ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,148, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Functionalized aluminosilicate microspheres for golf ball applications" was invented by Hong G. Jeon (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf ball core, mantle, and/or cover layer(s) of golf ball having a composition comprising functionalized aluminosilicate particles having a particle size of less than 50 micro metre is disclosed herein. The aluminosilicate microspheres with an average diameter less than 50 micro metre are functionalized with, but not limited to, polysulfide, vinyl, amino, epoxy, hydroxyl, carboxyl, methacrylo...