Golf Ball
First Claim
1. A golf ball having an indicia on its dimpled surface, the golf ball produced by the method comprising:
- providing an ink composition adapted for ink jet printing the ink composition comprising aluminum trihydroxide in an amount ranging from 10 to 50 weight percent of the total weight of the ink composition and an aliphatic urethane triacrylate;
applying the ink composition in the form of the indicia on a transfer medium using an ink jet printer; and
transferring the indicia from the transfer medium to the dimpled surface of the golf ball, the indicia on the dimpled surface of the golf ball having a thickness of less than 100 microns.
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Abstract
A golf ball having an indicia produced by ink jet printing is disclosed. An ink composition containing a coloring agent and a resin is dispensed on a transfer medium, using an ink jet printer, to form an indicia. The indicia is transferred from the transfer medium to the dimpled surface of a golf ball. In another form of the invention, an indicia is applied directly to a golf ball, without a transfer medium. In this method, an indicia receiving layer is applied on at least a portion of the golf ball surface, then the indicia is printed directly on the indicia receiving layer using an ink jet printer. The indicia on the golf ball has an impact resistance suitable for use in competitive play.
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18 Claims
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1. A golf ball having an indicia on its dimpled surface, the golf ball produced by the method comprising:
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providing an ink composition adapted for ink jet printing the ink composition comprising aluminum trihydroxide in an amount ranging from 10 to 50 weight percent of the total weight of the ink composition and an aliphatic urethane triacrylate; applying the ink composition in the form of the indicia on a transfer medium using an ink jet printer; and transferring the indicia from the transfer medium to the dimpled surface of the golf ball, the indicia on the dimpled surface of the golf ball having a thickness of less than 100 microns. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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