Patents Assigned to American Ball Manufacturing, Corp.
  • Patent number: 4886277
    Abstract: A golf ball is provided with evenly and uniformly distributed dimples so that at least four great circle paths on the surface of the golf ball do not intersect any dimples. The spherical surface of the golf ball is divided into fourteen geometric shapes, comprising six spherical squares and eight spherical hexagons. The arrangement of the dimples on the spherical surface is generally defined by the sides of the spherical squares and hexagons. The uniform distribution of dimples and great circle paths is such that the golf ball displays multiple axes of symmetry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignee: American Ball Manufacturing, Corp.
    Inventor: Gary T. Mackey