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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventors:
Paul A. Furze, Tiverton, RI (US);
Michael J. Toupin, Fall River, MA (US);
Glenn Grenier, North Dartmouth, MA (US);
Richard Daprato, Acushnet, MA (US);
Steve Tobin, Rochester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 47/00 (2006.01); A63B 69/40 (2006.01); A63B 69/36 (2006.01); A63B 71/02 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 47/008 (2013.01); A63B 69/40 (2013.01); A63B 69/409 (2013.01); A63B 69/3623 (2013.01); A63B 69/3632 (2013.01); A63B 71/023 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0694 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to lightweight, portable robot for analyzing golf balls for short game performance attributes. The preferred robot is specifically designed to be lightweight and portable and to be able to hit a golf ball off of the ground or a mat that simulates the ground such that realistic short game performance can be evaluated.