Patents by Inventor Richard J. Arciniega

Richard J. Arciniega 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).

  • Patent number: 5035423
    Abstract: A basketball training facility comprised of an enclosed area, a ball return device suspended within the enclosed area, a selectively rotating basketball goal, a track mounted motor driven carriage and controls for indexing the basketball goal toward and away from a player, a motor driven telescopic pole and controls for vertically indexing the basketball goal and a loud speaker system and a video projection system for providing audio and visual distractions within the facility. The facility thus permitting the player to simulate shooting a basketball from various angles and distances with respect to the goal without having to waste time retrieving basketballs following shots. Further, the audio and visual distractions acclimate the player to conditions likely encountered during a game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Inventor: Richard J. Arciniega