Patents by Inventor F. Grant Kovach

F. Grant Kovach 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).

  • Patent number: 12064234
    Abstract: A method of determining a CRF level for a user of a fitness tracking system includes receiving activity data from at least one activity sensor carried by the user during a number of workouts, the activity data including distance data for each of the number of workouts, and then generating workout data based on the activity data. The method further includes storing the workout data in a memory, the memory further including demographic data for the user. When the an attribute of the workout data is less than a threshold number, the method includes determining a first CRF level for the user based on a first CRF model. When the attribute of the workout data is greater than the threshold number, the method includes determining a second CRF level for the user based on a second CRF model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Allen, F. Grant Kovach, Jeffrey Knight, Matthew Trexler
  • Patent number: 11918856
    Abstract: A fitness tracking system for generating movement variables corresponding to movement of a user includes a monitoring device, a personal electronic device, and a remote processing server. The monitoring device is configured to be worn or carried by the user and includes a movement sensor configured to collect movement data. The personal electronic device is operably connected to the monitoring device. At least one of the personal electronic device and the monitoring device is configured to calculate feature data by applying a set of rules to the movement data, to calculate raw speed data corresponding to a speed of the user from the subset of the movement data, and to calculate raw distance data corresponding to a distance moved by the user from the subset of the movement data. The remote processing server includes a machine learning model for processing at least the feature data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Grant Kovach, Michael Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Allen
  • Publication number: 20230270200
    Abstract: A fitness tracking system includes a shoe, a magnetometer, and a controller. The magnetometer is mounted on the shoe and is configured to generate three-axis direction data in response to movement of the shoe during a predetermined time period. The controller is operably connected to the magnetometer and is configured to generate two-axis calibrated direction data based on the three-axis direction data after the predetermined time period. The two-axis calibrated direction data corresponds to an orientation of the shoe during the predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen, F. Grant Kovach, Michael Mazzoleni
  • Publication number: 20230181058
    Abstract: A method of determining a CRF level for a user of a fitness tracking system includes receiving activity data from at least one activity sensor carried by the user during a number of workouts, the activity data including distance data for each of the number of workouts, and then generating workout data based on the activity data. The method further includes storing the workout data in a memory, the memory further including demographic data for the user. When the an attribute of the workout data is less than a threshold number, the method includes determining a first CRF level for the user based on a first CRF model. When the attribute of the workout data is greater than the threshold number, the method includes determining a second CRF level for the user based on a second CRF model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Allen, F. Grant Kovach, Jeffrey Knight, Matthew Trexler
  • Patent number: 11653711
    Abstract: A fitness tracking system includes a shoe, a magnetometer, and a controller. The magnetometer is mounted on the shoe and is configured to generate three-axis direction data in response to movement of the shoe during a predetermined time period. The controller is operably connected to the magnetometer and is configured to generate two-axis calibrated direction data based on the three-axis direction data after the predetermined time period. The two-axis calibrated direction data corresponds to an orientation of the shoe during the predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen, F. Grant Kovach, Michael Mazzoleni
  • Patent number: 11571144
    Abstract: A method of determining a CRF level for a user of a fitness tracking system includes receiving activity data from at least one activity sensor carried by the user during a number of workouts, the activity data including distance data for each of the number of workouts, and then generating workout data based on the activity data. The method further includes storing the workout data in a memory, the memory further including demographic data for the user. When the an attribute of the workout data is less than a threshold number, the method includes determining a first CRF level for the user based on a first CRF model. When the attribute of the workout data is greater than the threshold number, the method includes determining a second CRF level for the user based on a second CRF model, and displaying the first and second CRF levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Allen, F. Grant Kovach, Jeffrey Knight, Matthew Trexler
  • Patent number: 11571607
    Abstract: A shoe includes: a heel portion; a toe portion; a sole portion; and an electrical assembly. The electrical assembly includes at least: a magnetometer configured to determine a direction of movement of the shoe; and an accelerometer configured to determine acceleration of the shoe. Direction and acceleration data are used to generate a display of a map indicating traversal of a route by a wearer of the shoe at user interface of a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Grant Kovach, Jeffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 11564439
    Abstract: A fitness tracking system includes a shoe, a monitoring device, and a controller. The monitoring device is mounted on the shoe and includes an accelerometer configured to generate acceleration data corresponding to acceleration of a foot received by the shoe. The controller is operably connected to the accelerometer and is configured to collect sampled acceleration data by sampling the generated acceleration data, to identify foot strike data of the sampled acceleration data, to identify a local minimum of the sampled acceleration data collected prior to the foot strike data, and to determine foot strike characteristic data corresponding to the foot strike data based on an acceleration value at the local minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Mazzoleni, F. Grant Kovach, Jeffrey Allen, Christopher Green
  • Publication number: 20220387852
    Abstract: A method of operating a fitness tracking system includes receiving at least one first value and at least one second value for at least one foot action parameter from a sensor during a user workout. The method further includes determining whether the user has experienced a first type of fatigue and a second type of fatigue based on the at least one first value and the at least one second value, wherein the first type of fatigue is defined by different rules than the second type of fatigue. When it is determined that the user experienced the first type of fatigue, a first recommended action is provided to the user via a personal electronic device of the user. When it is determined that the user experienced the second type of fatigue, a second recommended action is provided to the user via the personal electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jeff Knight, F. Grant Kovach, Paul Winsper, Michael Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Allen
  • Publication number: 20220370852
    Abstract: A fitness tracking system for generating movement variables corresponding to movement of a user includes a monitoring device, a personal electronic device, and a remote processing server. The monitoring device is configured to be worn or carried by the user and includes a movement sensor configured to collect movement data. The personal electronic device is operably connected to the monitoring device. At least one of the personal electronic device and the monitoring device is configured to calculate feature data by applying a set of rules to the movement data, to calculate raw speed data corresponding to a speed of the user from the subset of the movement data, and to calculate raw distance data corresponding to a distance moved by the user from the subset of the movement data. The remote processing server includes a machine learning model for processing at least the feature data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: F. Grant Kovach, Michael Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 11413500
    Abstract: A fitness tracking system for generating movement variables corresponding to movement of a user includes a monitoring device, a personal electronic device, and a remote processing server. The monitoring device is configured to be worn or carried by the user and includes a movement sensor configured to collect movement data. The personal electronic device is operably connected to the monitoring device. At least one of the personal electronic device and the monitoring device is configured to calculate feature data by applying a set of rules to the movement data, to calculate raw speed data corresponding to a speed of the user from the subset of the movement data, and to calculate raw distance data corresponding to a distance moved by the user from the subset of the movement data. The remote processing server includes a machine learning model for processing at least the feature data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Grant Kovach, Michael Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 11325002
    Abstract: A method of operating a fitness tracking system includes receiving at least one first value and at least one second value for at least one foot action parameter from a sensor during a user workout. The method further includes determining whether the user has experienced a first type of fatigue and a second type of fatigue based on the at least one first value and the at least one second value, wherein the first type of fatigue is defined by different rules than the second type of fatigue. When it is determined that the user experienced the first type of fatigue, a first recommended action is provided to the user via a personal electronic device of the user. When it is determined that the user experienced the second type of fatigue, a second recommended action is provided to the user via the personal electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Knight, F. Grant Kovach, Paul Winsper, Michael Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 11229399
    Abstract: A receiver apparatus is configured to receive a first and second signal from one or more sensors, the first signal comprising a measure of one or more exercise parameters of the user at a first time period of an exercise session, and the second signal comprising a measure of the one or more exercise parameters at a second time period. A processor is configured to store the first and second signals in a memory, generate a fatigue signal based on a comparison of the measured one or more exercise parameters of the first signal to the respective measured one or more exercise parameters of the second signal, generate an exercise efficiency signal based on a comparison of the measured one or more exercise parameters of the second signal to an a priori exercise parameter threshold, and cause the exercise efficiency signal and the fatigue signal to be simultaneously displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Oleson, F. Grant Kovach, Nathan Dau, Angela Nelligan
  • Publication number: 20210353234
    Abstract: A method of operating a fitness tracking system includes generating movement data corresponding to movement of a user, sampling the generated movement data at a first sampling rate as first sampled data when operating the fitness tracking system in an activity detection mode, and sampling the generated movement data at a second sampling rate as second sampled data when operating the fitness tracking system in a workout mode. The second sampling rate is greater than the first sampling rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Mazzoleni, F. Grant Kovach, Jeffrey Allen, John Martin, Daniel Sargeant, Bradford J. Fults, Chirstopher Green, Mark Oleson, Nathan Dau
  • Publication number: 20210236880
    Abstract: A shoe includes: a heel portion; a toe portion; a sole portion; and an electrical assembly. The electrical assembly includes at least: a magnetometer configured to determine a direction of movement of the shoe; and an accelerometer configured to determine acceleration of the shoe. Direction and acceleration data are used to generate a display of a map indicating traversal of a route by a wearer of the shoe at user interface of a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: F. Grant Kovach, Jeffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 11076814
    Abstract: A method of operating a fitness tracking system includes generating movement data corresponding to movement of a user, sampling the generated movement data at a first sampling rate as first sampled data when operating the fitness tracking system in an activity detection mode, and sampling the generated movement data at a second sampling rate as second sampled data when operating the fitness tracking system in a workout mode. The second sampling rate is greater than the first sampling rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Mazzoleni, F. Grant Kovach, Jeffrey Allen, John Martin, Daniel Sargeant, Bradford J. Fults, Chirstopher Green, Mark Oleson, Nathan Dau
  • Patent number: 11038965
    Abstract: A physiological monitoring system includes a first handheld computing device, a second handheld computing device, and a biometric sensor device provided on an article of apparel. A method of operating the physiological monitoring system comprises receiving, at the second handheld computing device, user physiological data transmitted from the biometric sensor device, the second handheld computing device configured for wireless communication with the biometric sensor device and the first handheld computing device according to a communications protocol in a device network. The method further comprises operating the second handheld computing device in a first mode wherein the second handheld computing device operates as a slave controlled by the first handheld computing device in the device network. The method also comprises operating the second handheld computing device in a second mode wherein the second handheld computing device operates independent of the first handheld computing device in the device network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: MyFitnessPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Oleson, F. Grant Kovach
  • Publication number: 20210093915
    Abstract: A method of operating a fitness tracking system includes receiving at least one first value and at least one second value for at least one foot action parameter from a sensor during a user workout. The method further includes determining whether the user has experienced a first type of fatigue and a second type of fatigue based on the at least one first value and the at least one second value, wherein the first type of fatigue is defined by different rules than the second type of fatigue. When it is determined that the user experienced the first type of fatigue, a first recommended action is provided to the user via a personal electronic device of the user. When it is determined that the user experienced the second type of fatigue, a second recommended action is provided to the user via the personal electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jeff Knight, F. Grant Kovach, Paul Winsper, Michael Mazzoleni, Jeffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 10898756
    Abstract: A shoe includes: a heel portion; a toe portion; a sole portion; and an electrical assembly. The electrical assembly includes at least: a magnetometer configured to determine a direction of movement of the shoe; and an accelerometer configured to determine acceleration of the shoe. Direction and acceleration data are used to generate a display of a map indicating traversal of a route by a wearer of the shoe at user interface of a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Grant Kovach, Jeffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 10779606
    Abstract: A shoe is provided for use by a user and for use with a communication device that transmits a physiological signal based on a detected physiological parameter of the user. The shoe includes a sole, a force actuating mechanism, a receiver and a controller. The sole has a top surface for supporting the foot of the user when being worn by the user. The force actuating mechanism provides a force to the top surface of the sole and is disposed at the sole so as to provide the force to a plantar venous plexus of the foot. The receiver receives the physiological parameter signal. The controller generates a control signal to control the force actuating mechanism. The controller further modifies the control signal based on the received physiological parameter signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Oleson, F. Grant Kovach, Nathan Dau, Jeffrey Allen