Patent ID: 9333393
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A63B,B29C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a golf ball that can be customized for a desired play characteristic, comprising heating a curable rubber golf ball core to partially cure at least a portion of the golf ball core; rapidly cooling the golf ball core before the golf ball core finishes curing, wherein a portion of the golf ball core is left uncured, and wherein rapidly cooling the golf ball core includes quenching the golf ball core in an ice bath, water bath, cryogenic fluid, or dry ice/alcohol bath; and incorporating the golf ball core into a finished golf ball by applying at least one cover layer, wherein the uncured portion of the golf ball core remains uncured after the golf ball core is incorporated into the finished golf ball; and determining a time and temperature of further curing the golf ball core to provide the desired play characteristic.