Patents Issued in March 25, 2021
  • Publication number: 20210086003
    Abstract: A control system for an onboard oxygen generating system (OBOGS) includes a gain control communicatively coupled to an oxygen sensor configured to measure an oxygen concentration outputted from the OBOGS. The gain control selectively switches between unbalanced and balanced bed cycling modes of the OBOGS to produce a target oxygen concentration based on demand. A corresponding method includes providing a gain control communicatively coupled to an oxygen sensor configured to measure an oxygen concentration outputted from the OBOGS, controlling the OBOGS to operate in the unbalanced bed cycling mode when a low demand is placed on the OBOGS whereby the gain control provides a short bed cycle and a corresponding long cycle of a fixed cycle time, and switching the OBOGS to operate in the balanced bed cycling mode when a high demand is placed on the OBOGS. The balanced bed cycling mode operates at a decreased bed cycle time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Cobham Mission Systems Davenport LSS Inc.
    Inventor: Steven C. Peake
  • Publication number: 20210086004
    Abstract: A two-layer flame resistant garment is disclosed having an outer layer and an inner layer, wherein the outer layer has a flame resistant shell fabric laminated to a waterproof breathable layer. Also disclosed is a flame resistant garment having one layer fabric construction, wherein the one layer has a flame resistant outer shell, a waterproof breathable membrane, and a thermal management polymer coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Chuanpu GUO
  • Publication number: 20210086005
    Abstract: A facemask includes integrated actuating modules having sensors and other mechanisms. The facemask has one or more sockets into which various modules may be inserted. The facemask itself or the modules may include air filters and check valves to regulate airflow along or through the various modules. The modules may detect various substances either in the ambient air or the air exhaled by the wearer. The facemask also includes modules for measuring pulmonary and/or cardiovascular exertion, lung capacity and other physiological metrics. Other modules may provide supplements, vitamins or other substances such as tobacco smoke or vapor from vaporizers to the wearer. The modules may include microcontrollers in wireless communication with software applications on electronic devices so that the facemask may also serve as a cellular phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick Damien O'Brien, Jez Noah Ali, Arthur Alie
  • Publication number: 20210086006
    Abstract: A high efficiency nozzle is designed. The nozzle allows water streams with long-range and high surface area in one system. Suitable transitions in the fluid pathways allow creating water streams that have a robust flow profile. The system allows minimum energy loss whilst maximizing the velocity and surface area. Such nozzles can be used for a variety of applications including but not limited to fire suppression, pressure washing, watering, and other such applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: HEN Nozzles LLC
    Inventor: Sunny Sethi
  • Publication number: 20210086007
    Abstract: A fire-extinguishing-system valve (2) having a housing (4), having a fluid-entry chamber (26) provided in the housing (4), having a fluid-exit chamber (24) provided in the housing (4), and having a closing body (28) which can be moved back and forth between a blocking state (32) and a release state (34) and, in the blocking state (32) prevents direct fluid flow between the fluid-entry chamber (26) and the fluid-exit chamber (24) and, in the release position (34), connects the fluid-entry chamber (26) to the fluid-exit chamber (24) directly for fluid-conducting action. The fire-extinguishing-system valve (2) has at least one sensor device (18) for directly monitoring the position of the closing body (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Peter KEMPF, Frank STACHOWITZ
  • Publication number: 20210086008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fire extinguishing system valve (1), in particular wet alarm valve, dry alarm valve or spray water valve, comprising a housing (3) which has a fluid inlet chamber (9), a fluid outlet chamber (11) and a closing body (13) which can move back and forth between a blocking state and a release state, wherein the fluid inlet chamber (9) and the fluid outlet chamber (11) communicate directly with one another in a fluid-conducting manner in the release state, and the closing body (13) prevents the direct communication between the fluid inlet chamber (9) and the fluid outlet chamber (11) in the blocking state. According to the invention, a housing (3) has a dedicated discharge duct (30) which has at least one inlet (30a, b) connected to the fluid outlet chamber (11) and an outlet (30c) leading out of the housing (3) of the fire extinguishing system valve (1), and which is integrated into the housing (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Peter KEMPF, Frank STACHOWITZ, Eduard ENGELSMAN
  • Publication number: 20210086009
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a fire suppression system are provided. Aspects include receiving, from a sensor, environmental data associated with a location, determining a presence of a fire and a fire type based at least in part on the environmental data associated with the location, operating a fire suppression system in a plurality of modes based on the presence of the fire and the fire type, wherein the plurality of modes comprise a normal fire operation mode and a hazardous fire operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Aaron Stanley Rogers
  • Publication number: 20210086010
    Abstract: There is provided a sprinkler device, comprising: a sprinkler bulb 100 comprising a sealed frangible housing 110, and a passive circuit device 120 within the housing 110, wherein the passive circuit device 120 comprises a wireless module 160; and a base station 200 configured to detect pressure changes inside the sprinkler bulb 110 via the wireless module 160. A method of testing integrity of a sprinkler bulb is also provided, comprising: monitoring a pressure change within the sprinkler bulb 100 via a wireless module 160 of a passive circuit device 120 inside a sealed frangible housing 110 of the sprinkler bulb 100; and determining that the sprinkler bulb is in working order if the pressure reaches a predetermined threshold; or determining that the sprinkler bulb is not in working order if the pressure does not reach the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Mikolaj Jakub Sadek, Nazar Krutskevych, Wojciech Dominik Zimny
  • Publication number: 20210086011
    Abstract: A system is provided for emergency egress training. The system includes a training building including a first story simulating a basement of a second building and a second story simulating a first story of the second building. The system further includes a platform defining an opening and including a base configured to mount the platform on a ground surface. The system also includes an egress well operatively connected to the platform at the opening such that a base of the egress well is positioned above the ground surface and wherein the egress well is further operatively connected to the first story of the training building. An emergency egress training method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Glen Dauman
  • Publication number: 20210086012
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rehabilitation training apparatus. The rehabilitation training apparatus includes a pair of first tracks formed parallel to each other along first axis, a second track disposed on the pair of first tracks, and moving along the first axis, and formed along second axis, a hand holder disposed on the second track, and moving along the second track, and on which at least one of hand and arm of a user is held, a stopper for a track disposed on the pair of first tracks for limiting a movement range of the second track, and a stopper for a holder disposed on the second track for limiting a movement range of the second pair of first tracks, wherein the first axis and the second axis are disposed with an inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: NEOFECT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jun ROH, Hyun Soo KIM, Soo Bin LEE, Ho Yeong SONG, Ho Young BAN, Young Geun CHOI, Dae Hoon JANG, Byeong Geol PARK, Kyung Hwan YOO
  • Publication number: 20210086013
    Abstract: A cable exercise machine may include a first vertical guide, a first pull cable routed through a first pulley, a second vertical guide, a second pull cable routed through a second pulley, and an electronic control panel. The first pulley may be movable along a length of the first vertical guide, and the second pulley may be movable along a length of the second vertical guide. The electronic control panel may be configured to: electronically allow for one or more levels of resistance to a user pulling on the first pull cable and/or the second pull cable, electronically allow for adjustment of the level of resistance to the user pulling on the first pull cable and/or the second pull cable, and electronically present the adjusted level of resistance to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Michael L. Olson, William T. Dalebout
  • Publication number: 20210086014
    Abstract: A fitness activity apparatus has a frame having four vertical posts, the vertical posts comprising a left rear post, a right rear post, a left front post, and a right front post, the left rear post and right rear post being connected by a rear lateral bar, the left front post and right front post being connected by a front lateral bar, the left rear post and left front post being connected by a left side bar, the right rear post and right front post being connected by a right side bar, the left side bar and right side bar being at a common level to provide a support platform configured to support a circular weight plate having a selected plate diameter, and the rear lateral bar positioned at a first vertical level and front lateral bar being positioned at a different second vertical level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Kidstrong, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Sharp
  • Publication number: 20210086015
    Abstract: An exercise band comprises a first clip coupled to a flexible tubing at a first end by a first connector and a second clip coupled to a flexible tubing at a second end by a second connector. The first clip may be a latch. A hand grip covers at least a portion of the flexible tubing. The hand grip may be a shorter tubing surrounding the flexible tubing. The flexible tubing may comprise an outer flexible tubing and an inner flexible tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Steven D. Sun
  • Publication number: 20210086016
    Abstract: There is disclosed a fitness weight support that can be removably connected with weightlifting rack to allow a lifter to position free weights such as dumbbells before, between, and after sets of a weight-lifting exercise. The support includes one or more platforms adapted to support the weights. The platform is connected with a support member. Two engaging bars are connected with the support member and extend outward from the platform. The bars are adapted to removably engage with support fixtures, such as j-hooks, connected with the rack. A rotation stop extends from at least one of the engaging bars. When the engaging bars are engaged with the j-hooks, the rotation stop contacts a vertical stanchion of the rack to prevent rotation of the bar and to hold the platform substantially horizontal. By adjusting the j-hooks to a selected height on the rack, dumbbells can be supported on the platform at the proper height for the lifter to perform the exercise and for the lifter to rest the dumbbells between sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: David Louis Fennell
  • Publication number: 20210086017
    Abstract: An exercise unit includes a pair of brackets configured to attach to a desktop in a spaced manner, resistance bands extend from a handle to the two spaced brackets wherein the handle is near a mid-point thereof. When attached to the desktop, the brackets maintain the resistance bands and handle generally underneath the desktop when not in use. When needed, the user grips the handle with two hands and is able to perform various exercises while seated in his or her chair. The handle is configured ergonomically to match the angle of the user's hands when gripping the handle from a seated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Kory Hull
  • Publication number: 20210086018
    Abstract: Embodiments of a strength training apparatus and related methods are provided. In one embodiment, a strength training apparatus may include a first arm and a second arm each being configured to be selectively pivoted independent of each other at multiple angles relative to each other, a first pulley coupled to an end of the first arm, a first cable extending through the first arm and the first pulley, a second pulley coupled to an end of the second arm, a second cable extending through the second arm and the second pulley, and an electronic control panel configured to allow for multiple levels of resistance to a user pulling on the first cable and/or the second cable. The electronic control panel may include a processor and a memory configured to control a current level of resistance, an electronic input device configured to allow the user to set the current level of resistance, and an electronic output device configured to display the current level of resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: William Dalebout, Michael Olson
  • Publication number: 20210086019
    Abstract: An exercise device and a method for its use to aid in the correction of Anterior pelvic tilt. A base has an upper support and a lower support. The base device is strapped around a user's stomach and connected to a rope. The rope passes through the user's legs and is attached to a weight holder behind the user. As the user walks forward, the weight holder is dragged along the floor and the force of the weights on the weight holder pressed the base against the user's stomach and aids in proper alignment of the pelvic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Malcolm Hairston, Kim Hairston
  • Publication number: 20210086020
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exercise aid device which is placed over top of a user's foot. The exercise aid device has a base, a raised backing, and two sidewalls positioned about opposing sides of one another. The two sidewalls extend towards one another at the front end of the base, forming a band which provides for a first opening. A foot may be placed through the first opening, and held securely in place by the combination of the band and the raised backing. An exercise band may be looped through an opening which extends from one sidewall to the opposing sidewall and through the base, or may be affixed to the device by securement means placed on the exterior of the device to attach resistance cables such that the exercise aid device serves as an anchoring unit during exercise routines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Neil D. Harding
  • Publication number: 20210086021
    Abstract: A yoga block includes panels forming a quadrilateral tube and secured to one another by hinges such that the tube may be collapsed. Endcaps secure to ends of the quadrilateral tube and engage the quadrilateral tube to resist collapse when in place. Panels may define protrusions engaging recesses on edges of the endcaps. Magnets in the endcaps may engage the hinges to secure the endcaps in place. Rotating or sliding tabs may also be used to lock the endcaps. Inner surfaces of top and bottom panels may define grooves for receiving a weight plate. Endcaps may be secured to panels by hinges. The hinges securing panels or endcaps may be double hinges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Lindsey Constantz, Daniel S. Growald, James Ballard Smith
  • Publication number: 20210086022
    Abstract: An exercise machine to strengthen abdominal muscles may include a first unit and a second unit. The first unit may be adjustably coupled to the second unit. Each of the first unit and the second unit may include a track, an end bridge adjustably coupled to the track towards a first end of the track, a handle disposed proximate an outer surface of the track and towards a second end of the track, a platform slidably coupled to the track and configured to slide along at least a portion of a length of the track between the end bridge and the handle, and a tensioning element. A first end of the tensioning element may be coupled to the end bridge and a second end of the tensioning element may be coupled to the platform. The platform may include a knee adapter configured to accommodate a knee of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Ronald Williams
  • Publication number: 20210086023
    Abstract: An exercise machine which is capable of having its lift, roll, or pitch adjusted with respect to a base so as to provide a plurality of positions of the exercise machine with respect to the base. The exercise machine generally includes a base and an exercise machine movably connected to the base. The exercise machine may include a track, a carriage slidably connected to the track, and a biasing member attached to the carriage to apply a resistive force to the carriage. A plurality of actuators may be connected between the base and the exercise machine. The plurality of actuators may be utilized to adjust a pitch angle or a roll angle of the exercise machine with respect to the base. The plurality of actuators may also be utilized to lift or lower the exercise machine at a constant angle of pitch and/or roll inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastien Anthony Louis Lagree, John C. Hamilton, Samuel D. Cox, Todd G. Remund
  • Publication number: 20210086024
    Abstract: A method and system for rehabilitation of a patient having a physical impairment by providing repetitive motion therapy is disclosed. The system is configured to receive biomechanical data from the patient regarding repetitive movements of the patient performed using a first and second side of the body, respectively, and select, based on the data, an entrainment side according to which repetitive motion therapy is provided. The system further performs repetitive motion therapy by: providing the patient auditory stimulus comprising beat signals output at respective beat times; receiving time-stamped biomechanical data for repetitive movements performed by the patient using the entrainment side in relation to the respective beat times of the beat signals; calculating an entrainment potential for the entrainment side by comparing a timing of the repetitive movements to the timing of the beat signals; and modifying the auditory stimulus as a function of the calculated entrainment potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Owen McCarthy, Brian Harris, Alex Kalpaxis, Eric Richardson, Ryan Foley
  • Publication number: 20210086025
    Abstract: An exercise machine creates a simulated continuous resisted climbing motion. The machine includes a floor- or ground-contacting base frame and two or more substantially vertically oriented uprights, wherein at least one upright is rigidly connected to the base frame. The machine further includes two handles and two foot pedals, each handle and each foot pedal being movably engaged with an upright for linear reciprocating motion along the upright. The handles and foot pedals are interconnected so that they move in unison. An adjustable resistance mechanism is operatively connected to the interconnection of the handles and foot pedals to provide adjustable resistance for the simulated continuous climbing motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Nathaniel Carruthers, Joe Ellis
  • Publication number: 20210086026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gymnastic machine (1) comprising a base structure (2) having a front transmission assembly (23) and a rear transmission assembly (24), wherein said base structure comprises two lateral longitudinal members (27, 28) between which a sliding belt (22) slides, a sliding belt (22), associated to said base structure (2), on which a user can perform a gymnastic exercise, wherein said sliding belt (22) is configured to rotate by means of said front transmission assembly (23) and rear transmission assembly (24) according to a sliding direction (X), wherein said sliding belt (22) is arranged between said two lateral longitudinal members (27, 28) and an electric motor (3), having at least one stator (33) and at least one rotor (31, 31?, 32), said electric motor (3, 3?) being kinematically coupled to said front transmission assembly (23), or to said rear transmission assembly (24), for moving said sliding belt (22), said electric motor (3, 3?) being of axial type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Technogym S.P.A
    Inventors: Massimiliano CASONI, Alessandro DEL MONACO, Davide GATTI
  • Publication number: 20210086027
    Abstract: A rehabilitation equipment includes a left foot pedal, a right foot pedal, a left-pedal driving module to drive movement of the left foot pedal, and a right-pedal driving module to drive movement of the right foot pedal. The rehabilitation equipment measures torques output by the left-pedal driving module and the right-pedal driving module when a user is at a relaxing state and also when the user is at an exercising state to obtain information relating to forces voluntarily output by the left foot and the right foot of the user, and determines a force output condition of the left foot and the right foot of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Wen-Bin LIN, Ming-Hsu MAO
  • Publication number: 20210086028
    Abstract: A foot exercise device is described. In some embodiments, a foot exercise device includes a base structure and a forefoot structure coupled to the base structure. The base structure is configured to remain stationary. The forefoot structure is configured to be moved by a forefoot of a user while the base structure remains stationary. In some embodiments, a foot exercise device includes a base structure and a heel structure coupled to the base structure. The base structure is configured to remain stationary. The heel structure is configured to be moved by a heel of the user while the base structure remains stationary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Spencer Fumio Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210086029
    Abstract: Devices and methods of exercising palms and fingers are described. The device includes an essentially cylindrical exterior hollow shell and an essentially cylindrical interior hollow shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: 4 GRIP LTD
    Inventor: Nir DANIEL
  • Publication number: 20210086030
    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: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Praveen Kashyap
  • Publication number: 20210086031
    Abstract: A resistance-band exercise monitoring device includes a first force sensor that senses a first force applied to a first resistance band, a second force sensor that senses a second force applied to a second resistance band, a single electronics module with a single transceiver for wirelessly communicating with a remote device, and a flexible strap physically coupling with the first and second resistance bands. The flexible strap has conductive pathways electrically coupling the force sensors to the single electronics module. The single electronics module communicates values indicative of the first and second forces to the remote device via the single transceiver. The flexible strap does not stretch and protects the conductive pathways from excessive stress. The resistance-band exercise monitoring device may be configured in multiple ways to perform a wide variety of exercises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Rodney Harold Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210086032
    Abstract: An exercise system may include a stationary bicycle, a free weight cradle incorporated into the stationary bicycle, pedals incorporated into the stationary bicycle, a display, one or more processors, and memory. The memory may store programmed instructions of the programmed workout that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: automatically alternate, by the programmed instructions of the programmed workout, between biking portions of the programmed workout and lifting portions of the programmed workout; automatically control, by the programmed instructions of the programmed workout, a resistance level of the pedals during the biking portions of the programmed workout; and automatically present, by the programmed instructions of the programmed workout, lifting instructions on the display, the lifting instructions configured to instruct a user on lifting one or more free weights during the lifting portions of the programmed workout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Scott R. Watterson, William T. Dalebout
  • Publication number: 20210086033
    Abstract: An improved structure of a long board of a swim fin does not use a plate in gradually changing thickness, but rather uses a fiberboard in fixed thickness. The fiberboard is provided with at least a first opening and at least a second opening arranged in line from small size to large size. The first opening can be triangular, and the second opening can be n-shaped, so that the mechanical strength of fiber flat plate changes gradually from one end to the other end. The plate effective thickness is changed gradually without time consuming processing technique. As such, the manufacturing time and cost are reduced, and consistent manufacturing quality is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Ching-Wen WANG
  • Publication number: 20210086034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a floatable breathing device. The floatable breathing device provides includes a head unit, a snorkel, a plurality of receiving passageways, and an internal pathway. The head unit has buoyant properties and includes an ornamental shaped outer housing and an inner housing positioned within the outer housing, the inner housing forms a head receiving section, the head receiving section is provided between outer surfaces of the outer housing and is configured to be contoured to a human head. The snorkel connects to and extends from the head unit. The plurality of receiving passageways are disposed about the outer housing and receiving the snorkel, the snorkel extending through and exiting a portion of the head unit above a predetermined waterline extending along a periphery of a lower portion of the head unit thereof and identifies buoyancy of the head unit in water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: J. Rodney Garber
  • Publication number: 20210086035
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a decreased spin rate on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) two or more ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acids having 3 to 14 carbon atoms and having no substituent group at a carbon atom bonding to the carboxy group, and/or a metal salt thereof, and (c) a crosslinking initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayaka SHINDO, Takumi KANEKO, Hiroshi TADAOKA, Takahiro SHIGEMITSU, Kazuyoshi SHIGA
  • Publication number: 20210086036
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a decreased spin rate on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) a compound represented by the formula (1) as a co-crosslinking agent, and (c) a crosslinking initiator, (R1COO)M(OCOR2)m??(1) in the formula (1), M represents a metal atom, m represents 1 or 2, R1 and R2 are different from each other, represent an alkenyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms or an alkynyl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms and have a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-carbon triple bond at an ?-position carbon atom bonding to the carbonyl group, and when m is 2, two of R2 may be identical to or different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayaka SHINDO, Takumi KANEKO, Hiroshi TADAOKA, Takahiro SHIGEMITSU, Kazuyoshi SHIGA
  • Publication number: 20210086037
    Abstract: A recreational ball formed from a plurality of layers, a bladder and a valve. The plurality of layers is formed from a variety of different materials. Each of the materials that each of the plurality of layers is formed from is specifically oriented to create a ball that is durable, comfortable, and militates against air leaking from the bladder of the ball, as well as moisture seeping into the plurality of layers. The valve extends from a first layer of the plurality of layers, through the plurality of layers and is insertingly positioned within the bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Abdulrahman Elhady
  • Publication number: 20210086038
    Abstract: A sports ball comprising a transparent outer wall surrounding a hollow cavity and defining a geometric center, and a central core object suspended at the geometric center of the hollow cavity. The ball may have the shape of a sphere having a center point, with the central core object suspended at the center point of the sphere. In other cases, the ball may be oblong or ellipsoid, with the central core object suspended at the center points of the respective major and minor axes of the ellipsoid. The transparent outer wall of the ball may be elastically deformable, and may be comprised of a transparent inflatable bladder contiguous with an inner surface of a transparent outer skin. The transparent outer skin may be comprised of a plurality of outer facets joined together, such as by sewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew RYAN, Eric SAENGER
  • Publication number: 20210086039
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a golf club head comprises: fixing an internal weight member to a sole of a first member from the outside through an opening; and fixing a second member to the first member to close the opening. The first member is provided, at a position accessible from the outside of the first member, with a pedestal portion protruding toward the crown. The first member comprises a thin-walled portion between the pedestal portion and the face. The pedestal portion comprises: a first part for positioning the internal weight member in the up-down direction, and a second part for positioning the internal weight member in the toe-heel direction and/or front-back direction of the head. The internal weight member positioned by the first and second parts, extends toward the face at a position above the thin-wall portion without contacting with the thin-wall portion and the face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomotaka ARAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20210086040
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body with a heel-side sole opening in communication with a hosel bore, a removable shaft sleeve with a tip sized to fit within the hosel bore, and a weight plug sized to fit within, and at least partially fill, the heel-side opening is disclosed herein. The weight plug, which has a base end with a through-opening, a tip end with a flange, and a side opening in communication with the through-opening, is connected to the shaft sleeve with a screw. When the golf club head is fully assembled, a hosel flange is trapped between the weight plug and the tip end of the shaft sleeve, and tightening the screw causes the weight plug and the shaft sleeve to move towards one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Keith L. Kingston
  • Publication number: 20210086041
    Abstract: A golf club head comprises a sole, a recessed sole port in the sole; and a rotatably adjustable sole piece adapted to be at least partially received within the sole port and comprising a central body having a plurality of contact surfaces adapted to contact the sole port and being offset from each other along a central axis extending through the central body of the sole piece. The sole piece can be positioned at least partially within the sole port at five or more rotational and axial positions with respect to the central axis, wherein at each rotational position, at least one of said contact surfaces of the central body contacts the sole port to set the axial position of the sole piece. The sole port and/or the sole piece can be generally pentagonal in shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan T. Sargent, Joseph Reeve Nielson, Matthew David Johnson, Todd P. Beach, Michael Franz, Matthew Greensmith
  • Publication number: 20210086042
    Abstract: Disclosed golf club heads include a body defining an interior cavity, a face, a sole, a crown, and a hosel. Certain embodiments include a weight channel positioned in the sole and defining a path along the sole. Some embodiments include a weight member positioned in the weight channel that is configured to be adjusted to any of a range of selectable positions to adjust mass properties of the golf club head. A fastener may be configured to secure the weight member in any of the selectable positions, while the fastener itself, regardless of where the weight member is positioned along the path, may be secured to the body at a fixed location that is independent of the position of the weight member along the path. Additional discretionary mass elements may be added to the weight member, such as at its ends, to further adjust mass properties of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Story, Nathan T. Sargent, Justin D. Kleinert
  • Publication number: 20210086043
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the lightweight golf clubs described herein include a thin crown, a thin sole, a mass efficient weight system, and a thin faceplate to maximize performance gains (e.g., ball travel distance, impact efficiency, and ball speed) targeted to individuals with swing speeds less than 85 mph. As will be further described below, in order to achieve a lightweight golf club head (having a thin crown, a thin sole, a mass efficient weight system, and a thin faceplate), the golf club head further comprises a crown-to-faceplate bridge and a sole-to-faceplate bridge to control the characteristic time (CT) properties of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Travis D. Milleman, Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke
  • Publication number: 20210086044
    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 having an interior cavity, a port connected to the interior cavity, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, a port, and a front portion having a perimeter ledge portion defining at least a portion of an outer boundary of the front portion. The example golf club head may also include a face portion having a front surface with at least one groove and a back surface opposite the front surface and associated with a total back surface area. The back surface may include a first back surface region associated with a first back surface area and a second back surface region associated with a second back surface area. The total back surface area may equal to the sum of the first back surface area and the second back surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
  • Publication number: 20210086045
    Abstract: A golf club shaft system and golf club shaft possessing unique flexural and torsional rigidity profiles, while providing significant adjustability to fine tune the shaft to a particular golf swing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Byron H. Adams, Blair M. Philip, Jeffrey T. Halstead, Robert E. Stephens, Trever M. Napier
  • Publication number: 20210086046
    Abstract: A putter holding assembly for storing a putter golf club on a golf cart includes a tube for accommodating a handle of a putter golf club having a head of the putter golf club being exposed for gripping. A receiver is provided and the receiver is coupled to the tube. The receiver insertably receives the handle of the putter golf club when the handle of the putter golf club is inserted into the tube for storage. A pair of brackets is each positionable around the tube. Each of the brackets engages a structure on a golf cart for retaining the tube on the golf cart. A support is movably coupled to the tube and a towel is coupled to the support such that the towel is available to a golfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Kenneth Payne
  • Publication number: 20210086047
    Abstract: An auxiliary storage compartment for a golf car, wherein the auxiliary storage compartment comprises a storage receptacle disposed on a rear deck of a body of a golf car behind and accessible from a seating structure of the golf car. In various instances, the storage receptacle comprising at least one sidewall that defines an interior storage space of the storage receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Paul Morgan
  • Publication number: 20210086048
    Abstract: A visual aid mounts to a basketball rim for shooting practice to help focus the shooter's eyes on the back of the rim. The visual aid is shock absorbing so as to dissipate forces of impact when the ball hits the device, so as to maintain the device in position inside the net. The device includes straps which are slidably mounted to the body so as to be resilient or elastic during ball impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Richard E. Deal
  • Publication number: 20210086049
    Abstract: A multiple sports game board system having a display surface that is reconfigurable to simulate multiple sports games playable by tossing bean bags thereat. The display surface including a large diamond extending from side to side and top to bottom of the display area, and having a plurality of equal size small diamonds formed in the large diamond. Each of the small diamonds having a doorway extending therethrough configurable to close and opening an opening extending through the display surface within the respective small diamond to receive bean bags through the doorways that are disposed in the open position to obtain points for a plurality of different sports games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Nicholas Manou
  • Publication number: 20210086050
    Abstract: A sports performance sensor for an implement used in sports, such as a bat or baseball. The implement, e.g. the bat or baseball, is formed with an area inside that can include circuitry. The circuitry can measure rotation acceleration, and speed. The outer surface of this device has pressure sensing fabric, which senses location and pressure on the outer surface. This can form a pressure map of where the user's fingers are touching the outer surface. The information from the user's performance in using the device are transmitted to an external computer such as a phone which creates a pressure sensing map. This pressure sensing map can then be compared to data from either the same user at a different time or from other users. This can be specific to different actions, for example it can be specific to the user throwing a specific kind of pitch, or the user carrying out a specific operation such as swinging a bat to hit a specific kind of pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Mitchell Blake Sigesmund, Connor A. Lunn
  • Publication number: 20210086051
    Abstract: Anchored HydroResistance Speed Training is a running speed training apparatus and training method which is used/done underwater. The apparatus is used to firmly stabilize a floating person's hips while they carryout sprinting mechanics in a maximal rate of force development manner against the resistant environment of the water they are submerged in. The rationale is to enable water-resisted maximal rate of force production training using sprinting mechanics, where this otherwise is not feasible due to the lack of anchoring to a sturdy surface. The apparatus provides the necessary anchoring of a person to an affixed object and stabilizes the waist, iliac crest, anterior iliac spine, and thoracolumbar regions, without restricting limbs, thereby allowing the primary ranges of motion involved in sprinting. The base of the apparatus is firmly affixed to the floor of pools by way of a suction cup base or by being permanently installed into a pool floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: John Gregory Jones
  • Publication number: 20210086052
    Abstract: A basketball shooting training device of molded rubber adapted to be securable to a basketball rim without additional fasteners and adapted to reduce the size of the goal area. Wherein the device is equipped with an IR proximity sensor and Bluetooth, the basketball shooting training device becomes connected to the internet of things and provides feedback and motivation to train via a mobile app.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Timothy Chandler