ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,036, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).
"Golf ball holder" was invented by Michael McNamara (Fairhaven, Mass.), Jedediah H. James (Dighton, Mass.) and Edmund T. Maher (Fairhaven, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf ball holder is configured to be attached to a shuttle attached to a track for movement of the golf ball holder along the track. The golf ball holder has a holding clamp. The holding clamp has a cup having a plurality of walls, a cavity for receiving a portion of the golf ball, and a support surface within the cavity for supporting the golf ball, wherein the cup also has a cutout in on...