Patent ID: 11857847
Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method for printing a marking on a golf ball, comprising:
arranging a golf ball relative to a first printing pad for printing at a first site on a surface of the golf ball;
printing a first stamp on the first site with the first printing pad, wherein the first stamp comprises a main printed area and a transition printed area;
arranging the golf ball relative to a second printing pad for printing at a second site on the surface of the golf ball; and
printing a second stamp on the second site with the second printing pad, wherein the second stamp comprises a main printed area and a transition printed area,
wherein the first stamp and the second stamp are printed on the surface of the golf ball such that the transition printed area of the first stamp overlaps the transition printed area of the second stamp to create an overlap printed area between the main printed area of the first stamp and the main printed area of the second stamp, and
wherein an ink density of the main printed area of the first stamp, an ink density of the main printed area of the second stamp, and an ink density of the overlap printed area are approximately the same after both the first stamp and the second stamp are printed on the surface of the golf ball.