IP Library Granted Patent US 11,185,754
Granted Patent B1
US 11,185,754 · App. 16/694,681 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

System and method to identify impact locations

Inventor: Mario Raposo (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
A63B69/3632A63B24/0003A63B69/3617G06N3/02A63B69/362
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,185,754
App. No.
16/694,681
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A golf club comprising a golf club head having a face wall, an inertial motion unit (IMU) positioned within the body, and a transceiver in communication with the IMU, a shaft attached to the golf club head, and a grip attached to the shaft is disclosed herein. The IMU identifies an impact location with a golf ball.

Claims (6)

1. A method for identifying impact location on a golf club head, the method comprising:

impacting a golf ball with a face wall of a golf club head of a golf club, the golf club head comprising a body comprising the face wall, an inertial motion unit (IMU) positioned with body and in contact with the face wall, and a BLUETOOTH transceiver in communication with the IMU; and

identifying an impact location using the IMU and a neural network;

wherein the impact location is determined based on an impact signature immediately after a golf club head impact with the golf ball;

wherein a plurality of collected impact datasets are associated with each impact location;

wherein a neural network learns from the collected impact dataset and resolves impact location from any new dataset.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 2, 2024
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
To: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.
Reel/Frame 066986/0514 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 063692/0009 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (FORMERLY CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063665/0176 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2019
From: RAPOSO, MARIO
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 051298/0143 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62772965 · Nov 29, 2018