US Patent Issued to Acushnet on Dec. 2 for "Golf ball including protrusions on intermediate layer" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,318, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).

"Golf ball including protrusions on intermediate layer" was invented by Michael R. Madson (Easton, Mass.), Courtney N. Engle (Fall River, Mass.) and Michael Michalewich (Norton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf ball is disclosed herein that includes an intermediate layer having protrusions. Among other advantages, the geometry and profile of the protrusions are optimized to provide increased stiffness on shots with higher club head speeds, while maintaining the volume of the softer cover material in order to maintain sufficient spin on wedge shots. The ...