US Patent Issued to Topgolf Callaway Brands on April 22 for "Golf club head impact location based on 3D magnetic field readings" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,305, issued on April 22, was assigned to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Golf club head impact location based on 3D magnetic field readings" was invented by Mario Raposo (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A 3-axis magnetometer inside a golf ball to detect the impact location on golf club heads that contain ferrous materials is disclosed herein. Key aspects of a golf shot are determined from within the golf ball itself. A magnetometer, preferably running at 85 Hz, inside a golf ball is able to measure spins of 5000 RPM. An integrated circuit comprises a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a BLUETOOTH low ene...