Golf ball surface textures
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsEdmund Hebert, Nicholas Nardacci
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Abstract
A method for generating a textured surface for a golf ball is disclosed. Preferably, the textured surface of the golf ball substantially minimizes the drag experienced by the golf ball. The method includes generating a guide pattern. The guide pattern is preferably mapped to the surface of the golf ball. A shaped profile may also be generated. The textured surface of the golf ball may be generated based on sweeping the shaped profile along the guide pattern. It may be desirable to add protrusions or entrenchments to the surface of the golf ball to further reduce drag.
Claims21
1-37. (canceled)
A method for forming a textured surface for a golf ball, comprising:
- generating a guide pattern;
- mapping the guide pattern to the surface of the golf ball;
- generating a shaped profile;
- and
- generating a textured surface for the golf ball based on sweeping the shaped profile along the guide pattern.
A method for generating a textured surface for a golf ball, comprising:
- generating a plurality of guide patterns;
- mapping at least one of the plurality of guide patterns to the surface of the golf ball;
- generating a plurality of shaped profiles;
- and
- determining a textured surface for the golf ball based on sweeping at least one of the plurality of shaped profiles along at least one of the plurality of guide patterns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.