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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Furze, Tiverton, RI (US);
Leonidas Amarant, Middletown, RI (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2022.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/64 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/64 (2017.01); A63B 37/0006 (2013.01); A63B 2225/02 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30224 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, technique, and/or system for determining the durability of a golf ball, and more particularly the durability of a cover of a golf ball is disclosed herein. The present disclosure provides an objective technique for scoring or rating the durability of golf balls such that a uniform scoring methodology can be used. The present disclosure uses imaging techniques and image processing techniques to analyze damage to a golf ball surface.