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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2011
Chris Savarese, Danville, CA (US);
Lauro C. Cadorniga, Piedmont, SC (US);
Forrest F. Fulton, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Noel H. C. Marshall, Gerringong, AU;
John Glissman, Valley Ford, CA (US);
Kenneth P. Gilliland, Petaluma, CA (US);
Marvin L. Vickers, Quincy, CA (US);
Gerald Latus, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Chris Savarese, Danville, CA (US);
Lauro C. Cadorniga, Piedmont, SC (US);
Forrest F. Fulton, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Noel H. C. Marshall, Gerringong, AU;
John Glissman, Valley Ford, CA (US);
Kenneth P. Gilliland, Petaluma, CA (US);
Marvin L. Vickers, Quincy, CA (US);
Gerald Latus, Los Gatos, CA (US);
RF Corporation, San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
Golf balls and a system for finding golf balls and methods for making golf balls and methods for using such balls. In the case of one exemplary golf ball, the ball includes a shell and a core material which is encased in the shell and a tag which is disposed within the core material and which has at least one perforation. The tag includes a diode and an antenna which are coupled together. Another exemplary golf ball includes a shell and a core material which is encased within the shell and a tag which is within the core material and which includes an electrical element which is coupled to an antenna; the tag is detectable over a range of at least 20 feet from a handheld device, and the golf ball has high durability and substantially complies with the golf ball specifications of the United States Golf Association.