US 11,872,461 B1
Golf ball with wound core with integrated circuit
Andrew Dykhuis, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Mario Raposo, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Assigned to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/825,912.
Application 17/825,912 is a continuation of application No. 17/061,085, filed on Oct. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,344,784.
Application 17/061,085 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/814,751, filed on Mar. 10, 2020, granted, now 10,918,929, issued on Feb. 16, 2021.
Application 16/814,751 is a continuation of application No. 16/509,232, filed on Jul. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,688,366, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/912,358, filed on Oct. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/697,584, filed on Jul. 13, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 37/02 (2006.01); A63B 69/36 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 69/3658 (2013.01) [A63B 37/0022 (2013.01); A63B 37/0051 (2013.01); A63B 69/3655 (2013.01); A63B 2220/34 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.