Apparatus for charging luminescent golf balls and automatically disbursing

An apparatus for light charging a plurality of luminescent balls to cause said balls to emit light, comprising:

• a hopper section for receiving and storing a plurality of luminescent balls, a luminescent ball transport and light charging section, and a base section, with each section light proofed to prevent light leakage;
• the luminescent ball transport and light charging section further comprises a transport assembly integrated with a light charging assembly, with the transport assembly configured to receive and transport at least one luminescent ball from the hopper into and through the light charging assembly, which comprises at least one light panel interposed between at least one light source and the at least one luminescent ball;
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• the base section comprises at least one signal input device to control an ejection exit point to cause at least one luminescent ball to exit the light charging assembly
• wherein the transport assembly further comprises a first pair of rotating plates and a second pair of fixed plates, with one each of the first pair of rotating plates and the second pair of fixed plates positioned adjacent to each other, and as the first pair of rotating plates rotate, portals in each adjacent plate align to move the at least one luminescent object between adjacent plates to move into and out of the light charging assembly.

A device for charging a luminescent ball, comprising:

• a receiving and storing section for a luminescent ball, a transport and light charging section, and an ejection section;
• the transport and light charging section comprising a transport assembly integrated with a light charging assembly, with the transport assembly configured to receive and transport the luminescent ball from the receiving and storing section into and through the light charging assembly, which comprises a light source, and into the ejection section, and wherein the transport assembly further comprises a first pair of rotating plates and a second pair of fixed plates, with one each of the first pair of rotating plates and the second pair of fixed plates positioned adjacent to each other, and as the first pair of rotating plates rotate, portals in each adjacent plate align to move the at least one luminescent object between adjacent plates to move into and out of the light charging assembly;
• the luminescent ball once light charged ejected from the ejection section;
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• the luminescent ball transport and light charging section and ejection section controlled using a microcontroller and sensor electric circuit to implement at least one of the following modes of operation—
• a. automatic whereby the device ejects luminescent balls at preset time intervals;
• b. automatic whereby the device ejects a set number of luminescent balls at a single time and/or over a set time period;
• c. semi-automatic whereby the device ejects a set number of luminescent balls in response to a sensor input;
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• d. semi-automatic whereby the device ejects one luminescent ball at a single time and/or over a set time period in response to a sensor input.