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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Mcnamara, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Jedediah H. James, Dighton, MA (US);
Edmund T. Maher, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 57/20 (2015.01); A63B 45/02 (2006.01); B65G 17/00 (2006.01); B65G 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 57/20 (2015.10); A63B 45/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for transporting a golf ball on at least one track has a shuttle and a golf ball holder attached to the shuttle. The shuttle is configured to be attached to the track for movement along the track in a travel direction. The golf ball holder is configured to maintain an orientation of the golf ball. The system additionally has a registration system configured to move the golf ball holder from a first position to a second position in a registration direction that is different than the travel direction.