Patents by Inventor Spencer Border

Spencer Border 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: 20260175106
    Abstract: A golf tournament management system may include a visualization system to generate graphical display data with respect to a golf course. A course variable specification unit may enable user specification of course variables including simulated sensor device placements, each simulated sensor device having a simulated field of view with respect to a simulated coverage area, and course setup variables. A simulation engine may execute play simulations of a player field on the golf course utilizing the course variables and output performance metrics with respect to simulated capture of balls, players, or both within the simulated coverage areas during play. The visualization system may provide field of view visualizations within the graphical display data comprising simulated field of view overlays representing the simulated coverage areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2025
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: PGA TOUR Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: William Henry Schroder, IV, Jacqueline Shelly, Barry Walker, Kevin Kerr, Spencer Border
  • Publication number: 20260061256
    Abstract: A system for predicting a resting position of a golf ball may use ball tracking sensor data to identify an impact location of the ball. Modeling of ball movement following impact may be performed that incorporates measured ball impact physics, impact coordinates, and material properties of ground or objects to which the impact coordinates correspond and, together with historical shot data corresponding to the impact coordinates or an encompassing zone, bounce and roll behavior and/or final resting position predictions may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: PGA TOUR Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Barry Walker, Jeremy Craven, Jonas Henrik Gredenhag, Walter Kenneth Lovell, Kevin Kerr, Spencer Border
  • Patent number: 12458842
    Abstract: A system for predicting a resting position of a golf ball may use ball tracking sensor data to identify an impact location of the ball. Modeling of ball movement following impact may be performed that incorporates measured ball impact physics, impact coordinates, and material properties of ground or objects to which the impact coordinates correspond and, together with historical shot data corresponding to the impact coordinates or an encompassing zone, bounce and roll behavior and/or final resting position predictions may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: PGA TOUR Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Barry Walker, Jeremy Craven, Jonas Henrik Gredenhag, Walter Kenneth Lovell, Kevin Kerr, Spencer Border
  • Patent number: 12403375
    Abstract: A golf tournament management system configured to use course simulated and historical data to give insight and guidance for the setup of a golf course for a competitive play event. A visualization system generates graphical display data that when rendered in a user interface provides a plurality of course visualizations. A course variable specification unit includes course setup features enabling users to interact with the user interface and input or cause to be ingested course variables comprising tee and pin placements, environmental variables, and player characteristics. A simulation engine performs simulation modeling and outputs predicted player performance using the input or ingested course variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: PGA TOUR Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: William Henry Schroder, IV, Jacqueline Shelly, Barry Walker, Kevin Kerr, Spencer Border
  • Publication number: 20250099808
    Abstract: A system for predicting a resting position of a golf ball may use ball tracking sensor data to identify an impact location of the ball. Modeling of ball movement following impact may be performed that incorporates measured ball impact physics, impact coordinates, and material properties of ground or objects to which the impact coordinates correspond and, together with historical shot data corresponding to the impact coordinates or an encompassing zone, bounce and roll behavior and/or final resting position predictions may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: PGA TOUR Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Barry Walker, Jeremy Craven, Jonas Henrik Gredenhag, Walter Kenneth Lovell, Kevin Kerr, Spencer Border
  • Patent number: 12161913
    Abstract: A system for predicting a resting position of a golf ball may use ball tracking sensor data to identify an impact location of the ball. Modeling of ball movement following impact may be performed that incorporates measured ball impact physics, impact coordinates, and material properties of ground or objects to which the impact coordinates correspond and, together with historical shot data corresponding to the impact coordinates or an encompassing zone, bounce and roll behavior and/or final resting position predictions may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: PGA TOUR Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Barry Walker, Jeremy Craven, Jonas Henrik Gredenhag, Walter Kenneth Lovell, Kevin Kerr, Spencer Border
  • Publication number: 20240299806
    Abstract: A system for predicting a resting position of a golf ball may use ball tracking sensor data to identify an impact location of the ball. Modeling of ball movement following impact may be performed that incorporates measured ball impact physics, impact coordinates, and material properties of ground or objects to which the impact coordinates correspond and, together with historical shot data corresponding to the impact coordinates or an encompassing zone, bounce and roll behavior and/or final resting position predictions may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: PGA TOUR Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Barry Walker, Jeremy Craven, Jonas Henrik Gredenhag, Walter Kenneth Lovell, Kevin Kerr, Spencer Border
  • Publication number: 20240173591
    Abstract: A system for predicting a resting position of a golf ball may use ball tracking sensor data to identify an impact location of the ball. Modeling of ball movement following impact may be performed that incorporates measured ball impact physics, impact coordinates, and material properties of ground or objects to which the impact coordinates correspond and, together with historical shot data corresponding to the impact coordinates or an encompassing zone, bounce and roll behavior and/or final resting position predictions may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: PGA TOUR, INC.
    Inventors: Barry Walker, Jeremy Craven, Jonas Henrik Gredenhag, Walter Kenneth Lovell, Kevin Kerr, Spencer Border
  • Patent number: 11986699
    Abstract: A system for predicting a resting position of a golf ball may use ball tracking sensor data to identify an impact location of the ball. Modeling of ball movement following impact may be performed that incorporates measured ball impact physics, impact coordinates, and material properties of ground or objects to which the impact coordinates correspond and, together with historical shot data corresponding to the impact coordinates or an encompassing zone, bounce and roll behavior and/or final resting position predictions may be generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: PGA TOUR ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventors: Barry Walker, Jeremy Craven, Jonas Henrik Gredenhag, Walter Kenneth Lovell, Kevin Kerr, Spencer Border