Electronically traceable golf club incorporating a programmable transponder
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1. An article registration and tracking system comprising:
- an article to be registered, said article provided with a cavity having an interior dimension;
a programmable transponder programmed with identification indicia, said the transponder transmitting a signal corresponding to said identification indicia;
an attachment element comprising a pliable housing surrounding said transponder, said pliable housing having an exterior dimension similar to the interior dimension of the article.
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Abstract
A golf club is provided with a transponder that will transmit a coded signal when polled. The transmitter is small enough to fit into the golf club and does not need an external power supply. A data base associated with the coded signal is a depository of information related to the golf club.
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1. An article registration and tracking system comprising:
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an article to be registered, said article provided with a cavity having an interior dimension;
a programmable transponder programmed with identification indicia, said the transponder transmitting a signal corresponding to said identification indicia;
an attachment element comprising a pliable housing surrounding said transponder, said pliable housing having an exterior dimension similar to the interior dimension of the article. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A firearm identification system including:
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a firearm having a recessed area for housing a portion of the identification system;
a programmable transponder programmable with a multi-digit serial number, the transmitter carried in the recessed area of the firearm;
a data reader comprising a signal triggering and signal sensing station;
a programming station, the programming station capable of sending a coded signal to the programmable transponder whereby the multi-digit serial number is programmed into the programmable transmitter carried in the recessed area of the firearm. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A cavity back golf club registration and tracking system comprising:
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the golf club provided with a head portion having a recessed area defined by a perimeter;
a non-metallic onlay inside the recessed area;
a programmable transponder located between the onlay and the surface of the recessed area, the transponder programmed with identification indicia, the transponder transmitting a signal corresponding to the identification indicia;
a plurality of sensing stations, each located proximate a tee on a golf course, the sensing stations being a transmitted signal reader wherein each of the sensing stations communicates with a computer physically located at the golf course, the signal corresponding to the identification indicia transmitted by the transponder is read at each sensing station and the identification indicia is entered into the computer and the progression of the golf club from one sensing station to a second sensing station is recorded and capable of being displayed on the computer at the golf course; and
whereby each of the sensing stations may record the presence of a particular golf club having specific identification indicia at a specific sensing station at a specific tee on the golf course.
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56-81. -81. (canceled)
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