Patents Examined by Eugene L Kim
  • Patent number: 12260781
    Abstract: The technology relates generally to an interactive avatar training system. The interactive avatar training system utilizes an interactive platform that allows at least two users, such as a trainer and a trainee, to be in interactive communication in a training program. The interactive avatar training system may assist generating a processed answer or response from the trainer to the trainee so that the answer presented to the trainee has high level of accuracy. Thus, the training efficiency and accuracy may be enhanced and improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Interactive Video Images, Inc.
    Inventors: David Patrick Carmichael, Roger Nelson, John J. Maley, Jeffrey Shapiro
  • Patent number: 12257523
    Abstract: A launching device, system and method uses a fluid pressure system and a launch direction system in combination with an automated control system and a fluid cavity in a game ball for compressed air providing a pneumatically operated toy that releases upon a user-directed and automated control launch of a game ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: NSI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Frank J. Landi, Jr., Steve Rehkemper, Jeffrey Rehkemper, Adam Gelder, Kamil Maj
  • Patent number: 12251645
    Abstract: An integrated power hub with a rotating driveshaft allows for the transformation of interlocking building blocks into a moving model. Blocks may be attached in many different combinations and configurations to any or all of 6 buildable surfaces of the power hub. A motor and a battery may both be safely integrated within the power hub such that the single unit may be used without the need for additional wires. Numbered studs on one or more of the building surfaces may facilitate clear instructions for young users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: NIYAM8
    Inventors: Vrinda Joshi, Daniela Boccoleri
  • Patent number: 12246265
    Abstract: A magnetic block set comprising a plurality of magnetically connectable magnetic block units. Each magnetic block unit includes a block body having two or more connection faces. Each connection face includes a plurality of connection face edges and a connection face surface and each connection face is a square. Each magnetic block unit also includes one or more magnetic elements on each of the tow or more connection faces, each magnetic element having a magnetic polarity relative to the connection face that is the same as each of the other magnetic elements on all of the connection faces. Each magnetic block unit further includes an outer shell covering both the block body and each of the one or more magnetic elements. The outer shell includes an indicator of the polarity of the magnetic elements within the magnetic block unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Inventor: Reed Quinn
  • Patent number: 12243085
    Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting and fabricating individualized golf clubs or golf club components. Using a website, for example, a golfer can input relevant information about his or her golf game, receive recommendations for golf club components, select from the recommendations, and have the desired golf club components manufactured and delivered. In some embodiments, the golf club components include custom golf club heads fabricated using layer by layer processing, such as direct metal laser sintering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Cobra Golf Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter L. Soracco, Karl A. Clausen
  • Patent number: 12226679
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a damping element including a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the damping element opposite the front surface of the damping element, wherein the striking face comprises a first portion having a substantially constant thickness, wherein the front surface of the damping element comprises a geometric center, wherein the golf club head includes additional damping structures and materials to achieve desired acoustic characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, Doug M. Takehara
  • Patent number: 12220623
    Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, a damping element including a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface of the damping element opposite the front surface of the damping element, wherein the striking face comprises a first portion having a substantially constant thickness, wherein the front surface of the damping element comprises a geometric center, wherein the golf club head includes additional damping structures and materials to achieve desired acoustic characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Grant M. Martens, Doug M. Takehara
  • Patent number: 12214253
    Abstract: A swing analysis system is disclosed herein. The swing analysis system includes at least one user input device; a motion capture system comprising at least one motion capture device configured to detect the motion of at least one of: (i) one or more body segments of a subject, (ii) a head and/or face of the subject, (iii) a hand and/or fingers of the subject, and (iv) an object being manipulated by the subject, and generate output data; and at least one data processing device operatively coupled to the user input device and the motion capture system, the at least one data processing device being programmed to perform autodetection for the movement of the subject that is selected by the user by inputting the output data from the motion capture system into a trained neural network so that the movement being performed by the subject is able to be automatically determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Bertec Corporation
    Inventors: Necip Berme, Mohan Chandra Baro
  • Patent number: 12196596
    Abstract: A set of nesting cups includes two or more cups, each cup including a respective rim having a flange, and a respective bowl depending from the rim. The respective bowl of each cup is formed by a curved side wall and one or two straight side walls extending from the respective rim of the cup to a closed bottom of the bowl. The curved side wall of each bowl has an upper edge at the rim of the cup, the upper edge forming a circle segment completed by a perimeter of the flange. The circle segments formed by the upper edges of the curved side walls of the cups define different included angles, and the bowls of the cups are sized to nest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Lovevery, Inc.
    Inventors: John Patrick Healy, Seth Thomas Murray
  • Patent number: 12194355
    Abstract: A kit of parts for playing a tag game in low-light conditions includes first and second base markers, first and second plurality of team identifiers, and first and second plurality of batons. The base markers, team identifiers and the batons emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Starlux Games, LLC
    Inventor: Judd Paul King, II
  • Patent number: 12194391
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of desktop pinball, and relates to a desktop pinball interaction device, including: a base, a surface of the base being provided with a table top for placing a pinball, and an edge of the table top being provided with two or more goals; ball striking devices, the ball striking devices being slidably mounted on the base through driving devices, and the two or more of the ball striking devices being respectively mounted at different goals; goal sensors, positions of the goal sensors corresponding to positions of the goals and being used for detecting the pinball; and remote control handles, the two or more of the remote control handles being used for respectively controlling different driving devices and ball striking devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: HONG KONG XIYAO INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Shaojia Guo
  • Patent number: 12186675
    Abstract: An aggregative dice shaker comprises: providing two or more dice cup devices and a control device. Each dice cup device includes a dice plate, a camera, and a shaking device. A plate surface of the dice plate is for placing the dice thereon. The camera faces toward the plate surface. The shaking device applies a reciprocating force to the dice plate. The control device receives an external control signal and activating the corresponding dice cup device, and outputs the game result as an output. Therefore players can play games using one dice cup device and games using multiple dice cup devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: BOLLER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ho-Tien Teng
  • Patent number: 12179081
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a portable putting drill system. The portable putting drill system includes a sensor array, a drill data collection circuit, and a mobile electronic device. The sensor array collects putting drill data including a striking speed, striking angle of a putter, and whether putter hits its sweet spot. Drill data collection circuit includes a data collection circuit for receiving the putting drill data collected by the sensor array, a data processing circuit for processing the putting drill data received, a data reporting circuit for reporting results of the putting drill data processed, and a wireless connection circuit for transmitting the results of putting drill data processed to a mobile electronic device wirelessly over a communication network. Mobile electronic device displays processed putting drill data, provides audio output to a user in real time to enhance putting drill experience, and saves historic statistics of putting drill data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Inventor: Yansheng Zhao
  • Patent number: 12179075
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing equipment is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing including a plurality of members configured to rotate relative to each other, about an attachment portion of the plurality of members, between a closed position forming an interior cavity and an open position, an assembly attached to the housing and configured to rotate relative to the housing, a shaping member attached to one of the plurality of members and configured to rotate relative to the one of the plurality of members, and at least one aperture extending through the one of the plurality of members. The shaping member is configured to removably receive the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Platypus Golf Company LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Travers
  • Patent number: 12172096
    Abstract: Locking fastener for a toy construction playset includes an elongate, unitary body having two parts and a living hinge between the parts extending longitudinally between opposite ends of the body. The parts define an arrowhead tip at both ends when in an expanded state. Each tip is formed by a barb on each part that extends in opposite directions relative to the hinge. There is a flange on each part that extends in opposite directions from the hinge. By manipulating the flanges, the barbs are brought against one another to reduce a size of the tips and bring the tips into an insertion state in which each is insertable into a portal of a component of the toy construction playset, such as a log or a panel each of which preferably includes a row of such portals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: ImaginNoodles, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Gallagher, Christopher Gerard Gallagher
  • Patent number: 12172093
    Abstract: A modular fastening system including a board assembly, a first accessory mount assembly, a second accessory mount assembly and an interlocking assembly is disclosed herein. The board assembly includes at least one board having a plurality of openings, a peg portion and a receiving portion. The first accessory mount assembly includes a first accessory member and a first anchoring member having pegs. The first anchoring member attaches the first accessory member to the plurality of openings of the at least one board. the second accessory mount includes a second accessory member including a bottom side having at least one peg to attach said second accessory member to the plurality of openings. The peg portion of the at least one board allows to connect the at least one board with second board. The interlocking assembly includes an interlocking member to interlock at the at least one board with a second board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel Reyes
  • Patent number: 12161949
    Abstract: A bubble machine with an adjustable blowing angle comprises a machine body, an air supply mechanism arranged inside the machine body, and a film forming mechanism, wherein the air supply mechanism comprises a double-shaft motor, a fan cover arranged outside the double-shaft motor, and the film forming mechanism comprises a rotary table, a plurality of bubble rings uniformly arranged on the circumference of the rotary table, and a liquid storage tank arranged below the rotary table; one output shaft of the double-shaft motor is provided with a fan blade, and the other output shaft of the double-shaft motor drives the rotary table to rotate after being decelerated by a gear box; the bubble rings are arranged along the normal of the rotary table, and the fan cover is provided with a rotatable air duct at the position of the air outlet; the bubble rings are arranged along the normal of the rotary table, and then the air flow is output to the bubble rings through the action of the air duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Inventor: Lizhen Lin
  • Patent number: 12157069
    Abstract: A toy that simulates a stand mixer provides users, for example, children with the experience of preparing foods. The mixer includes a base shaped to sit on a horizontal surface. A vertical member extends from the base and holds an extension that extends over a portion of the base. A bowl is sized to fit on the base below the extension. The extension includes a semicircular clip aligned with a semicircular slot on the extension. The mixer includes interchangeable tools, such as a whisk, a dough hook, or a paddle blade. The clip and the extension define a circular space to hold a handle of the tool and allow the tool to spin, simulating the mixing action of a stand mixer. The clip flexes away from the extension to allow one tool to be removed and another tool to be connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Melissa & Doug, LLC
    Inventors: Brett K. Almstead, Matt Burtonwood
  • Patent number: 12145078
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic toy. The magnetic toy includes a mounting bracket, a magnetic member, a base and a cover body. The mounting bracket includes a plurality of clamping members, two adjacent clamping members are connected to form the mounting bracket. The clamping portions are provided with mounting columns and the clamping space is formed between two opposite mounting columns. The magnet is rotatably arranged in the iron tube and the iron tube sleeves the mounting columns. The base and the cover body are respectively connected to two sides of the mounting bracket. The iron tube is arranged into the gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Inventor: Penghui Xie
  • Patent number: 12145037
    Abstract: A golf hole lighting device includes a shell suitable for being used in a golf hole and a luminous body arranged in the shell. The luminous body emits light in a direction towards a top of the shell. An optical lens having a protruding top surface and configured to condense light is arranged at a position, corresponding to the luminous body, on a top surface of the shell. When the luminous body emits light, the optical lens is configured to achieve effects of focusing light, improving the light intensity, and controlling a shape of a beam, so that the light emitted by the luminous body is more concentrated, the uniformity and quality of the light are improved, and dazzling is reduced. The light from the golf hole is better focused and softer, so that a user can effectively determine a position of the golf hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Inventor: Genhai Liu