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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony J. Pirritano, Murrietta, CA (US);
Raymond Imblum, Corona, CA (US);
Thomas R. Pierce, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Flite Traxx, Inc., Corona, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 4/306 ; G01S 1/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 4/306 ; G01S 1/308 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a system for locating lost golf balls which includes a golf ball that incorporates an array of passive transponders and a radio frequency (“RF”) transmitter/receiver capable of energizing the passive transponder array and of detecting a signal emitted by the array. Each passive transponder functions as a tuned LC circuit that is charged by the RF transponder/receiver and emits an RF signal, detectable by the RF transmitter/receiver, for a finite period of time after the RF transmitter/receiver is turned off.