EP 1651317 B1 20070404 - METHOD AND APPARATUS TO LOCATE LOST GOLF BALLS
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO LOCATE LOST GOLF BALLS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUM AUFFINDEN VERLOREN GEGANGENER GOLFBÄLLE
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE LOCALISER DES BALLES DE GOLF PERDUES
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 2004000581 W 20040213
- US 49301303 P 20030805
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005016463A1] A method is disclosed that assists a golf player in finding golf balls that have been lost. The method relies on the presence of materials in the golf ball that emit light at a second wavelength with illuminated by light at a first wavelength. Implementations of such a ball-finding device are disclosed that use blue or near-UV illumination light to create emission at somewhat longer wavelengths. Unlike prior art that uses UV illumination the disclosed devices do not require proximity to the ball to enhance visual detection of the same.
IPC 8 full level
A63B 57/00 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01); A63B 43/06 (2006.01); A63B 43/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A63B 24/0021 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 37/0003 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 37/0022 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 43/06 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 57/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 71/06 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 37/0088 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 43/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2024/0053 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10 - EP US); A63B 2220/805 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 2225/74 (2020.08 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005016463 A1 20050224; AT E358515 T1 20070415; AU 2004264697 A1 20050224; CN 1845772 A 20061011; DE 602004005716 D1 20070516; DE 602004005716 T2 20071227; EP 1651317 A1 20060503; EP 1651317 B1 20070404; ES 2285428 T3 20071116; JP 2007501042 A 20070125; PT 1651317 E 20070703; US 2006281584 A1 20061214; ZA 200600965 B 20070530
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2004000581 W 20040213; AT 04710929 T 20040213; AU 2004264697 A 20040213; CN 200480025251 A 20040213; DE 602004005716 T 20040213; EP 04710929 A 20040213; ES 04710929 T 20040213; JP 2006522385 A 20040213; PT 04710929 T 20040213; US 56718806 A 20060809; ZA 200600965 A 20060202