Patents Examined by Jeffrey S Vanderveen
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Patent number: 12220614Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for identifying the location of a striker of an object, includes, in at least one aspect, a method including initiating an audio recording by a microphone of a mobile computing device operated by a striker located in a striking area having space for two or more strikers to strike objects into a target area; identifying a physical location in the striking area and a first strike time determination for an object struck from the striking area based on sensor observations of the object in flight between the striking area and the target area; identifying a second strike time determination in data of the audio recording; and associating the physical location with the mobile computing device when the second strike time determination is matched with the first strike time determination.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.Inventors: Per Dennis Ekström, Johan Peter Cederloo
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Patent number: 12214264Abstract: A golf club head includes a ball striking surface having a plurality of openings therethrough. The plurality of openings in the ball striking surface may be a cluster of openings positioned in a central portion of the ball striking surface. The golf club head further includes an exhaust opening in a top portion adjacent to a rear portion of the golf club head. An internal air flow cavity is coupled to the plurality of openings and the exhaust opening so that air enters the air flow cavity through the plurality of openings and exits the cavity through the exhaust opening. The golf club head may further include an air inlet opening in a bottom portion of the golf club head adjacent to the ball striking surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Inventor: Carlos Sada, Jr.
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Patent number: 12203730Abstract: Indoor shooting range comprising an interior space for firing ammunition, said indoor shooting range comprising: —an air ventilation system arranged for providing said interior space with fresh air; —a detector unit arranged for detecting a concentration of metallic elements, in said interior space, originating from ammunition fired in said interior space of said indoor shooting range; —a control unit, communicatively coupled to said air ventilation system and said detector unit, for controlling said air ventilation system taking into account a detected concentration, by said detector unit, of metallic elements originating from said ammunition fired in said interior space for maintaining said concentration of said metallic particles in said interior space below a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Ingenieursbureau en Technische Handelsonderneming Autron B.V.Inventors: Jelle Moerland, Arie Ponsen
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Patent number: 12194357Abstract: A basketball training system that includes one or more of a basketball delivery machine, a computer vision sensor, one or more processors, and a computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations can include detecting a made or missed shot, identifying indexed video and/or pose information for the shot, tagging video and/or pose information with make or miss.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2024Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Airborne Athletics, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Brad Campbell, Adam T. Pan, Justin Royer, Jason Grey
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Patent number: 12194354Abstract: A golf club has a first shaft coupled to a club head, a second shaft configured to slidably engage a portion of the first shaft, a grip coupled to the second shaft, and an adjustable length shaft assembly received by the second shaft and configured to allow a portion of the first shaft to slide in relation to the second shaft in a first configuration, and to restrict a portion of the first shaft from sliding in relation to the second shaft in a second configuration. The grip is restricted from rotation about the first shaft or the second shaft as the first shaft slides in relation to the second shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Travis Milleman, Tony Serrano, Eric Cole, David Kultala, David Petersen, Tom Morris
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Patent number: 12194342Abstract: A method and automatic ball machine comprise an imaging system, a ball launching system, a mobility system, and a controller. The imaging system produces image data related to an environment of the automatic ball machine including a player to receive a ball. The ball launching system launches the ball to place the ball at a location proximate to the player. The mobility system automatically moves the automatic ball machine about the environment to change a trajectory of the ball based on the image data. The controller detect a location of the automatic ball machine relative to the environment based on the image data, adjust the ball launching system to place the ball at the location proximate to the player based on the image data, and control the mobility system to automatically move the automatic ball machine about the environment based on the image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Volley LLCInventors: John Weinlader, Daniel Weinlader
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Patent number: 12186639Abstract: A substrate is mountable on a lacrosse stick head to form a pocket. The head has a throat attached to a shaft, a ball stop attached to the throat, a scoop distal to the throat, and sidewalls extending between the ball stop and the scoop. The substrate includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion is positioned proximate to the scoop and the bottom portion is positioned between the top and the ball stop. The top and bottom portions include yarn knit to form the substrate. A method of making the substrate includes casting the yarn onto a needle, knitting the top and bottom portions, casting the yarn off the needle, tying off the yarn and attaching the substrate to the head.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Inventor: Christopher Gilroy
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Patent number: 12186651Abstract: A shuffling system of the present invention includes multiple shuffling devices which are connected in series to one another, and multiple CPUs which are independent from one another, and are connected with the respective multiple shuffling devices, in which each of the multiple CPUs is used to shuffle the cards across the multiple shuffling devices, so that the cards are arranged randomly, and further, even if the information about the shuffle in each shuffling device is stolen due to an unauthorized access to the multiple CPUs, or the like, it becomes difficult to identify shuffled cards to which the stolen information is allocated in all the shuffling devices, and therefore the possibility that the arrangement of the shuffled cards is recognized is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasushi Shigeta
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Patent number: 12179082Abstract: A method can include projecting an object toward an impact device along a trajectory, receiving the object at a target zone of the impact device, a trainee striking the impact device at an impact zone with a sports tool, and scoring a performance score of the trainee to impact the impact zone at an appropriate time compared to an arrival time of the object at the target zone. A method can include projecting an object toward a target along a trajectory, receiving the object at an actual arrival position at the target, wherein the actual arrival position is either inside a target zone or outside the target zone, and where a trainee is configured to send an indication when the trainee expects the object to arrive inside the target zone, comparing the indication to the actual arrival position, and determining a performance score based on the comparing.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: VXT SPORTS LLCInventors: Preston Carpenter Cox, Robin Birdwell Cox
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Patent number: 12179086Abstract: Methods provide mixed reality simulations with real time coordination of both Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) environments, and mixed reality simulations with AR and VR hardware having reduced tracking noise.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2024Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: CRUSH AR LLCInventors: David G. Aksamit, Kenneth E. Irwin, Jr., Eric M. Pilnock
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Patent number: 12179089Abstract: A play surface marking system may include a first fabric strip configured to be attached to a play surface using a first adhesive strip and a second adhesive strip, wherein the first fabric strip defines a first boundary on the play surface and a second fabric strip configured to be attached to the play surface using a third adhesive strip and a fourth adhesive strip, wherein the second fabric strip defines a second boundary on the play surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Cortable LLCInventors: James Brian Finlayson, Rebecca Ann Finlayson
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Patent number: 12172061Abstract: A composite barrel layer for a bat including a fiber pre-preg layer with repetitive folds generally forming part triangle shapes incorporated into a fiber reinforced composite layer of the barrel portion of the bat.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Monsta Athletics, LLCInventor: Carl Pegnatori
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Patent number: 12172064Abstract: Systems for tracking off the dribble shooting statistics are disclosed. Controller(s) receive data from a user interface indicating selection of pass receipt locations and certain of those locations where a user intends to perform a basketball move, program a launching device to pass basketballs to the selected pass locations, record and present shooting performance information for each of the passes, including separately recording and presenting such shooting performance information for those locations where the user intends to perform a basketball move.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Shoot-A-Way, Inc.Inventor: John G. Joseph
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Patent number: 12172063Abstract: The present application provides a net frame structure with an adjustable net height, the net frame structure comprising: a net, a suspending member being provided on each of left and right sides of the net; and two support members respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the net in an extended state, wherein each of the support members is provided with a plurality of height positioning portions, the plurality of height positioning portions are sequentially arranged at intervals in a height direction of the support member, a height at which each height positioning portion is located corresponds to a standard height of the net, and the height positioning portion is detachably connected to the suspending member, enabling the net to be maintained at a desired standard height.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2024Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Inventor: Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 12173993Abstract: A dead stop assembly includes a deceleration member which is attachable at one end to a rail such that when a target retriever applies force to the deceleration member, the target retriever is decelerated. The deceleration member may be disposed in a housing which further engages the rail when the housing is impacted by a target retriever.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Action Target Inc.Inventors: Robert DeCosta, James Harmon
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Patent number: 12161925Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a basketball backboard. The basketball backboard includes a display screen, a plurality of sensors configured to generate sensor data regarding a shot attempt of a user, imaging devices configured to generate image data of the shot attempt, a speaker, and a control unit. The control unit can receive (i) the sensor data from the plurality of sensors and (ii) the image data from the imaging devices. Based on the received sensor data, the control unit can determine whether the shot attempt was successful. Based on the received image data and whether the shot attempt was successful, the control unit can generate analytics that indicate characteristics of the user and the shot attempt and recommendations for improving the shot attempt for subsequent shot attempts. The control unit can provide output data representing the analytics.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Huupe Inc.Inventors: Paul Anton, Lyth Saeed, Dan Hayes, Adam Jaber, Matt McConaha
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Patent number: 12157046Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a basketball backboard. The basketball backboard includes a display screen, a plurality of sensors configured to generate sensor data regarding a shot attempt of a user, imaging devices configured to generate image data of the shot attempt, a speaker, and a control unit. The control unit can receive (i) the sensor data from the plurality of sensors and (ii) the image data from the imaging devices. Based on the received sensor data, the control unit can determine whether the shot attempt was successful. Based on the received image data and whether the shot attempt was successful, the control unit can generate analytics that indicate characteristics of the user and the shot attempt and recommendations for improving the shot attempt for subsequent shot attempts. The control unit can provide output data representing the analytics.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Huupe Inc.Inventors: Paul Anton, Lyth Saeed, Dan Hayes, Adam Jaber, Matt McConaha, Yulii Broide
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Patent number: 12158319Abstract: A system to advance human performance in sighting, tracking, recognizing, and reacting to (collectively “engaging”) moving and stationary objects, for example, advancing skill in engaging targets with a firearm. The system provides conditioning using non-ballistic firearm engagement. Components include software and hardware that provide target and non-target image stimuli that can be manually or automatically generated as stationary or moving stimuli and trainee engagement using a firearm adapted with a transmitter for non-ballistic target engagement. The system includes a database including a plurality of training scenarios, each training scenario including a sequence of stimuli, the sequence of stimuli including targets for the trainee to sight, track, and recognize; a display for the presentation of the sequence of stimuli; and a data processor generating the presentation of the sequence of stimuli on the display, providing an operator interface, and providing performance reporting.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: CONFLICT KINETICS CORPORATIONInventor: Brian Stanley
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Patent number: 12151149Abstract: A sports training apparatus for practicing lacrosse comprising an elongate rigid member extending along a length between first and second ends, first and second stops secured to the elongate rigid member, and a slidable mass on the elongate rigid member, slidable along the elongate rigid member between the first aid second stops. A kit for retrofitting a lacrosse stick for practicing lacrosse composing first and second stops, securable to a lacrosse stick; and a slidable mass, having a passage along an axis there through. The instant abstract is neither in tended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Inventor: Christopher J. Kaye
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Patent number: 12145039Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, apparatus, and method that allow a football goalpost to be rotated about a substantially vertical axis. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the football goalpost has a gooseneck-type post adapted to fit within a sleeve in the ground. The sleeve generally has one or more positioning members positioned near an upper end of the sleeve. A rotation collar is movably coupled to the post and has one or more grooves for cooperating with the one or more positioning members of the sleeve. The rotation collar is configured to move between a secured position, where the at least one groove engages the at least one positioning member to prevent the post from rotating within the sleeve, and a rotating position, where the at least one groove is disengaged from the at least one positioning member to permit the post to rotate within the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: ABT, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Charles Cucchiara, Timothy Harold Wallace