Patent ID: 11865409
Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A golf ball comprising a core and a cover, wherein the core is formed from a polymer composition comprising delignified natural wood, wherein:
the polymer composition is selected from polybutadiene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, and blends thereof;
the delignified natural wood is selected from basswoods, oaks, poplars, ashes, alders, aspens, balsa woods, beeches, birches, cherries, butternuts, chestnuts, cocobolos, elms, hickories, maples, oaks, padauks, plums, walnuts, willows, yellow poplars, bald cypresses, cedars, cypresses, firs, hemlocks, larches, pines, redwoods, spruces, tamaracks, junipers, yews, bamboo, and combinations thereof; and
the delignified natural wood has a lignin content of less than 20 wt % and a hemicellulose content of 15 wt % or less.