Golf ball with tag, and detecting system
AssigneeTee To Green Inc.
InventorPhilip L. Little
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Abstract
Golf balls have a passive tag at selected capacitance inserted within their interior, to enable detection of the presence of the tag, and of the ball, using an electronic detecting system. The tags are passive, being energized into emitting a signal by the presence of a detector field of predetermined characteristics such that the tag generates a responsive signal, which can be detected by an adjacent detector circuit, to signal the presence of a tagged ball. One field of use is for driving ranges, where the unauthorized removal of range balls constitutes an unacceptable loss for the proprietors of the establishment. The system also lends itself to finding lost balls, using a hand-portable detector, and to use with other types of game ball.
Claims13
A golf ball having an inner portion, a passive, filed-responsive electronic signalling tag including at least one capacitor positioned within the ball and having a predetermined response frequency, to generate a signal output of predetermined frequency range in response to the presence of an electromagnetic field having predetermined frequency and field strength characteristics;
- and an outer cover in sealing relation with said inner portion and said passive tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.