Golf ball with electrical components
A golf ball comprising an electrical component is disclosed herein. The electrical component comprises an integrated circuit having a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a BLUETOOTH low energy (BTLE) radio, and at least one battery. A body is composed of an epoxy material, and the body encompasses the electrical component.
1. A golf ball comprising:
an epoxy sphere comprising a body, a flexible circuit board and at least one battery, the body composed of an epoxy material, the flexible circuit board comprising a microcontroller, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, an accelerometer and an antenna, wherein the body encompasses the flexible circuit board and the at least one battery, wherein the epoxy sphere has a diameter ranging from 0.4 inch to 0.9 inch;
a core layer disposed on the epoxy sphere; and
a cover layer disposed over the core layer.
2. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the epoxy sphere has a diameter ranging from 0.45 inch to 0.6 inch.
3. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the antenna is a BLUETOOTH antenna.
4. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the flexible circuit board comprises a plurality of capacitors and at least one inductor.
5. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the magnetometer detects a spin of the golf ball.
6. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the antenna transmits a wireless signal to a mobile device.
7. A golf ball comprising:
an epoxy sphere comprising a body, a flexible circuit board and at least one battery, the body composed of an epoxy material, the flexible circuit board comprising a microcontroller, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, an accelerometer and an antenna, wherein the body encompasses the flexible circuit board and the at least one battery;
a core layer disposed on the epoxy sphere, wherein the core layer comprises polybutadiene material and a graphene material in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 5.0 weight percent of the outer core, wherein the outer core has a flexural modulus ranging from 80 MPa to 95 MPa; and
a cover layer disposed over the core layer.
8. A golf ball comprising:
an epoxy sphere comprising a body, a flexible circuit board and at least one battery, the body composed of an epoxy material, the flexible circuit board comprising a microcontroller, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, an accelerometer and an antenna, wherein the body encompasses the flexible circuit board and the at least one battery, wherein the flexible circuit board has a width ranging from 5 to 20 mm, a height ranging from 5-20 mm and a length ranging from 5-20 mm.
9. A golf ball comprising:
an epoxy sphere comprising a body, a flexible circuit board and at least one battery, the body composed of an epoxy material, the flexible circuit board comprising a microcontroller, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, an accelerometer and an antenna, wherein the body encompasses the flexible circuit board and the at least one battery;
a core layer disposed on the epoxy sphere;
an inner mantle layer disposed over the core layer, the inner mantle layer having a thickness ranging from 0.03 inch to 0.09 inch, the inner mantle layer composed of an ionomer material, the inner mantle layer material having a plaque Shore D hardness ranging from 34 to 55;
an outer mantle layer disposed over the inner mantle layer, the outer mantle layer having a thickness ranging from 0.025 inch to 0.050 inch;
and
a cover layer;
wherein the cover layer is disposed over the outer mantle layer, the cover layer has a thickness ranging from 0.025 inch to 0.040 inch;
wherein the cover layer has a lower Shore D hardness than the outer mantle layer, the outer mantle layer has a higher Shore D hardness than the inner mantle layer, the core layer has a higher Shore D hardness than the inner mantle layer.