ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,657, issued on April 29.
"Remote controlled golf ball retrieval system and method" was invented by Allen Kidder (Elkhart, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system to retrieve golf balls by a single user. By utilizing a vehicle equipped with a receiver to receive a wireless signal that operates to automatically move the vehicle without human intervention, a single person has the capability of moving two vehicles with a golf ball retrieving device connected between the two vehicles to collect golf balls. The golf ball retrieving device is connected between the two vehicles using a winch system on each vehicle. The golf ba...