Adaptive golf ball
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1. A golf ball comprising:
- an inner core;
one or more mantle layers surrounding the inner core; and
an outer cover surrounding the mantle layer(s), wherein the inner core is further comprised of a permanent magnet immersed in a ferrofluid, and the ferrofluid is further comprised of a colloidal suspension of nanometer-sized, single domain, magnetic particles immersed in a carrier liquid.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a smart golf ball comprised of one or more mantle layers juxtaposed between an inner core and outer cover, where the core, the mantle layer(s), and/or the cover are further comprised of a ferrofluid, a magnetorheological fluid, an inverse magnetorheological fluid, and/or a magnetorheological elastomer, in any of its construction. These nano-engineered materials make possible a golf ball with heretofore-unprecedented levels of adaptive play.
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14 Claims
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1. A golf ball comprising:
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an inner core; one or more mantle layers surrounding the inner core; and an outer cover surrounding the mantle layer(s), wherein the inner core is further comprised of a permanent magnet immersed in a ferrofluid, and the ferrofluid is further comprised of a colloidal suspension of nanometer-sized, single domain, magnetic particles immersed in a carrier liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of manufacturing a golf ball, said method comprising:
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providing an inner core, one or more mantle layer(s), and an outer cover, wherein the inner core is further comprised of a permanent magnet immersed in a ferrofluid, and the ferrofluid is further comprised of a colloidal suspension of nanometer-sized, single domain, magnetic particles immersed in a carrier liquid; applying the mantle layer(s) to the inner core under conditions effective to surround the inner core with the mantle layer(s); and applying the outer cover to the mantle layer(s) under conditions effective to surround the mantle layer(s)with the cover, thereby manufacturing a golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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