November 2012 saw a higher-than-average number of golfball-related patents issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office. There were no less than 11 new golfball concepts – an improvement of nearly 38% on last month’s lacklustre figures.
• Golf ball having moisture barrier layers made from polyolefin compositions
• Multilayer core golf ball having hardness gradient within and between each core layer (1)
• Multilayer core golf ball having hardness gradient within and between each core layer (2)
• Golf balls having a low modulus HNP layer and a high modulus HNP layer (1)
• Golf balls having a low modulus HNP layer and a high modulus HNP layer (2)
• Multilayer core golf ball having hardness gradient within and between each core layer (3)
• Multilayer core golf ball having hardness gradient within and between each core layer (4)
• Multilayer core golf ball having hardness gradient within and between each core layer (5)
• Golf ball dimples having circumscribed prismatoids