US Patent Issued to HCI Hughes Company Innovations on March 4 for "Aces guide: the unbeatable golf guidebook that elevates your game and lowers your scores" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,896, issued on March 4, was assigned to HCI Hughes Co. Innovations Inc. (Edina, Minn.).

"Aces guide: the unbeatable golf guidebook that elevates your game and lowers your scores" was invented by James H. Hughes IV (Minnetrista, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention pertains to a golf guidebook, either physical or electronic, that incorporates golf-related data specific to a selected golf course. The data is computationally derived from sensor information, captured by an unmanned aerial vehicle flown above the course. The guidebook provides high-resolution imagery, distance mark-ups, and elevation deltas for individual g...