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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10016660 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2017

Limited flight golf ball with embedded rfid chip

Applicant:

Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Inventors:

Vince Simonds, Brimfield, MA (US);

David M. Bartels, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Grady C. Crahan, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Craig Schnell, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Assignee:

Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Michael A. Catania

Sonia Lari

Rebecca Hanovice

Primary Examiner:

Alvin Hunter

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 43/00 (2006.01); A63B 37/12 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); A63B 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 43/18 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); B29L 31/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 43/004 (2013.01); A63B 37/002 (2013.01); A63B 37/009 (2013.01); A63B 37/0018 (2013.01); A63B 37/0019 (2013.01); A63B 37/0031 (2013.01); A63B 37/0033 (2013.01); A63B 37/0061 (2013.01); A63B 37/0064 (2013.01); A63B 37/0065 (2013.01); A63B 37/0067 (2013.01); A63B 37/0074 (2013.01); A63B 45/00 (2013.01); B29C 43/18 (2013.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); B29C 2043/182 (2013.01); B29L 2031/546 (2013.01);
Abstract

A unique method of embedding an RFID chip into the core of a golf ball and using it in the application of a limited flight range ball for use in a range setup that can receive and monitor RFID signals is disclosed herein. The density of the core material is adjusted in relation to the mass of the RFID chip. The golf ball with an embedded RFID chip conforms to a mass limitation of the USGA.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Simonds, Vince. (2018). Limited flight golf ball with embedded rfid chip (U.S. Patent No. 10016660). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10016660

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