ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,417, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Golf ball with electrical components" was invented by Mario Raposo (Carlsbad, Calif.), David Bartels (Carlsbad, Calif.), Petra Petrich (Escondido, Calif.), Grady Crahan (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Nick Lannes (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf ball comprising an electrical component is disclosed herein. The electrical component comprises an integrated circuit having a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a BLUETOOH low energy (BTLE) radio, and at least one battery. A body is composed of an epoxy material, and the body encompasses the ...