Patents Issued in February 22, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180050211
    Abstract: One aspect relates to an apparatus including a first frame, a further frame, a first element, a second element, and a third element. The first frame frames the further frame, the further frame frames the first element, and electrically insulates the first element and the first frame from each other. The first element is electrically conductive, the second element is electrically conductive, and the third element provides an electrically conductive connection between the first element and the second element, and has a porosity in the range of 0.001 to 0.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Hausch, Michael Schäfer, Jens Nachreiner
  • Publication number: 20180050212
    Abstract: One aspect relates to an apparatus comprising a ceramic body including a first surface and a further surface. The first surface is opposite the further surface, the first surface includes a first opening. The further surface includes a further opening. The first opening and the further opening are connected by a tunnel, which at least partly includes a tunnel filling and is occluded by the tunnel filling. The tunnel filling includes a first constituent, including a cermet, and a second constituent. The first and second constituents are electroconductingly connected to one another. The first constituent has a first electrical conductivity and the second constituent has a second electrical conductivity, which differs from the first by at least 5·104 S/m. The ceramic body is characterized by a further electrical conductivity. The first electrical conductivity is more by at least 1·105 S/m than the further electrical conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ilias Nikolaidis, Frederik Roth, Ulrich Hausch, Robert Dittmer, Jacqueline Gebhardt, Sandra Sauer
  • Publication number: 20180050213
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for a medical implant. According to the invention, at least part of a housing for a medical implant is made of an insulator material as a dielectric, and the inner face and outer face of the insulator material each include at least one electrically conducting contact area (2, 2a, 2b . . . 3, 3a, 3b . . . ) which acts as a capacitor electrode and forms a capacitor along with the insulator material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Christian Hauptmann
  • Publication number: 20180050214
    Abstract: An electrode lead having a plug for connecting to an implant having a control device and a communication antenna connected to the control device, and having at least one electrical conductor and one insulating tube insulating the at least one electrical conductor. To simply/reliably transmit information of the electrode lead to the implant (with a low expenditure of energy), a hermetically sealed passive RFID label is embedded: in the insulating tube, and/or in the plug, or in an insulating body of a separate additional part connectable to the insulating tube or the plug. The RFID label has an RFID chip and an inlay antenna connected in an electrically conducting manner to the RFID chip. The inlay antenna is electromagnetically coupled to the at least one electrical conductor and the communication antenna. A corresponding method for identifying an electrode lead and a corresponding implant are also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Jens Rump
  • Publication number: 20180050215
    Abstract: Methods for terminating fibrillation in a fibrillating heart employing nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEFs) are disclosed. nsPEF defibrillation demonstrates its effectiveness as a new defibrillation modality, achieving reliable defibrillation with energies that are an order of magnitude lower than those needed for conventional defibrillation (millisecond shocks with mono- and bi-phasic waveforms). Tests did not reveal any negative effect of nsPEF defibrillation on cardiac tissue, in particular, cardiac tissue treated with nsPEFs does not exhibit a baseline shift in the optical transmembrane potential signal (distinctive feature that indicates electroporation), or changes in action potential duration or shape. The mechanism of nsPEF defibrillation is likely different from conventional defibrillation since it does not rely on membrane charging but on the basis of displacement currents that flow within nanoseconds after the shock is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andrei G. PAKHOMOV, Christian W. ZEMLIN
  • Publication number: 20180050216
    Abstract: In certain variations, systems and/or methods for electromagnetic induction therapy are provided. One or more ergonomic or body contoured applicators may be included. The applicators include one or more conductive coils configured to generate an electromagnetic or magnetic field focused on a target nerve, muscle or other body tissues positioned in proximity to the coil. One or more sensors may be utilized to detect stimulation and to provide feedback about the efficacy of the applied electromagnetic induction therapy. A controller may be adjustable to vary a current through a coil to adjust the magnetic field focused upon the target nerve, muscle or other body tissues based on the feedback provide by a sensor or by a patient. In certain systems or methods, pulsed magnetic fields may be intermittently applied to a target nerve, muscle or tissue without causing, habituation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: EMKINETICS, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel R. BURNETT
  • Publication number: 20180050217
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for selective modification/destruction of organic tissue and to the use thereof for biomedical purposes, which includes a magnetic field generator (1) housed in a Faraday cage (6), with coils/conductors and a device for controlling the electrical intensity and voltage parameters of the terminals (7). Said generator consists of a device for generating chaotic magnetic fields ( ) coils/conductors having a geometric configuration (FIG. 1) which generates chaotic magnetic field lines, characterised topologically in space by chaotic field lines, which surround the magnetic field lines contained within a magnetic torus or KAM island (2), said structure being topologically controlled in space since it is contained within the Faraday cage (6). In addition, the invention also includes one or more devices generating polarised electromagnetic frequencies (infrared, microwave or X-ray) (3, 3.1, 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Antonio Javier Moreno Castro
  • Publication number: 20180050218
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems and methods for hyperthermia cancer treatment by supplying ferromagnetic nanoparticles to a target area having or suspected of having cancer cells, the ferromagnetic nanoparticles are configured to attach to the cancer cells and heat by absorbing magnetic energy, and radiating the target area with microwaves such that the target area is within a nearfield range of the radiated microwave, and the microwave radiation nearfield is magnetically biased such that the ratio of magnetic energy to electric energy is greater than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Anan COPTY
  • Publication number: 20180050219
    Abstract: Stimulation of target cells using light, e.g., in vitro, is implemented using a variety of methods and devices. One example involves a vector for delivering a light-activated NpHR-based molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence that codes for light-activated NpHR-based molecule and a promoter. Either a high expression of the molecule manifests a toxicity level that is less than about 75%, or the light-activated NpHR-based proteins are expressed using at least two NpHR-based molecular variants. Each of the variants characterized in being useful for expressing a light-activated NpHR-based molecule that responds to light by producing an inhibitory current to dissuade depolarization of the neuron. Other aspects and embodiments are directed to systems, methods, kits, compositions of matter and molecules for ion pumps or for controlling inhibitory currents in a cell (e.g., in in vivo and in vitro environments).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Feng Zhang, Viviana Gradinaru
  • Publication number: 20180050220
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for regenerating retinal tissue which includes preparing a luminescent scaffold, implanting the luminescent scaffold in a portion of retina, for example subretinal area, emitting a green light from the luminescent nanoparticles in a luminescence phenomenon, and absorbing the emitted light by retinal cells for regenerating retinal tissue by stimulating the retinal cells. Moreover, preparing a luminescent scaffold may comprise synthesizing a plurality of luminescent particles, dispersing the luminescent particles in a polymeric matrix to form a luminescent composite, and electrospinning the luminescent composite to form the luminescent scaffold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicants: Amirkabir University of Technology
    Inventor: Azadeh Sepahvandi
  • Publication number: 20180050221
    Abstract: Provided herein are ophthalmic phototherapy devices and associated phototherapy methods for promoting healing of damaged or diseased eye tissue. An ophthalmic phototherapy device includes a light emitting mechanism for transmitting light of at least one preselected wavelength to the eye tissue. An ophthalmic phototherapy method includes directing light of at least one wavelength for a selected period of time to a portion of damaged or diseased eye tissue, whereby the light transmitted to the damaged or diseased eye tissue stimulates cellular activity in the eye tissue to promote healing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Robert S. DOTSON
  • Publication number: 20180050222
    Abstract: A method for tracking a target located within a body, whilst scanning the body using X-ray projections, the method including the steps of: (a) providing a first prior image of the body and target indicating their relative position; (b) iteratively performing, for a series of time intervals, the steps of: (i) acquiring a few spatially distributed x-ray projections of the target area; (ii) determining one of a series of motion phases for each x-ray projection; (iii) performing an iterative reconstruction of the image for each of the motion phases; and (iv) outputting a resultant image for a current time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: NANO-X PTY LTD
    Inventors: ILANA FEAIN, CHUN-CHIEN SHIEH, PAUL KEALL
  • Publication number: 20180050223
    Abstract: Stimulating cell activity within a tissue is performed by an ultrasound array transducer having a plurality of transducer elements and a controller that actuates a plurality of transducer elements to emit focused acoustic energy to a plurality of focal zone locations in a scan direction at a focal zone scan rate. The actuation of the plurality of transducer elements to emit focused acoustic energy to the plurality of focal zone locations in the scan direction at the focal zone scan rate is repeated for a plurality of sweep cycles at a sweep rate which stimulates cells for optimal tissue growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Yi-Xian QIN
  • Publication number: 20180050224
    Abstract: A method of treating skin is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to skin in need thereof, an emulsion comprising palmitoyl tetrapeptide 7, water, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, denatured alcohol, stearic acid, dimethicone, squalane, mineral oil, and beeswax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Dawn Burke-Colvin, Michelle Hines, David Gan
  • Publication number: 20180050225
    Abstract: Provided is Youngia denticulata extract being effective for prevention and treatment of diseases caused by an environmental pollution substance, and capable of protecting cell damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Incospharm Corporation
    Inventors: Chae Jin LIM, Seok Jeong YOON, Myung Ho KOR, Hwa-Jee CHUNG, Ju Yeon JUNG, Ka Young SHIN, Kee Don PARK
  • Publication number: 20180050226
    Abstract: Disclosed is an emergency guidance apparatus which displays direction, situation informing letter and sign in a display unit, outputs a sound in a speaker, and turns on flickering light towards the right direction to evacuate so that the apparatus can guide evacuation and minimize the human casualties depending on the disaster type and situation. The emergency guidance apparatus with lighting according to an embodiment of the disclosure, which transmits to a central control unit the disaster signals detected by the disaster detection sensors that are installed in multiple places within building, and receives the processing signals transmitted by the central control part so as to guide the evacuation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Jong Duck Park
  • Publication number: 20180050227
    Abstract: A temperature control device for heating and/or cooling gases or gas mixtures, in particular for use in the respiratory protection sector. The temperature control device has a housing, a compressed air input, a supply output and a vortex tube with an air inlet, a hot air outlet and a cold air outlet. The vortex tube is installable in at least two final assembly arrangements. In a first arrangement, there is a fluid-conducting connection between the cold air outlet of the vortex tube and the supply output of the temperature control device and, in a second arrangement, there is a fluid-conducting connection between the hot air outlet of the vortex tube and the supply output of the temperature control device. By this configuration, the temperature control device is both a device for heating and cooling respiratory air from mainly the same components with little additional outlay on production and little additional effort during assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: SATA GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jens BROSE, Marco SCHÖNEMANN
  • Publication number: 20180050228
    Abstract: A breathing mask, including a mask body having an inner area; a breathing valve configured to control the flow of breathing gas into the inner area of the mask body, the breathing valve comprising a membrane having an outer surface; and a flushing arrangement, comprising: a flushing area located adjacent the outer surface of the membrane; at least one exhalation chamber configured to receive exhaled air from the inner area of the breathing mask; and at least one channel fluidly connecting the flushing area and the at least one exhalation chamber; wherein, during user inhalation, air from the at least one exhalation chamber flows through the at least one channel into the flushing area, and during user exhalation, air from the flushing area flows through the at least one channel into the at least one exhalation chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Peter Kling
  • Publication number: 20180050229
    Abstract: A real-time damper visual verification device and system for use in combination with a HVAC duct structure includes a camera being structured and disposed for generating image signals in response to an optical image and the camera being in connection with a computer processor for generating the optical image and a real-time clock display; the camera being positioned for viewing the damper blades of the HVAC duct structure; wherein a verification procedure includes operating of the plurality of damper blades between first and second movements, the first movement defining the damper blades moving from an open position to a closed position and the second movement defining the damper blades moving from a closed position and an open position; and in which the camera records the optical images of the first and second movements to provide a true visual verification of operation of the damper blades between the first and second movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Gary Abernathy
  • Publication number: 20180050230
    Abstract: An electrical outlet has an integrated environment detector such as a fire detector. The electrical outlet has an electrical outlet receptacle with one or more electrical sockets. The electrical outlet receptacle is adapted to be disposed in an electrical outlet box. Advantageously, carbon monoxide sensor along with at least one additional sensor such as heat, particle and smoke are disposed within or integral with the electrical receptacle. A wireless transmitter is operatively associated with the carbon monoxide sensor and the at least one additional sensor for identifying an environmental event such as a fire event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Marc TOLAND
  • Publication number: 20180050231
    Abstract: A drive mechanism for an elliptically-driven device includes a drive arm with a foot platform pivot assembly; a crank arm; a foot platform assembly pivotally coupled to the drive arm via the foot platform pivot assembly; a foot platform angle adjustment mechanism operably coupling the foot platform assembly to the crank arm so as to impart a foot platform angle of the foot platform assembly relative to the drive arm that varies during a stroke of the foot platform assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Brent C. Teal, Brian Lee Hill
  • Publication number: 20180050232
    Abstract: A bowl section is connected to a support ring, which has a plurality of wheels attached to its lower surface. A user may put his or her feet into the bowl section and move the entire device for exercise. The device moves along the floor or other surface using its plurality of wheels. Resistance may be increased by changing the resistance of the wheels, adding weights to the device, filling a hollow portion of the support ring with water or sand, or attaching an elastic resistance band to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Mohamad Reza Bahrami
  • Publication number: 20180050233
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to effective, efficient, and economical methods and systems for improving athletic performance by tracking objects typically thrown or hit by athletes. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a unique configuration of technology wherein an electronic display is located at or behind the target and one or more cameras are positioned to observe the target. Once an object is thrown or hit, one or more cameras may observe and track the object. Further, an electronic display may be used to provide targeting information to an athlete and also to determine the athlete's accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas R. Frenz
  • Publication number: 20180050234
    Abstract: A machine implemented method and system, including: transmitting one or more credentials of a user account from a user device to an exercise management system (EMS) having a processor and one or more sensors where the EMS is disposed on an exercise equipment disposed in a selected at least one fitness center and the exercise equipment is part of a selected at least one exercise plan; transmitting the one or more credentials of the user account from the EMS to a cloud server having a processor; transmitting the selected at least one exercise plan for the new user account from the cloud server to the EMS; transmitting an exercise equipment information from the EMS; forming a user exercise data by the EMS for the exercise equipment based on data received from the one or more sensors and transmitting an exercise feedback from the EMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Praveen Kashyap
  • Publication number: 20180050235
    Abstract: A method and a system for determining an energy expenditure of a user while practicing yoga are described. A heart rate sensing module can measure the user's heart rate. A temperature sensing module can measure ambient temperature. A motion sensing module can collect user's motion data. In some embodiments, a hot yoga session can be detected based on measured ambient temperature. In some embodiments, a yoga type can be detected based on the motion data. In some embodiments, an energy expenditure model can be applied based on the determined yoga type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Xing Tan, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Adeeti Ullal, Craig H. Mermel, Daniel M. Trietsch, Alexander Singh Alvarado
  • Publication number: 20180050236
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media relating to a user interface, that may for example, receive and/or process physical activity data and allow interaction with the received information in novel implementations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Sam Amis, Christopher Andon, SantoshKumar Balakrishnan, Jenny Campbell
  • Publication number: 20180050237
    Abstract: The invention describes a method and apparatus for plyometric force application to muscle with a plyometric force application element for controlling the amount of plyometric force application. Plyometric force profile and temporal variability, plyometric force intensity, control, and force direction on a 360° plane, can be applied with 360 degrees of vector possibilities of 3-dimentional space, and control of other plyometric force factors for muscle activation of muscle or a group of muscles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Ron Dorombozi, Karl Heinz Schein
  • Publication number: 20180050238
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and a cover covering the spherical core, wherein the golf ball has a ratio (t2/t1) of a time (t2) to a time (t1) of 1.05 or more in a hitting test using a driver (at a head speed of 40 m/sec), wherein the time (t1) is a time taken from a moment that the driver begins to contact with the golf ball to a moment that the golf ball reaches a maximum deformation amount, and the time (t2) is a time taken from the moment that the golf ball reaches the maximum deformation amount to a moment that the golf ball leaves the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota SAKAMINE, Kazuyoshi SHIGA, Hikaru NAGAKURA, Takahiro SHIGEMITSU
  • Publication number: 20180050239
    Abstract: The present invention is a device and system for a new type of sport ball or gadget ball that turns various basketballs or other athletic balls into smart products. The ball will have internal mechanisms that are digital in nature and will help translate information about the ball and/or its position in space to referees or officials. The current invention is a ball that can be used in team play and multiple game modes for recording play by play actions between players and teams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Gabriel Holmes
  • Publication number: 20180050240
    Abstract: Table tennis ball storage devices provide a convenient place to store and retrieve table tennis balls during a game of table tennis. The ball storage device has an inner storage volume for receiving and retaining table tennis balls that is accessible from two openings, one designed to place table tennis balls into the storage volume and a second designed for removing table tennis balls. The first opening may be conveniently located on a playing end of a table tennis table and the second opening may be located on either the left or right side of the table tennis table. The first opening has a different shape than the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Kettler International Inc.
    Inventor: Joachim Kettler
  • Publication number: 20180050241
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a golf iron head by combining different metal materials includes a pre-forming step, an engaging step, a pre-heating step and a forming step. A head body and a strike plate are provided in the pre-forming step to combine with each other. The strike plate is engaged with the head body in the engaging step, and the strike plate and the head body are pre-heated together. The forming step combines the head body and the strike plate as a one-piece iron head without clearances. Because the materials of the head body and strike plate are different and the connection force between the head body and the strike plate is increased, the mechanical properties and striking performance are improved and noises upon striking are eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: CHI-HUNG SU
  • Publication number: 20180050242
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as an iron-type golf club head, includes a face having a ball striking surface and a rear surface, and a body connected to the face. The body has a sole member and a rear cavity defined at least partially by the sole member and the rear surface of the face. The body has an elongated, recessed channel extending within the cavity along a juncture line between the rear surface of the face and the sole member. Additionally, the head is formed in part by a face member having a first leg forming at least a major portion of the face and a second leg extending rearwardly from a bottom end of the first leg and forming at least a portion of the sole member. The head may further be formed by a body member connected to the face member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew G.V. Oldknow, Robert M. Boyd
  • Publication number: 20180050243
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion including a first material and having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, a front portion having a face portion. The golf club head may also include a third mass portion including a second material and coupled to the body portion, and a plurality of mass portions coupled to the third mass portion. The density of the second material is greater than a density of the first material. The interior cavity may include an elastic polymer material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
  • Publication number: 20180050244
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion including a first material and having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, a front portion having a face portion. The golf club head may also include a third mass portion including a second material and coupled to the body portion, and a plurality of mass portions coupled to the third mass portion. The density of the second material is greater than a density of the first material. The interior cavity may include an elastic polymer material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Braidley D. Schweigert
  • Publication number: 20180050245
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion including a first material and having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, a front portion having a face portion. The golf club head may also include a third mass portion including a second material and coupled to the body portion, and a plurality of mass portions coupled to the third mass portion. The density of the second material is greater than a density of the first material. The interior cavity may include an elastic polymer material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
  • Publication number: 20180050246
    Abstract: The current embodiment of the broken golf tee collection container is designed to elevate over the dashboard of a golf cart or a similar vehicle using attachment brackets and can be easily removed and reattached. The container has a bottom with slots for water to drain. The angled or vertical sides and the open top design of the container makes it easy to store and to remove broken golf tees, as needed. The top portions of the attachment brackets are secured to the left and right edges on the bottom part of the container and support the container in an almost level position above the dashboard. The lower portion of the attachment brackets are a rotated block “U” shape, which slides onto and over the dashboard to secure the container and contents during the normal operation of the golf cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Perry B. Whittington, III
  • Publication number: 20180050247
    Abstract: A golf club head cover is formed from rigid or semi-rigid materials and is divided in two halves as a clamshell. The head cover includes a head covering portion and a shaft covering portion. A clip is attached to a sole region of the head cover, between the toe and the heel, to allow a user to open or close the head cover as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: John Patrick Heily
  • Publication number: 20180050248
    Abstract: A holding device (4) for a net (6) of a table-tennis table with two playing area leaves (1, 2) and an underframe (3), wherein the holding apparatus (4) includes two holding units (5) which can be arranged on opposite sides of the two playing area leaves (1, 2), and wherein each of the holding units (5) can be attached on at least one of the playing area leaves (1, 2) or on the substructure (3) and can hold one end of the net (6) and wherein the holding apparatus (4) includes at least one blocking means (7) which is arranged on one of the holding units (5) and, in the mounted state of the holding device (4), can be transferred into a blocking position in which it abuts against the under surfaces of the two playing area leaves (1, 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Kettler International, Inc.
    Inventors: Karin Kettler, Joachim Kettler
  • Publication number: 20180050249
    Abstract: The present invention provides a batting stance training mat for teaching a proper batting stance. The batting stance training mat comprises a center panel, a first lateral panel, a second lateral panel, and an end panel. The center panel includes a home plate indicia that designates home plate. The first lateral panel and the second lateral panel each contain a plurality of indicia that designate foot placement of a user relative to the home plate indicia on the center panel. The end panel includes an indicia that designates foot placement of a second user relative to the home plate indicia. A plurality of fasteners are located on an outer perimeter of the device. In an alternative embodiment, each lateral panel contains three indicia, wherein each indicia on the lateral panels and the indicia on the end panel are pairs of shoe prints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Ralph Bodie Peebles
  • Publication number: 20180050250
    Abstract: A basketball training system includes a ball delivery system in which a basketball is delivered to a ball ready holder located in front of a ball launch mechanism. A launch arm is grabbed and pulled backward against a spring force, and then is released to pivot forward and strike the basketball from the ball ready holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Douglas B. Campbell, Jeff J. Campbell, Adam T. Pan
  • Publication number: 20180050251
    Abstract: A sport training apparatus can have a stand with a base and a post attached to the base. A target member can be removably and pivotally coupled to a bearing assembly at a proximal end of the post, so that the angular orientation of the target member relative to the post is selectively adjustable. The target member can optionally include a hoop with a circular opening sized to receive a ball therethrough. The target member can optionally include an arc with a semicircular opening configured to receive a ball therethrough. The target member can optionally include a plurality of elongate flaps, the plurality of flaps can indicate a jumping height of a user when struck and rotated by the user hand. The target member can include a plurality of pads can deflect a ball that strikes the one or more pads. A sport training kit can include the stand and multiple target members, such as those described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Andrew Burdette
  • Publication number: 20180050252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a highly-simulated horseback riding machine, comprising supporting horse feet, a horse head, a horse hide, and a saddle. A movement mechanism is disposed within the horse hide, which comprises a base, a motor, a crank, a connecting rod, and a swing arm. Two ends of the connecting rod are hinged to the crank and the swing arm, respectively. The sum of length of the crank and the length the swing arm is less than the length of the connecting rod, and the length of the crank is less than that of the swing arm; the lower end of the swing arm is fixed to the base, and the fixed position of the lower end of the swing arm is higher than the position of the highest point of the crank in the process of rotation; the saddle is fixed to the connecting rod by means of a vertical rod; and the base is supported by the horse feet. The horse feet are in a double-splayed form so as to ensure that the horseback riding machine may not bounce unexpectedly in motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Changqing YE, Liang PAN, Jiasheng LE
  • Publication number: 20180050253
    Abstract: An underwater striking bag device includes a bag having an annular upper compartment disposed in an upper section of the bag and receiving air therein, a neck extending through the upper section and communicating with a lower compartment receiving water therein, a removable cap connected to the neck, an air valve connected to the annular upper compartment to provide for filling air into said upper compartment, at least one handle connected to the bag for assisting in filling and removal of water into the lower water compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Magrino, Bernadette D'Souza
  • Publication number: 20180050254
    Abstract: A method for spatial alignment of golf club inertial measurement data and two-dimensional video for golf club swing analysis is provided. The method includes capturing inertial measurement data of a golf club swing through an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and sending the inertial measurement data from the inertial measurement unit to a computing device. The computing device is configured to align a first axis of the inertial measurement data to a first axis of further inertial measurement data from a mobile device, estimate translation of the inertial measurement data to two-dimensional video captured by the mobile device, align second and third axes of the inertial measurement data of the golf club swing to second and third axes of the two-dimensional video, and overlay a projected golf club trajectory based on the aligned captured inertial measurement data onto the two-dimensional video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Rouzbeh Maani, Jie Wang, Michael Belshaw, Irina Kezele
  • Publication number: 20180050255
    Abstract: A method for temporal alignment of golf club inertial measurement data and two-dimensional video for golf club swing analysis is provided. The method includes capturing inertial measurement data of a golf club swing on an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and sending the inertial measurement data of the golf club swing from the inertial measurement unit to a computing device. The computing device is configured to calculate a time bias between the inertial measurement data of the golf club swing and a two-dimensional video of the golf club swing, based on the computing device detecting an impact frame in the two-dimensional video and the computing device aligning the detected impact frame to an impact time from the captured inertial measurement data of the golf club swing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Rouzbeh Maani, Jie Wang
  • Publication number: 20180050256
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for operating an omnidirectional treadmill, the techniques include receiving VR (virtual reality) topographical information comprising a VR environment, and displaying the VR environment to a user wearing a headset. VR topographical information includes information about VR elements in front of the user in the VR environment relative to a facing direction of the user in the VR environment. The method includes sending topographical signals to active elements in an omnidirectional treadmill based upon the VR topographical information where the omnidirectional treadmill permits the user to move along at least two perpendicular directions of motion on a surface of the omnidirectional treadmill. The techniques include activating the active elements, based upon the VR topographical signals, to physically simulate the VR elements in the VR topographical information on the surface by at least one of expanding or contracting the active elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel J. BUVID, Eric J. CAMPBELL, Sarah K. CZAPLEWSKI, Christopher W. STEFFEN
  • Publication number: 20180050257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing virtual realistic scenes, a VR device, a system, and a nonvolatile storage medium. Virtual outdoor realistic sports scenes are generated via the VR device while a user is running motion on a treadmill apparatus. In addition, the virtual outdoor realistic sports scenes can be changed based on different motion states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Shanghai zhangmen science and Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Danian CHEN, Xiaolin TONG
  • Publication number: 20180050258
    Abstract: A golf tee stroke counter apparatus includes a golf tee member with a tee shaft, a stroke counter element rotatably mounted on the tee shaft, a plurality of stroke count numerals on the tee shaft or the counter element, and a stroke count index positioned on the other of the tee shaft and the counter element. The stroke counter element and the tee shaft are mutually rotated to align the index with a numeral to indicate a current stroke count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: James P. Russell
  • Publication number: 20180050259
    Abstract: The present invention is a pocket assembly to receive game balls for a billiard sports table where the rail piece is relatively resistant to very long term wear and a ball receiving piece is very rugged, but is relatively low cost and easily replaceable. In the present invention, the rail piece is preferably of cast steel, aluminum, brass or other long wearing metal and is adapted to be fixed to an opening in a billiard table rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: JIANGXI RASSON BILLIARD MANUFACTURING CO.
    Inventor: Jin Song
  • Publication number: 20180050260
    Abstract: There is provided a board game apparatus comprising a board, one or more playing pieces, and one or more dice. The board has a plurality of cells extending between a starting cell and an ending cell, the plurality of cells being sequentially numbered to define a continuous path along the cells from the starting cell to the ending cell, such that each cell bears a unique number, wherein the cells comprise active cells each bearing a mathematical operator in addition to their number, and motive cells without any mathematical operator in addition to their number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: SCI-FA ENTERPRISE LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Ampaw, Mark Ampaw