Golf ball dimple pattern with overlapping dimples

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2005-11-29

2005-11-29

Gorden, Raeann (Department: 3711)

Games using tangible projectile

Golf

Ball

Reexamination Certificate

active

06969327

ABSTRACT:
A golf ball product, or other non-streamlined body, having a dimple pattern in which at least some of the dimples overlap at least one adjacent dimple is disclosed. A new parameter called Overlap Saturation (OS) is disclosed. OS is the ratio of the number of overlap instances on a ball to the maximum possible number for an ideal hypothetical ball with the same number of dimples. Overlap instances are tallied by summing the number of overlapping neighbor dimples for every dimple. Golf ball products employing the disclosed dimple patterns have an increase in total yardage compared to an equivalent product without overlapping dimples.

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