ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,828, issued on April 14, was assigned to GOLFZON Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Spin calculation method for golf ball moving by being hit and spin calculation apparatus using same" was invented by Soo Ho Chang (Seoul, South Korea) and Min Kyung Sim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spin calculation method for a golf ball moving by being hit according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: acquiring a first image and a second image, which are consecutive images for the golf ball with a plurality of markers to be hit and moved, respectively; processing to obtain information on a reference marker and a...