Granted Patent B1

US 12,472,417 · App. 18/405,693 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Inventors: Mario Raposo (Carlsbad, CA); David Bartels (Carlsbad, CA); Petra Petrich (Escondido, CA); Grady Crahan (Carlsbad, CA); Nick Lannes (Carlsbad, CA)

Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.

A63B69/3658A63B37/0022A63B37/0051A63B37/00922A63B69/3655A63B2220/34A63B2220/833

Abstract

Claims (6)

1 . A sports ball comprising:

a sphere comprising flexible circuit board comprising a BLUETOOTH low energy radio having a transmission range of at least 700 meters, a magnetometer, an accelerometer, a microcontroller, a radiofrequency transceiver, at least one inductor, a plurality of capacitors, and at least one battery, wherein the at least one battery contacts the flexible circuit board at three contact points;

a cover disposed over the sphere;

wherein the magnetometer is configured to measure spins of the golf ball of at least 5000 rotations per minute.

2 . The ball according to claim 1 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.

3 . The ball according to claim 1 wherein the flexible circuit board further comprises a memory.

Continuity (5)

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