Printing – Special article machines
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-08
2005-03-08
Evanisko, Leslie J. (Department: 2854)
Printing
Special article machines
C101SDIG029, C073S065020, C434S252000, C473S353000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06862984
ABSTRACT:
A method and device for marking golf balls that allows for the placement of a putting directional indicator (PDI) along the dynamic axis of a ball. While golfers could use the device to mark individual balls after they have been purchased (i.e. after they already have marks on them from the manufacturer), in preferred embodiments, the PDI is applied at the manufacturing stage and/or before the ball has other markings placed upon it. While the PDI could simply consist of one or more lines, in a preferred embodiment, the putting directional indicator may serve as an identifying mark for a manufacturer, distributor or consumer and may be designed to incorporate letters, words, symbols, short sentences, names, initials, numbers, images and photographs.
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Evanisko Leslie J.
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