ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,216, issued on June 24, was assigned to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Method and system utilizing imaging analysis for golf balls" was invented by Megan Ilnicky (Chicopee, Mass.) and Julie Caterina (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for determining concentricity of a multiple layer golf ball are disclosed herein. One or more images of a golf ball are generated using an X-ray source, a camera or a digital detector, and an image intensifier. An edge detection algorithm is preferably utilized. The method also includes calculating Y,Z center coordinates of the a best fit diameter or ...