Patents by Inventor Martin Gray

Martin Gray 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).

  • Publication number: 20260115765
    Abstract: A golf ball sorting system has a ball feeder configured to transport a plurality of golf balls. At least some of the golf balls have a conductive marking pattern that is not visible to an observer because the marking pattern is covered by at least one other layer of the golf ball. A detection system receives the golf balls, inspects the golf balls, and outputs a detection result. A sorting system receives the detection result and sorts the plurality of golf balls based on the detection result to separate the plurality of golf balls into at least three groups, including a first category of golf balls that do not have the marking pattern, a second category of golf balls that have a first type of the marking pattern, and a third category of golf balls that have a second type of the marking pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Matthew F. Hogge, Martin Gray, Nicholas M. Nardacci, Vincent J. Simonds
  • Publication number: 20260021351
    Abstract: A golf ball has a golf ball subassembly having one or more subassembly layers, the one or more subassembly layers including at least one marked layer. The golf ball also has a cover layer surrounding the golf ball subassembly. The golf ball further has a marking pattern disposed on the at least one marked layer. The marking pattern has a first portion including a first material configured to be detected by a first detector type and a second portion including a second material configured to be detected by a second detector type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2025
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Matthew F. Hogge, Richard Daprato, Michael R. Madson, Martin Gray, Nicholas M. Nardacci, Vincent J. Simonds
  • Patent number: 12515242
    Abstract: A golf ball sorting system has a ball feeder configured to transport a plurality of golf balls. At least some of the golf balls have a conductive marking pattern that is not visible to an observer because the marking pattern is covered by at least one other layer of the golf ball. A detection system receives the golf balls, inspects the golf balls, and outputs a detection result. A sorting system receives the detection result and sorts the plurality of golf balls based on the detection result to separate the plurality of golf balls into at least three groups, including a first category of golf balls that do not have the marking pattern, a second category of golf balls that have a first type of the marking pattern, and a third category of golf balls that have a second type of the marking pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Matthew F. Hogge, Martin Gray, Nicholas M. Nardacci, Vincent J. Simonds
  • Patent number: 12427380
    Abstract: A golf ball has a golf ball subassembly having one or more subassembly layers, the one or more subassembly layers including at least one marked layer. The golf ball also has a cover layer surrounding the golf ball subassembly. The golf ball further has a marking pattern disposed on the at least one marked layer. The marking pattern has a first portion including a first material configured to be detected by a first detector type and a second portion including a second material configured to be detected by a second detector type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Matthew F. Hogge, Richard Daprato, Michael R. Madson, Martin Gray, Nicholas M. Nardacci, Vincent J. Simonds
  • Publication number: 20250161759
    Abstract: Various golf ball configurations are disclosed herein that include radar reflective features. The radar reflective features can be formed as inks, resins, electrically conductive metals, polymers, carbons, or other substances that can be deposited or disposed on various portions of a golf ball. The radar reflective features can be formed from a variety of materials, as further disclosed herein. A secondary mark is also provided on the golf ball that is formed from a ferromagnetic or magnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Matthew F. Hogge, Martin Gray, Nicholas M. Nardacci, Peter L. Serdahl, Michael R. Madson, Richard Daprato, Jonathan Knotts
  • Publication number: 20240123469
    Abstract: A golf ball sorting system has a ball feeder configured to transport a plurality of golf balls. At least some of the golf balls have a conductive marking pattern that is not visible to an observer because the marking pattern is covered by at least one other layer of the golf ball. A detection system receives the golf balls, inspects the golf balls, and outputs a detection result. A sorting system receives the detection result and sorts the plurality of golf balls based on the detection result to separate the plurality of golf balls into at least three groups, including a first category of golf balls that do not have the marking pattern, a second category of golf balls that have a first type of the marking pattern, and a third category of golf balls that have a second type of the marking pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Matthew F. Hogge, Martin Gray, Nicholas M. Nardacci, Vincent J. Simonds
  • Publication number: 20230405407
    Abstract: A golf ball has a golf ball subassembly having one or more subassembly layers, the one or more subassembly layers including at least one marked layer. The golf ball also has a cover layer surrounding the golf ball subassembly. The golf ball further has a marking pattern disposed on the at least one marked layer. The marking pattern has a first portion including a first material configured to be detected by a first detector type and a second portion including a second material configured to be detected by a second detector type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Matthew F. Hogge, Richard Daprato, Michael R. Madson, Martin Gray, Nicholas M. Nardacci, Vincent J. Simonds
  • Patent number: 11745225
    Abstract: A golf ball sorting system has a ball feeder, a ball mover, a detector, and a sorting system. The ball feeder may be configured to receive a plurality of golf balls. The ball mover may be configured to move each of the plurality of golf balls one at a time at a predetermined minimum speed. The detector may be configured to inspect each of the plurality of golf balls moved by the movement mechanism and output a detection result based on the inspection. The sorting system may be configured to receive the detection result and sort the plurality of golf balls based on the detection result to separate golf balls that include a mark that is not visible to an observer from golf balls that do not include a mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Leonidas Amarant, Martin Gray, Ken Rebello, Kevin Carando, David Coelho, Vincent J. Simonds
  • Patent number: 7926675
    Abstract: The invention relates to a positional fixing of a tab on a sheet metal lid comprising a panel (10) and a seamable edge (12) surrounding said panel, suitable for attaching to a can body. On the panel (10), an openable area is defined by a weakening line (16), and outside said openable area (17), a tab (30,31,32,33) is provided at a mounting place (11). Said tab (30) comprises a grip portion (32), an opening portion (33), and an attaching portion (31), said latter being provided for attaching said tab substantially parallel with respect to said panel (10). Said tab (30) as attached is disposed with its opening portion (33) above said openable area (17). Close to at least one edge (31c) of the attaching portion (31), a strip-shaped projection (21a, 21b, 20) is shaped to protrude out of said panel (10), for limiting a pivoting movement (?) of said tab (30) around said mounting place (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Ball Packaging Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Hajo Rieck, Richard Chalk, Martin Gray
  • Patent number: 7384227
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming a sheet metal lid. At least one projection is formed twice. First, the projection is shaped from a panel of the sheet metal lid, the pre-form being located near an attaching portion of a tab, but at a distance from the mounting place. Second, at least a front edge of the pre-form of the at least one projection is re-formed. No score line is provided in the panel, neither during shaping, nor during re-forming. An improved blocking for an outer edge portion of the attaching portion is thus obtained, the outer edge portion being associated with the front edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Ball Packaging Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Hajo Rieck, Martin Gray, Richard Chalk
  • Publication number: 20080108697
    Abstract: The invention concerns an assembly consisting of an aqueous oxaliplatin solution and a glass flask containing same, characterised in that the surface/volume ratio of the flask, expressed in mm2/mm3, is less than 0.26.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: DEBIOPHARM S.A.
    Inventors: Houssam Ibrahim, Ross Blundell, Martin Gray
  • Publication number: 20070062950
    Abstract: The invention relates to a positional fixing of a tab on a sheet metal lid comprising a panel (10) and a seamable edge (12) surrounding said panel, suitable for attaching to a can body. On the panel (10), an openable area is defined by a weakening line (16), and outside said openable area (17), a tab (30,31,32,33) is provided at a mounting place (11). Said tab (30) comprises a grip portion (32), an opening portion (33), and an attaching portion (31), said latter being provided for attaching said tab substantially parallel with respect to said panel (10). Said tab (30) as attached is disposed with its opening portion (33) above said openable area (17). Close to at least one edge (31c) of the attaching portion (31), a strip-shaped projection (21a, 21b, 20) is shaped to protrude out of said panel (10), for limiting a pivoting movement (?) of said tab (30) around said mounting place (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Ball Packaging Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Hajo Rieck, Richard Chalk, Martin Gray
  • Publication number: 20070022417
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for generating a shared function binding arrangement comprising a first module and a shared module which includes a plurality of functions and having means for binding a function shared between the first module and the shared module. The process comprises a linking phase for creating the first module and the shared module, a preparation phase for preparing the first module for calling the shared module without exposing details of the call, and a loading phase for loading the modules and linking the first module to a respective function in the shared module without exposing details of the call. The invention also provides a method and system for binding a function shared between a first module and a shared module by means of a linking arrangement a linking arrangement that enables the first module to call a respective function in the shared module without exposing details of the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Holloway, Martin Gray, Alan Stiemens, David Wyles
  • Patent number: 7165926
    Abstract: Method for shaping a sheet metal lid, preferably for a beverage can, which includes a panel, an openable area defined in the panel by a score line, and a mounting place for a tab for breaking into the openable area. At least one projection in the panel is shaped twice, such that a pre-form of the projection is shaped out of the panel of the sheet metal lid, in which the pre-form is located near an attaching portion of the tab, but at a distance from a the mounting place, and at least a front edge of the pre-form of at least one projection is re-formed, so that no score line is provided in the panel during shaping or re-forming. Further, to obtain better blocking of an outer edge portion of the attaching portion, an outer edge portion is associated with the re-formed front edge. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Inventors: Hajo Rieck, Martin Gray, Richard Chalk
  • Publication number: 20060218539
    Abstract: An individual security program (28) is randomly chosen by way of a respective key (32) and is then packaged with a games program (20) to provide an executable program file (34) which is applied to a storage media, such as an optical disc (30). Whenever the security program (28) is running, the object code it produces is obfuscated to make it difficult to overcome the protection by identifying and removing the security program. The obfuscated object code is produced by substituting a variable in source code with a function of the variable. When the source code is compiled to produce the object code, the function causes the variable to be presented in the compiled object code as a series of operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Alan Stiemens, Martin Gray, Christopher Sulley
  • Publication number: 20060016815
    Abstract: Sheet metal lid for closing can body, in which lid includes a panel and surrounding seamable edge suitable for attaching to can body. An openable area is defined on panel by a weakening line, and tab is disposed on a mounting place outside openable area. Tab has grip portion, opening portion, and attaching portion, such that attaching portion is provided for attaching tab substantially parallel with respect to panel, and tab is attached so that it is disposed with its opening portion above openable area. Near to at least one edge of attaching portion, at least one strip-shaped projection is shaped to protrude out of panel for limiting a pivoting movement (?) of tab around mounting place. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Hajo Rieck, Martin Gray, Richard Chalk
  • Publication number: 20060010956
    Abstract: Method for shaping sheet metal lid preferably for beverage can, which includes panel, openable area defined in panel by a score line, and mounting place for a tab for breaking in openable area. At least one projection in panel is shaped twice, such that a pre-form of projection is shaped out of panel of sheet metal lid, in which pre-form is located near attaching portion of tab, but at a distance from a mounting place, and at least front edge of pre-form of at least one projection is re-formed, so that no score line is provided in panel during shaping or re-forming. Further, to obtain better blocking of an outer edge portion of attaching portion, outer edge portion is associated with re-formed front edge. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Hajo Rieck, Martin Gray, Richard Chalk
  • Patent number: 5048152
    Abstract: An umbrella handle has an aperture at one end into which an umbrella shaft can be inserted. The handle has a sleeve-shaped integral axial extension on the shaft side for receiving a tip-cup to be slidably mounted thereon, the sleeve having an abutment over which a tip-cup can be passed before assembly of the handle to an umbrella shaft, to prevent the tip-cup sliding off the extension along the shaft after assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Hoyland Fox Limited
    Inventor: Martin Gray