Golf ball and method of manufacture

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9849346
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15163137

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In a golf ball having a core and a cover, the core is formed of a rubber composition, has center and surface portions which are unfoamed regions and has an intermediate portion containing a foamed region. The core is produced by charging the rubber composition, which contains a blowing agent, into a first curing mold and curing under given conditions, then removing the molded rubber material in a semi-cured state from the first mold, transferring the semi-cured material to a second curing mold and curing under given conditions. The foamed region of the core deforms by a certain degree at the time of impact, decreasing the radius of gyration of the ball and enabling a lower spin rate to be achieved. The decrease in resilience due to expansion of the molded material can be held to a minimum.

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BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO LTD1-1 KYOBASHI 3-CHOME CHUO-KU TOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nakajima, Tsuyoshi Chichibushi, JP 79 606

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