Patent ID: 7691009
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A63B,G01S,G06K,H01Q,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A golf ball, comprising: a spherical object having an outer spherical surface and having a first void recessed below the outer spherical surface and a second void recessed below the outer spherical surface of said spherical object, the first void being located at a first pole of a first axis of the spherical object and the second void being located at a second pole of the first axis, wherein the spherical object has a center which is the center of the golf ball and wherein the center of the golf ball is on the first axis, wherein the first void and the second void are configured to receive at least one electronic component and wherein the first void has a first solid and closed base and the second void has a second solid and closed base, and wherein the at least one electronic component has a first surface which faces inwardly towards the center of the golf ball and has a second surface which faces outwardly away from the center of the golf ball; at least one antenna attached to the outer spherical surface, the at least one antenna configured to transmit an RF signal and coupled to the at least one electronic component through a first contact pad and a second contact pad both of which are disposed on the second surface and both of which face outwardly away from the center of the golf ball along the first axis and wherein a portion of the at least one antenna extends over the first void to couple to the first and the second contact pads; and a shell that encloses said spherical object.