Published Technical Disclosure Archive

Customizable Golf Balls with AI-Generated Overlap Markings

Publication ID: 24-11857847_0003_PTD
Published: October 28, 2025
Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Customizable Golf Balls with AI-Generated Overlap Markings,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857847_0003_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857847_0003_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,847.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

A golf ball customization system integrating AI-generated overlap markings, IoT-enabled sensors, blockchain technology, and new materials to create personalized, high-performance golf balls with enhanced durability and tracking capabilities.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent disclosed a method for printing overlap markings on golf balls, but it lacked the ability to customize and track golf balls. The new inventive concept addresses this limitation by combining the patented overlap marking technology with AI, IoT, blockchain, and new materials to create a more powerful and versatile system.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The system consists of a computer system generating unique overlap marking patterns based on user input, IoT-enabled sensors detecting surface characteristics, and a pad printing system applying the generated patterns. The golf ball core is formed using new materials with enhanced durability, and a sensor system tracks performance and provides real-time feedback. The blockchain network stores and tracks ownership and usage history, while machine learning algorithms optimize golf ball design and overlap marking patterns.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce the novel combination of AI-generated overlap markings, IoT-enabled sensors, blockchain technology, and new materials, which is not obvious from the original patent. The inventive step lies in the integration of these distinct technologies to create a customizable, high-performance golf ball system.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments could include using different AI algorithms, varying IoT sensor types, or incorporating additional technologies like augmented reality. Variations could involve applying the system to other sports equipment or using different materials and manufacturing processes.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The inventive concept has significant commercial potential in the golf industry, enabling manufacturers to offer customized, high-performance golf balls with enhanced durability and tracking capabilities. The system could also be applied to other sports equipment, expanding its market reach.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A63 A63B45/02
A A63 A63B37/0022
B B41 B41M1/40

Field of Art

Sports equipment manufacturing, specifically golf ball design and printing technologies, involving surface marking techniques, printing methods, and advanced manufacturing processes

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A skilled professional with expertise in sports equipment engineering, pad printing technologies, surface decoration techniques, and familiarity with emerging manufacturing technologies like IoT and machine learning integration

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD represents a predictable combination of known golf ball marking techniques with emerging digital technologies, where the core pad printing method remains fundamentally consistent with the source patent's teachings while incorporating standard industry technological advancements

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Pad printing method for creating overlap markings on golf ball surfaces
PTD Variation
AI-generated overlap marking patterns applied using identical pad printing technique
Obviousness Reasoning
Applying machine learning to generate marking patterns is a predictable design optimization using known printing methods, representing a routine technological enhancement
Source Patent Element
Linear markings extending around golf ball surface
PTD Variation
IoT-enabled sensors detecting surface characteristics to inform marking placement
Obviousness Reasoning
Integrating sensor technologies for precise marking placement represents an obvious technological extension using standard industrial sensing techniques
Source Patent Element
Printed identifiers and markings on golf ball surface
PTD Variation
Blockchain-tracked ownership and usage history encoded through marking patterns
Obviousness Reasoning
Using markings as data carriers is a known technique, and blockchain tracking represents a straightforward digital information management approach
Source Patent Element
Golf ball surface decoration techniques
PTD Variation
Machine learning algorithms optimizing marking design and ball performance
Obviousness Reasoning
Applying computational optimization to manufacturing processes is a standard engineering approach with predictable incremental improvements
Source Patent Element
Golf ball core manufacturing methods
PTD Variation
Enhanced durability materials integrated with sensor systems
Obviousness Reasoning
Material science improvements and sensor integration represent routine technological progressions in sports equipment design
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on US Patent 11857847's teachings regarding golf ball marking techniques, the present disclosure demonstrates that the claimed variations would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention, as the technical combinations represent predictable extensions of existing pad printing and golf ball manufacturing technologies using standard engineering approaches.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,847
TitleGolf ball having overlap markings
Assignee(s)Acushnet Company