Patent ID: 8674023
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf ball, comprising: a core comprising a center; an outer cover layer; and optionally one or more intermediate layers, wherein at least one or more of the core, outer cover layer, or one or more intermediate layers if present, comprises a single ionomer, the ionomer being a styrene maleic anhydride ionomer formed by hydrolysis and neutralization of a styrene maleic anhydride copolymer having the general formula where n is greater than 10, and m is greater than 2, and wherein a neutralizing agent comprises a basic metal ion salt having a cation selected from the group consisting of Li + , Na + , K + , Zn 2+ , Ca 2+ , Co 2+ , Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ , Pb 2+ , and Mg 2+ and any and all combination thereof; and an anionic group selected from the group consisting of formates, acetates, nitrates, sulfates, chlorides, carbonates, hydrogen carbonates, oxides, hydroxides, and alkoxides and any and all combinations thereof.