Patents by Inventor Roger Allan Gruenke

Roger Allan Gruenke 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: 10238941
    Abstract: A made-shot-detecting net system is configured to determine when a basketball passes through the net. The system uses a strand of conductive material that is laced through the net, an electrical property (e.g., resistance) of which changes (e.g., increases) as the net—and hence the strand of conductive material—is stretched. By filtering out steady-state components of a voltage signal obtained from the net, instances where the net is being stretched can be identified. A value obtained by integrating (i.e., summing) the voltage output over the course of a stretch event is compared to various thresholds to identify the nature of the event. In certain embodiments, the fact that a shot has been made is transmitted wirelessly to a basketball-performance tracking application running on a mobile electronic computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SHOTTRACKER, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce C. Ianni, Davyeon D. Ross, Clint A. Kahler, Thomas James Keeley, Harold K. Hoffman, Jr., Roger Allan Gruenke, Patrick M. Herron
  • Publication number: 20160096067
    Abstract: A made-shot-detecting net system is configured to determine when a basketball passes through the net. The system uses a strand of conductive material that is laced through the net, an electrical property (e.g., resistance) of which changes (e.g., increases) as the net—and hence the strand of conductive material—is stretched. By filtering out steady-state components of a voltage signal obtained from the net, instances where the net is being stretched can be identified. A value obtained by integrating (i.e., summing) the voltage output over the course of a stretch event is compared to various thresholds to identify the nature of the event. In certain embodiments, the fact that a shot has been made is transmitted wirelessly to a basketball-performance tracking application running on a mobile electronic computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: SHOTTRACKER, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce C. Ianni, Davyeon D. Ross, Clint A. Kahler, Thomas James Keeley, Harold K. Hoffman, JR., Roger Allan Gruenke, Patrick M. Herron