ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,869, issued on July 8, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Injection molding method and mold" was invented by Ajay Vora (Foxboro, Mass.) and John M. Thornton (New Bedford, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved injection molding methods and molds, for forming TPU layers, especially thin TPU covers, into golf ball constructions, and having improved number, shape and placement of both the injection gates and the cold slugs within the mold in order to minimize/eliminate damage to dimples strategically positioned close to the parting line of a mold in order to maximize aerodynamic properties of the resulting golf ball...