Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Pirritano

Anthony J. Pirritano has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • RF detectable golf ball
    Publication number: 20040058749
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for locating lost golf balls which includes a golf ball that incorporates an array of passive transponders and a radio frequency (“RF”) transmitter/receiver capable of energizing the passive transponder array and of detecting a signal emitted by the array. Each passive transponder functions as a tuned LC circuit that is charged by the RF transponder/receiver and emits an RF signal, detectable by the RF transmitter/receiver, for a finite period of time after the RF transmitter/receiver is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Anthony J. Pirritano, Raymond Imblum, Thomas R. Pierce
  • System for locating golf balls
    Patent number: 6620057
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for locating lost golf balls which includes a golf ball that incorporates an array of passive transponders and a radio frequency (“RF”) transmitter/receiver capable of energizing the passive transponder array and of detecting a signal emitted by the array. Each passive transponder functions as a tuned LC circuit that is charged by the RF transponder/receiver and emits an RF signal, detectable by the RF transmitter/receiver, for a finite period of time after the RF transmitter/receiver is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Flite Traxx, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Pirritano, Raymond Imblum, Thomas R. Pierce