Patent ID: 11874106
Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for determining eccentricity of at least one golf ball, the system comprising:
an imaging system comprising at least one x-ray source and an imager capable of obtaining a first set of images of at least one golf ball at a first orientation and a second set of images at a second orientation, wherein the first orientation is different from the second orientation, wherein the first set of images comprises a first image obtained at a first energy level and a second image obtained at a second energy level, wherein the second set of images comprises a third image obtained at the first energy level and a fourth image obtained at the second energy level, and wherein the first energy level is different from the second energy level; and
an analyzer operatively coupled to the imaging system and capable of performing an inspection routine on the first and second sets of images, the inspection routine comprising determining an overall eccentricity of the at least one golf ball based on a first eccentricity of the at least one golf ball at the first orientation and a second eccentricity of the at least one golf ball at the second orientation, and determining whether the overall eccentricity meets at least one predetermined threshold.