Patent ID: 7115050
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: A63B,C09D

Abstract:
1. A golf ball, wherein the golf ball has an outer surface covered by a scratch-resistant coating comprising: at least one polysiloxane having at least one functional group, at least one reactant having a functional group that is reactive to the at least one functional group of the at least one polysiloxane, and a plurality of particles selected from the group consisting of inorganic, organic and composite particles, wherein the coating shows an improvement in scratch resistance, and the at least one polysiloxane is represented by one of the following formulas: where each R each R each R each R m ranges from 1 to 75; m′ ranges from 0 to 75; n′ ranges from 0 to 75; and n ranges from 0 to 75; and wherein the at least one polysiloxane has a functional group equivalent weight of from 50 mg to 1,000 mg per gram of the at least one polysiloxane.