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| 20100179001 | Golf ball - A golf ball is provided with a compression deformation of 2 mm and 4 mm and has a core made from a thermoplastic material, an intermediate layer made from a thermoset material, and at least one cover layer. The COR of the core falls between 0.78 and 0.89 and is higher than that of the whole golf ball. In this way, the golf ball has long flight distance and good hitting feel to fit both of the amateur golfers, whose swing speed is lower, and the low-handicap or professional golfers, whose swing speed is higher. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110053707 | Multilayer Solid Golf Ball - A multilayer solid golf ball maintains performance characteristics after exposure to high ambient temperatures. A core includes a thermoplastic material. The core is surrounded by an intermediate layer comprising a peroxide cross-linked polybutadiene. A single layer or double layer cover with dimples is also provided. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110111872 | Method And Apparatus For Analyzing A Golf Swing - This disclosure relates to a method for analyzing a golf swing, and an associated apparatus for use in the method. More specifically, this disclosure relates generally to a method of analyzing a golf swing by impacting a deformable medium with a golf club head. In the method, a club head impacts the deformable medium, causing the deformable medium to change shape. The change in shape may then be correlated to the value of a swing profile characteristic. Alternatively, the deformable medium may include a sensor, such that the sensor senses a measurement that is correlated to a value of a swing profile characteristic. Also disclosed are a deformable medium and a kit for use in the method. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120016599 | Method and System for Golf Ball Fitting Analysis - The present invention provides golf ball recommendations correlating to a golfer's swing parameters determined by comparing the flight characteristics of a golf ball driven by the golfer with a database of flight characteristics of golf balls associated with particular swing parameters. The swing parameters in the database may be correlated with golf ball flight characteristics determined using empirical tests. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120024451 | Kit and Method for Customization of Golf Balls - The present disclosure provides to a kit for customizing and recycling golf balls, and related methods. The kit includes one or more sets of golf ball covers, may include one or more sets of golf ball cores, and may further include a golf ball cover removal device and a golf ball cover application device. A golfer may select a golf ball cover from a set based on a desired play characteristic. For example, the golfer may select a relatively hard cover from a set of golf ball covers having different hardness values. The golfer may then apply the selected golf ball cover to a golf ball core using the golf ball cover application device. The core may be selected from a set of cores in the kit, or the core may be obtained from a recycled golf ball using a golf ball cover removal device. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120064998 | Golf Ball Having High Initial Velocity - A multi-layer ball includes a core made of a high energy material such as a highly neutralized polymer and a cover made of a deadening material. A specified relationship exists between the compression and coefficient of restitution of the core and of the ball. The initial velocity of the ball is higher than what would be expected based on the coefficient of restitution of the ball compared to prior balls. The use of the deadening material allows the coefficient of restitution of the ball to be relatively low, which can yield improved spinnability in the half wedge shots while maintaining driver distance. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120070009 | Microphone Array And Method Of Use - A system for capturing high quality sound information from an impact includes a microphone stand and microphone array. The microphone stand is configured so that the microphone array arranged thereupon is focused on a single point so that ambient noise may be reduced. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120077621 | Four-Piece Golf Balls Including A Crosslinked Thermoplastic Polyurethane Cover Layer - This disclosure relates to four-piece golf balls having an outer cover layer made from a crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer includes crosslinks located in the hard segments, where the crosslinks being the reaction product of unsaturated bonds located in the hard segments catalyzed by a free radical initiator. The crosslinks may be formed from an unsaturated diol as a chain extender. The unsaturated diol may be trimethylolpropane monoallylether (TMPME). The four-piece golf ball may include an inner core layer formed from a highly neutralized acid polymer composition. The four-piece golf ball may also include an outer core layer formed from a polybutadiene rubber. The golf ball may exhibit a high degree of scuff resistance. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120197812 | System And Method For Collecting, Recycling, And Tracking Products Such As Golf Balls - A system and method for incentivizing recycling of collected products by providing both an incentive award and information about the post-recycling stream designation of the collected products to a user. The collected products are assigned a trace element which is machine readable data input, with scanners or detectors disposed along the recycling stream. Once a decision is made regarding the recycle designation for a collected product, that information is provided to the user. A computer program that stores and calculates the award could be used to calculate analogous or ancillary calculations regarding post-recycling designations to enable comparisons with other users and online competition. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120214615 | MULTILAYER SOLID GOLF BALL - A multilayer solid golf ball may include a core formed from a highly neutralized polymer and a cover surrounding the core. The ball may also include an enclosing layer disposed between the core and the cover, the enclosing layer having a thermal conductivity of 0.12 W/m-K or less. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120225738 | Golf Balls Including Crosslinked Thermoplastic Polyurethane - This disclosure relates to golf balls made from a crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer includes crosslinks located in the hard segments, where the crosslinks being the reaction product of unsaturated bonds located in the hard segments as catalyzed by a free radical initiator. The crosslinks may be formed from an unsaturated diol as a chain extender. The unsaturated diol may be trimethylolpropane monoallylether (TMPME). The golf ball may include the crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer in the cover layer, in which case the cover layer may exhibit a high degree of scuff resistance. | 09-06-2012 |
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| 20080238893 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS WIRELESS DISPLAY - A wireless display module for an image capture device, comprises a housing, a display element disposed on the housing, a wireless communications interface coupled to the display element, and an attachment mechanism disposed on the housing and configured to releasably attach the display module to the image capture device. In one embodiment, the display is removable from the image capture device and the wireless interface provides image transfer between the image capture device and the display to enable the display to be operated as either an integral or separate component of the image capture device. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090046954 | IMAGE SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image capture device, includes a body; an image sensor in the body; a lens configured to focus a scene onto the image sensor; a communications interface in the body; an image processor coupled to receive an image from or to send an image to the communications interface; executable program code embodied in a computer readable medium and configured to cause the image processor to: process image data associated with a first facial area in a first image to determine a first data set of parameters associated with the first facial area; scan one or more subsequent images stored in memory accessible by the image processor; identify facial areas in the subsequent images and process image data associated with identified facial areas in the subsequent images to determine subsequent data sets of parameters associated with identified facial areas; and compare the first and subsequent data sets to determine whether the one or more subsequent images includes a same face as the face highlighted in the first image. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090122149 | DIGITAL CAMERA SECURITY - An image capture device, includes a body; an image sensor in the body; a lens configured to focus a scene onto the image sensor; a communications interface in the body; an image processor coupled to receive device information from an external device; a controller coupled to the communications interface and configured to control operations of the digital camera; and executable code embodied in a computer readable medium and configured to cause the controller to configure operational parameters of the digital camera based on information received from the external device. Examples of operational parameters that can be configured include locking and unlocking of the image capture device, encryption or other encoding of captured images, and device settings and configuration. | 05-14-2009 |
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| 20100120235 | METHODS FOR FORMING SILICON GERMANIUM LAYERS - Embodiments of methods for depositing silicon germanium (SiGe) layers on a substrate are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method includes depositing a silicon germanium seed layer atop the substrate using a first precursor comprising silicon and chlorine; and depositing a silicon germanium bulk layer atop the silicon germanium seed layer using a second precursor comprising silicon and hydrogen. In some embodiments, the first silicon precursor gas may comprise at least one of dichlorosilane (H | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100317177 | METHODS FOR FORMING SILICON GERMANIUM LAYERS - Embodiments of methods for depositing silicon germanium (SiGe) layers on a substrate are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method may include depositing a first layer comprising silicon and germanium (e.g., a seed layer) atop the substrate using a first precursor comprising silicon and chlorine; and depositing a second layer comprising silicon and germanium (e.g., a bulk layer) atop the silicon germanium seed layer using a second precursor comprising silicon and hydrogen. In some embodiments, the first silicon precursor gas may comprise at least one of dichlorosilane (H | 12-16-2010 |
| 20120103263 | PRE-HEAT RING DESIGNS TO INCREASE DEPOSITION UNIFORMITY AND SUBSTRATE THROUGHPUT - Embodiments of the present invention generally relates to apparatus for use in film depositions. The apparatus generally include pre-heat rings adapted to be positioned in a processing chamber. In one embodiment, a pre-heat ring includes a ring having an inner edge and an outer edge. The outer edge has a constant radius. The inner edge is oblong-shaped and may have a first portion having a constant radius measured from a center of a circle defined by an outer circumference of the ring. A second portion may have a constant radius measured from a location other than the center of the outer circumference. In another embodiment, a processing chamber includes a pre-heat ring positioned around the periphery of a substrate support. The pre-heat ring includes an inner edge having a first portion, a second portion, and one or more linear portions positioned between the first portion and the second portion. | 05-03-2012 |
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| 20100098742 | FABRICATION OF TISSUE LAMINA USING MICROFABRICATED TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOLDS - Methods and materials for making complex, living, vascularized tissues for organ and tissue replacement, especially complex and/or thick structures, such as liver tissue is provided. Tissue lamina is made in a system comprising an apparatus having (a) a first mold or polymer scaffold, a semi-permeable membrane, and a second mold or polymer scaffold, wherein the semi-permeable membrane is disposed between the first and second molds or polymer scaffolds, wherein the first and second molds or polymer scaffolds have means defining microchannels positioned toward the semi-permeable membrane, wherein the first and second molds or polymer scaffolds are fastened together; and (b) animal cells. Methods for producing complex, three-dimensional tissues or organs from tissue lamina are also provided. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100267136 | FABRICATION OF VASCULARIZED TISSUE USING MICROFABRICATED TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOLDS - Methods and materials for making complex, living, vascularized tissues for organ and tissue replacement, especially complex and/or thick structures, such as liver tissue is provided. Tissue lamina is made in a system comprising an apparatus having (a) a first mold or polymer scaffold, a semi-permeable membrane, and a second mold or polymer scaffold, wherein the semi-permeable membrane is disposed between the first and second molds or polymer scaffolds, wherein the first and second molds or polymer scaffolds have means defining microchannels positioned toward the semi-permeable membrane, wherein the first and second molds or polymer scaffolds are fastened together; and (b) animal cells. Methods for producing complex, three-dimensional tissues or organs from tissue lamina are also provided. | 10-21-2010 |
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| 20100225238 | Color Display - A colored light generating element can be configured to, while in an active state, pulse between an off state and an on state. A substantially constant offset voltage or current can be applied to the colored light generating element during a predetermined time interval when the light generating element is in the off state so as to cause the colored light generating element to emit, during the off state, some amount of light greater than a minimum amount of light that the light generating element is capable of generating while part of an active system. In some implementations, two or more offset voltages or currents can be applied. Implementations may include a preprocessor configured to receive an image signal and optimize color saturation of the image signal, such as by limiting and non-linearly increasing color saturation. Implementations may include multiple colored light generating elements. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100295866 | REDUCING IMAGE ARTIFACTS IN A COLOR SEQUENTIAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for reducing artifacts in a color sequential display system. A frame of a digital image is displayed by receiving frame data, determining dither patterns, applying the dither patterns to the data, and displaying the dithered data. Each pixel of a frame of a digital image is displayed by receiving pixel data, grouping the pixel data for the color channels of the image into a plurality of sub-groups of pixel data; and displaying the pixel according to a sequence that separates each pair of sub-groups for a color channel by a sub-group for another color channel. Modified pixel data can be generated by replacing parent bits in the pixel data with corresponding pluralities of divided child bits, where all the child bits for a given parent bit have a divided weight that adds up to the parent bit's weight. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20120218283 | Method for Obtaining Brighter Images from an LED Projector - A method for improving brightness of projected images from an LED projector employing a plurality of LEDs of different colors by determining, from a histogram of a frame of an image to be projected, an effective maximum saturation. A plurality of main channels and a plurality of subchannels are created, one main channel and at least one subchannel for each color LED. Then the amplitude of the main channel and a subchannel for each color are determined based upon the effective maximum saturation of the frame of the image, followed by using the main channel and the at least one subchannel for a color to drive an LED of that color to generate the image. | 08-30-2012 |
