Patents by Inventor Alan Reichow
Alan Reichow 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).
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Publication number: 20170229041Abstract: Physical and/or sensory skills may be trained by varying the quantity of sensory information available to an individual, the quality of sensory information available to an individual, and/or the difficulty of physical training performed by an individual. The difficulty of training may be varied using eyewear that alters the quality/quantity of visual information available and/or that provide a display that instructs the individual training to increase/decrease the difficulty of training tasks. The difficulty of training may be varied in response to measurements of the physiology and/or performance of an individual training.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: Instinct Performance LLCInventors: Alan REICHOW, Stephen SWANSON
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Publication number: 20160300506Abstract: Physical and/or sensory skills may be trained while an individual wears eyewear that alters the quality/quantity of visual information available to the individual. Sensor may measure performance metrics and/or physiological metrics during training During a recovery period, an individual may receive visual information with less alteration of the quality and/or quality of the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: Instinct Performance LLCInventor: Alan Reichow
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Publication number: 20160275805Abstract: Physical and/or sensory skills may be trained by varying the quantity of sensory information available to an individual, the quality of sensory information available to an individual, and/or the difficulty of physical training performed by an individual. Eyewear may control the quantity/quality of visual information available to an individual and may provided an integrated heads-up display that communicates instructions to vary the difficulty of training tasks. The difficulty of training may be varied in response to sensor measurements descriptive of the physiology and/or performance of an individual training.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: Instinct Performance LLCInventor: Alan Reichow
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Publication number: 20070285744Abstract: Sporting items such as soccer balls include a casing region and a graphic region that are defined by enhanced-visibility colors (EVCs) that are substantially complementary. Such EVCs can be selected to avoid colors associated with color confusion in color deficient individuals. In addition, such colors can be selected based on total reflectances to obtain a predetermined luminance contrast. EVCs can be selected based on separations of color coordinate locations using CIE chromaticity coordinates or CIE L-a-b coordinates or otherwise selected. Color selection can include consideration of anticipated viewing backgrounds in a general setting, or colors can be customized for a particular location and particular illumination conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Inventors: Clancy Boyer, Richard Avis, Alan Reichow, Karl Citek
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Publication number: 20070281812Abstract: Balls for team and individual sports include a motion graphic that provides enhanced perception of ball rotation. The motion graphic is typically defined with a visual characteristic that contrast with a ball casing. The motion graphic includes first and second termination portions that are coupled by a connection region. The first and second termination portions are symmetrically situated with respect to a longitudinal axis and are asymmetric with respect to axes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The motion graphic and the ball casing can be provided with substantially opposite colors selected to exhibit similar or substantially the same reflectivities.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Todd Smith, Alan Reichow, Karl Citek
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Publication number: 20060185066Abstract: Protective face masks and shields are configured so that interior surfaces are associated with visual characteristics based on a use environment. A face shield for a catcher's helmet includes an interior surface having three horizontal zones that are assigned colors, gray levels, color coordinates, or other characteristics based on playing surface characteristics. Upper, middle, and lower interior portions can be associated with blue, green, and brown, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2005Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventors: Christopher Page, Alan Reichow, Karl Citek
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Publication number: 20060156457Abstract: The invention is for safety goggles to protect eyes of a user of the safety goggles. The safety goggles include a lens and a frame with a bridge. A goggle chamber is formed between the lens and the face of the user. The safety goggles have a lower ventilation assembly that admits air one either side of the bridge. The safety goggles also includes an upper ventilation assembly at an upper portion of the frame. Air enters the goggle chamber through the lower ventilation assembly, heats near a nose of the user and exits the goggle chamber through the upper ventilation assembly. Each of the lower and upper ventilation assemblies cover a corresponding lower and upper air path in such a manner that allows air to pass through the corresponding air path while preventing solid projectiles and splashed liquid from having a direct line of trajectory to the eyes of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2006Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventors: Frank Penque, Wayne Phillips, Alan Reichow, Karl Citek
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Publication number: 20060000011Abstract: A face protector includes a one piece shield in which an optical center is displaced away from the normal straight ahead line of sight toward an activity specific line of sight to minimize image shift that occurs when a direction of gaze passes across the edge of the shield. An apex of the shield is formed at a forwardmost point of the shield, or a virtual extension of the shield, when the shield is in an as worn position on a wearer. In particular examples, an optical axis extends through the optical center, at a non-zero angle to the normal straight ahead line of sight and substantially parallel to the activity specific line of sight, with the optical center being placed away from the apex. In particular examples, the optical axis is closer to (or coincident with) an activity specific line of sight of one of the right or left eye. The face protector is particularly useful in activities such as sports, for example hockey, football, or baseball which involve activity specific lines of sight.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2004Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Alan Reichow, Karl Citek
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Publication number: 20050193479Abstract: The present invention concerns embodiments of swim goggles. In one embodiment, the goggles include a pair of eyepieces that are not interconnected by a nose piece or a head strap. Each eyepiece includes a transparent lens portion that covers an eye and a peripheral frame portion surrounding a respective lens portion. The frame portion of each eyepiece has a posterior surface that carries an adhesive layer (e.g., a layer of adhesive tape) for adhesively securing the eyepiece to the skin adjacent the eyes. In another embodiment, the eyepieces can be interconnected by a nose piece and a head strap. The lens portion of each eyepiece includes a flat, anterior lens and a flat, side lens that is connected to a temporal edge of the anterior lens and is inclined away from the anterior lens to reduce hydrodynamic drag and optical distortion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2004Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Dylan Atta, Alan Reichow, Karl Citek, Robert Bruce
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Publication number: 20050170920Abstract: Sporting items such as soccer balls include a casing region and a graphic region that are defined by enhanced-visibility colors (EVCs) that are substantially complementary. Such EVCs can be selected to avoid colors associated with color confusion in color deficient individuals. In addition, such colors can be selected based on total reflectances to obtain a predetermined luminance contrast. EVCs can be selected based on separations of color coordinate locations using CIE chromaticity coordinates or CIE L-a-b coordinates or otherwise selected. Color selection can include consideration of anticipated viewing backgrounds in a general setting, or colors can be customized for a particular location and particular illumination conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Applicant: Nike, Inc.Inventors: Clancy Boyer, Richard Avis, Alan Reichow, Karl Citek