Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L Dalton

Jeffrey L Dalton 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).

  • Variable moment of inertia golf ball
    Patent number: 8915799
    Abstract: A golf ball having a core that includes an aqueous solution contained by a boundary layer with a solid center suspended in the solution to modify the moment of inertia of the golf ball. The aqueous solution can be thixotropic, or rheopectic, or dilatant, or pseudoplastic in nature and the center formulated to simulate the specific gravity of the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Edmund A. Hebert, Derek A. Ladd, Nicholas M. Nardacci, Jeffrey L. Dalton
  • Multi-layer core golf ball
    Patent number: 8834300
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core consists of a small, hard center enclosed by a soft intermediate core layer and an outer core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan
  • VARIABLE MOMENT OF INERTIA GOLF BALL
    Publication number: 20130090187
    Abstract: A golf ball having a core that includes an aqueous solution contained by a boundary layer with a solid center suspended in the solution to modify the moment of inertia of the golf ball. The aqueous solution can be thixotropic, or rheopectic, or dilatant, or pseudoplastic in nature and the center formulated to simulate the specific gravity of the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Edmund A. Hebert, Derek A. Ladd, Nicholas M. Nardacci, Jeffrey L. Dalton
  • MULTI-LAYER CORE GOLF BALL
    Publication number: 20120295736
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core consists of a small, hard center enclosed by a soft intermediate core layer and an outer core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan
  • Golf balls having a low modulus HNP layer and a high modulus HNP layer
    Patent number: 8308585
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core consists of an inner core layer formed from a high modulus HNP composition and an outer core layer formed from a low modulus HNP composition. The outer core layer has an outer surface hardness less than the outer surface hardness of the inner core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan, Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd
  • Multi-layer core golf ball
    Patent number: 8231482
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core consists of a small, hard center enclosed by a soft intermediate core layer and an outer core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan
  • MULTI-LAYER CORE GOLF BALL
    Publication number: 20110281668
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core consists of a small, hard center enclosed by a soft intermediate core layer and an outer core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan
  • Golf balls having two or more core layers formed from HNP compositions
    Patent number: 8057325
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core consists of an inner core layer formed from a relatively hard HNP composition and an outer core layer formed from a relatively soft HNP composition. The outer core layer has an outer surface hardness less than the outer surface hardness of the inner core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan, Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd
  • GOLF BALLS HAVING A LOW MODULUS HNP LAYER AND A HIGH MODULUS HNP LAYER
    Publication number: 20110250990
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core consists of an inner core layer formed from a high modulus HNP composition and an outer core layer formed from a low modulus HNP composition. The outer core layer has an outer surface hardness less than the outer surface hardness of the inner core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan, Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd
  • Multi-layer core golf ball
    Patent number: 7980965
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core consists of a small, hard center enclosed by a soft intermediate core layer and an outer core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan
  • GOLF BALLS HAVING TWO OR MORE CORE LAYERS FORMED FROM HNP COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20110111886
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core consists of an inner core layer formed from a relatively hard HNP composition and an outer core layer formed from a relatively soft HNP composition. The outer core layer has an outer surface hardness less than the outer surface hardness of the inner core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan, Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd
  • Method of making a golf ball with a multi-layer core
    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
  • Golf balls having a low modulus HNP layer and a high modulus HNP layer
    Patent number: 7935004
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core consists of an inner core layer formed from a high modulus HNP composition and an outer core layer formed from a low modulus HNP composition. The outer core layer has an outer surface hardness less than the outer surface hardness of the inner core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan, Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd
  • Golf balls having two or more core layers formed from HNP compositions
    Patent number: 7871342
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to golf balls consisting of a dual-layer core and a cover. The core consists of an inner core layer formed from a relatively hard HNP composition and an outer core layer formed from a relatively soft HNP composition. The outer core layer has an outer surface hardness less than the outer surface hardness of the inner core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan, Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd
  • Multi-layer core golf ball
    Patent number: 7867107
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core consists of a small, hard center enclosed by a soft intermediate core layer and an outer core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan
  • MULTI-LAYER CORE GOLF BALL
    Publication number: 20100261552
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core consists of a small, hard center enclosed by a soft intermediate core layer and an outer core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan
  • Multi-layer core golf ball
    Patent number: 7753810
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core consists of a small, hard center enclosed by a soft intermediate core layer and an outer core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan
  • Method of Making a Golf Ball with a Multi-Layer Core
    Publication number: 20100016099
    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: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Dalton, Herbert C. Boehm, Christopher Cavallaro
  • MULTI-LAYER CORE GOLF BALL
    Publication number: 20090312122
    Abstract: Golf balls consisting of a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core consists of a small, hard center enclosed by a soft intermediate core layer and an outer core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Dalton, William E. Morgan
  • Method of making a golf ball with a multi-layer core
    Patent number: 7594866
    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: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Dalton, Herbert C. Boehm, Christopher Cavallaro