US Patent Issued to Acushnet on Aug. 12 for "Golf balls having unique effect pigments in one or more layers" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,799, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).

"Golf balls having unique effect pigments in one or more layers" was invented by Robert Blink (Fairhaven, Mass.) and Manjari Kuntimaddi (Fairhaven, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf ball includes a composition producing a unique visible effect to enhance a performance parameter of the golf ball. The golf ball includes a color-shifting cover surrounding a core. The color-shifting cover includes a cover material mixed with a colorant. The cover material includes at least one of a thermoset polyurethane, cast urethane, or ionomer material. The colorant in...