US5283732A
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Golf club number computing device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-02-14
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Granted: 1994-02-01
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Expires: 2012-02-14
Abstract
Abstract A golf club number computing device for computing a best golf club number for a player which includes range finding means for finding the range from a player to a hole, computing means, data input means connected to the computing means for receiving range data and player personal data, memory means in the computing means, data tables in the memory means holding golf club number data related to the range data and player personal data, and display means connected to the computing means for displaying a computed best golf club number from the data tables.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Mauritz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:05
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A golf club number computing device for computing a best golf club number for a player comprising range finding means for finding range data from a player to a hole, computing means, data input means connected to said computing means for receiving the range data and the player's personal data, wherein said player's personal data include at least one of the data: player's weight, player's height, player's age and player's handicap, memory means in said computing means, data tables in said memory means holding golf club number data related to said range data and to statistical player personal data selected from a representative group of players; and display means connected to said computing means for displaying a computed best golf club number derived from said data tables.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A golf club number computing device for computing a best golf club number for a player comprising range finding means for finding range data from a player to a hole, computing means, data input means connected to said computing means for receiving the range data and the player's personal data, wherein said player's personal data include at least one of the data: player's weight, player's height, player's age and player's handicap, memory means in said computing means, data tables in said memory means holding golf club number data related to said range data and to statistical player personal data selected from a representative group of players; and display means connected to said computing means for displaying a computed best golf club number derived from said data tables.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 1, including an optical range finder in said range finding means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 1, including an electronic range finder in said range finding means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 3 including a beam emitter, a pulse generator for pulsing the beam, a pulsed beam receiver, a phase detector connected to the pulsed beam receiver, and an A/D converter connected to the phase detector for generating said range data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 1, including a weight, a height and an age table in said data tables.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 5, including a handicap table in said data tables.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 6 including a range table in said data tables.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 2, including a graded reticule in said optical range finder, graded in distances to said hole.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 1, including a keyboard in said input means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 1, including a liquid crystal display in said display means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 1, including a housing for containing said range finding means, said computing means, said data input means, and said display means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A golf club number computing device according to claim 11, including power supply means in said housing.
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