Golf ball dispenser with embedded display device, separate front waterfall panel and/or blower assembly
US12390696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2024 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F23/0066
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system includes: a golf range; targets on the golf range; a building including golf bays including golf ball dispensers, each including a receptacle, a passageway, a gateway, and a display device embedded in the golf ball dispenser; at least one golf ball sensor; one or more computers communicatively coupled with the at least one golf ball sensor and the golf ball dispensers, the one or more computers being configured to track a golf ball in flight on the golf range, identify where the golf ball lands on the golf range, identify the golf bay from which the golf ball was hit, and present information, regarding the golf ball hit from the golf bay, on the display device of the golf ball dispenser associated with the golf bay, the information being in accordance with where the golf ball lands on the golf range.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.