Callaway Golf Company

Acushnet Company

Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.

The Top-Flite Golf Company

Bank of America Corporation

Calloway Golf Company

Vincent Simonds

Thomas J Kennedy, Iii

Michael John Tzivanis

David M Melanson

Thomas A Veilleux

Kevin J Shannon

Thomas F Bergin

Mark L Binette

John L Nealon

Jason Finley

R Dennis Nesbitt

Daniel Murphy

Matthew F Hogge

David M Bartels

Vijay Chavan

Michael R Madson

Nicholas M Nardacci

Viktor M Keller

Martin E Gray

Richard K Gendreau

Erich Muhlanger

Thomas J Bergin

Steven Aoyama

Manjari Kuntimaddi

Courtney N Engle

Shane Parnell

Michael McNamara

Richard Daprato

Leonidas Amarant

Jedediah H James

Mark A Cloutier

Michael A Couto

Mark K Binette

Jon Wigby

John D Axe

David Coelho

Kevin Carando

Ken Rebello

Kevin J Simonds

Quansheng Lu

Kenneth Rebello

David C Keaney

Robert J Heaps

A golf ball sorting system has a ball feeder configured to transport a plurality of golf balls. At least some of the golf balls have a conductive marking pattern that is not visible to an observer because the marking pattern is covered by at least one other layer of the golf ball. A detection system receives the golf balls, inspects the golf balls, and outputs a detection result. A sorting system receives the detection result and sorts the plurality of golf balls based on the detection result to separate the plurality of golf balls into at least three groups, including a first category of golf balls that do not have the marking pattern, a second category of golf balls that have a first type of the marking pattern, and a third category of golf balls that have a second type of the marking pattern.

Systems and methods for sorting golf balls having a radar detectable mark

A golf ball has a golf ball subassembly having one or more subassembly layers, the one or more subassembly layers including at least one marked layer. The golf ball also has a cover layer surrounding the golf ball subassembly. The golf ball further has a marking pattern disposed on the at least one marked layer. The marking pattern has a first portion including a first material configured to be detected by a first detector type and a second portion including a second material configured to be detected by a second detector type.

Golf ball having a radar detectable mark

Sighting aids for golf balls that allow a golfer to sight a direction in which to hit or putt a golf ball and a method of producing the same and golf balls having sighting aids that have a certain degree of wrap determined by a sighting equation and surface coverage determine by a surface coverage equation.

Golf balls having sighting aid and methods of making same

Golf ball

Golf balls having one or more marks for improving the detection and tracking thereof by radar systems and methods of applying the marks to the golf balls are provided. The methods of the present disclosure involve applying the radar detectable marks to a layer of the golf ball by pad printing. The methods described herein utilize a plurality of pad printing stations having multi-impact capabilities and reorientation mechanisms to apply the radar detectable marks to the golf ball layer. The use of the multi-impact pad printers combined with the rotational capabilities of the reorientation mechanisms enables precise delivery of the radar detectable marks in a consistent and repeatable manner over the entire surface of the golf ball layer and multi-pole printing within a wide print area on the golf ball layer.

Golf balls having radar detectable marks and methods of making same

A first stamp and a second stamp are printed on the surface of a golf ball such that a transition printed area of the first stamp overlaps a transition printed area of the second stamp to create an overlap printed area between a main printed area of the first stamp and a main printed area of the second stamp. An ink density of the main printed area of the first stamp, an ink density of the main printed area of the second stamp, and an ink density of the overlap printed area are approximately the same after both the first stamp and the second stamp are printed on the surface of the golf ball.

Golf ball having overlap markings

A golf ball sorting system has a ball feeder, a ball mover, a detector, and a sorting system. The ball feeder may be configured to receive a plurality of golf balls. The ball mover may be configured to move each of the plurality of golf balls one at a time at a predetermined minimum speed. The detector may be configured to inspect each of the plurality of golf balls moved by the movement mechanism and output a detection result based on the inspection. The sorting system may be configured to receive the detection result and sort the plurality of golf balls based on the detection result to separate golf balls that include a mark that is not visible to an observer from golf balls that do not include a mark.

System for identifying a golf ball having a radar detectable mark

A golf ball with a core comprising polybutadiene and graphene with an embedded IC is disclosed herein. The golf ball preferably has a single core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an inner core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an outer core comprising polybutadiene and graphene.

Graphene core golf ball with an integrated circuit

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Brimfield, MA, United States of America

Vincent Simonds