Patents Examined by Rayshun K Peng
  • Patent number: 10737187
    Abstract: A coding toy includes a control object (a figure body) having a control unit, an input unit and an output unit, and a part (an icon block) having a code identifier (an icon) that corresponds to a control detail of the control object. The control unit of the control object obtains code identifier information and positional information from the code identifier indicated by the part disposed in a predetermined position and the position of the part and controls the output unit to a control detail and in a control sequence that are determined by the code identifier information and the positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SEGA TOYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akemi Kamata, Yuki Ito
  • Patent number: 10737163
    Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a rebound device includes a rigid base that has end faces that establish a width of the base and side faces between the end faces. The side faces establish a base length. The length of the base is greater than its width. A resilient member has a first side surface secured to at least one of the side faces of the base. The resilient member has a thickness in a direction parallel to the width of the base between the first side and a second side of the resilient member that faces in an opposite direction from the first side. The second side of the resilient member presents a rebound surface for resiliently deflecting an object away from the resilient member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: GIVE-N-GO HOCKEY
    Inventors: Brian Klanow, James P. Marinoff
  • Patent number: 10737161
    Abstract: Hockey puck rebounders and training devices are capable of rebounding playing objects, such as hockey pucks or balls. Aspects of the technology are directed to training devices that can be used on ice surfaces or synthetic ice surfaces to practice various skills. The training device can include a frame, anchors, and rebound panels mounted to a tubular frame. The anchors can secure the training device to the ice surface. Hockey pucks can be rebounded off the rebound member by a player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Krusader LLC
    Inventors: Craig M. Lyons, Marko R. Zoretic, Luka J. Zoretic
  • Patent number: 10722772
    Abstract: A sports net system has a frame attached to rails of a garage door, the frame having vertical tubes, a sports net attached to the frame, and an angling attachment attached to the frame, the angling attachment to allow the frame to tilt relative to the rails of the garage door. A sports net system has ground-mountable support rails having vertical slots, a frame having vertical tubes that fit within the vertical slots, a sports net attached to the frame, and an angling attachment attached to the frame, the angling attachment to allow the frame to tilt relative to the support rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: GOHITTHEWALL, LLC
    Inventors: Tara Edwards, Nathan Oldham
  • Patent number: 10718595
    Abstract: Accessories may be mounted using a quick-detachable multi-purpose accessory mounting platform. The platform may include one or more clamps to receive an object, such as a firearm. The platform also may include at least one recessed mounting pad, at least one rear shelf, and other surfaces to provide different mounting points for accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: DIGITAL TO DEFINITIVE, LLC
    Inventor: Darrel R. Barnette
  • Patent number: 10709962
    Abstract: A card shuffler and dealing module shuffles eight decks of cards (or less) and delivers Baccarat hands (or other games) to a dealer. Cards are randomly selected from two pre-shuffle bins and delivered to a connected or integral dealing module. The card shuffler initially selects and delivers four cards (the minimum number needed for a hand of Baccarat) to a dealing area of the dealing module. Two additional cards (the maximum number of additional cards needed for a hand of Baccarat) are then selected and delivered to the dealing module rear of the four initial cards. Accordingly, up to six cards are available to be dealt during the Baccarat hand. The smart card shuffler tracks the rank of the cards and discerns the future outcome of the Baccarat game and adjusts the cards made available to the dealer via an automatic dealing module cover and card transport mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Earnest Riordan, Louis Wilson DeGregorio, Steven Louis Forte, Dino Louis DeGregorio
  • Patent number: 10702757
    Abstract: A mobile device and system which simulates human motion. The device includes a base with a drive system for providing motion to the device. A receiver is provided which controls the drive system the receiver receives wireless control signals. Pads and a self-stabilizing component are provided on the device. The device accurately mimics the unpredictable motion of a human motion to provide a safer alternative to live interaction to increase participant safety and decrease the incidence of injuries during practice or drill sessions. The system includes at least one mobile device. The mobile device includes: a base having a drive system for providing motion to the device; a receiver which controls the drive system the receiver receives wireless control signals; and self-stabilizing component provided on the device. The system also includes a transmitter for transmitting the control signals to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Mobile Virtual Player LLC
    Inventors: Quinn Connell, Elliot Kastner, Eugene Teevens, John Currier, Ryan McManus
  • Patent number: 10695633
    Abstract: A breakaway trainer device features a first leg pad mimicking member, a second leg pad mimicking member connected to said second pad-mimicking member; and first and second connectors operable to respectively connect the first and second leg pad mimicking members to first and second posts of a goal net to place the first and second leg pad mimicking members in positions projecting outward from the goal net at a converging angle with one another. The leg pad members feature an optionally adjustable five-hole between their proximal ends, and optionally adjustable scoring holes at their distal ends near the goal posts. Adjustable connectors and/or extendable/collapsible leg pad members enable quick and easy adjustment of the angular positions and forward/rearward reach and placement of the leg pad members to simulated various goaltender positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventor: Dennis M. Iwanchuk
  • Patent number: 10688404
    Abstract: A remotely controlled toy vehicle includes a front assembly, a rear assembly, a drive mechanism, and a roll mechanism. The front assembly and the rear assembly each include at least one wheel and the drive mechanism includes a drive motor configured to drive at least one of the at least one wheel of the front assembly and the at least one wheel of the rear assembly. The roll mechanism includes a roll motor configured to roll one of the front assembly and the rear assembly with respect to the other of the front assembly and the rear assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Cao, Sam Tsui
  • Patent number: 10688369
    Abstract: A lacrosse face-off training device having a base with at least first and second legs. The first leg extends at least partially along a longitudinal axis. An arm is mounted to the base for rotation about a rotation axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A resistance member extends between the arm and the second leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: X FACTOR LACROSSE, LLC
    Inventor: Dominick A. Madonna, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10688362
    Abstract: A basketball shot practice station with movable positioning of the backboard and basket relative to a stationary shooting position of a user. A projection-mapped court image is projected on the floor of the station from the viewpoint of the user based on the basket position. Cameras image the shooter and the ball flight. A control system analyzes the shooter's technique and ball trajectory, categorizes the shot results, and automatically adjusts the basket position to produce a given success rate by the user. It stores a profile of each user, and updates the user's shooting statistics and skill level based on the shot results of each session. It initializes the profile with a default skill level based on initial input data. It may estimate a user's age, height, and strength based on their image and weight. It increases the shot distance and backboard angles with increasing skill level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventor: Gabriel Joshua Sangalang
  • Patent number: 10661193
    Abstract: A chain-shaped splicing toy is attached to a ball so that a plurality of balls can be spliced with each other. The chain-shaped splicing toy includes a first chain assembly. The first chain assembly has two first coupling portions, a first ring, two first buckling portions, and a plurality of first chain connecting portions. Wherein, when the first chain assembly is attached to the ball, the first coupling portion at one end is coupled to the first ring at the other end. The first buckling portions are buckled to the first coupling portion that is not located at one end of another first chain assembly attached to the other ball so that the balls can be spliced with each other in different shapes and models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: LI HSEN PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: San-Lang Chiang
  • Patent number: 10663270
    Abstract: A threaded member has a discontinuous helical thread ridge 15 on which a plurality of dividing portions 14 are formed in the middle. At least one of the discontinuous portions of the thread ridge 15, which is interposed between the dividing portions 14, is a locking portion 18 which is configured such that a flank angle of one flank, out of flanks on both sides of the thread ridge 15, is smaller than a flank angle of a flank corresponding to a basic ridge profile and at least part of the flank is disposed on an outside of the flank corresponding to the basic ridge profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: Jinta Serizawa
  • Patent number: 10661140
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for practicing a golf swing in either an indoor or outdoor environment. The apparatus includes a frame with a leg portion, a rebounding surface, an arm with a cord that is secured to golf ball, and a mat. A golfer can practice a golf swing by striking the ball secured to the cord, and receives instantaneous feedback based on the ball's trajectory, sound produced when the ball hits the rebounding surface, and divot markings imprinted on the mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: Johnie Collier, III
  • Patent number: 10646766
    Abstract: A golf swing training device for improving the accuracy, club head speed and power of a user's swing can be customized to fit the various abilities and sizes of individual golfers. The device guides a user through the proper swing and by repeating the proper swing, the user can enhance his or her muscle memory. The golf swing training device includes a shuttle moveably mounted on an adjustably supported ring and a club moveably supported by the shuttle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Fitness South, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Daniel Zimmerman, II, Harold Bowman Blach, Jr., David Lee Stone, Joseph Eual Austin, Philip Mark Walker
  • Patent number: 10639538
    Abstract: A golf practise mat including a stance section and a ball strike section. The stance section is segmented into a plurality of planar components so that the golf may can be disassembled for shipping and storage. A kit is disclosed including the components and instructions for assembly. A golf practise mat may also have one or more swing training devices for installation of golf training rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FIBERBUILT MANUFACTURING INC.
    Inventors: Michael Hooper, Scott Nichol
  • Patent number: 10632357
    Abstract: A swing training apparatus comprising a frame having one or more sections for guiding a swing of a user; a first support member coupled to a side of the frame and suspending the side of the frame above ground; and a second support member coupled to an opposite side of the frame and suspending the opposite side of the frame above ground, and wherein the first support member and the second support member together are operable to suspend the frame above the ground at a predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: POLYGON ATHLETIX, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher L. Hudson
  • Patent number: 10576344
    Abstract: A golf swing training device is disclosed that will provide instant feedback on the position of the golfer's clubface at impact. The device consists of a rebounding surface enclosed, and attach to a frame with a safety net, a goal, a golf mat to provide a hitting surface, and a ribbon attached from the bottom of the frame to the golf mat for alignment and shot analysis. The rebounding surface faces opposite the goal such that when a practice golf ball hits it, it will land in the goal if struck properly. Its angle may be adjustable to accommodate different clubs for a proper rebound into the goal. The rebounder surface may be made from a foam material with a fabric covering that when struck, leaves an indention for visual target reference, repels the ball, and indicates ball spin by referencing where the ball landed inside or outside the goal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventor: Matthew Glenn
  • Patent number: 10576353
    Abstract: A net assembly for an adjustable basketball goal. The net assembly may include a net, a support frame, and a mounting assembly configured to mount the support frame to a post of the adjustable basketball goal. The net may include a net frame having an upper portion including a plurality of net frame sleeves. The support frame may be configured to support the net, and may include at least one elongated member configured to extend through the plurality of net frame sleeves. The support frame may also include a plurality of support arms, each having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion may be configured to couple to the at least one elongated member, and the second end portion may have a support arm sleeve. The support frame may further include a cross brace configured to couple the plurality of support arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MEGA SLAM HOOPS, LLC
    Inventor: Jon Casey Givens
  • Patent number: 10561913
    Abstract: An endcap assembly for a bat may include a body across an open end of a bat barrel and a core received by the body. In one implementation, the body and the core may be retained relative to one another by a bayonet connector radially spaced from interior sides of the bat barrel by at least 0.3 inch. In one implementation, the body may include a cup having a mouth and receiving the core. In one implementation, the cup is to be radially spaced from interior sides of the bat barrel by at least 0.3 inch. In one implementation, the mouth is axially recessed. In one implementation, the cup and the core are joined by a bayonet connector having a U-shaped slot facing away from a mouth of the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: George W. Burger, Robert Lairmore, James M. Earley, Adam G. Gray