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:
a sphere comprising a body, a flexible circuit board and at least one battery, wherein the flexible circuit board comprises a BLUETOOTH antenna, a 1 GigaHertz antenna, a magnetometer, an accelerometer, a microcontroller, a radiofrequency transceiver, at least one inductor and a plurality of capacitors;
a core layer disposed on the sphere; and
a cover layer disposed over the core layer;
wherein the at least one battery contacts the flexible circuit board at three contact points.
2. The golf 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 golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the radiofrequency transceiver is a BLUETOOTH Low Energy radio.
4. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the flexible circuit board further comprises a memory.
5. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the flexible circuit board is wrapped around the at least one battery.