Patents Assigned to Smart Billiard Lighting LLC
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Patent number: 11654346Abstract: A billiard table top lighting apparatus provides substantially uniform lighting across the surface of a billiard table surface. In one form, the lighting apparatus includes a frame supporting lights that are non-centrally placed such that no lights are supported above a middle portion of the billiard table surface. So configured, the frame can have an attractive profile and further mount additional items above the billiard table surface to enable a variety of other features. For example, the frame may support one or more cameras, one or more motion sensors, one or more microphones, and/or one or more computing devices to enable any of a variety of innovative features. Such features could include automatic game play recording from one or more perspectives, merged video track storage for replay, review, and analysis, automatic lighting and dimming control, control of the apparatus from any mobile device, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Smart Billiard Lighting LLCInventors: James W. Bacus, James V. Bacus
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Patent number: 11045713Abstract: A billiard table top lighting apparatus provides substantially uniform lighting across the surface of a billiard table surface. In one form, the lighting apparatus includes a frame supporting lights that are non-centrally placed such that no lights are supported above a middle portion of the billiard table surface. So configured, the frame can have an attractive profile and further mount additional items above the billiard table surface to enable a variety of other features. For example, the frame may support one or more cameras, one or more motion sensors, one or more microphones, and/or one or more computing devices to enable any of a variety of innovative features. Such features could include automatic game play recording from one or more perspectives, merged video track storage for replay, review, and analysis, automatic lighting and dimming control, control of the apparatus from any mobile device, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Smart Billiard Lighting LLCInventors: James W. Bacus, James V. Bacus
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Patent number: 10226685Abstract: A billiard table top lighting apparatus provides substantially uniform lighting across the surface of a billiard table surface. The frame may support one or more cameras, one or more motion sensors, one or more microphones, and/or one or more computing devices to enable any of a variety of innovative features. Such features could include automatic game play recording from one or more perspectives, merged video track storage for replay, review, and analysis, automatic lighting and dimming control, control of the apparatus from any mobile device, automatic provision of a shot clock, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Smart Billiard Lighting LLCInventors: James W. Bacus, James V. Bacus
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Patent number: 9827483Abstract: A billiard table top lighting apparatus provides substantially uniform lighting across the surface of a billiard table surface. The frame may support one or more cameras, one or more motion sensors, one or more microphones, and/or one or more computing devices to enable any of a variety of innovative features. Such features could include automatic game play recording from one or more perspectives, merged video track storage for replay, review, and analysis, automatic lighting and dimming control, control of the apparatus from any mobile device, automatic provision of a shot clock, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Smart Billiard Lighting LLCInventors: James W. Bacus, James V. Bacus
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Patent number: 9485399Abstract: A billiard table top lighting apparatus provides substantially uniform lighting across the surface of a billiard table surface. In one form, the lighting apparatus includes a frame supporting lights that are non-centrally placed such that no lights are supported above a middle portion of the billiard table surface. So configured, the frame can have an attractive profile and further mount additional items above the billiard table surface to enable a variety of other features. For example, the frame may support one or more cameras, one or more motion sensors, one or more microphones, and/or one or more computing devices to enable any of a variety of innovative features. Such features could include automatic game play recording from one or more perspectives, merged video track storage for replay, review, and analysis, automatic lighting and dimming control, control of the apparatus from any mobile device, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Smart Billiard Lighting LLCInventors: James W. Bacus, James V. Bacus
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Patent number: D776328Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: SMART BILLIARD LIGHTING LLCInventors: James W. Bacus, James V. Bacus, Daniel J. Williams, Geoff Pedrick
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Patent number: D835652Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Smart Billiard Lighting LLCInventors: James W. Bacus, James V. Bacus