I Couldn’t Make This Up… Patent Issues for Golf Ball Lubricant!
Last week a patent issued that just make me scratch my head and mumble… “A what? A golf ball lubricant… not sure that I like the sounds of that.”
The patent is USPN 7250009, fittingly titled “Golf Ball Lubricant.” The patent describes the invention as:
A coating composition for a golf ball is comprised of a slippery, transparent or white, non-sticky lubricant film, and a method for applying same to a golf ball comprises the steps of applying the lubricant to an external surface of the golf ball prior to striking the ball with a golf club, and applying the coating uniformly to the external surface of the golf ball and to a sufficient degree as to reduce the friction between said external surface and the atmosphere or ground when propelled through the atmosphere or along the ground, respectively.
The amazing thing is that this is the inventor’s second patent on a golf ball lubricant! The first patent is USPN 6761645. Think he has sold enough to recoup the patent fees? I doubt it.
Dave Dawsey – The Golf Lawyer