Patents by Inventor Edward J. Lewis
Edward J. Lewis 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).
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Patent number: 11745077Abstract: A method for adaptive user training and gaming utilizing a media player is disclosed. The method includes operations of receiving, by control logic, data pertaining to selection of a first training program, transmitting, by the control logic, media instructions to cause activation of a media player configured to display visual data corresponding to the first training program, and transmitting, by the control logic, ball-throwing instructions to cause activation of a ball-throwing machine configured to impart motion to one or more balls in accordance with the first training program. The method includes additional operations of recording, by the control logic, an indication of the first training program in a player profile. Additional operations includes recording, by the control logic, training data indicating metrics associated with performance of the first training program.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: TOCA Football, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Conrad Spiteri, Steven Eannarino
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Patent number: 11657906Abstract: A system is disclosed that includes a ball-throwing machine included within a first housing, a controller communicatively coupled to the ball-throwing machine and included within a second housing different than the first housing, a camera, and a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon logic, the logic being executable by one or more processors to perform operations including: receiving information associated with a selection of a first training drill from the controller, responsive to receiving the information associated with the selection of the first training drill, causing the ball-throwing machine to impart motion to one or more balls in accordance with the first training drill, receiving multimedia data of a player captured by the camera, and performing a player recognition procedure to locate the player within the multimedia data.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TOCA Football, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven J. Barberi
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Patent number: 11574724Abstract: A system is disclosed that includes a ball-throwing machine included within a first housing, a controller communicatively coupled to the ball-throwing machine and included within a second housing different than the first housing, a camera, and a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon logic, the logic being executable by one or more processors to perform operations including: receiving information associated with a selection of a first training drill from the controller, responsive to receiving the information associated with the selection of the first training drill, causing the ball-throwing machine to impart motion to one or more balls in accordance with the first training drill, receiving multimedia data of a player captured by the camera, and performing a player recognition procedure to locate the player within the multimedia data.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: TOCA Football, Inc.Inventor: Edward J. Lewis
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Patent number: 11207582Abstract: A method for adaptive user training and gaming utilizing a media player is disclosed. The method includes operations of receiving, by control logic, data pertaining to selection of a first training program, transmitting, by the control logic, media instructions to cause activation of a media player configured to display visual data corresponding to the first training program, and transmitting, by the control logic, ball-throwing instructions to cause activation of a ball-throwing machine configured to impart motion to one or more balls in accordance with the first training program. The method includes additional operations of recording, by the control logic, an indication of the first training program in a player profile. Additional operations includes recording, by the control logic, training data indicating metrics associated with performance of the first training program.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: TOCA FOOTBALL, INC.Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Conrad Spiteri, Steven Eannarino
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Publication number: 20210146218Abstract: A method for adaptive user training and gaming utilizing a media player is disclosed. The method includes operations of receiving, by control logic, data pertaining to selection of a first training program, transmitting, by the control logic, media instructions to cause activation of a media player configured to display visual data corresponding to the first training program, and transmitting, by the control logic, ball-throwing instructions to cause activation of a ball-throwing machine configured to impart motion to one or more balls in accordance with the first training program. The method includes additional operations of recording, by the control logic, an indication of the first training program in a player profile. Additional operations includes recording, by the control logic, training data indicating metrics associated with performance of the first training program.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Conrad Spiteri, Steven Eannarino
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Publication number: 20210031081Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon logic is disclosed. The logic is executable by one or more processors to perform operations including receiving information associated with a selection of a first training drill, responsive to receiving the information associated with the selection of the first training drill and based on the first training drill, causing a first light to be placed in an activated state, wherein the first light is coupled to a first goal apparatus, and responsive to a triggering event, causing the first light to be placed in a deactivated state and causing a second light to be placed in an activated state. The goal apparatus includes posts that form a goal plane, wherein a first sensor pair is coupled to the goal, and wherein the triggering event is a detection of an object passing through the posts and across the goal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: TOCA Football, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven Eannarino, Thomas Denison
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Patent number: 10744383Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon logic is disclosed. The logic is executable by one or more processors to perform operations including receiving information associated with a selection of a first training drill, responsive to receiving the information associated with the selection of the first training drill and based on the first training drill, causing a first light to be placed in an activated state, wherein the first light is coupled to a first goal apparatus, and responsive to a triggering event, causing the first light to be placed in a deactivated state and causing a second light to be placed in an activated state. The goal apparatus includes posts that form a goal plane, wherein a first sensor pair is coupled to the goal, and wherein the triggering event is a detection of an object passing through the posts and across the goal plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: TOCA Football, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven Eannarino, Thomas Denison
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Patent number: 10252128Abstract: A ball throwing machine can include a hopper for receiving one or more balls and a ball delivery device. The ball delivery device can be used to throw or pitch a ball from the hopper to a user of the machine. The ball delivery device can include wheels to impart speed to the ball and a direction system to control the projection angle of the ball. The direction system can control at least one of the up and down angle and the side to side angle of the ball as it is thrown, among possibly other throwing parameters. A controller may be provided for controlling operation of the ball throwing machine.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Toca Football, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven J. Barberi
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Publication number: 20190060728Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon logic is disclosed. The logic is executable by one or more processors to perform operations including receiving information associated with a selection of a first training drill, responsive to receiving the information associated with the selection of the first training drill and based on the first training drill, causing a first light to be placed in an activated state, wherein the first light is coupled to a first goal apparatus, and responsive to a triggering event, causing the first light to be placed in a deactivated state and causing a second light to be placed in an activated state. The goal apparatus includes posts that form a goal plane, wherein a first sensor pair is coupled to the goal, and wherein the triggering event is a detection of an object passing through the posts and across the goal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven Eannarino, Thomas Denison
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Patent number: 10118078Abstract: A goal apparatus comprising a cross bar, a first side post and a second side post is described. The first side post and the second side post are connected to the cross bar such that the first side post, the second side post and the cross bar form a plane (“a goal plane”). Further, one or more sensor pairs are coupled to the first side post and the second side post, wherein a first sensor pair of the one or more sensor pairs includes a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is coupled to the first side post and the second sensor is coupled to the second side post and is also aligned horizontal to the first sensor. In addition, the first sensor pair is located in a first zone, wherein the first zone is a first portion of the goal plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: TOCA Football, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven J. Barberi, Steven Eannarino, Thomas Denison
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Publication number: 20170319930Abstract: A ball throwing machine can include a hopper for receiving one or more balls and a ball delivery device. The ball delivery device can be used to throw or pitch a ball from the hopper to a user of the machine. The ball delivery device can include wheels to impart speed to the ball and a direction system to control the projection angle of the ball. The direction system can control at least one of the up and down angle and the side to side angle of the ball as it is thrown, among possibly other throwing parameters. A controller may be provided for controlling operation of the ball throwing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven J. Barberi
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Publication number: 20170095716Abstract: A goal apparatus comprising a cross bar, a first side post and a second side post is described. The first side post and the second side post are connected to the cross bar such that the first side post, the second side post and the cross bar form a plane (“a goal plane”). Further, one or more sensor pairs are coupled to the first side post and the second side post, wherein a first sensor pair of the one or more sensor pairs includes a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is coupled to the first side post and the second sensor is coupled to the second side post and is also aligned horizontal to the first sensor. In addition, the first sensor pair is located in a first zone, wherein the first zone is a first portion of the goal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: TOCA FOOTBALL, INC.Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven J. Barberi, Steven Eannarino, Thomas Denison
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Patent number: 9555306Abstract: A ball throwing machine can include a hopper for receiving one or more balls and a ball delivery device. The ball delivery device can be used to throw or pitch a ball from the hopper to a user of the machine. The ball delivery device can include wheels to impart speed to the ball and a direction system to control the projection angle of the ball. The direction system can control at least one of the up and down angle and the side to side angle of the ball as it is thrown, among possibly other throwing parameters. A controller may be provided for controlling operation of the ball throwing machine.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: TOCA Football, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven Joseph Barberi
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Publication number: 20150352425Abstract: A ball throwing machine can include a hopper for receiving one or more balls and a ball delivery device. The ball delivery device can be used to throw or pitch a ball from the hopper to a user of the machine. The ball delivery device can include wheels to impart speed to the ball and a direction system to control the projection angle of the ball. The direction system can control at least one of the up and down angle and the side to side angle of the ball as it is thrown, among possibly other throwing parameters. A controller may be provided for controlling operation of the ball throwing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven Joseph Barberi
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Patent number: 9010309Abstract: A ball throwing machine can include a hopper for receiving one or more balls and a ball delivery device. The ball delivery device can be used to throw or pitch a ball from the hopper to a user of the machine. The ball delivery device can include wheels to impart speed to the ball and a direction system to control the projection angle of the ball. The direction system can control at least one of the up and down angle and the side to side angle of the ball as it is thrown, among possibly other throwing parameters. A controller may be provided for controlling operation of the ball throwing machine.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Toca, LLCInventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven Joseph Barberi
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Publication number: 20130104869Abstract: A ball throwing machine can include a hopper for receiving one or more balls and a ball delivery device. The ball delivery device can be used to throw or pitch a ball from the hopper to a user of the machine. The ball delivery device can include wheels to impart speed to the ball and a direction system to control the projection angle of the ball. The direction system can control at least one of the up and down angle and the side to side angle of the ball as it is thrown, among possibly other throwing parameters. A controller may be provided for controlling operation of the ball throwing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: TOCA, LLCInventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven Joseph Barberi
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Patent number: 4442115Abstract: New tetrazole derivatives of the general formula: ##STR1## [wherein R.sup.1 represents a halogen atom, a straight- or branched-chain alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl or alkylsulphamoyl group, each such group containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a dialkylsulphamoyl, dialkylamino, or dialkylcarbamoyl group (wherein the two alkyl groups may be the same or different and each contains from 1 to 4 carbon atoms), a straight- or branched-chain alkanoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylcarbamoyl or alkanoylamino group containing from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylcarbonyl group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl moiety, or a hydroxy, formyl, nitro, trifluoromethyl, trifluoroacetyl, aryl, benzyloxycarbonylamino, amino, sulphamoyl, cyano, tetrazol-5-yl, carboxy, carbamoyl, benzyloxy, aralkanoyl or aroyl group, or a group of the formula:--CR.sup.2 .dbd.NOR.sup.3 II(wherein R.sup.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1979Date of Patent: April 10, 1984Assignee: May & Baker LimitedInventors: Christopher A. Ramsden, Philip Knowles, Edward J. Lewis, Edward Lunt, Derek E. Wright
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Patent number: 4351871Abstract: A method of decorating a fabric is disclosed using a decoration material which contains a thin removable layer which is based on a thermoplastic polymeric film which also has elastomeric properties, and which also contains a dye or pigment. The layer is transferred to the fabric under the action of heat and pressure and subsequently heated further to break the layer down so that it does not adversely affect the handle or feel of the fabric being decorated. The decoration material may contain all of the components necessary to secure transfer of the decoration to the fabric and fixation of the dye or pigment in the fabric to a good degree of wash fastness. Simple heating and pressing treatments are the only ones necessary for effecting decoration.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1981Date of Patent: September 28, 1982Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Ian D. Rattee
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Patent number: 4315790Abstract: Material for decorating textile fabrics under the action of heat and pressure comprises a flexible substrate having thereon a transferable layer which comprises a dye or pigment, a film-forming polymer, a crosslinking agent capable on curing of rendering the film-forming polymer insoluble and a thermally activatable catalyst for promoting the crosslinking reaction, the catalyst comprising the salt of one or more strong acid groups with an organic base and a salt of one or more weak acid groups with an organic base.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 1980Date of Patent: February 16, 1982Assignee: Decor Innovations LimitedInventors: Ian D. Rattee, Edward J. Lewis
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Patent number: D884098Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: TOCA Football, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Lewis, Steven Eannarino, Thomas Denison