent cis-isomer;
- a second polybutadiene having at least 70 percent trans-isomer;
- and
- a plurality of nanoparticles,
- wherein the polymeric composite comprises a polybutadiene has less than about 5 percent vinyl-isomer content.
A golf ball formed from a crosslinked polymeric composite wherein the flexural modulus of the uncrosslinked polymeric composite is greater than about 3.5 MPa.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.