Golf ball having a radar detectable mark
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsMatthew F. Hogge, Richard Daprato, Michael R. Madson, Martin Gray, Nicholas M. Nardacci, Vincent J. Simonds
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Abstract
A golf ball has a golf ball subassembly having one or more subassembly layers, the one or more subassembly layers including at least one marked layer. The golf ball also has a cover layer surrounding the golf ball subassembly. The golf ball further has a marking pattern disposed on the at least one marked layer. The marking pattern has a first portion including a first material configured to be detected by a first detector type and a second portion including a second material configured to be detected by a second detector type.
Claims20
A golf ball, comprising:
- a golf ball subassembly comprising one or more subassembly layers, the one or more subassembly layers comprising at least one marked layer;
- a cover layer surrounding the golf ball subassembly;
- and
- a marking pattern disposed on the at least one marked layer,
- wherein the marking pattern comprises a first portion comprising a first material configured to be detected by a first detector type and a second portion comprising a second material configured to be detected by a second detector type.
A golf ball, comprising:
- a golf ball subassembly comprising one or more subassembly layers, the one or more subassembly layers comprising at least one marked layer;
- a cover layer surrounding the golf ball subassembly;
- and
- a marking pattern comprising an ink composition printed on the at least one marked layer,
- wherein the marking pattern comprises:
- a first portion comprising a conductive first material detectable by radar;
- and
- a second portion comprising a second material detectable by a type of detector other than radar.
A golf ball, comprising:
- a golf ball subassembly comprising one or more subassembly layers, the one or more subassembly layers comprising at least one marked layer;
- a cover layer surrounding the golf ball subassembly;
- and
- a marking pattern comprising at least one ink composition printed on the at least one marked layer,
- wherein the marking pattern comprises:
- a first portion comprising a conductive material;
- and
- a second portion comprising a material selected from the group consisting iodine, barium, barium sulfate, tantalum, tungsten, titanium, bismuth, bismuth oxide, bismuth trioxide, bismuth oxychloride, bismuth subcarbonate, zirconium, zirconium oxide, gold, iron, nickel, cobalt, neodymium, and molybdenum, and
- wherein the first portion comprises at least two rectangular stripe segments connected at opposing ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.