Method and system for locating a lost golf ball
AssigneeBlue Marlin LLC
InventorsPeter Zanzucchi, Jonathan Bernstein
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Abstract
An object is applied to a golf ball after the golf ball is manufactured for the purpose of allowing the golf ball to be easily located if lost during play in a round of golf. The object is applied to the golf ball without adversely affecting the aerodynamic properties of the golf ball. The object can be applied using Pin Printing technology to at least one dimple of a golf ball. The object applied can be detected by a hand-held device operable to detect one or more properties of the object.
Claims13
A method of detecting the location of an golf ball, the method comprising:
- receiving a golf ball;
- locating an area on the golf ball;
- transferring an object to the area on the golf ball;
- detecting a property of the object transferred to the golf ball.
An apparatus for determining detecting the location of an golf ball comprising:
- a processor operable to execute computer program instructions;
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- a memory operable to store computer program instructions executable by the processor, for performing the steps of:
- receiving a golf ball;
- locating an area on the golf ball;
- transferring an object to the area on the golf ball;
- detecting a property of the object transferred to the golf ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.