Patents Assigned to HAND TO HAND RACKET SPORTS
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Publication number: 20160144260Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices, systems, and methods for measuring values obtained from one or more sensors installed on a player's tennis racket and/or worn on the player's body, and using those values to calculate various parameters, such as the physical position and motion of the tennis racket. Embodiments may translate the parameters and derive one or more occurrences corresponding to phases of a tennis point or drill and then generate real-time audible, visual, and/or haptic coaching prompts and other related commands and signals, for the purpose of improving a player's motor skills. Embodiments may also send and receive messages to/from other embodiments, thereby permitting a player to interact with other players, coaches, or devices, such as ball machines and cameras.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: Hand to Hand Racket Sports, Inc.Inventors: Marc A. Cohen, Alain J. Cohen
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Patent number: 9283444Abstract: The present invention relates to a direct contact racquet or “DCR.” In order to enhance the feel experienced by the player, the DCR is designed to maximize the contact between the player's hand and the ball, while still making use of a string-bed or other form of contact to provide a strike surface for the ball. In one embodiment, the strike surface is positioned on one side of the player's hand, such as the palm side or the back of the hand. In particular, a gripping surface for a player's hand is provided behind the string bed. The gripping surface may be shaped in various ways so that a player can comfortably grip it. In addition, the gripping surface may provide a clearance from the string bed when striking a ball. Therefore, the DCR places a user's hand directly behind the string bed surface used to strike the ball. In another embodiment, the player's hand is placed between two strike surfaces to allow striking of a ball using either side of the player's hand.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: HAND TO HAND RACKET SPORTS, INC.Inventors: Alain J. Cohen, Darius Firouzgar, Marc A. Cohen
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Publication number: 20150314172Abstract: The present invention relates to a direct contact racquet or “DCR.” In order to enhance the feel experienced by the player, the DCR is designed to maximize the contact between the player's hand and the ball, while still making use of a string-bed or other form of contact to provide a strike surface for the ball. In one embodiment, the strike surface is positioned on one side of the player's hand, such as the palm side or the back of the hand. In particular, a gripping surface for a player's hand is provided behind the string bed. The gripping surface may be shaped in various ways so that a player can comfortably grip it. In addition, the gripping surface may provide a clearance from the string bed when striking a ball. Therefore, the DCR places a user's hand directly behind the string bed surface used to strike the ball. In another embodiment, the player's hand is placed between two strike surfaces to allow striking of a ball using either side of the player's hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: Hand to Hand Racket Sports, Inc.Inventors: Alain J. Cohen, Darius Firouzgar, Marc A. Cohen
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Patent number: 9101801Abstract: The present invention relates to a direct contact racquet or “DCR.” In order to enhance the feel experienced by the player, the DCR is designed to maximize the contact between the player's hand and the ball, while still making use of a string-bed or other form of contact to provide a strike surface for the ball. In particular, a gripping surface for a player's hand is provided behind the string bed. The gripping surface may be shaped in various ways so that a player can comfortably grip it. In addition, the gripping surface may provide a clearance from the string bed when striking a ball. Therefore, the DCR places a user's hand directly behind the string bed surface used to strike the ball.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Hand to Hand Racket Sports, Inc.Inventors: Alain J. Cohen, Darius Firouzgar, Marc A. Cohen
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Publication number: 20130072330Abstract: The present invention relates to a direct contact racquet or “DCR.” In order to enhance the feel experienced by the player, the DCR is designed to maximize the contact between the player's hand and the ball, while still making use of a string-bed or other form of contact to provide a strike surface for the ball. In particular, a gripping surface for a player's hand is provided behind the string bed. The gripping surface may be shaped in various ways so that a player can comfortably grip it. In addition, the gripping surface may provide a clearance from the string bed when striking a ball. Therefore, the DCR places a user's hand directly behind the string bed surface used to strike the ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: HAND TO HAND RACKET SPORTSInventors: Alain J. COHEN, Darius FIROUZGAR, Marc A. COHEN