Patents by Inventor Brent D. Emerson

Brent D. Emerson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6896628
    Abstract: The golf ball comprises all known cores provided with a cover produced by a polymer blend that combines the durability of a conventional cover with excellent feel and playability. The cover formulation is a blend of various ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymers wherein at least one copolymer has a high modulus and at least one copolymer has a moderate modulus forming a miscible blend having a blend that maximizes durability while still maintaining feel and playability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Dunlop Sports
    Inventors: Brent D. Emerson, George R. Wallace, Ronald L. Grey
  • Patent number: 6811498
    Abstract: A two piece golf ball has a core compression in the range of 75 PGA to 89 PGA, a core diameter in the range of about 1.535 inches to 1.545 inches, a cover hardness in the range of 42 to 60 Shore D, and a dimple pattern based on the geometry of a icosahedron. An uninterrupted equatorial great circle path, corresponding to a mold parting line, is provided in the design for forming a cover of the golf ball in two parts. A ball having such characteristics exhibits superior distance performance without compromising shot-making feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Dunlop Maxfli Sports
    Inventors: Brent D. Emerson, George R. Wallace, Matthew B. Stanczak, Sanjay Kuttappa
  • Patent number: 6572494
    Abstract: The golf ball comprises all known cores provided with a cover produced by a polymer blend that combines the durability of a conventional cover with the feel of a traditional balata cover having a plurality of dimples in a modified dodecahedron pattern. The dodecahedron consists of twelve pentagons, which are subdivided into a total of sixty triangles. The triangles are then further subdivided into rows into which various diameter dimples are placed. The dimple pattern can be arranged to produce a pattern of ten great circles, which are free of dimples. The cover formulation is a blend of various ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymers wherein at least one copolymer has a high modulus and at least one copolymer has a moderate modulus forming a miscible blend having a PDI index that maximizes durability while still maintaining feel and playability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Dunlop Slazenger Manufacturing
    Inventors: Brent D. Emerson, George R. Wallace, Matthew B. Stanczak, Sanjay Kuttappa
  • Publication number: 20020049098
    Abstract: The golf ball comprises all known cores provided with a cover produced by a polymer blend that combines the durability of a conventional cover with excellent feel and playability. The cover formulation is a blend of various ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymers wherein at least one copolymer has a high modulus and at least one copolymer has a moderate modulus forming a miscible blend having a blend that maximizes durability while still maintaining feel and playability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Brent D. Emerson, George R. Wallace, Ronald L. Grey
  • Publication number: 20020016229
    Abstract: A two piece golf ball has a core compression in the range of 75 PGA to 89 PGA, a core diameter in the range of about 1.535 inches to 1.545 inches, a cover hardness in the range of 42 to 60 Shore D, and a dimple pattern based on the geometry of a icosahedron. An uninterrupted equatorial great circle path, corresponding to a mold parting line, is provided in the design for forming a cover of the golf ball in two parts. A ball having such characteristics exhibits superior distance performance without compromising shot-making feel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Brent D. Emerson, George R. Wallace, Matthew B. Stanczak, Sanjay Kuttappa
  • Publication number: 20020016228
    Abstract: A golf ball with a conventional core covered with a polymer blend of at least two copolymers. The first blend polymer having a melt index of about 2 to 10 grams/10 min, a flexural modulus of 60,000 to 80,000 PSI, a shore D hardness of about 60 to 70; and the second blend copolymer having a melt index of about 0.2 to 2 grams/10 minutes, a flexural modulus of 2,000 to 8,000 PSI. The cover has dimples arranged in a pattern according to a dodecahedron, which is also arranged to coincide with pentagons, triangles and rows. In one embodiment the cover has 360 dimples of three different diameters and that optionally have a dual radius. Optionally the dimples are arranged to provide ten great circles free of dimples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Brent D. Emerson, George R. Wallace, Matthew B. Stanczak, Sanjay Kuttappa
  • Publication number: 20020016227
    Abstract: The golf ball comprises all known cores provided with a cover produced by a polymer blend that combines the durability of a conventional cover with the feel of a traditional balata cover having a plurality of dimples in a modified dodecahedron pattern. The dodecahedron consists of twelve pentagons, which are subdivided into a total of sixty triangles. The triangles are then further subdivided into rows into which various diameter dimples are placed. The dimple pattern can be arranged to produce a pattern of ten great circles, which are free of dimples. The cover formulation is a blend of various ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymers wherein at least one copolymer has a high modulus and at least one copolymer has a moderate modulus forming a miscible blend having a PDI index that maximizes durability while still maintaining feel and playability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Brent D. Emerson, George R. Wallace, Matthew B. Stanczak, Sanjay Kuttappa