Patents by Inventor Robert C. Dyer

Robert C. Dyer 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: 5039977
    Abstract: A multifunctional basketball game monitoring unit capable of sensing shots attempted and shots made in normal play and shots attempted and shots made from a spot location and further adjusting the score for the time a player remains in the air when shooting from the spot location; the unit acting to calculate, store, and display total time in play, total score, total percent of baskets made of total baskets attempted and total score shooting from the spot location for each of two backboard hoop assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Inventors: Thomas C. Mele, Mary K. Mele, Robert C. Dyer, Margaret A. Dyer
  • Patent number: 4999603
    Abstract: A multifunctional basketball game monitoring unit that allows automatic scoring taking into account foul shots, and position sensitive shots and also allows scoring of shots missed with a programmable control processing unit allowing for a great variety of differing output statistics both to visual display and to a printer and also allowing a variety of audio choices as programmed or as entered on a keyboard to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Inventors: Thomas C. Mele, Mary K. Mele, Robert C. Dyer, Margaret A. Dyer
  • Patent number: 4904981
    Abstract: A multifunctional basketball monitoring unit that allows visual display and print out of a total baskets made score and the percentage of total baskets made of total baskets attempted in free throw and goal shooting either under time pressure or with no time limitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Inventors: Thomas C. Mele, Mary K. Mele, Robert C. Dyer, Margaret A. Dyer