Patents Assigned to APQS, LLC
  • Publication number: 20240183091
    Abstract: A longarm quilting machine having a frame with an upper arm and a lower arm. A needle bar drive mechanism configured to be combined with a needle is combined with a portion of the upper arm and a bobbin hook assembly configured to be combined with a bobbin is combined with a portion of the lower arm. A needle motor is operatively combined with the needle bar drive mechanism and configured to provide torque to the needle bar drive mechanism to cause the needle to move up and down. A bobbin motor is operatively combined with the bobbin hook assembly and configured to provide torque to the bobbin hook assembly causing the bobbin to rotate beneath the needle. A controller is in communication with the needle motor and the bobbin motor to determine whether the components are synchronized and run a synchronization mode upon the occurrence of certain predetermined events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: APQS, LLC
    Inventors: Mike Moore, Nathaniel Moore
  • Patent number: 10806986
    Abstract: A device and method for aiding in the practice of basketball and other games that require a ball to be returned to a player in order to perform repetitive practice routines. The device generally includes a ball catching component and a ball ejection component. The ball catching component catches balls thrown by the player and delivers them to the ball ejection component so that the ball ejection component has a continuous supply of balls. The invention includes a means for tracking a predetermined color worn by a player on the court and returning the ball toward the player's current position after a predetermined triggering event has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: APQS, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel Moore, Mike Moore
  • Publication number: 20190388763
    Abstract: A device and method for aiding in the practice of basketball and other games that require a ball to be returned to a player in order to perform repetitive practice routines. The device generally includes a ball catching component and a ball ejection component. The ball catching component catches balls thrown by the player and delivers them to the ball ejection component so that the ball ejection component has a continuous supply of balls. The invention includes a means for tracking a predetermined color worn by a player on the court and returning the ball toward the player's current position after a predetermined triggering event has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: APQS, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel Moore, Mike Moore
  • Patent number: 10421001
    Abstract: A device and method for aiding in the practice of basketball and other games that require a ball to be returned to a player in order to perform repetitive practice routines. The device generally includes a ball catching component and a ball ejection component. The ball catching component catches balls thrown by the player and delivers them to the ball ejection component so that the ball ejection component has a continuous supply of balls. The invention includes a means for tracking a predetermined color worn by a player on the court and returning the ball toward the player's current position after a predetermined triggering event has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: APQS, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel Moore, Mike Moore
  • Publication number: 20170282044
    Abstract: A device and method for aiding in the practice of basketball and other games that require a ball to be returned to a player in order to perform repetitive practice routines. The device generally includes a ball catching component and a ball ejection component. The ball catching component catches balls thrown by the player and delivers them to the ball ejection component so that the ball ejection component has a continuous supply of balls. The invention includes a means for tracking a predetermined color worn by a player on the court and returning the ball toward the player's current position after a predetermined triggering event has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: APQS, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel Moore, Mike Moore
  • Patent number: D869580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: APQS, LLC
    Inventor: Nathaniel Moore