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公开(公告)号:US20240278097A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-22
申请号:US18594312
申请日:2024-03-04
Applicant: TopGolf International, Inc.
CPC classification number: A63B63/08 , A63B67/02 , A63B69/3694 , A63B2225/54
Abstract: Systems and apparatus for receiving golf balls include an apparatus including: a body having an ingress and an egress for golf balls passing through the body, wherein each of the golf balls includes a radio frequency identification tag; at least one antenna of a radio frequency identification reader, the at least one antenna arranged with respect to the body to receive information from the golf balls for identification of the golf balls; and multiple protrusions located within the body, the multiple protrusions being positioned with respect to each other in a Galton configuration that both (i) impedes the golf balls from passing through the body without being read by the radio frequency identification reader, and (ii) allows the golf balls to pass through the body without jamming therein.
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公开(公告)号:US20230338801A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-26
申请号:US18296897
申请日:2023-04-06
Applicant: Topgolf International, Inc.
IPC: A63B63/08
CPC classification number: A63B63/08 , A63B2225/54
Abstract: Systems and apparatus for receiving golf balls include an apparatus including: a body having an ingress and an egress for golf balls passing through the body, wherein each of the golf balls includes a radio frequency identification tag; at least one antenna of a radio frequency identification reader, the at least one antenna arranged with respect to the body to receive information from the golf balls for identification of the golf balls; and multiple protrusions located within the body, the multiple protrusions being positioned with respect to each other in a Galton configuration that both (i) impedes the golf balls from passing through the body without being read by the radio frequency identification reader, and (ii) allows the golf balls to pass through the body without jamming therein.
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公开(公告)号:US20220203178A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-30
申请号:US17699020
申请日:2022-03-18
Applicant: Topgolf International, Inc.
Inventor: Brian David Burdette , Andrew David Macaulay , Clinton Scott Lovejoy , William Kevin Miner , Theodore YuChiang Cheng , Mark Joseph Semsak , Gabriel Heath Denk , Justin Dean Pendleton , Brian Lee Roderman , David Christopher Singer , Clifton Frederick Geisler , Scott Michael Thibeault , Frances Meng Wang , Michael Ryan Petri , Kenneth John Buras, JR.
Abstract: A golf ball dispenser includes: a receptacle configured to hold multiple golf balls; a passageway connecting an outlet of the golf dispenser with the receptacle; a gateway coupled between the passageway and the receptacle to restrict a passage of the multiple golf balls into the passageway, the gateway being selectively moveable to allow a golf ball to pass into the passageway for delivery to a tee area; and a display device embedded in the golf ball dispenser to present at least information regarding the golf ball in flight after the golf ball is hit from the tee area. Further, methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for use with such golf ball dispensers, can control holding and dispensing of golf balls at a golf facility, e.g., a driving range.
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公开(公告)号:US20240293703A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-05
申请号:US18657477
申请日:2024-05-07
Applicant: Topgolf International, Inc.
Inventor: Brian David Burdette , Andrew David Macaulay , Clinton Scott Lovejoy , William Kevin Miner , Theodore YuChiang Cheng , Mark Joseph Semsak , Gabriel Heath Denk , Justin Dean Pendleton , Brian Lee Roderman , David Christopher Singer , Clifton Frederick Geisler , Scott Michael Thibeault , Frances Meng Wang , Michael Ryan Petri , Kenneth John Buras, JR.
CPC classification number: A63B47/002 , A63B24/0003 , A63B71/0622 , G06F3/041 , G06V40/172 , A63B2071/0638 , A63B2102/32 , A63B2209/14 , A63B2220/05 , A63B2220/806 , A63B2225/20 , A63B2225/54 , A63B2225/74
Abstract: A system includes: a golf range; targets on the golf range; a building including golf bays including golf ball dispensers, each including a receptacle, a passageway, a gateway, and a display device embedded in the golf ball dispenser; at least one golf ball sensor; one or more computers communicatively coupled with the at least one golf ball sensor and the golf ball dispensers, the one or more computers being configured to track a golf ball in flight on the golf range, identify where the golf ball lands on the golf range, identify the golf bay from which the golf ball was hit, and present information, regarding the golf ball hit from the golf bay, on the display device of the golf ball dispenser associated with the golf bay, the information being in accordance with where the golf ball lands on the golf range.
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公开(公告)号:US11944883B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-02
申请号:US18296897
申请日:2023-04-06
Applicant: Topgolf International, Inc.
CPC classification number: A63B63/08 , A63B67/02 , A63B69/3694 , A63B2225/54
Abstract: Systems and apparatus for receiving golf balls include an apparatus including: a body having an ingress and an egress for golf balls passing through the body, wherein each of the golf balls includes a radio frequency identification tag; at least one antenna of a radio frequency identification reader, the at least one antenna arranged with respect to the body to receive information from the golf balls for identification of the golf balls; and multiple protrusions located within the body, the multiple protrusions being positioned with respect to each other in a Galton configuration that both (i) impedes the golf balls from passing through the body without being read by the radio frequency identification reader, and (ii) allows the golf balls to pass through the body without jamming therein.
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