US2017001080A1PendingUtilityA1

Golf ball with built-in ic chip

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Assignee: BRIDGESTONE SPORTS CO LTDPriority: Jun 30, 2015Filed: Jun 17, 2016Published: Jan 5, 2017
Est. expiryJun 30, 2035(~8.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Atsushi Komatsu
A63B 2225/50A63B 37/0074A63B 43/004A63B 37/0076A63B 37/007A63B 37/0075A63B 69/3688A63B 37/0003
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Abstract

A golf ball of the present invention includes a small-size IC tag including an IC chip and a first antenna directly connected to the IC chip and having a size of 5 mm or less; and a conductive second antenna of which a part is disposed near the IC tag. The IC tag and the second antenna do not need to be in physical contact with each other. The distance between the part of the second antenna and the IC tag may be at most 1 mm. The second antenna may be arranged over at least a half of the circumference of the golf ball.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf ball with a built-in integrated circuit (IC) chip, comprising:
 a core located in a center of the golf ball;   a cover surrounding an outside of the core;   an IC tag arranged between the core and the cover, the IC tag comprising an IC chip and a first antenna directly connected to the IC chip; and   a second antenna of which a part is disposed near the IC tag.   
     
     
         2 . The golf ball according to  claim 1 , wherein the IC tag and the second antenna are not in physical contact with each other. 
     
     
         3 . The golf ball according to  claim 1 , wherein the part of the second antenna disposed near the IC tag is located within 1 mm from the IC tag. 
     
     
         4 . The golf ball according to  claim 2 , wherein the part of the second antenna disposed near the IC tag is located within 1 mm from the IC tag. 
     
     
         5 . The golf ball according to  claim 1 , wherein the second antenna is disposed over at least a half of an outer periphery of the IC tag. 
     
     
         6 . The golf ball according to  claim 1 , wherein the second antenna is arranged over at least a half of a circumference of the golf ball. 
     
     
         7 . The golf ball according to  claim 2 , wherein the second antenna is disposed over at least a half of an outer periphery of the IC tag and is arranged over at least a half of a circumference of the golf ball. 
     
     
         8 . The golf ball according to  claim 1 , wherein the IC chip has a size of at most 5 mm.

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