US Patent Issued to Acushnet on Oct. 6 for "Golf ball including hybrid core formed via three-dimensional printing" (Rhode Island, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,161, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).

"Golf ball including hybrid core formed via three-dimensional printing" was invented by Douglas E. Jones (Dartmouth, Mass.) and Edward Costa (East Providence, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf ball is disclosed herein that includes a core comprised of two distinct layers. A first core layer is formed from three-dimensional printing and has a non-spherical profile. A second core layer is formed from traditional core layer formation techniques around the first core layer. The first core layer can have a profile that is comprised of a central hub, which can ...