ILLUMINATING AND/OR LASER-EMITTING GOLF BALL

• US 20150231451A1
• Filed: 02/14/2014
• Published: 08/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jay Lee Jewett, Robert J. Chaput
• Original Assignee: Jay Lee Jewett, Robert J. Chaput
• Inventors: Jewett, Jay Lee, Chaput, Robert J.
• Application Number:
  US14/180,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20150231451A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 37/0003 Golf balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/06 with illuminating devices ; with reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities

Abstract

A laser light-emitting golf ball having a laser emitter for emitting coherent light in an outwardly extending direction from the ball, a power module, and an activation switch. An illuminating tilt-sensing golf ball having an illuminating component for emitting light at a predetermined frequency, a tilt sensor coupled to a control module, and upon the control module receiving a tilt detection signal, the control module being adapted to control the illuminating component to emit light at a second predetermined frequency if the tilt ball tilts more than a predetermined angle. The ball can also include a motion sensor, recording medium and transceiver for storing and transmitting motion sensor readings.

Claims

1. A laser light emitting golf ball comprising:

a substantially spherical body including a transparent section wherein at least the transparent section is made of at least partially transparent material;

a light-emitting module positioned at least in part within the body having;

a laser emitter for emitting coherent light in an outwardly extending direction from the ball through at least a portion of the transparent section along a target alignment plane;

a power module coupled to the laser emitter for powering the laser emitter; and

an activation switch coupled to the power module for activating the laser emitter;

wherein the ball is balanced, such that the ball has a center of gravity at approximately a center of the substantially spherical body.

2. The ball of claim 1, wherein the body is made of at least partially transparent material;

and

the light-emitting module further comprises an illuminating component coupled to the power module for emitting light at a predetermined frequency.

3. The ball of claim 1, wherein the body further includes a second transparent section made of at least partially transparent material coplanar with the target alignment plane;

and

the light-emitting module further includes an illuminating component coupled to the power module for emitting light at a predetermined frequency through at least a portion of the second transparent section.

4. The ball of claim 2 or 3, wherein the light-emitting module further includes:

a control module coupled to the illuminating component for controlling the illuminating component; and

a tilt sensor coupled to the control module, wherein the tilt sensor is adapted to determine if the target alignment plane tilts more than a predetermined angle from vertical;

upon said determination the tilt sensor generating a tilt detection signal and inputting the tilt detection signal to the control module; and

upon the control module receiving a tilt detection signal, the control module being adapted to control the illuminating component to emit light at a second predetermined frequency.

5. The ball of claim 1, wherein the light-emitting module further comprises a motion sensor for sensing the motion of the ball and generating motion sensor readings, a recording medium for storing motion sensor readings, and a transceiver for transmitting motion sensor readings.

6. An illuminating and tilt-sensing golf ball comprising:

a substantially spherical body having a transparent section wherein at least the transparent section is made of at least partially transparent material and wherein the ball is balanced such that it has a center of gravity at approximately a center of the substantially spherical body;

a light-emitting module positioned at least in part within the body including;

an illuminating component for emitting light at a predetermined frequency through at least a portion of the transparent section along a target alignment plane;

a control module coupled to the illuminating component for controlling the illuminating component;

a power module coupled to the illuminating component for powering the illuminating component; and

an activation switch coupled to the power module for activating the illuminating component;

a tilt sensor coupled to the control module, wherein the tilt sensor is adapted to determine if the target alignment plane tilts more than a predetermined angle from vertical;

upon said determination, the tilt sensor generates a tilt detection signal and inputs the tilt detection signal to the control module; and

upon the control module receiving a tilt detection signal, the control module being adapted to control the illuminating component to emit light at a second predetermined frequency.

7. The ball of claim 6, wherein the body further comprises a second transparent section made of at least partially transparent material, said transparent section being coplanar with the target alignment plane;

and

the light-emitting module further including a laser emitter coupled to the power module for emitting coherent light in an outwardly extending direction from the ball through at least a portion of the second transparent section.

8. The ball of claim 7, wherein the light-emitting module further comprises a motion sensor for sensing the motion of the ball and generating motion sensor readings, a recording medium for storing motion sensor readings, and a transceiver for transmitting motion sensor readings.