US Patent Issued to Acushnet on Nov. 25 for "Golf ball having at least one radar detectable mark" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,839, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).

"Golf ball having at least one radar detectable mark" was invented by Matthew F. Hogge (Plymouth, Mass.), Nicholas M. Nardacci (Barrington, R.I.), Michael R. Madson (Easton, Mass.) and Jedediah H. James (Dighton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf ball is disclosed herein that includes at least one radar detectable mark such that a projected pattern is formed when the at least one radar detectable mark is radially projected onto an outer surface of the golf ball. The projected pattern can have a first wave profile mapped along a path defined by a first ...