Apparatuses, methods and systems relating to findable golf balls

US8425350B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RF Group LLC · US

Inventors

• Chris Savarese · Danville, US
• Lauro C. Cadorniga · Piedmont, US
• Forrest F. Fulton · Los Altos Hills, US
• Noel H. C. Marshall · Kiama, AU
• John Glissman · Valley Ford, US
• Kenneth P. Gilliland · Petaluma, US
• Marvin L. Vickers · Quincy, US
• Gerald Latus · Los Gatos, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 12, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 23, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 21, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63B2225/50
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

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.