Golf ball compositions formed from single site catalyzed polymers
First Claim
1. A golf ball comprising a cover having a thickness of at least about 0.03 inch and at least about 60 percent dimple coverage, a core having a PGA compression of at least about 40, and, optionally, a mantle situated between the cover and the core, wherein at least one of the cover, the core, and the mantle comprises at least one layer formed of a single-site catalyzed polymer blend comprising from about 1 to about 100 phr of at least one non-metallocene single-site catalyzed polymer having a hardness of at least about 15 Shore A, a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, a specific gravity of at least about 0.7, a dynamic shear storage modulus at 23°
- C. of at least about 104 dynes/Cm2, and a loss tangent of no more than about 1, and from about 99 to 0 phr of at least one ionomer, non-ionomeric polymer, thermoset polymer, thermoplastic, or non-single-site catalyzed polymer, having a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, wherein the golf ball has a PGA compression of at least about 50.
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Abstract
Golf ball compositions, which contain olefinic polymers produced by use of single-site catalysts. Such polymers can be functionalized with a post-polymerization reaction. The single-site catalyzed polymers may be blended with ionomers, other grafted or non-grafted single-site catalyzed polymers, thermoplastics, non-single-site polymers, or other non-ionomeric polymers. The compositions can be foamed or unfoamed. Golf balls that employ at least one layer of these compositions in any of the golf ball cover, core, or a mantle situated between the cover and the core provide ball properties and performance similar to and in some cases better than the state of the art ionomer based golf balls.
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68 Claims
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1. A golf ball comprising a cover having a thickness of at least about 0.03 inch and at least about 60 percent dimple coverage, a core having a PGA compression of at least about 40, and, optionally, a mantle situated between the cover and the core, wherein at least one of the cover, the core, and the mantle comprises at least one layer formed of a single-site catalyzed polymer blend comprising from about 1 to about 100 phr of at least one non-metallocene single-site catalyzed polymer having a hardness of at least about 15 Shore A, a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, a specific gravity of at least about 0.7, a dynamic shear storage modulus at 23°
- C. of at least about 104 dynes/Cm2, and a loss tangent of no more than about 1, and from about 99 to 0 phr of at least one ionomer, non-ionomeric polymer, thermoset polymer, thermoplastic, or non-single-site catalyzed polymer, having a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, wherein the golf ball has a PGA compression of at least about 50.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A golf ball having at least one layer, wherein said layer comprises at least one non-metallocene single-site catalyzed polymer having a hardness of at least about 15 Shore A, a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, a specific gravity of at least about 0.7, a dynamic shear storage modulus at 23°
- C. of at least about 104 dynes/cm2, and a loss tangent of no more than about 1.
- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A golf ball comprising a cover, a core, and a mantle situated between the cover and the core, wherein at least one of the cover, the core, and the mantle comprises at least one layer formed of a single-site catalyzed polymer blend comprising from about 1 to about 100 phr of at least one non-metallocene single-site catalyzed polymer having a hardness of at least about 15 Shore A, a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, and a specific gravity of at least about 0.7, a dynamic shear storage modulus at 23°
- C. of at least about 104 dynes/cm2, a loss tangent of no more than about 1, and from about 99 to 0 phr of at least one ionomer having a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi.
- View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A golf ball comprising a cover having a thickness of at least about 0.03 inch and at least about 60 percent dimple coverage, a core having a PGA compression of at least about 40, and, optionally, a mantle situated between the cover and the core, wherein at least one of the cover, the core, and the mantle comprises at least one layer, the layer formed of a single-site catalyzed polymer blend, comprising from about 1 to about 100 phr of at least one single-site catalyzed polymer that has been functionalized by grafting an ethylenically unsaturated monomer thereon using a post-polymerization reaction and that has a hardness of at least about 15 Shore A, a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, a specific gravity of at least about 0.7, a dynamic shear storage modulus at 23°
- C. of at least about 104 dynes/cm2, and a loss tangent of no more than about 1, and from about 99 to 0 phr of at least one ionomer, non-ionomeric polymer, thermoset polymer, thermoplastic, or non-single-site catalyzed polymer, having a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, wherein the golf ball has a PGA compression of at least about 50.
- View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
- 43. A golf ball having at least one layer, wherein said layer comprises at least one single-site catalyzed polymer that has been functionalized by grafting an ethylenically unsaturated monomer thereon using a post-polymerization reaction having a hardness of at least about 15 Shore A, a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, a specific gravity of at least about 0.7, a dynamic shear storage modulus at 23 C. of at least about 104 dynes/cm2, and a loss tangent of no more than about 1.
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59. A golf ball comprising a cover, a core, and a mantle situated between the cover and the core, wherein at least one of the cover, the core, and the mantle comprises at least one layer formed of a single-site catalyzed polymer blend comprising from about 1 to about 100 phr of at least one single-site catalyzed polymer having a hardness of at least about 15 Shore A, a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, and a specific gravity of at least about 0.7, a dynamic shear storage modulus at 23°
- C. of at least about 104 dynes/cm2, a loss tangent of no more than about 1, and from about 99 to 0 phr of at least one ionomer having a flexural modulus of at least about 500 psi, wherein the one single-site catalyzed polymer has been functionalized by grafting an ethylenically unsaturated monomer onto the single-site catalyzed polymer using a post-polymerization reaction.
- View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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