Patents by Inventor Herbert C. Boehm

Herbert C. Boehm 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: 9199129
    Abstract: A method of making a ball, comprising: forming an inner core having a diameter of about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm, Michael McNamara, Diomar Correia, Donald A. Serino
  • Patent number: 8840494
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Patent number: 8784237
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The surface hardness of the outer core layer is greater than the material hardness of the inner cover layer, and is preferably 75 Shore C or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Patent number: 8591355
    Abstract: A golf ball having an improved dimple pattern is disclosed. The dimples may have a regular or irregular polygonal perimeter, an undimpled land surface and a depression therein. The perimeter may alternatively comprise a number of linear sides and at least one curved side. At least a portion of the bottom of the depression is convex such that its curvature is substantially identical to the curvature of the land surface making the depth of that portion constant along its surface relative to the land surface. The depression may further comprise a sub-depression. Alternatively, the depression may further comprise a projection. Additionally, the depression may have a polygonal or circular perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Publication number: 20130281232
    Abstract: A method of making a ball, comprising: forming an inner core having a diameter of about 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm, Michael McNamara, Diomar Correia, Donald A. Serino
  • Patent number: 8444507
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Patent number: 8360902
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Patent number: 8357059
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The surface hardness of the outer core layer is greater than the material hardness of the inner cover layer, and is preferably 75 Shore C or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Publication number: 20120165124
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The surface hardness of the outer core layer is greater than the material hardness of the inner cover layer, and is preferably 75 Shore C or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Publication number: 20120165125
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Publication number: 20120149497
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Patent number: 8137211
    Abstract: A multilayer golf ball including a solid center having a center hardness, a plurality of laminates cut into a plurality of shapes formed around the center to create an inner ball, and a cover formed around the inner ball, wherein the plurality of layers can include at least a first layer having a hardness greater than the center hardness and a second layer having a hardness greater than the first layer hardness, and optionally a third layer disposed between the first and the second layers having a hardness greater than the first layer hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jeffery L. Dalton, Herbert C. Boehm, Christopher Cavallaro
  • Patent number: 8123633
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Patent number: 8123632
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Publication number: 20110291324
    Abstract: The invention comprises a golf ball. The golf ball is formed with a core, at least one intermediate layer, and a cover. The intermediate layer has a non-planar parting line. The molds used to form the intermediate layer have non-planar mating surfaces. The non-planar mating surfaces of the molds mesh, and when the intermediate layer is formed therein, the intermediate layer has a non-planar parting line thereon. If compression molding is used, hemispherical layer blanks may be pre-formed in the shape of the mold halves. To form the intermediate layer, the two blanks are compression molded together. If injection molding is used, a core is placed inside a mold chamber and layer material is injected into the mold chamber to form the intermediate layer about the core. If reaction injection molding is used, two or more reactive precursors are mixed and injected into the mold cavity, and they react to form the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Scott Cooper, Douglas E. Jones, Matthew F. Hogge, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Publication number: 20110136589
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Publication number: 20110130221
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Patent number: 7946932
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a golf ball having a diameter and being comprised of a core and a cover, wherein the core is further comprised of a fluid mass at the center of the ball, and a first, solid, non-wound mantle layer surrounding the fluid mass, wherein the first mantle layer comprises a copolymer or terpolymer of ethylene and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, the acid being neutralized at least 80% by a salt of an organic acid, a cation source, or a suitable base of the organic acid, and wherein the cover comprises polyurethane, polyurea, or a polyurea/polyurethane hybrid. Preferably, the rate of spin decay is at least 10% of an initial spin rate of the golf ball over the entire ball flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd, Edmund A. Hebert, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Publication number: 20110111887
    Abstract: A golf ball having an improved dimple pattern is disclosed. The dimples may have a regular or irregular polygonal perimeter, an undimpled land surface and a depression therein. The perimeter may alternatively comprise a number of linear sides and at least one curved side. At least a portion of the bottom of the depression is convex such that its curvature is substantially identical to the curvature of the land surface making the depth of that portion constant along its surface relative to the land surface. The depression may further comprise a sub-depression. Alternatively, the depression may further comprise a projection. Additionally, the depression may have a polygonal or circular perimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, William E. Morgan, Herbert C. Boehm
  • Patent number: 7935288
    Abstract: A method for making a multilayer golf ball including a solid center having a center hardness, a plurality of laminates cut into a plurality of shapes formed around the center to create an inner ball, and a cover formed around the inner ball, wherein the plurality of layers can include at least a first layer having a hardness greater than the center hardness and a second layer having a hardness greater than the first layer hardness, and optionally a third layer disposed between the first and the second layers having a hardness greater than the first layer hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: William Brum, Jeffrey L. Dalton, Herbert C. Boehm, Christopher Cavallaro