公开(公告)号：US20190076702A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16188546

申请日：2018-11-13

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Steven Aoyama

IPC: A63B37/00

Abstract: The present invention concerns golf balls having a modified aerodynamic configuration and a method for creating a modified aerodynamic configuration that improves dimple coverage, interdigitation, and non-alignment in golf ball dimple patterns by rotating the repeating area elements about pre-determined center points, with further optional steps of expanding or contracting the elemental arrangements about pre-determined center points, enlarging or reducing the sizes of dimples, and adding extra dimples to occupy land areas created by the previous steps. The resulting modified aerodynamic configuration with a rotated element has increased dimple coverage, greater interdigitation and improved non-alignment.

公开(公告)号：US20180221715A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15945759

申请日：2018-04-05

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Steven Aoyama ,  Traci L. Olson

IPC: A63B37/00

CPC classification number: A63B37/0015 ,  A63B37/0006 ,  A63B37/0007 ,  A63B37/0008 ,  A63B37/0009 ,  A63B37/001 ,  A63B37/0012 ,  A63B37/0018 ,  A63B37/0021

Abstract: The present invention relates to golf balls, specifically to a golf ball comprising an aerodynamic pattern having novel shaped dimple structures which reduce the variation in airflow turning angle thereby improving the golf ball's flight performance. The dimple structures have a conical shaped base with a dimple in the center and reduced or no flat land areas between the dimples.

公开(公告)号：US20180161631A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15384594

申请日：2016-12-20

Applicant: Acushnet Company

Inventor： Steven Aoyama

IPC: A63B37/00

CPC classification number: A63B37/0006 ,  A63B37/002 ,  A63B37/0021 ,  A63B37/0074

Abstract: The present invention concerns golf balls having a modified aerodynamic configuration and a method for creating a modified aerodynamic configuration that improves dimple coverage, interdigitation, and non-alignment in golf ball dimple patterns by rotating the repeating area elements about their pre-determined center points, with further optional steps of expanding or contracting the elemental arrangements about their pre-determined center points, enlarging or reducing the sizes of dimples, and adding extra dimples to occupy land areas created by the previous steps. The resulting modified aerodynamic configuration with a rotated element has increased dimple coverage, greater interdigitation and improved non-alignment.