ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,555, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Golf ball having mark" was invented by Takahiro Sajima (Hyogo, Japan) and Hidetaka Inoue (Hyogo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf ball includes an assist mark 10 and a guide mark. The assist mark is straight in plan. The guide mark is distorted in plan. The guide mark is in the shape of an arrow as a whole. The guide mark looks straight to a player swinging a golf club. The player moves the head of the golf club along the direction of the guide mark."
The patent was filed on June 13, 2022, under Application No. 17/838,391.
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