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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Julie Caterina, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Megan Ilnicky, Chicopee, MA (US);
Grady Crahan, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 47/00 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/04 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 47/008 (2013.01); A63B 37/005 (2013.01); A63B 37/0076 (2013.01); G01N 23/04 (2013.01); G01N 2223/1016 (2013.01); G01N 2223/405 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for determining concentricity of a multiple layer golf ball are disclosed herein. One or more images of a golf ball are generated using an X-ray source, a camera or a digital detector, and an image intensifier. An edge detection algorithm is preferably utilized. The method also includes calculating Y,Z center coordinates of the a best fit diameter or ellipse of the inner edge layer and outer edge layer of the multiple layer golf ball.