Patents by Inventor SALVATORE LODUCA
SALVATORE LODUCA 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: 11890499Abstract: According to one example, an exercise system includes a vertical housing, a first weight system coupled to a first upper weighted touchpoint, a second weight system coupled to a second upper weighted touchpoint, a third weight system coupled to a first lower weighted touchpoint, and a fourth weight system coupled to a second lower weighted touchpoint. The exercise system further includes a control system that is configured to cause the first weight system to provide weight to the first upper weighted touchpoint independent of each of the second, third, and fourth weight systems, and cause the third weight system to provide weight to the first lower weighted touchpoint independent of each of the first, second, and fourth weight systems. The first upper weighted touchpoint and the first lower weighted touchpoint may allow the user to exercise the first arm and the first leg of the user simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Offset Ventures, LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, Matthew Fisher
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Patent number: 11850466Abstract: According to one example, an exercise system includes a vertical housing, a first weighted touchpoint coupled to the vertical housing and configured to allow a user to exercise one or more muscles on a first side of the user, a first weight system coupled to the first weighted touchpoint, a second weighted touchpoint coupled to the vertical housing and configured to allow the user to exercise one or more muscles on a second side of the user, and a second weight system coupled to the second weighted touchpoint. The exercise system further includes a control system configured to cause the first weight system to automatically provide a first heavier weight to the first weighted touchpoint for a first exercise and further cause the second weight system to automatically provide a second lighter weight to the second weighted touchpoint for the first exercise.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Offset Ventures, LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, Matthew Fisher
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Publication number: 20230241448Abstract: According to one example, an exercise system includes a vertical housing, a first weight system coupled to a first upper weighted touchpoint, a second weight system coupled to a second upper weighted touchpoint, a third weight system coupled to a first lower weighted touchpoint, and a fourth weight system coupled to a second lower weighted touchpoint. The exercise system further includes a control system that is configured to cause the first weight system to provide weight to the first upper weighted touchpoint independent of each of the second, third, and fourth weight systems, and cause the third weight system to provide weight to the first lower weighted touchpoint independent of each of the first, second, and fourth weight systems. The first upper weighted touchpoint and the first lower weighted touchpoint may allow the user to exercise the first arm and the first leg of the user simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Offset Ventures, LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, Matthew Fisher
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Patent number: 11638848Abstract: A connector for a resistance band for strength training includes: a first connector configured for attachment to an end portion of an elastic, elongate first cable of the resistance band; and a second connector configured for attachment to an end portion of an elastic, elongate second cable of the resistance band and configured to detachably couple to the first connector. Each of the first and second connectors includes a pair of male mating features, and a pair of female mating features configured for removable receipt of the respective pair of male mating features.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Offset Ventures LLCInventor: Salvatore Loduca
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Patent number: 11590379Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes first and second elastic, elongate cables each having a first end portion configured to be grasped by a user, and a second end portion configured to be detachably coupled to one another. The cables are together configured to provide resistance to being stretched along their lengths in response to an application of a tension force and return to their unstretched lengths upon the user releasing the tension force. The first cable has a first elasticity, and the second cable has a second elasticity that is different than the first elasticity of the first cable.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: OFFSET VENTURES LLCInventor: Salvatore LoDuca
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Publication number: 20230040447Abstract: According to one example, an exercise system includes a vertical housing, a first weighted touchpoint coupled to the vertical housing and configured to allow a user to exercise one or more muscles on a first side of the user, a first weight system coupled to the first weighted touchpoint, a second weighted touchpoint coupled to the vertical housing and configured to allow the user to exercise one or more muscles on a second side of the user, and a second weight system coupled to the second weighted touchpoint. The exercise system further includes a control system configured to cause the first weight system to automatically provide a first heavier weight to the first weighted touchpoint for a first exercise and further cause the second weight system to automatically provide a second lighter weight to the second weighted touchpoint for the first exercise.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Offset Ventures, LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, Matthew Fisher
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Patent number: 11478676Abstract: According to one example, an exercise system includes a vertical housing, a first weighted touchpoint coupled to the vertical housing and configured to allow a user to exercise one or more muscles on a first side of the user, a first weight system coupled to the first weighted touchpoint, a second weighted touchpoint coupled to the vertical housing and configured to allow the user to exercise one or more muscles on a second side of the user, and a second weight system coupled to the second weighted touchpoint. The exercise system further includes a control system configured to cause the first weight system to automatically provide a first heavier weight to the first weighted touchpoint for a first exercise and further cause the second weight system to automatically provide a second lighter weight to the second weighted touchpoint for the first exercise.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: OFFSET VENTURES, LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, Matthew Fisher
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Patent number: 11433269Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes an elongate cable being elastic and having opposing first and second ends configured to be grasped by a user. The elongate cable is configured to provide resistance to being stretched along its length in response to an application of a tension force to the first and second ends of the cable and return to its unstretched length upon the user releasing the tension force. The elongate cable includes a first portion having a first elasticity, and a second portion having a second elasticity that is different than the first elasticity of the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Offset Ventures LLCInventor: Salvatore LoDuca
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Publication number: 20220134171Abstract: According to one example, an exercise system includes a vertical housing, a first weighted touchpoint coupled to the vertical housing and configured to allow a user to exercise one or more muscles on a first side of the user, a first weight system coupled to the first weighted touchpoint, a second weighted touchpoint coupled to the vertical housing and configured to allow the user to exercise one or more muscles on a second side of the user, and a second weight system coupled to the second weighted touchpoint. The exercise system further includes a control system configured to cause the first weight system to automatically provide a first heavier weight to the first weighted touchpoint for a first exercise and further cause the second weight system to automatically provide a second lighter weight to the second weighted touchpoint for the first exercise.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Offset Ventures, LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, Matthew Fisher
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Patent number: 11130022Abstract: According to one example, an exercise system includes a base, a vertical housing extending vertically outward from the base, a first weighted touchpoint moveably coupled to the vertical housing, a second weighted touchpoint moveably coupled to the vertical housing, and one or more weight systems configured to provide weight to the weighted touchpoints. The exercise system further includes a control system that determines randomized workouts that include a random selection of a muscle group, a weight amount, a weight differential, a number of sets of an exercise, and/or a number of repetitions in the set. The control system may also cause the weight system to adjust the weight of the weighted touchpoints based on the randomized workout.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Offset Ventures, LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, Matthew Fisher, Pavle Sabic
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Patent number: 11027185Abstract: A batting tee system includes a base, a first carriage moveably coupled to the base, and a second carriage moveably coupled to the first carriage. The second carriage may hold an external system having a neck and a ball holder. The batting tee system further includes a first actuator attached to the base, and a second actuator attached to the first carriage. The first actuator may move the first carriage and the second carriage along a first horizontal axis relative to the base. The second actuator may move the second carriage along a second horizontal axis relative to the base and the first carriage. The batting tee system further includes a control system that may cause the first carriage and the second carriage to move to random positions along the first horizontal axis and the second horizontal axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Robosport Technologies, LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, Ted Larson, Zack Alban
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Patent number: 10639533Abstract: According to one example, a batting tee system includes a housing, an arm coupled to the housing, and an actuation system. The actuation system includes a spool, a rollable neck, and an actuator. The rollable neck is configured to be wound around the spool when the spool rotates in a first direction and is further configured to be unwound from the spool when the spool rotates in a second direction. The rollable neck is configured to have a flat form when wound around the spool and is further configured to transition from the flat form to a hollow tube form when unwound from the spool. The actuator is configured to rotate the spool. The actuation system is configured to extend and retract the distal end of the rollable neck out of the arm. The distal end of the rollable neck is configured to hold a ball.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: ROBOSPORT TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, John Boucard
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Patent number: 10617911Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for using virtual or augmented reality in sports training, an exemplary method including detecting a position of a real ball, determining a trajectory for a virtual ball, the trajectory intersecting with the detected position of the real ball, displaying, by a virtual or augmented reality display device, a virtual pitch of the virtual ball along the trajectory intersecting with the detected position of the real ball, detecting, by a sensor included in a glove worn by the player, vibrations caused by an impact between a bat held by the player and the real ball, determining whether a level of the vibrations is within a predetermined range, sending a signal, to a speaker, when the level of the vibrations is within the predetermined range, to cause the speaker to emit an audible tone, and emitting, by the speaker, the audible tone.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: ROBOSPORT TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Salvatore LoDuca
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Patent number: 10497278Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for providing feedback regarding an impact between a sporting implement and a ball, an example system comprising a ring attachable to the sporting implement, the ring including a sensor for detecting vibrations caused by an impact between the sporting implement and the ball and determining whether a level of the vibrations is within a predetermined range, and a speaker within audible range of the player, the speaker configured to emit an audible tone in response to receiving a signal from the sensor indicating that the level of the vibrations is within the predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Robosport Technologies, LLCInventor: Salvatore Loduca
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Publication number: 20190262687Abstract: According to one example, a batting tee system includes a housing, an arm coupled to the housing, and an actuation system. The actuation system includes a spool, a rollable neck, and an actuator. The rollable neck is configured to be wound around the spool when the spool rotates in a first direction and is further configured to be unwound from the spool when the spool rotates in a second direction. The rollable neck is configured to have a flat form when wound around the spool and is further configured to transition from the flat form to a hollow tube form when unwound from the spool. The actuator is configured to rotate the spool. The actuation system is configured to extend and retract the distal end of the rollable neck out of the arm. The distal end of the rollable neck is configured to hold a ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Robosport Technologies LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, John Boucard
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Publication number: 20180361202Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for using virtual or augmented reality in sports training, an exemplary method including detecting a position of a real ball, determining a trajectory for a virtual ball, the trajectory intersecting with the detected position of the real ball, displaying, by a virtual or augmented reality display device, a virtual pitch of the virtual ball along the trajectory intersecting with the detected position of the real ball, detecting, by a sensor included in a glove worn by the player, vibrations caused by an impact between a bat held by the player and the real ball, determining whether a level of the vibrations is within a predetermined range, sending a signal, to a speaker, when the level of the vibrations is within the predetermined range, to cause the speaker to emit an audible tone, and emitting, by the speaker, the audible tone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventor: Salvatore LoDuca
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Patent number: 10118080Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for training a player to hit a ball at a target using a virtual or augmented reality display device, an exemplary method including detecting a position of a real ball, determining a trajectory for a virtual ball, the trajectory intersecting with the detected position of the real ball, displaying, by the virtual or augmented reality display device, a virtual pitch of the virtual ball along the trajectory intersecting with the detected position of the real ball, displaying, by the virtual or augmented reality display device, a target towards which the player should hit the real ball, determining whether the real ball is hit at the target, and providing an indication of whether the real ball is hit at the target.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Robosport Technologies, LLCInventor: Salvatore Loduca
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Patent number: 10112097Abstract: A batting tee system includes a housing, a ball holder for holding a ball, a neck coupled between the housing and the ball holder, an actuator, and a control system. The actuator may be positioned in the housing and operable to actuate the neck along the axis to extend and retract the neck from the housing thereby increasing and decreasing a distance between the ball holder and the housing. The control system may be operable to cause the actuator to actuate the neck to a first random position along the axis. The control system may be further operable to cause the actuator to actuate the neck to a second random position along the axis, different than the first, after a ball is hit from the ball holder when the neck is in the first position.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Robosport Technologies LLCInventors: Salvatore LoDuca, Michael R. LaLuna, Nicholas J. Derba
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Publication number: 20180303695Abstract: A method of performing rehabilitation includes moving a first limb of a patient and displaying, for viewing by the patient in virtual reality, the movement of the first limb of the patient as the first limb of the patient is being moved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Neurobotics LLCInventor: Salvatore Loduca
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Patent number: 10071281Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for using virtual or augmented reality in sports training, an exemplary method including detecting a position of a real ball, determining a trajectory for a virtual ball, the trajectory intersecting with the detected position of the real ball, displaying, by a virtual or augmented reality display device, a virtual pitch of the virtual ball along the trajectory intersecting with the detected position of the real ball, detecting, by a sensor included in a glove worn by the player, vibrations caused by an impact between a bat held by the player and the real ball, determining whether a level of the vibrations is within a predetermined range, sending a signal, to a speaker, when the level of the vibrations is within the predetermined range, to cause the speaker to emit an audible tone, and emitting, by the speaker, the audible tone.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Robosport Technologies, LLCInventor: Salvatore Loduca