US Patent Issued to Acushnet on Aug. 26 for "Golf ball with increased core hardness gradient and reduced spin" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,202, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).

"Golf ball with increased core hardness gradient and reduced spin" was invented by Erin McDermott (Providence, R.I.) and Manjari Kuntimaddi (Raynham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions including a hardness agent, a water releasing agent, and a complexing agent and golf ball cores made from such compositions having a tailored hardness gradient are disclosed. The type and concentration of the components in the composition affect the hardness, hardness gradient, and compression of cores made from the composition and, thus, can be used to produce a go...