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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventors:
Edmund T. Maher, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Jedediah H. James, Dighton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B65G 35/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/40731 (2020.08); B65G 35/06 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for transporting and positioning a golf ball has a shuttle configured to be attached to a track for movement along the track relative to a printing station. The device has a golf ball holder attached to the shuttle. The golf ball holder maintains an orientation of the golf ball. The device also has at least one plate configured to move the golf ball holder between an with respect to the shuttle and the printing station. The at least one plate enables position registration of the golf ball for printing.