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Edward Costa — 11 Patents

ACAcushnet: 9 patents #160 of 496Top 35%
Luthers Corners, RI: #4 of 23 inventorsTop 20%
Rhode Island: #538 of 6,211 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #435,149 of 4,157,543Top 15%
11 Patents All Time
Edward Costa has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at Acushnet. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in December 2025. Edward Costa ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list Edward Costa in Luthers Corners, RI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1997 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2024.peak 41997: 1 patents19972022: 1 patents20222023: 1 patents20232024: 4 patents20242025: 4 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–11 of 11 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12496497 Golf ball including metal foam layer Manjari Kuntimaddi, Erin C. McDermott 2025-12-16
12427381 Golf balls with increased shear durability Nelson Araujo 2025-09-30
12268939 Concentricity measurement and classification system and method for golf balls and golf ball components Paul Furze, Brian Comeau, Nicholas M. Nardacci 2025-04-08
12251855 Methods of reducing center shift of golf ball components and improving concentricity Manjari Kuntimaddi, Erin C. McDermott 2025-03-18
12151142 Golf ball alignment aid and method of forming same Dennis Britton, Nelson Araujo 2024-11-26
12134011 Golf ball having an interlocking multi-layered core Nelson Araujo 2024-11-05
11992733 Concentricity measurement and classification system and method for golf balls and golf ball components Paul Furze, Brian Comeau, Nicholas M. Nardacci 2024-05-28
11904509 Method of making dual core golf ball using novel center plate button and resulting improved golf ball Ian Coberly, Felix Egbe, Donald A. Serino 2024-02-20
11602676 Method of making dual core golf ball using novel center plate button and resulting improved golf ball Ian Coberly, Felix Egbe, Donald A. Serino 2023-03-14
11338177 Golf ball and method of making same Erin C. McDermott 2022-05-24
5615524 Masthead and spreader bird roosting guard 1997-04-01