ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,412, issued on July 29, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).

"Golf ball coatings formed from hydroxyurethane compositions" was invented by Michael Michalewich (Norton, Mass.) and Manjari Kuntimaddi (Raynham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coating compositions including hydroxyurethane linkages, coating layers formed from such coating compositions, and golf balls including such coating layers."

The patent was filed on June 10, 2024, under Application No. 18/738,680.

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