Color golf ball
OwnerMatthew F. Hoggeinventor
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Abstract
A method of making a golf ball comprising providing a core, a cover layer and optionally an intermediate layer, wherein at least one of the core, cover layer and intermediate layer comprises or is surface-coated with a color effect providing pigment comprising at least one of: (1) calcium aluminum borosilicate coated with a metal oxide; (2) silicon dioxide platelets coated with metal oxide; and (3) an iron oxide pigment substrate coated with a metal oxide; optionally forming the intermediate layer about the core; and forming the cover about the intermediate layer or the core to complete the golf ball. The color effect providing pigment may have a particle size of from about 5 μm to about 200 μm.
Claims25
A method of making a golf ball comprising:
- providing a core, a cover layer and optionally an intermediate layer, wherein at least one of the core, cover layer and intermediate layer comprises or is surface-coated with a color effect providing pigment comprising at least one of:
- (1) calcium aluminum borosilicate coated with a metal oxide;
- (2) silicon dioxide platelets coated with metal oxide;
- and (3) an iron oxide pigment substrate coated with a metal oxide;
- optionally forming the intermediate layer about the core;
- and
- forming the cover about the intermediate layer or the core to complete the golf ball.
A method of making a golf ball comprising:
- providing a core of at least one layer,
- providing a cover comprising an inner cover layer that either comprises or is surface coated and an outer cover layer;
- optionally providing at least one intermediate layer,
- wherein the inner cover layer either comprises or is surface coated with an effect or luster pigment which contributes to the color appearance of the ball and the outer cover layer is at least partially transparent,
- said effect or luster pigment comprising at least one of:
- (1) calcium aluminum borosilicate coated with a metal oxide;
- (2) silicon dioxide platelets coated with metal oxide;
- and (3) an iron oxide pigment substrate coated with a metal oxide;
- forming the inner cover layer about the core;
- and
- forming the outer cover layer about the inner cover layer to complete the golf ball.
A method of making a golf ball comprising:
- providing a core and a cover
- forming the cover about the core;
- forming a marked surface portion in an outer surface of the cover either before or after the step of forming the cover about the core,
- the marked surface portion comprising a pigment or ink comprising at least one of:
- (1) calcium aluminum borosilicate coated with a metal oxide;
- (2) silicon dioxide platelets coated with metal oxide;
- and (3) an iron oxide pigment substrate coated with a metal oxide,
- such that said marked surface portion appears as a different color to the human eye than an unmarked portion of the cover outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.