US 7,320,650 B2
Golf ball
Kevin J. Shannon, Springfield, Mass. (US); Thomas A. Veilleux, Charlton, Mass. (US); Vincent J. Simonds, Brimfield, Mass. (US); Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Wilbraham, Mass. (US); David M. Melanson, Northampton, Mass. (US); and Michael J. Tzivanis, Chicopee, Mass. (US)
Assigned to Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, Calif. (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/558,987.
Application 10/907037 is a division of application No. 10/305482, filed on Nov. 27, 2002, granted, now 6,872,154.
Application 11/558987 is a continuation of application No. 10/907037, filed on Mar. 17, 2005, granted, now 7,134,974.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/422423, filed on Oct. 30, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/356400, filed on Feb. 11, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/337123, filed on Dec. 04, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2007/0087865 A1, Apr. 19, 2007
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 37/12 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 473—383 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf ball comprising:
a core; and
a cover layer disposed on the core, said cover layer having an outer surface and defining a plurality of dimples along the outer surface of the cover layer;
wherein at least one of said dimples extends through the cover layer and includes a first region defined by a first radius and having a first span and a second region defined by a second radius and having a second span;
wherein the second radius is less than the first radius;
wherein one of the first region and the second region is filled with a material different in color than the material forming the cover.