US 12,447,380 B2
Golf ball having markings spaced from a centerline plane
Courtney N. Engle, Fall River, MA (US); and Michael R. Madson, Easton, MA (US)
Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/229,418.
Application 18/229,418 is a division of application No. 17/682,149, filed on Feb. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,717,728.
Prior Publication US 2023/0372783 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A63B 45/02 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); B41F 17/30 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 45/02 (2013.01) [A63B 37/0022 (2013.01); B41F 17/30 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for printing a stamp on a golf ball, the stamp comprising a plurality of linear markings, the method comprising:
arranging ink in an etching pattern on a printing plate, wherein the pattern includes an etch corresponding to the stamp, wherein the etch differs from the stamp in a manner dependent on the position of the stamp on the golf ball, and wherein the etch comprises, for each linear marking of the plurality of linear markings, a depression defined by edges that follow the path of an arc along a non-zero arc angle;
matching a reference position on the plate to a reference position on the golf ball;
transferring the ink from the printing plate to a pad;
transferring the ink from the pad to the golf ball such that the golf ball includes the stamp,
and wherein, in a plan view as viewed in a direction toward the reference position of the golf ball, a centerline of each of the plurality of linear markings lies entirely within a respective marking plane that is not a centerline plane of the golf ball, and wherein side edges of each of the plurality of linear markings marking are parallel with the respective marking plane.