Apparatuses, methods and systems relating to findable golf balls
First Claim
1. A method of making a golf ball, said method comprising:
- forming a core precursor member having a first portion and a second portion;
placing a tag between said first portion and said second portion thereby creating a combined member, said tag having at least one perforation;
placing said combined member into a mold structure;
molding said combined member in the mold structure, said molding causing material from one of said first portion and said second portion to flow into said at least one perforation to contact the other of said first portion and said second portion;
enclosing a core member, obtained through said molding, in a shell, wherein said tag is a substantially planar structure which is substantially symmetrical about an axis which coincides with a diametric axis of said golf ball, andwherein said tag comprises an antenna, said antenna comprising a first wing and a second wing which are symmetrically disposed about said diametric axis, and wherein at least a portion of said at least one perforation separates at least a portion of each of said first wing and said second wing.
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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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12 Claims
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1. A method of making a golf ball, said method comprising:
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forming a core precursor member having a first portion and a second portion; placing a tag between said first portion and said second portion thereby creating a combined member, said tag having at least one perforation; placing said combined member into a mold structure; molding said combined member in the mold structure, said molding causing material from one of said first portion and said second portion to flow into said at least one perforation to contact the other of said first portion and said second portion; enclosing a core member, obtained through said molding, in a shell, wherein said tag is a substantially planar structure which is substantially symmetrical about an axis which coincides with a diametric axis of said golf ball, and wherein said tag comprises an antenna, said antenna comprising a first wing and a second wing which are symmetrically disposed about said diametric axis, and wherein at least a portion of said at least one perforation separates at least a portion of each of said first wing and said second wing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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