US 12,263,382 B2
Golf ball dimples defined by superposed curve with decaying feature
Courtney N. Engle, Fall River, MA (US); Michael R. Madson, Easton, MA (US); and Nicholas M. Nardacci, Barrington, RI (US)
Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/209,635.
Prior Publication US 2024/0416184 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. A63B 37/06 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 37/0006 (2013.01) [A63B 37/0015 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf ball having a plurality of dimples on a surface thereof, wherein at least a first group of the plurality of dimples has a cross-sectional dimple profile defined by a superposed function resulting from a sum of at least a first function and a second function,
wherein the first function is defined by at least one of: a circular arc or a catenary curve, and
the second function is a decaying sinusoidal function.