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Automated golf ball sorting apparatus with image recognition technology

US12343763B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sort It Out Solutions, LLC · US

Inventors

Dirk Johnson · Louisville, US
Kelven Hua · Richardson, US
Trenton Burns · Richardson, US
Kolby Brubaker · Richardson, US
Frank Hartman · Richardson, US
Vin La · Richardson, US
Jacob Garcia · Dracut, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 16, 2023
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 16, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB07C5/38
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A sorting apparatus for a set of golf balls includes a frame, a ball hopper, a plurality of sort bins, a chain driven elevator, a motor, a set of ball cups, a camera, a gravity fed sorter divider, a set of ball gates, and a controller. The controller activates the motor, monitors an image from the camera for recognition of a printed golf ball marking, and activates a ball gate. A selected golf ball is directed to a corresponding sort bin by the ball gate.

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