Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Golf clubs and golf club heads having digital lie and/or other angle measuring equipment
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Application No.: US15218328Application Date: 2016-07-25
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Publication No.: US09884233B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: John T. Stites , Jeremy N. Snyder , James S. Thomas , Daniel J. Simpson , Daniel A. Roberts , Jeffrey A. Hadden , Bradley C. Glenn , Douglas A. Thornton
- Applicant: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
- Applicant Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
- Current Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Main IPC: A63B57/00
- IPC: A63B57/00 ; A63B60/42 ; A63B69/36 ; A63B71/06 ; A63B53/04 ; A63B24/00 ; A63B102/32

Abstract:
Golf club heads having sensors configured to measure one or more swing parameters are provided. The golf club head may include several gyroscopes and accelerometers. In one embodiment, the club head contains three gyroscopes that measure angular rate data along different orthogonal axes. At least one gyroscope may an analog gyroscope. Accelerometers may provide data regarding the three orthogonal axes associated with the gyroscopes. The club head may further include software and/or hardware that perform computer-executed methods for determining one or more swing parameters. Exemplary club heads may include a display device for displaying an output of the swing parameter(s). Further aspects of the invention relate to novel methods and algorithms for calculating measurements relating to the swing parameters.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160332049A1 Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads Having Digital Lie and/or Other Angle Measuring Equipment Public/Granted day:2016-11-17
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