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

Claim 9:
10. A system for determining eccentricity of at least one golf ball, the system comprising:
a radiolucent ball-holding apparatus configured to secure at least one golf ball therein, wherein the at least one golf ball comprises a center and a cover;
an imaging system comprising:
at least one x-ray source; and
an imager capable of obtaining a first set of images of the 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, and wherein at least one first image among the first and second sets of images and at least one second image among the first and second sets of images are obtained using different energy levels from the at least one x-ray source; and

an analyzer operatively coupled to the imaging system and capable of performing an inspection routine on the first and second sets of images to calculate eccentricity of the at least one golf ball and compare the eccentricity to at least one predetermined threshold.