ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,590, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Method and apparatus for forming golf ball dual cores" was invented by Vince Simonds (Brimfield, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mold assemblies and methods for compression molding dual cores of golf balls are provided. The mold assemblies and methods for molding dual cores allow for direct and independent temperature control of both the shell forming plate and the mold cavity plate during manufacturing of the dual cores. The shell forming plate and the mold cavity plate are temperature-controlled by independent platens. The ability to precisely control the ...