Patents by Inventor Raymond Michael Tofolo
Raymond Michael Tofolo 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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Patent number: 10902612Abstract: A launch monitor having a camera can be used to measure a trajectory parameter of a ball. In one example, a method can include changing a mode of the camera from a low-speed mode to a high-speed mode. The camera can include an image sensor array having a plurality of pixels. The camera can generate a video frame using more pixels in the low-speed mode than in the high-speed mode. A first video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a first subset of the plurality of pixels. A second video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a second subset of the plurality of pixels. The trajectory parameter of the ball can be calculated using the first video frame and the second video frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Raymond Michael Tofolo, James Edward Michael Cornish, Craig Richard Slyfield
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Publication number: 20190228531Abstract: A launch monitor having a camera can be used to measure a trajectory parameter of a ball. In one example, a method can include changing a mode of the camera from a low-speed mode to a high-speed mode. The camera can include an image sensor array having a plurality of pixels. The camera can generate a video frame using more pixels in the low-speed mode than in the high-speed mode. A first video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a first subset of the plurality of pixels. A second video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a second subset of the plurality of pixels. The trajectory parameter of the ball can be calculated using the first video frame and the second video frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Raymond Michael Tofolo, James Edward Michael Cornish, Craig Richard Slyfield
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Patent number: 10223797Abstract: A launch monitor having a camera can be used to measure a trajectory parameter of a ball. In one example, a method can include changing a mode of the camera from a low-speed mode to a high-speed mode. The camera can include an image sensor array having a plurality of pixels. The camera can generate a video frame using more pixels in the low-speed mode than in the high-speed mode. A first video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a first subset of the plurality of pixels. A second video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a second subset of the plurality of pixels. The trajectory parameter of the ball can be calculated using the first video frame and the second video frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Raymond Michael Tofolo, James Edward Michael Cornish, Craig Richard Slyfield
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Publication number: 20170263004Abstract: A launch monitor having a camera can be used to measure a trajectory parameter of a ball. In one example, a method can include changing a mode of the camera from a low-speed mode to a high-speed mode. The camera can include an image sensor array having a plurality of pixels. The camera can generate a video frame using more pixels in the low-speed mode than in the high-speed mode. A first video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a first subset of the plurality of pixels. A second video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a second subset of the plurality of pixels. The trajectory parameter of the ball can be calculated using the first video frame and the second video frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Raymond Michael Tofolo, James Edward Michael Cornish, Craig Richard Slyfield
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Patent number: 9697613Abstract: A launch monitor having a camera can be used to measure a trajectory parameter of a ball. In one example, a method can include changing a mode of the camera from a low-speed mode to a high-speed mode. The camera can include an image sensor array having a plurality of pixels. The camera can generate a video frame using more pixels in the low-speed mode than in the high-speed mode. A first video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a first subset of the plurality of pixels. A second video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a second subset of the plurality of pixels. The trajectory parameter of the ball can be calculated using the first video frame and the second video frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Raymond Michael Tofolo, James Edward Michael Cornish, Craig Richard Slyfield
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Publication number: 20160350922Abstract: A launch monitor having a camera can be used to measure a trajectory parameter of a ball. In one example, a method can include changing a mode of the camera from a low-speed mode to a high-speed mode. The camera can include an image sensor array having a plurality of pixels. The camera can generate a video frame using more pixels in the low-speed mode than in the high-speed mode. A first video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a first subset of the plurality of pixels. A second video frame can be received, the video frame comprising values captured during the high-speed mode from a second subset of the plurality of pixels. The trajectory parameter of the ball can be calculated using the first video frame and the second video frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Raymond Michael Tofolo, James Edward Michael Cornish, Craig Richard Slyfield