US 12,357,880 B2
Dimple patterns for golf balls
Michael Madson, Easton, MA (US); Courtney Engle, Fall River, MA (US); and Nicholas Nardacci, Barrington, RI (US)
Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/086,824.
Application 18/086,824 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/743,580, filed on May 13, 2022, granted, now 12,070,656.
Application 17/743,580 is a continuation of application No. 16/953,540, filed on Nov. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,406,876, issued on Aug. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0133455 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 37/06 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 37/0006 (2013.01) [A63B 37/0012 (2013.01); A63B 37/002 (2013.01); A63B 37/0021 (2013.01); A63B 37/0019 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf ball, comprising:
a core;
a cover surrounding the core, wherein the cover comprises a substantially spherical exterior surface having a constant radius;
a plurality of dimples disposed on the substantially spherical exterior surface, wherein the dimples are arranged in a dipyramid pattern comprising eight, twelve, or fourteen substantially identical dimple sections, wherein each dimple section is defined by a spherical triangle,
wherein the dimple arrangement within each substantially identical dimple section is not rotationally symmetric about a center of the dimple section and the dimple arrangement is non-mirror symmetric about a central plane of the dimple section, and
wherein the dimples cover about 65 percent or less of the substantially spherical exterior surface.