ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,942, issued on April 21, was assigned to BRIDGESTONE SPORTS Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Method for manufacturing golf ball having markings" was invented by Tasuku Takita (Sekishi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for manufacturing golf balls having markings of excellent definition and durability printed on the surface thereof. The method includes the steps of: (1) applying at least one treatment selected from the group consisting of corona discharge treatment, ultraviolet irradiation treatment, chlorine treatment and primer coating treatment to the surface of a golf ball; (2) forming a sublayer at a place on the trea...