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US 2010/0144464 A1Published application
Adaptive golf ball
OwnerJay VanDeldeninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a smart golf ball comprised of one or more mantle layers juxtaposed between an inner core and outer cover, where the core, the mantle layer(s), and/or the cover are further comprised of a ferrofluid, a magnetorheological fluid, an inverse magnetorheological fluid, and/or a magnetorheological elastomer, in any of its construction. These nano-engineered materials make possible a golf ball with heretofore-unprecedented levels of adaptive play.
Claims20
A golf ball comprising:
- an inner core;
- one or more mantle layers surrounding the inner core;
- and
- an outer cover surrounding the mantle layer(s), wherein the core is further comprised of a magnetorheological fluid.
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A method of playing golf, said method comprising:
- providing a golf ball comprising:
- an inner core;
- one or more mantle layer(s) surrounding the inner core;
- and
- an outer cover surrounding the mantle layer(s), wherein the core is further comprised of a magnetorheological fluid and
- striking the golf ball with a golf club.
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A method of manufacturing a golf ball, said method comprising:
- providing an inner core, one or more mantle layer(s), and an outer cover, wherein the core comprises a magnetorheological fluid;
- applying the mantle layer(s) to the inner core under conditions effective to surround the inner core with the mantle layer(s);
- and
- applying the outer cover to the mantle layers(s) under conditions effective to surround the mantle layer with the cover, thereby manufacturing a golf ball.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.