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AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsMatthew HOGGE, Colin VEITCH
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Disclosed embodiments relate to printing a first circular marking and a second circular marking on a golf ball. Methods may include arranging ink in an etching pattern on a printing plate, matching a reference position on the printing plate to a first reference position and a second reference position on the golf ball, transferring a first ink press from the printing plate to a first pad, transferring a second ink press from the printing plate to a second pad, and simultaneously transferring the first ink press from the first pad to the first reference position of the golf ball and the second ink press from the second pad to the second reference position of the golf ball such that the golf ball includes the first circular marking and the second circular marking. Methods may further include arranging ink in an etching pattern on a printing plate, matching a reference position on the printing plate to a first reference position on the golf ball, transferring a first ink press from the printing plate to a pad, transferring the first ink press from the pad to the golf ball such that the golf ball includes the first circular marking, rotating the golf ball 180 degrees, to a second reference position on the golf ball, matching the reference position on the printing plate to the second reference position on the golf ball, transferring a second ink press from the printing plate to the pad, and transferring the second ink press from the pad to the golf ball such that the golf ball includes the second circular marking.
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A golf ball, the golf ball comprising:
A golf ball, the golf ball comprising:
A golf ball, the golf ball comprising:
The golf ball of claim 19, wherein the second centerline marking comprises dashes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.