Apparatuses, methods and systems relating to findable golf balls
First Claim
1. A handheld apparatus for communicating with a tag, comprising:
- a receiving device which is capable of detecting a tag, an antenna coupled to the receiving device;
the handheld apparatus to derive power from a power source coupled to a golf cart.
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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.
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25 Claims
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1. A handheld apparatus for communicating with a tag, comprising:
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a receiving device which is capable of detecting a tag, an antenna coupled to the receiving device;
the handheld apparatus to derive power from a power source coupled to a golf cart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A handheld apparatus for communicating with a tag, comprising:
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a display;
a transmitting/receiving device which is capable of detecting a tag, an antenna coupled to the transmitting/receiving device;
a rechargeable battery to derive power from a power source coupled to a golf-cart. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for communicating with a tag, comprising:
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a handheld apparatus further comprising;
a display, a transmitting/receiving device which is capable of detecting a tag, an antenna coupled to the transmitting/receiving device, the handheld apparatus to derive power from a power source coupled to a cart;
the cart which is motorized or manually operated; and
an object to which the tag is coupled. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of communicating with a tag, comprising:
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deriving power for a handheld apparatus having an antenna and a transmitting/receiving device from a power source coupled to a cart;
transmitting a first electromagnetic signal from the handheld apparatus to a tag embedded in an object;
reflecting, a second electromagnetic signal from the tag back to the transmitting/receiving device in the handheld apparatus; and
finding the tag based on the receiving signal strength of the second electromagnetic signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification
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Current AssigneeChris Savarese, Forrest Fulton, Gerald Latus, John Glissman, Kenneth Gilliland, Lauro Cadorniga, Marvin Vickers, Noel Marshall
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Original AssigneeChris Savarese, Forrest Fulton, Gerald Latus, John Glissman, Kenneth Gilliland, Lauro Cadorniga, Marvin Vickers, Noel Marshall
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InventorsSavarese, Chris, Glissman, John, Latus, Gerald, Vickers, Marvin, Marshall, Noel, Fulton, Forrest, Cadorniga, Lauro, Gilliland, Kenneth
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Application NumberUS11/704,469Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current473/131CPC Class CodesA63B 2024/0053 for locating an object, e.g...A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission,...A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminat...A63B 37/0003 Golf ballsA63B 37/0055 with non-spherical insert(s)A63B 37/0064 DiameterA63B 37/0088 FrequencyA63B 43/00 Balls with special arrangem...
