METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE PLACEMENT OF A GOLF BALL FOR A LAUNCH MONITOR - Patent 2032220

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EP 2 032 220 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.10.2008

(43)	Date of publication:
	11.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/11

(21)	Application number: 07798005.0

(22)	Date of filing: 01.06.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A63B 67/02^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2007/070209

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/146621 (21.12.2007 Gazette 2007/51)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

12.06.2006 US 804540 P
14.12.2006 US 610845
14.12.2006 US 610906
14.12.2006 US 610889

(71)	Applicant: WINTRISS ENGINEERING CORPORATION
	San Diego, CA 92121 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	KIRALY, Chris San Diego, CA 92121 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dokter, Eric-Michael et al
	Viering, Jentschura & Partner Postfach 22 14 43 80504 München 80504 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE PLACEMENT OF A GOLF BALL FOR A LAUNCH MONITOR