ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,862, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Topgolf International Inc. (Dallas).

"Golf ball identification apparatus and system" was invented by Brian David Burdette (McKinney, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf ball identification apparatus and system for is disclosed herein. The golf ball identification apparatus includes a housing, a cover, a helical track within the housing, and an antenna. The antenna is positioned at a bottom of the housing and is configured to identify a golf ball that has a wireless identification device."

The patent was filed on May 25, 2023, under Application No. 18/202,178.

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