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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:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
Raymond M. O'Connor, Danville, CA (US);
Jason Killpack, Portland, OR (US);
Kyle Snow, Westerville, OH (US);
Justin Tuente, Columbus, OH (US);
Chris McKee, Newark, OH (US);
Assignee:
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); A63B 69/36 (2006.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5009 (2013.01); A63B 69/3608 (2013.01); A63B 69/3685 (2013.01); A63B 71/0619 (2013.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); A63B 2071/0658 (2013.01); A63B 2220/18 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided that determines and simulates the proper putting stroke using at least aiming direction and speed for successfully making a particular putt based on particular putting green characteristics and the location of the golf hole on the putting green, and which is interactive with the user thereby providing an enhanced playing experience and improved putting results.