ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,329, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Cobra Golf Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Smart tag for a golf club" was invented by Michael T. McDonnell (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Bryce W. Hobbs (Escondido, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for golf club fitting include a golf club, a detection unit, and a smart tag. The golf club has a club head, a shaft, and a grip. The smart tag communicates with the detection unit when the golf club is positioned within a detection zone associated with a sensor of the detection unit. The smart tag stores data associated with the golf club, such that the detection unit collects the data asso...