Patents by Inventor Bryce P. Beard, III

Bryce P. Beard, III 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).

  • Apparatus and method for determining projectile impact locations
    Patent number: 5393064
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and method for determining projectile impact locations and, in a specific application, to determining a golfer's performance in using a particular club, such as a specific iron. The apparatus has an array of a plurality of vibration sensors distributed in a predetermined pattern in a target area, each of which generates a signal indicative of the sensing of vibration, a processor connected for receiving sensor signals generated and for processing received sensor signals for determining a location of projectile impact relative to the locations of sensors in the target area and for generating an electrical location signal, and a display connected with the processor for receiving the location signal and for displaying to an observer a representation of the location of projectile impact in the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Inventors: Bryce P. Beard, III, James W. Kluttz, Edgar P. Roberts, Jr.
  • Apparatus and method for determining projectile impact locations
    Patent number: 5029866
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and method for determining projectile impact locations and, in a specific application, to determining a golfer's performance in using a particular club, such as a specific iron. The apparatus has an array of a plurality of vibration sensors distributed in a predetermined pattern in a target area, each of which generates a signal indicative of the sensing of vibration, a processor connected for receiving sensor signals generated and for processing received sensor signals for determining a location of projectile impact relative to the locations of sensors in the target area and for generating an electrical location signal, and a display connected with the processor for receiving the location signal and for displaying to an observer a representation of the location of projectile impact in the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Inventors: Bryce P. Beard, III, James W. Kluttz, Edgar P. Roberts, Jr.
  • Apparatus and method for determining projectile impact locations
    Patent number: 4898388
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and method for determining projectile impact locations and, in a specific application, to determining a golfer's performance in using a particular club, such as a specific iorn. The apparatus has an array of a plurality of vibration sensors distributed in a predetermined pattern in a target area, each of which generates a signal indicative of the sensing of vibration, a processor connected for receiving sensor signals generated and for processing received sensor signals for determining a location of projectile impact relative to the locations of sensors in the target area and for generating an electrical location signal, and a display connected with the processor for receiving the location signal and for displaying to an observer a representation of the location of projectile impact in the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Inventors: Bryce P. Beard, III, James W. Kluttz, Edgar P. Roberts, Jr.