Golf ball
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsMichael Fox, Erin Peavy, Tim Durham, Eric M. Loper, Dennis Kennedy, Rick Fowler
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Abstract
A golf ball including an outer surface having dimples located on the outer surface, at least one core, at least one mantle layer, at least one cover layer, and a plurality of images located on the outer surface, the images being provided with at least two contrasting colors, wherein the plurality of images each have a Major Peak Ratio of between 0.18 and 1, a Major Valley Ratio of between 0.18 and 1, a slope value of between −5 and 5, and an intercept value between 5 and 80.
Claims20
A golf ball comprising an outer surface having dimples located on the outer surface;
- at least one core;
- at least one cover layer;
- and
- a plurality of images located on the outer surface, the images being provided with at least two non-white colors;
- wherein the plurality of images each have a Major Peak Ratio of between 0.018 and 1, a Major Valley Ratio of between 0.018 and 1, a slope value of between −5 and 5, and an intercept value between 5 and 80.
A golf ball comprising an outer surface having dimples located on the outer surface;
- at least one core;
- at least one cover layer;
- a base color located on the outer surface;
- and
- a plurality of images located on the outer surface, the plurality of images being provided with a first non-white color and a second non-white color, the first non-white color and the second non-white color have an absolute value difference between CIELab L values of between 5 to 70 and an absolute value difference between CIELab “b” values of between 5 and 90;
- wherein the first non-white color having an absolute value difference in CIELab L value (|ΔL|), relative to the base color of the ball, of between 30 and 90 is provided, and wherein the plurality of images each have a Major Peak Ratio of between 0.018 and 1, a Major Valley Ratio of between 0.018 and 1, a slope value of between −5 and 5, and an intercept value between 5 and 80.
A golf ball comprising an outer surface having dimples located on the outer surface;
- at least one core;
- at least one cover layer;
- a base color located on the outer surface;
- and
- a plurality of images located on the outer surface, the plurality of images being provided with a first non-white color and a second non-white color, the first non-white color and the second non-white color have an absolute value difference between CIELab L values of between 5 to 70 and an absolute value difference between CIELab “b” values of between 5 and 90;
- wherein the first non-white color having an absolute value difference in CIELab L value (|ΔL|), relative to the base color of the ball, of between 25 and 75 is provided, and wherein the plurality of images each have a Major Peak Ratio of between 0.018 and 1, a Major Valley Ratio of between 0.018 and 1, a slope value of between −5 and 5, and an intercept value between 5 and 80.
A golf ball comprising an outer surface having dimples located on the outer surface;
- at least one core;
- at least one cover layer;
- a base color located on the outer surface;
- and
- a plurality of images located on the outer surface, the plurality of images being provided with a first non-white color and a second non-white color, the first non-white color and the second non-white color have a ΔE*ab value relative to the base color of the ball that is between 40 and 100, wherein the plurality of images each have a Major Peak Ratio of between 0.018 and 1, a Major Valley Ratio of between 0.018 and 1, a slope value of between −5 and 5, and an intercept value between 5 and 80.
A golf ball comprising an outer surface having dimples located on the outer surface;
- at least one core;
- at least one cover layer;
- and
- a plurality of images located on the outer surface, the images being provided with at least two contrasting colors;
- wherein the plurality of images each have a Major Peak Ratio of between 0.018 and 1, a Major Valley Ratio of between 0.018 and 1, a slope value of between −5 and 5, and an intercept value between 5 and 80.
A golf ball comprising an outer surface having dimples located on the outer surface;
- at least one core;
- at least one cover layer;
- a base color located on the outer surface;
- and
- a plurality of images located on the outer surface, the plurality of images being provided with a first non-white color, a second non-white color and a third non-white color, the first non-white color and the second non-white color have an absolute value difference between CIELab L values of between 5 to 70, an absolute value difference between CIELab “a” values of between 3 and 50, and an absolute value difference between CIELab “b” values of between 5 and 90;
- wherein the first non-white color having an absolute value difference in CIELab L value (|ΔL|), relative to the base color of the ball, of between 30 and 90 is provided,
- and each image is at least partially tessellated.
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