Golf ball having transparent texture and patterns

TWM688608UActive Publication Date: 2026-10-11FOREMOST GOLF MFG
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Patent Information

Application Number
TW115206950
Authority / Receiving Office
TW · TW
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2026-07-23
Publication Date
2026-10-11
Estimated Expiration
2036-07-22

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Abstract

This invention discloses a golf ball with a transparent texture and patterned appearance, comprising: a sphere, a transparent shell, and a patterned layer. The transparent shell covers the sphere. The patterned layer is formed between the sphere and the transparent shell. The transparent shell has a total light transmittance of greater than 90% and a yellowness index of less than 5.0, allowing the patterned layer to be seen through.
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Claims

1. A golf ball with a transparent texture and patterned appearance, comprising: a sphere; A transparent spherical shell covers the outside of the sphere; A patterned layer is formed between the sphere and the transparent shell; wherein the transparent shell has a total light transmittance of more than 90% and a yellowness index of less than 5.0, so that the patterned layer can be seen through.

2. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 1, wherein, The transparent spherical shell has a gloss level of not less than 90 GU at 60°.

3. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 1, wherein, The transparent spherical shell is made of ethylene-methacrylate-based resin or polyurethane.

4. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 1, wherein, The transparent spherical shell is made of a colored powder, and the transparent spherical shell contains a dotted pattern formed by the colored powder.

5. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 4, wherein, Based on 100 wt% of the material of the transparent spherical shell, the content of the pigment is 0.1 wt% to 10 wt%.

6. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 4, wherein, The color of this pigment is different from the color contained in the pattern layer.

7. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 1, wherein, The pattern layer is a color coating.

8. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 7, wherein, The color coating is a gradient color coating containing at least two colors.

9. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 1, wherein, The pattern layer is a pearlescent coating, and the pearlescent coating contains a dyeing pigment, an interference pigment, a metallic effect pigment, a holographic effect pigment, an iridescent pigment, a luminescent pigment, or any combination thereof.

10. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 1, wherein, The sphere has a central ring surface surrounding the center of the sphere; the pattern layer has a radar-detectable pattern formed on the central ring surface, and includes multiple reflective patterns evenly spaced at a predetermined arc length.

11. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 1, wherein, The sphere has a top surface, a bottom surface, and an intermediate annular surface located between the top surface and the bottom surface; the pattern layer includes two ink patterns, which are formed on the top surface and the bottom surface respectively.

12. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 11, wherein, Each ink pattern includes a central pattern and an outer ring pattern surrounding the central pattern.

13. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 1, wherein, The transparent spherical shell has a marking pattern formed on it.

14. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 1, wherein, The sphere has a multi-layered structure.

15. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 14, wherein, The sphere includes a center and at least one inner covering layer surrounding the center.

16. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 15, wherein, The inner covering layer includes an intermediate layer covering the outside of the sphere's core and an adhesive layer covering the intermediate layer.

17. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 16, wherein, The core of the ball is a rubber core, and the material of the intermediate layer is an ionomer resin.

18. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 17, wherein, The ionomer resin is an ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer neutralized by metal ions, wherein 10% to 70% of the carboxylic acid groups in the ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer are neutralized by the metal ions.

19. A golf ball with a transparent texture and appearance pattern as described in claim 18, wherein, The metal ion is selected from sodium ions, lithium ions, zinc ions, or magnesium ions.