Patents by Inventor Randall W. Moore

Randall W. Moore 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).

  • Golf ball trajectory presentation system
    Patent number: 4160942
    Abstract: A trajectory calculator receiving data indicating initial values of golf ball flight angle, velocity and spin, calculates the apparent elevation and deflection angles at which the golf ball would be seen by an observer at the launch point. An optical object projector projects an image representing the golf ball on a screen. The size of the image decreases with time to yield the apparent perspective size decrease with range. An optional exerciser console enables input of changeable environmental quantities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1979
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Francis deS. Lynch, William Gobush, Paul F. Sullivan, Randall W. Moore, Steven L. Haas, Norman O. Fonteneau, John W. Jepson
  • Monitoring system for measuring kinematic data of golf balls
    Patent number: 4158853
    Abstract: A video data acquisition system takes at least two snapshot views of selected points on a golf ball in the immediate post-launch time period. Analog video data are converted to digital data for analysis in an external system.A trigger generator, of a type well known in the art, senses the existence of a certain set of conditions associated with the launch of the golf ball and thereupon generates a set of precisely timed impulses which trigger the following sequence of events:(a) prepare TV camera to receive data(b) trigger first flash(c) trigger second flash(d) read out data from TV camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Paul F. Sullivan, Randall W. Moore, Hoyt C. Hottel, Jr., Raymond G. Pelletier, William Gobush, Francis deS. Lynch
  • Light emitter assembly
    Patent number: 4148096
    Abstract: An improved light emitter assembly for use in biomechanical electro-optical systems is disclosed. The device comprises a curved rigid or semi-rigid body to which at least three spaced light emitting diodes are affixed. The body is preferably cylindrical or hemispherical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1979
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Steven L. Haas, Norman O. Fonteneau, Randall W. Moore
  • Filamentary projection system
    Patent number: 4132462
    Abstract: A photographic projection screen formed of separate parallel filaments having a center-to-center spacing equal to their diameters allows a projectile to be driven through it with minimal disturbance to image projected upon it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1979
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Hoyt C. Hottel, Jr., Robert A. Brown, Randall W. Moore, Paul F. Sullivan