Golf ball with wound core with integrated circuit
A golf ball comprising an integrated circuit is disclosed herein. The integrated circuit comprises a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a BLUETOOH low energy (BTLE) radio, and at least one battery. A body is composed of an epoxy material, and the body encompasses the integrated circuit. A wound core layer is disposed over the body.
1. A golf ball comprising:
a sphere comprising a body and an electrical component, wherein the body encompasses the electrical component, wherein the electrical component has a width ranging from 5 to 20 mm, a height ranging from 5-20 mm and a length ranging from 5-20 mm;
a wound core layer wound around the sphere; and
a cover layer disposed over the core layer;
wherein the electrical component transmits a wireless signal to a mobile device.
2. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the electrical component comprises an integrated circuit, a gyroscope, a magnetometer and an antenna.
3. The golf ball according to claim 2 wherein the integrated circuit comprises a BLUETOOTH antenna, a 1 GigaHertz antenna, a microcontroller and a radiofrequency transceiver.
4. The golf ball according to claim 2 wherein the integrated circuit comprises a plurality of capacitors and at least one inductor.
5. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the sphere has a diameter ranging from 0.4 inch to 0.9 inch.
6. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the sphere has a diameter ranging from 0.45 inch to 0.6 inch.
7. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the electrical component is flexible and is wrapped around at least one battery.
8. The golf ball according to claim 7 wherein the electrical component is in electrical communication with the at least on battery at three contact points.
9. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the electrical component is centered in the sphere.
10. The golf ball according to claim 1 further comprising:
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
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.
11. A golf ball comprising:
a sphere comprising a body and an electrical component, wherein the body encompasses the electrical component;
a wound core layer wound around the sphere; and
a cover layer disposed over the core layer;
wherein the wound core layer comprises a plurality of windings composed of a polybutadiene material.
12. A golf ball comprising:
a sphere comprising a body and a flexible circuit board wrapped around at least one battery, the flexible circuit board comprising a microcontroller, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, an accelerometer and an antenna, wherein the body encompasses the flexible circuit board wrapped around at least one battery;
a wound core layer disposed on the sphere;
a mantle layer disposed over the wound core layer; and
a cover disposed over the mantle layer.
13. The golf ball according to claim 12 wherein the mantle layer comprises an inner mantle layer and an outer mantle layer.