18815362. DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS (Acushnet Company)
DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Michael Madson of Easton MA (US)
Nicholas Nardacci of Barrington RI (US)
DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18815362 titled 'DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS
Original Abstract Submitted
Golf balls having dimple patterns arranged in dipyramid layouts are disclosed. The patterns may be arranged in triangular dipyramid, quadrilateral dipyramid, pentagonal dipyramid, or hexagonal dipyramid layouts. The dipyramid patterns have six, eight, ten, or twelve substantially identical dimple sections, where each dimple section is defined by a spherical triangle. The dimples in each of the identical dimple sections have at least two different dimple diameters including a minimum dimple diameter and a maximum dimple diameter. The resulting dimple patterns have a surface coverage of about 70 percent or less. The reduced surface coverage helps to reduce the flight of the golf balls.