Patents Issued in October 20, 2016
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Publication number: 20160303399Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for generation of two-dimensional images using X-rays, proton tomography, and/or carbon ion tomography to form one or more independent and/or integrated three-dimensional images of a tumor, where the proton and carbon cation beams use common elements of a tumor treatment beam, such as an injector, accelerator, and/or beam transport device. A previously collected image of the tumor and/or a current/real-time image control slice is used in control of a multi-axes and/or a multi-field tumor irradiation system for cancer irradiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Vladimir Balakin
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Publication number: 20160303400Abstract: A radiation treatment apparatus is described. The radiation treatment apparatus may include a gantry frame and a rotatable gantry structure rotatably coupled to the gantry frame, the rotatable gantry structure being rotatable around a rotation axis passing through an isocenter, with the rotatable gantry structure including a first beam member extending between first and second ends of the rotatable gantry structure. The radiation treatment apparatus may also include a radiation treatment head movably mounted to the first beam member in a manner that allows (i) translation of the radiation treatment head along the first beam member between the first and second ends, and (ii) gimballing of the radiation treatment head relative to the first beam member, the gimballing being characterized by pivotable movement in at least two independent pivot directions defined with respect to the first beam member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Calvin R. Maurer, JR.
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Publication number: 20160303401Abstract: A radiation system includes a radiation source having an accelerator, the radiation source having a magnetic field associated therewith that is resulted from an operation of the accelerator, and a magnetic field source configured to provide a compensating magnetic field to at least partially counteract against the magnetic field that is resulted from the operation of the accelerator. A radiation system includes a radiation device having a radiation source, a patient support, and a protective guard located between the radiation source and the patient support, wherein the protective guard is moveably coupled to the radiation device or the patient support. A radiation system includes a particle generator for generating a particle, an accelerator for accelerating the particle, and a magnetic source for changing a trajectory of the particle, wherein the magnetic source comprises a permanent magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Hassan MOSTAFAVI, Marcel R. MARC, Stanley MANSFIELD, Raymond D. MCINTYRE, Ross B. HANNIBAL
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Publication number: 20160303402Abstract: The present invention comprises methods and devices for modulating the activity or activities of living cells, such as cells found in or derived from humans, animals, plants, insects, microorganisms and other organisms. Methods of the present invention comprise use of the application of ultrasound, such as low intensity, low frequency ultrasound, to living cells to affect the cells and modulate the cells' activities. Devices of the present invention comprise one or more components for generating ultrasound waves, such as ultrasonic emitters, transducers or piezoelectric transducers, composite transducers, CMUTs, and which may be provided as single or multiple transducers or in an array configurations. The ultrasound waves may be of any shape, and may be focused or unfocused.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: William James P. TYLER
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Publication number: 20160303403Abstract: A surgical apparatus comprises a body, an ultrasonic transducer, a shaft, an acoustic waveguide, an articulation section, an end effector, and a rigidizing member. The ultrasonic transducer is operable to convert electrical power into ultrasonic vibrations. The shaft couples the end effector and the body together. The acoustic waveguide is coupled with the transducer. The articulation section is operable to flex to thereby deflect the end effector from a longitudinal axis defined by the shaft. The rigidizing member is operable to selectively rigidize the articulation section and thereby prevent deflection of the end effector by preventing flexibility of the articulation section. Such rigidization includes removing any “play” or other small movement that might otherwise be provided by the articulation section due to manufacturing tolerances and/or looseness between parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Cara L. Shapiro, Ryan M. Asher, Kristen Denzinger, William B. Weisenburgh, II, David J. Cagle, Benjamin D. Dickerson, Barry C. Worrell, Gregory W. Johnson, Joseph E. Hollo, Jason R. Sullivan, Tylor C. Muhlenkamp, Stephen J. Balek
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Publication number: 20160303404Abstract: A system (1) for recharging portable breathing apparatus, said system comprising a supply of high pressure air (2), a plurality of portable recharging stations (7), each recharging station being connected to the supply of air via an air delivery line (9), a valve portion (18) mounted within a handle (19) on each portable recharging station, said portion being connectable to a corresponding valve portion (17) on a portable breathing apparatus (25) in a push fit manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: STORK TECHNICAL SERVICES (RBG) LIMITEDInventor: James Roddy Elliott
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Publication number: 20160303405Abstract: A system and method for delivering oxygen to a passenger of an aircraft including a supply of oxygen, an oral-nasal mask, a controller for adjusting a flow of oxygen from the supply of oxygen to the oral-nasal mask, and a sensor for determining a user's blood oxygen saturation level, wherein the controller adjusts the flow of oxygen based on the sensor's determination of the user's blood oxygen saturation level.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Andrew ELLIOTT, Mrinal NAGRECHA, Detlev Degenhardt
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Publication number: 20160303406Abstract: An improved safety device for a self-contained breathing apparatus, and an improved self-contained breathing apparatus having thermal imaging capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Kaustubh Misra, Michael F. Becker, David E. Garrett
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Publication number: 20160303407Abstract: A worker safety device for use with an object having a person support surface, the device comprising: a hinged device frame positionable on said object; a frame fastener coupled to the device frame configured to detachably fasten the device frame to the object; an attachment means, attached to the device frame, configured and positioned to attach a personal harness system to the device frame; whereby a person on said surface using the hinged device frame can prevent a fall from said surface by attaching the personal harness to the attachment means.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Enrico Galli
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Publication number: 20160303408Abstract: An example of a fire-extinguishing apparatus includes a plate member including a convex front surface configured to be exposed to fire, and a concave rear surface. The apparatus includes a handle member including a first end and a second end. The handle member is configured to push the plate member over the fire. A joint connects the first end of the handle member to the concave rear surface. In one example of using the apparatus, the apparatus can be placed on a location on a line of fire. By pushing the apparatus along the line of fire, the fire along the line can be mowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Raymond Cooley
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Publication number: 20160303409Abstract: There is provided a valve for controlling the release of fire suppressant from a pressurised container, said valve comprising a diaphragm configured to perforate upon action of a shockwave directed onto the surface of said diaphragm, a pyrotechnic charge arranged and adapted to combust to produce combustion products that form a shockwave directed onto the surface of said diaphragm, and a device encasing said pyrotechnic charge. The device comprises a hollow, elongate channel located over said pyrotechnic charge and directed at the centre of said diaphragm so as to focus or direct said combustion products onto the centre of said diaphragm. The elongate channel has a length that is at least 1.5 times its smallest width.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Paul D. Smith, Robert G. Dunster
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Publication number: 20160303410Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a foam fluid dispensing device that allows for quick and easy adjustment between a straight stream and dispersed stream. A user can quickly adjust between various stream patterns using a common motion in nozzle operation. An example device can comprise a nozzle comprising a nozzle body and an inlet configured to receive a flow of fluid, with a nozzle stem centrally disposed in the nozzle and fixedly engaged with the nozzle body. The device can also comprise a foam tube configured to receive and dispense at least a portion of the flow of fluid from the nozzle, with a foam tube coupler fixedly engaged with the foam tube. The foam tube coupler can be configured to operably couple with the nozzle stem.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Akron Brass CompanyInventor: Kevin Petit
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Publication number: 20160303411Abstract: A valve control device for fire-extinguishing piping includes a deluge valve whose water-pressure control chamber is connected to a water inlet manifold and a water outlet manifold. The water outlet manifold has an adjustable-pressure valve, a constant-pressure valve, and a switch valve. The water inlet manifold guides fire-extinguishing water to the water-pressure control chamber for pressure accumulation. The water outlet manifold guides the fire-extinguishing water in the water-pressure control chamber to the water outlet passage. The water outlet manifold controls when the fire-extinguishing water is discharged using the switch valve. The constant-pressure valve performs first water-pressure control on the fire-extinguishing water in the water-pressure control chamber and in the water outlet manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Jung-Wen Chen
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Publication number: 20160303412Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Publication number: 20160303413Abstract: A trampoline including: a frame adapted to rest on the ground or be mounted on a plurality of spaced apart legs; a plurality of spaced apart flexible and resilient plates connected to said frame against relative movement therebetween and extending upwards therefrom; a jumping mat extending between said spaced apart flexible and resilient plates and being operatively connected at or adjacent its periphery thereto, said plates being arranged for movement inwards and outwards towards the opposite side of said mat in response to a user jumping on said mat; and plate support means operatively connected to said frame and arranged to engage said plurality of plates intermediate said frame and said mat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Joe Andon
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Publication number: 20160303414Abstract: A pole vault swing-up rack includes a frame body with upper hooks and a lower push bracket. The rack is designed to hang vertically from a horizontal bar—as a pull-up bar—by the hooks. An athlete hanging from the pull-up bar in an upright vertical position may kick his/her legs and torso up to an inverted vertical position to simulation movement of a pole vault. The athlete's shoulder rests against vertical uprights of the rack to maintain the athlete's shoulders and body in front of a vertical plane as in a pole vault. A trainer can use the lower push bracket to assist the athlete in the kicking motion. The parts of the rack that come into contact with the athlete may be covered in foam padding and a rubber coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Timothy R. Werner
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Publication number: 20160303415Abstract: A functional training rig kit includes a box and a plurality of components adapted to fit within the box. The components include at least two posts adapted to extend in an upright direction from the box, the posts each having a length greater than the longest dimension of the box and including at least two elongate members dimensioned to fit within the box and adapted to be removably fastened together to form one of the posts. The components also include a bar adapted to extend transversely between adjacent posts, the bar being dimensioned to fit within the box. The components further include at least one angled support member for each of the posts, each support member being adapted to fit within the box and provided with structure for securing the support member to one of the posts and with structure to engage a ground surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Beaverfit LimitedInventors: Tom Beaver, Jim Beaver
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Publication number: 20160303416Abstract: An exercise apparatus comprises a wearable article and a plurality of straps. The wearable article may comprise pants, footwear, headwear, jackets, gloves, socks, shorts, shirts, vests, sleeves, unitards, and/or leotards. The straps may be positioned at various locations about the wearable article. The straps include a plurality of tabs exposed through corresponding openings in the wearable article. Each tab includes an attachment member that is capable of being selectively coupled with one or more exercise accessories. The tabs may be positioned equidistantly about each strap. The exercise accessories may comprise straps, static or flexible bands, rods, levels, poles, chains, resistance bands, weights, sandbags, weighted sleds, training parachutes, medical rehabilitation tools (such as stretch bands), or the like. The wearable article or straps may further include a plurality of snaps such that the, tabs are selectively securable to the snaps.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Rebecca R. Dyer
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Publication number: 20160303417Abstract: A cross-training flutter-kick boot system includes the use of a weighted elongate base having the general geometry of the bottom of the human foot. The base including an elevated central platform located opposite to an arch of the foot. The base also includes two pairs of hollow cylindrical elements, one element of each pair secured at a toe end of the weighted base and the other pair secured at a heel end of the base. A position control assembly (PCA) is securable upon the weighted base and includes respective front and rear hollow cylindrical elements which are securable within respective front and rear pairs of hollow elements by a platform connecting the front and rear I elements. The PCA, when secured to the weighted base, permits a bar having a channel to receive a second bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Zachary Annino, Matthew Earley, Joseph Ardagna
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Publication number: 20160303418Abstract: A gymnastic exercise machine, particularly for anaerobic auxotonic muscle training, comprising a supporting footing that is provided with a movable frame that is associated with a folding seat, the movable frame being provided with a lever that can be actuated by a user located on the folding seat in order to move the movable frame with respect to the supporting footing with consequent folding of the folding seat in contrast with the action of the weight of the user, coarse adjustment elements being further provided which are associated with the movable frame in order to reduce or increase the force required to actuate the lever, the machine further comprising fine adjustment mechanisms which are associated with the movable frame in order to reduce or increase the force required to actuate the lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Vincenzo CANALI
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Publication number: 20160303419Abstract: The present disclosure describes a new kind of frame-mounted exercise device intended for performing pull-ups. It consists of two pivotally connected arm components having surfaces that may be used to latch onto the upper edge of a door frame, and a handle flexibly attached to each of the arm components, such that a downward force on the handle causes the arm components to close in on each other, tightly gripping onto the support frame. The device offers greater portability and attachment security compared to other inventions of this class, and it also provides greater user comfort by allowing the handles to rotate and pivot into a natural position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Taras Karpachevskyy, Li Yu Yang
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Publication number: 20160303420Abstract: A pronation supination wrist deviator exercise device includes a handle having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a shaft defining a longitudinal axis extending from a proximal end to a distal end; and a head portion having a predetermined weight. The head portion or the handle are mounted for relative movement on the shaft between a first position and a second position. The head portion and the handle define a first distance. The predetermined weight of the head portion represents a first weight. The first weight multiplied by the first distance represents a first effective torque of the device. When the distance between the head portion and the distal portion of the handle is changed to at least a second distance, the first weight multiplied by the second distance represents at least a second effective torque of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Robert Silagy, Dennis Waldman
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Publication number: 20160303421Abstract: A high voltage direct current signal is obtained from a power supply. The power supply includes power factor correction circuitry. A control command is obtained from an exercise machine. The exercise machine includes a direct current motor. A pulse-width modulation signal is generated from the direct current signal based on the control command. The pulse-width modulation signal is provided to the direct current motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Michael J. Tyger, Derrek Williams
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Publication number: 20160303422Abstract: A portable stepping device includes at least one spacer and an open platform defining an opening and connected to a first side of the at least one spacer. A trampoline mat is suspended in the opening, and a first foot connected to the open platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Melanie Douglass
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Publication number: 20160303423Abstract: A stepping device includes a first step tread at the first step height defining a first opening and a first trampoline mat suspended within the first opening. The stepping device also includes a second step tread at a second step height which is spaced apart at a single riser height from the first step height. The second step tread defines a second opening and a second trampoline mat is suspended within the second opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Melanie Douglass
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Publication number: 20160303424Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a wrist strengthening device having a first handle, a second handle and a tightening mechanism for increasing the resistance between the first handle, the second handle and the tightening mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Justin Niederman
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Publication number: 20160303425Abstract: An apparatus compares athletic information relating to a user performing an athletic activity. The apparatus has a module (503, 505, 509) that generates a first set of athletic data corresponding to athletic information corresponding to the athletic activity performed by the user. The module has a memory (511) storing a second set of athletic data. The module compares the first set of athletic data to the second set of athletic data and communicates content to the user based on the comparison of the first set of athletic data to the second set of athletic data. The apparatus also has a module (803, 805) that determines the expected time of athletic activity and selects a set of feedback data having a duration proximate the expected time of athletic activity, wherein the module communicates the selected set of feedback data to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Roberto Tagliabue
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Publication number: 20160303426Abstract: The invention concerns an arrangement and a method for configuring equipment for personal performance monitoring comprising at least one carrier item having a mounting zone for receiving a communication module, one or more sensors and/or actuators and a first processing unit functionally connected to said mounting zone and said sensors and/or actuators. The first processing unit is configured to process sensor signals from the sensors and/or actuators and to communicate with a communication module that is mounted on the mounting zone of the carrier item and having a second processing unit configured to further process said sensor/actuator signals and to communicate processed signals to a remote device over a wireless communication protocol. A remote device is adapted to provide a predefined code to configure the equipment to process sensor or actuator signals according to a use of said carrier item as identified by said predefined code.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Mikko Martikka, Kimmo Pernu, Erik Lindman, Terho Lahtinen
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Publication number: 20160303427Abstract: An exercise system comprising: an exercise cycle comprising a crank, wherein the crank is configured to be rotated by a user; and a sensing unit coupled to the exercise cycle, wherein the sensing unit is configured to sense information related to at least one crank measurement and to transmit the information related to the at least one crank measurement to a remote device via wireless communication. In some embodiments, the remote device is a mobile device. In some embodiments, the at least one crank measurement comprises a rotational speed of the crank or a force applied to the crank. The remote device can display information related to use of the exercise cycle based on the information received from the exercise cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: William J. Kaiser, Lawrence Au, Maxim A. Batalin, Alexander A. Bui, Bruce H. Dobkin, Xiaoyu Xu, Brett Jordan, Seth Thomas
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Publication number: 20160303428Abstract: A golf ball in which a surface of a sphere is divided into a plurality of spherical polyhedrons and dimples are formed in each divided surface. A discontinuous annular dimple is formed over two or more of the dimples. The discontinuous annular dimple is substantially formed in a ring shape and a concave indented from a surface of the golf ball and a land portion formed as the same plane as the surface of the golf ball are alternately arranged in a direction along a circumference of a ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: In Hong Hwang, Kyung Ahn Moon
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Publication number: 20160303429Abstract: A golf ball is provided that may include one or more structural layers, including an outermost structural layer having an outer surface. The ball may also include a primer coating applied to the entire outer surface of the outermost structural layer. In addition, the ball may include indicia applied on the primer coating in a localized area. Further, the ball may include an intermediate coating applied in the localized area over the indicia, wherein the intermediate coating is formulated to prevent alteration of the indicia by the application of the intermediate coating. A top coating may be applied over the entire ball, including the primer coating and the localized area including the intermediate coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Arthur P. Molinari
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Publication number: 20160303430Abstract: Large diameter golf balls having a foam core are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Mark L. Binette, Steven Aoyama
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Publication number: 20160303431Abstract: An ultra-low compression three-piece golf ball is disclosed herein. The core preferably has a PGA compression less than 30. The mantle layer and cover have approximately the same thickness. The cover comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane material and has a specific gravity greater than the core and mantle layer. The golf ball has a PGA compression less than 75 and a COR of at least 0.780.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: David Bartels
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Publication number: 20160303432Abstract: A golf ball comprising: (a) a core; (b) one or more mantle layers; and (c) an outer cover layer, wherein at least one of the mantle layers comprises a blend composition of a lithium-catalyzed polybutadiene rubber and a polyalkenamer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventor: Hong G. Jeon
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Publication number: 20160303433Abstract: Golf balls comprising a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core comprises a zero or negative hardness gradient center that, optionally, is hard relative to an intermediate core layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Michael J. Sullivan, Derek A. Ladd
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Publication number: 20160303434Abstract: A tennis ball pickup device, including a first barrel in form of a hollow cylinder; a second barrel in form of a hollow cylinder arranged in the first barrel, and capable of moving telescopically up and down and/or moving rotatably therein; a first barrel cover arranged outside the first barrel; a second barrel cover, in which a resilient stopper is arranged, being replaceably hooded on the second barrel; and further including a solar battery being chargeable by sunlight and adapted for provision of electrical energy; a LED display arranged longitudinally on and along the first barrel for connecting with the solar battery and for displaying current time and score; and a speaker arranged on the first barrel for connecting with the solar battery and for playing sound. The barrel cover could be replaceably hooded on the barrel, whereby extending the lifespan thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Kok Lup WONG
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Publication number: 20160303435Abstract: Provided herein are racquets, such as sports racquets. The racquets generally comprise a head frame with a curved side rim and substantially parallel straight top and bottom rims and handle affixed to the head frame between the top rim and rims. A plurality of openings are equally spaced through the head frame and a portion of the handle and a plurality of strings comprising a net pass through the openings. The length of the top rim of the head frame is greater than the bottom rim. The handle connects to the head frame at an angle of about 140° to 150°.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Miguel Angel Barahona Torres
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Publication number: 20160303436Abstract: A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. In some embodiments, the crown includes a lattice-like structure having thin regions surrounded by a web of relatively thicker regions. In some embodiments, the club head includes one or more stiffening tubes attached between the sole and the crown to improve the acoustic performance of the golf club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Greensmith, Todd P. Beach, Nathan T. Sargent, Kraig Alan Willett, Joshua J. Dipert
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Publication number: 20160303437Abstract: A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Acushnet CompanyInventors: Gery M. Zimmerman, Jonathan Hebreo, Adrian L. Stanescu, Helene Hipp, Marni Ines, Stephanie Luttrell, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Stephen S. Murphy
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Publication number: 20160303438Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods of adjusting the playing orientation of the head of a golf club. An adjustment to the axis of the shaft in reference to the vertical plane is constrained within minimum and maximum limits, so as to conform to current and proposed changes to the United States Golf Association (USGA) rules of play. The fine adjustment within these constraints cannot be readily made, and all adjustable parts are firmly fixed, so there is no reasonable likelihood of them working loose during a round. The adjustments to the club are designed such that during a stipulated round, the playing characteristics of a club cannot be purposely changed by adjustment or by other means.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Cue Golf Management, LLCInventors: John Norman Miles, Kent D. Heusinkveld, Eric M. Krug
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Publication number: 20160303439Abstract: A hollow golf club head includes a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a striking face. The golf club includes a junction interconnecting the sole, crown, and skirt to the striking face, the junction including at least one stiffening member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: SRI SPORTS LIMITEDInventors: Robert J. HORACEK, Nathaniel J. RADCLIFFE, John J. RAE, Michael J. WALLANS, Sam G. LACEY
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Publication number: 20160303440Abstract: A golf club head comprising a channel or a pair of parallel rails and a slidable weight assembly that can be removably fixed at any point within the channel or to the rails is disclosed herein. The slidable weight assembly preferably comprises a weight portion and base that can be turned 45 to 90 degrees to reversibly fix the slidable weight assembly within the channel or to the rails.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: J. Neil Hall, Matthew Myers
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Publication number: 20160303441Abstract: An adaptable putter head that can be easily configured by a golfer for use in training or competitive play is described. The adaptable putter head comprises a center piece and two wings rotatably attached to the center piece. The center piece and wings include a central face and wing faces, respectively. In an extended position, the central face and wing faces form a continuous surface for striking a ball in competitive play. In a retracted position, the central face provides a striking surface with less surface area and the putter head has a lower moment of inertia for skill training and practice.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Maher Hadad
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Publication number: 20160303442Abstract: A three-wheeled golf pushcart that combines the usage and benefits of a conventional pushcart and golf bag into a single piece of equipment. The cart comprises a collapsible three wheeled configuration and push bar. These collapsible mechanisms enable the cart to be transformed into two positions: folded or extended. The cart is also equipped with a plurality of golf club slots strategically formed into a V-shaped. In addition to the caddy console and accessories tray, removable storage compartments are also added to the perimeter of the cart's body for additional storage room. In an extended position, the cart is designed to be used for walking similar to using a “pushcart and bag combination”. In a folded position, the cart is compact and designed to fit securely onto the back of a motorized cart for riding, similar to a conventional golf bag. This compact folded position also makes it ideal for handling and stowing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Thinh Quang Tran
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Publication number: 20160303443Abstract: Golf clubs according to at least some example aspects of this disclosure may include a golf club head and a shaft configured to engage with the golf club head which includes a grip engaged with the shaft. Further, the golf club may include a monitoring device, which includes a sensor and a transmitter. Additionally, the monitoring device may be configured to determine data related to the characteristics of a golf swing. Further, the monitoring device may be configured to transmit the data related to the characteristics of a golf swing to a remote computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Joshua M. Boggs, Philip J. Hatton, Brian Kammerer, Mario A. Lafortune, Michael Wallans, Robert M. Boyd, Jeffrey A. Hadden, Sherry L. Jones, Gregory S. Kramer, James H. Lua, John T. Stites, Douglas A. Thornton, Daniel F. Wisniewski
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Publication number: 20160303444Abstract: A composite lacrosse handle configured to join with a lacrosse head is provided including a top end, a bottom end and an intermediate portion located therebetween, all of which are constructed from hardened fiber reinforced plies. The intermediate portion includes a different exterior contour than that of the top and bottom ends. The intermediate portion can be generally recessed relative to the exterior of the top and bottom ends. Within the recess, an overmold or cover of a material, for example a viscoelastic material and/or thermoplastic elastomer can be disposed. The overmold material can follow the contours of the intermediate portion and top and bottom ends, and can vary in thickness from the top end to the bottom end along the intermediate portion. A method of constructing the composite lacrosse handle is also provided including utilizing special mandrels and mold cavities to form the composite handle and overmold the cover element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Scott L. Weiss
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Publication number: 20160303445Abstract: A blade for a hockey stick is provided. The blade includes a first core member and a covering member. The first core member includes a tube and an expanding foam core material disposed within the tube. The tube includes an upper wall, a lower wall, a front wall, and a rear wall and is preferably made from a resin impregnated carbon fiber material (i.e., pre-preg). The covering member is similarly made from a pre-preg material and includes a front inner surface and a rear inner surface. The covering member substantially surrounds the first core member. The pre-preg material is cured in a mold that causes the front and rear walls of the tube to bond to the front and rear inner surfaces of the covering member. The foam core material expands during the curing process to maintain the integrity of the wall structure of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Brian Christopher MOLLNER, Jonathan James ERREDGE
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Publication number: 20160303446Abstract: The present invention relates to a games apparatus and, in particular, to equipment relating to sports where a net or other guide is required, such as tennis, badminton and volleyball. Such sports that people usually play individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of players each throwing/hitting/returning a ball or each player uses a racquet to strike a ball over a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a good return. The net, together a net support and a marked-out ground enable a game of tennis to be played. Another type of sport that involves a net is volleyball. Volleyball involves two teams of six players, separated by a net, whereby one team scores points, one against another, by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: David FREE
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Publication number: 20160303447Abstract: A paddle ball game system for use with multiple players is provided. The paddle ball game system including a plurality of paddles, a ball, and a pair of containers each including at least one opening that is configured to receive the ball after the ball is hit by a player using at least one of the plurality of paddles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Robert DIGIACOMO
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Publication number: 20160303448Abstract: The present disclosure provides portable basketball goal systems. In particular, the present disclosure provides basketball goal systems, comprising a rolling member defining an interior volume arranged to be selectively filled with and retain a ballast material. The present disclosure also provides basketball goal systems comprising a base assembly having a forward portion and a rearward portion, a support member having a lower end coupled to the base assembly at the rearward portion and an upper end coupled to a backboard assembly having a backboard, and a rolling member mounted to the rearward portion of the base assembly, wherein the base assembly is positioned rearward of the backboard when the support member is in a playing configuration. Other arrangements and features are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: ROBERT W. CORNELL, Philip Elpers