| US 7,588,505 B2 | ||
| Golf ball surface textures | ||
| Edmund A. Hebert, Fairhaven, Mass. (US); and Nicholas M. Nardacci, Bristol, R.I. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 03, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/25,952. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0148591 A1, Jul. 06, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63B 37/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 473—378 | 20 Claims |
| 13. A method for generating a textured surface for a golf ball, comprising:
generating a plurality of guide patterns, wherein the plurality of guide patterns comprises more than about 10 guide patterns;
mapping the plurality of guide patterns to at least a portion of the surface of the golf ball;
generating a plurality of shaped profiles; and
determining a textured surface for the golf ball based on sweeping at least one of the plurality of shaped profiles along
the plurality of guide patterns.
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