Method of obtaining golf ball data

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EP 2 671 617 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	12.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/11

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	11.12.2013 Bulletin 2013/50

(21)	Application number: 12007195.6

(22)	Date of filing: 09.03.2011

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A63B 37/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

12.03.2010 US 722963

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	11157394.5 / 2364752

(71)	Applicant: NIKE International Ltd.
	Beaverton, OR 97005-6453 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Molinari, Arthur Beaverton, OR 97005-6453 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
	Anwaltssozietät Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)

(54)	Method of obtaining golf ball data

(57) The invention relates on a method of obtaining hit golf ball data comprising: providing a golf ball with a piezoelectric material portion when the golf ball is hit by a golf club; correlating the measured output associated with the piezoelectric material portion to known golf ball data to obtain hit golf ball data; and recording the hit golf ball data.

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