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US 7,682,265 B2Granted
Adaptive golf ball
OwnerJay VanDeldeninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a smart golf ball comprised of one or more mantle layers juxtaposed between an inner core and outer cover, where the core, the mantle layer(s), and/or the cover are further comprised of a ferrofluid, a magnetorheological fluid, an inverse magnetorheological fluid, and/or a magnetorheological elastomer, in any of its construction. These nano-engineered materials make possible a golf ball with heretofore-unprecedented levels of adaptive play.
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A golf ball comprising:
- an inner core;
- one or more mantle layers surrounding the inner core;
- and
- an outer cover surrounding the mantle layer(s), wherein the inner core is further comprised of a permanent magnet immersed in a ferrofluid, and the ferrofluid is further comprised of a colloidal suspension of nanometer-sized, single domain, magnetic particles immersed in a carrier liquid.
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A method of manufacturing a golf ball, said method comprising:
- providing an inner core, one or more mantle layer(s), and an outer cover, wherein the inner core is further comprised of a permanent magnet immersed in a ferrofluid, and the ferrofluid is further comprised of a colloidal suspension of nanometer-sized, single domain, magnetic particles immersed in a carrier liquid;
- applying the mantle layer(s) to the inner core under conditions effective to surround the inner core with the mantle layer(s);
- and
- applying the outer cover to the mantle layer(s) under conditions effective to surround the mantle layer(s)with the cover, thereby manufacturing a golf ball.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.