A63B 47/008
Devices for measuring or verifying ball characteristics
Official title: {Devices for measuring or verifying ball characteristics}
A63B47/008 (Devices for measuring or verifying ball characteristics) appears on 149 US grants and 112 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 149
- Published applications
- 112
- Assignees
- 58
- Inventors
- 247
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 7 | 11 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and system utilizing imaging analysis for golf balls8 Sep 2026US 12,728,319 B1Callaway Golf Company
- Method and system utilizing imaging analysis for golf balls31 Mar 2026US 12,589,282 B1Callaway Golf Company
- Systems and methods for sorting golf balls having a radar detectable mark6 Jan 2026US 12,515,242 B2Acushnet Company
- Method and system for analyzing durability of golf ball2 Dec 2025US 12,488,487 B1Acushnet Company
- High-speed golf ball handling and management system18 Nov 2025US 12,472,405 B2Acushnet Company
- Golf ball having overlap markings30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216569 A1Acushnet Company
- Devices and methods for applying a substance to a sports ball7 May 2026US 2026/0124644 A1Chalkless, Inc.
- Systems and methods for sorting golf balls having a radar detectable mark30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115765 A1Acushnet Company
- Methods for treatment of surfaces for hydrophobicity characteristics2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091407 A1Chalkless, Inc.
- High-speed golf ball handling and management system12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069930 A1Acushnet Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of matching golfer with golf ball, golf club, or style of play106US 4,063,259 AAcushnet Company · 1977
- Method of matching golfer with golf ball, golf club, or style of play102US 4,375,887 AAcushnet Company · 1983
- Inflatable ball with a digital pressure display76US 5,755,634 A1998
- Putter and golf ball deformity measuring apparatus75US 7,922,596 B2Stanley Andrew Brothers LLC · 2011
- Golfer's aid64US 5,143,371 A1992