Golf ball compositions and method of making same
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsMurali Rajagopalan, Kevin M. Harris
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a golf ball and to a process for forming a golf ball having at least one layer, where the layer is formed of a saponified polymer/oxa acid blend, having from about 65 to about 99 parts of at least one saponified polymer and from about 35 to 1 parts of at least one oxa acid, based on 100 parts by weight of the saponified polymer/oxa acid blend. The layer may be foamed or unfoamed, and may form at least a portion of any of the cover, the core, or a mantle layer situated between the cover and the core.
Claims38
A golf ball comprising a core, at least one intermediate layer, and at least one cover layer, wherein the core comprises a base rubber, a crosslinking agent and a filler, and wherein the at least one intermediate layer is formed of a saponified polymer/oxa acid blend, comprising from about 65 to about 99 parts of at least one saponified polymer and from about 35 to 1 parts of at least one oxa acid, based on 100 parts by weight of the saponified polymer/oxa acid blend.
A golf ball comprising a cover and a core and a mantle situated between the cover and the core, wherein at least the core comprises at least one layer formed of a saponified polymer/oxa acid blend comprising from about 65 to about 99 parts of at least one saponified polymer and from about 35 to 1 parts of at least one oxa acid, based on 100 parts of the saponified polymer/oxa acid blend.
A process for forming a golf ball having a cover, a core, and an intermediate layer situated between the cover and the core comprising the steps of:
- blending a saponified polymer with at least one oxa acid to form a saponified polymer/oxa acid blend;
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- forming at least one layer of the intermediate layer from the saponified polymer/oxa acid blend.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.