ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,595, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to BRIDGESTONE SPORTS Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Golf ball" was invented by Hirotaka Shinohara (Saitamaken, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a golf ball in which at least one intermediate layer is formed between a core and a cover, wherein an L value (brightness) of the core is not more than 85 in a Lab display based on JIS Z 8722, an L value (brightness) of a sphere (intermediate layer-encased sphere) obtained by encasing the core with the intermediate layer is at least 75 in the Lab display based on JIS Z 8722, a total light transmittance of the intermediate layer at a...