GOLF BALL INCORPORATING AT LEAST ONE CAST LAYER OF THERMOSET POLYMER MIXTURE HAVING A CENTERING TIME THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF CURE TIME AND IS LOWER THAN THE CENTERING TIME OF THE THERMOSET POLYMER COMPOSITION PORTION OF THE MIXTURE
First Claim
1. A golf ball comprising a subassembly and at least one cast layer formed from a thermoset polymer mixture having a centering time Ct1 and comprising:
- (i) at least one of a polyurethane composition, a polyurea composition, or a polyurethane/polyurea hybrid composition; and
(ii) a treated fumed silica compound in an amount such that centering time Ct1 is independent of the thermoset polymer mixture'"'"'s degree of cure and lower than a centering time Ct2 of the at least one of a polyurethane composition, a polyurea composition, or a polyurethane/polyurea hybrid composition.
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Abstract
Golf ball comprising cast layer of thermoset polymer mixture having centering time Ct1 and comprising: (i) a polyurethane composition, polyurea composition, and/or polyurethane/polyurea hybrid composition; and (ii) a treated fumed silica compound in an amount such that centering time Ct1 is independent of the thermoset polymer mixture'"'"'s degree of cure and lower than a centering time Ct2 of the thermoset polymer composition (which is dependent on its gel window Gw). The treated fumed silica compound may be surface treated with at least one of polydimethylsiloxane, hexamethyldisilazane, and dimethyldichlorosilane. In some embodiments, delta time Δt1 between a dispensing time Dt1 of the thermoset polymer mixture and centering time Ct1 is less than a delta time Δt2 between Ct1 and centering time Ct2. Centering time Ct1 and dispensing time Da may differ by less than 10 seconds or even by 5 seconds or less.
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16 Claims
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1. A golf ball comprising a subassembly and at least one cast layer formed from a thermoset polymer mixture having a centering time Ct1 and comprising:
- (i) at least one of a polyurethane composition, a polyurea composition, or a polyurethane/polyurea hybrid composition; and
(ii) a treated fumed silica compound in an amount such that centering time Ct1 is independent of the thermoset polymer mixture'"'"'s degree of cure and lower than a centering time Ct2 of the at least one of a polyurethane composition, a polyurea composition, or a polyurethane/polyurea hybrid composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- (i) at least one of a polyurethane composition, a polyurea composition, or a polyurethane/polyurea hybrid composition; and
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