ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,938, issued on April 8, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Golf balls having reduced driver spin" was invented by Douglas E. Jones (Dartmouth, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multi-layer golf ball cores having positive hardness and compression gradients and golf balls including these cores are disclosed. The hardness, compression, and diameter relationships in the core assemblage components help to reduce the spin rate of the ball off the driver while still providing desirable performance characteristics in and around the green."
The patent was filed on Feb. 3, 2023, under Application No. 18/105,267.
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