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Golf ball

CA 1256231 A · Owner: Callaway Golf Company · Inventors: Melvin, Terence; Nesbitt, Dennis R.

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The disclosure relates to golf balls and more particularly to golf ball cover compositions. The disclosure is concerned primarily with composition and method for the enhancement of the color of a golf ball cover by the use of an optical brightener in conjunction with a pigmented golf ball cover composition. This invention is concerned with the enhancement of the color of white golf ball covers. When used in conjunction with a white pigmentation system the optical, brighteners in question enhance the color in the blue spectrum range in order to give the cover a relative whiter appearance.

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  • Granted June 20, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 20, 2006.
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FiledDecember 12, 1983
GrantedJune 20, 1989
Term endedJune 20, 2006
Patent numberCA 1256231 A
Classification (IPC)A63B37/12

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19841987199019931996199920022005Application filedDec 12, 1983Patent grantedJune 20, 1989Term endedJune 20, 2006

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