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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7342848 | Lap timer The invention relates to an electronic timing device. The timing device has several modes including Basic mode and Lap mode. Additionally, the timing device computes the speed of an item being timed. Further, the outside of the device is designed to display informat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337773 | Electrically activated archery component An archery component mountable with respect to an archery bow. The archery component includes a sensor that senses a movement of an archery arrow with respect to the archery bow and/or a movement of the archery bow. The sensor transmits a signal, upon sensing at lea... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318429 | Utility tool device for an archery bow A utility tool device for an archery bow. The device comprises one or more tools which are commonly used by archers for the proper maintenance, repair and operation of a bow. These tools include: a nock wrench, one or more Allen wrenches, a broadhead wrench, a shot ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7285035 | Collision obstacles and sensors for determining the outcome of a race A freestanding collision obstacle is disclosed which is propelled away from a collision obstacle sensing apparatus by the force of a collision event that occurs when a moving object, for example a toy vehicle such as a racecar, collides with the collision obstacle. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283424 | High speed underwater projectile tracking system and method A system and a method are provided to accurately track the trajectory of high-speed underwater objects. A number of hoops with means for controlling the buoyancy thereof are aligned on a range in the anticipated path of the high speed projectile. The hoops are suffi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278290 | Projectile impact energy and location measurement system A projectile impact energy and location measurement system is taught employing a target apparatus having an impact plate of a solid durable substance such as steel or titanium. Disposed over the plate is a layer of elastoluminescent material composed of zinc sulfide... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267016 | Sensitized ring for use with a sensor A sensitizing ring for sensors having a reduced manufacturing cost and an improved profile shape manufacture with a diameter of 120 mm or less. The sensitizing ring of the present invention is used to measure the rate of rotation and position of a rotating element. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7253602 | Self-powered power bus sensor employing wireless communication A sensor apparatus is for a power bus including a plurality of characteristics. The sensor apparatus includes a housing; one or more sensors each adapted to sense a characteristic of the power bus; and a circuit adapted to transmit or receive a wireless signal. A pr... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243645 | Positive fit “elastic” feed adapter for paintball gun A positive fit feed adapter for use between a paintball loader and a paintball gun. The feed adapter includes a threaded connector formed on either the paintball gun or the paintball loader. The threaded connector includes a plurality of expansion slots that allow t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7227326 | System and method for transient-based motor speed estimation with transient excitation AC motor control systems and speed controllers are presented, including a transient-based speed estimation system that provides a rotor speed estimate based on a measured speed-related motor transient signal, and a transient excitation system which selectively modif... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214138 | Golf ball flight monitoring system A system is described for monitoring the swing path of a golf club head and for monitoring flight characteristics of a golf ball following impact. A processor utilizes data from spaced apart spaced sensor arrays in determining the club head speed and head angle of a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211998 | Acceleration sensing apparatus A collision sensing apparatus includes an acceleration sensor, first and second connector terminals, reference connector terminals and leads. The acceleration sensor is shaped into a square form. First and second contacts are provided in two diagonally opposed corne... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7194204 | Photographic firearm apparatus and method A telescopic firearm scope/sight which is fully integrated with a compact digital camera, and which has size, shape and weight characteristics that are substantially the same as those of a conventional, camera-less telescopic scope, is used to photograph a target pr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165543 | Electrically activated arrow rest An arrow rest mountable to an archery bow for supporting an archery arrow with respect to the archery bow. The arrow rest includes a sensor that senses a first movement of the archery arrow with respect to the archery bow and/or a second movement of the archery bow,... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7143644 | Device for collecting statistical data for maintenance of small-arms A system and method for collecting data on small-arms usage in the form of a device which is mounted to the firearm so as to be able to sense at least an impulse in the firearm due to firing. The device is mounted to the gun so as to detect impulses due to firing. A... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7116096 | Vehicle direction detection using tone ring A tone ring preferably for use in a braking system of a vehicle has a first pattern of excitation indicative of speed of rotation of the tone ring, and a second pattern of excitation including frequency variations that is indicative of direction of rotation of the t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100437 | Device for collecting statistical data for maintenance of small-arms A device for collecting data on small-arms usage that senses when a shot has been fired from a gun using its acceleration, acoustic noise or RF emissions; measures the interval between shots so that the firing rate may be determined; measures the time at which each ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7095388 | Method and system for developing consistency of motion A method and system for improving the physical skills of a user performing a given activity. In the method and system, processed images of the user during the performance of the activity are gathered and displayed to the user in real-time using a viewer. Images are ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069922 | Paintball marker internal reset system An internal reset system for paint ball markers. A hammer body as modified rearwardly to include an axial opening to receivably retain the forward head of a reset rod. The forward portion of the reset rod is thus free to reciprocate within the axial opening, but res... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6999859 | Vehicle speed measuring apparatus A vehicle speed measuring apparatus includes front and rear wheel side vibration detection sensors for detecting vibrations from a road surface through tires, an input section through which the vibration detection sensors input their detection values, and a processi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6670803 | Part feeder velocity measurement system An apparatus for determining a velocity of a part through a part feeder tube. The part feeder tube defines an axis. The apparatus includes first and second sensors spaced axially from each other by a predetermined distance (d). The first sensor sends a fi... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6590386 | Electronics system for use with projectile firing devices A universal electronics system has a body adapted to be removably mounted at the muzzle end of the barrel of almost any paintball marker. A pair of spaced detector units signal the time it takes for a paintball to pass through a portion of the body. A muz... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6498476 | Underwater high speed projectile speed sensing device A device for sensing projectile velocity in an underwater environment is provided. The device includes a plurality of evenly spaced break screen members positioned in a path of the projectile. Each break screen member includes a support member, a pair of ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6467342 | Apparatus for measuring velocity of a projectile An apparatus for measuring velocity of a projectile includes a plurality of break-screens aligned with each other serially and along a line of travel of the projectile, and parallel to each other, and spaced from each other and from a projectile firing de... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6456904 | Method and device for gauging distance between race cars A method and apparatus for winning a race without exceeding a maximum performance of a car, whereby maximum performance is based upon consecutive prior races. The method is comprised of determining an optimal distance by which a first car having a first p... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6388438 | Speed sensing circuit for underwater projectiles A system for sensing projectile velocity and position having a plurality of support members positioned in a path of said projectile. Each support member has an aperture with a resistive trace supported in the aperture. The resistive trace can be separated... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6292112 | Vehicle presence detection system A passive magnetic detector is provided at ground level or buried below ground level in between rails of a railroad track at a distance from the level crossing for detecting magnetic field disturbances caused by ferromagnetic objects passing overhead on t... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6191574 | Bow-mounted apparatus for detection and quantification of deviations in dynamic arrow position An apparatus for quantifying the position of a released arrow as it passes across the bow riser. A low power, electronics measurement unit attached onto or mounted internal to a bow in communication with a sensor detects a signal from an arrow shaft for t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6029120 | Bow-mounted chronograph A instrument and method for measuring archery tackle performance is disclosed. A low power, electronics measurement unit attached onto or mounted internal to a bow in communication with a sensor which detects a signal from an external trigger mechanism mo... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026355 | Solid state watt-hour meter using GMR sensor A power consumption meter is disclosed for measuring the power consumed by a load on a power conductor, wherein the electronics of the power consumption meter are isolated from lightning and power transients. The meter has a first GMR sensor that is dispo... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6014599 | Tire abnormality sensor To achieve both accuracy in correcting sensing error caused by nonstandard factors of a pulse signal generated by rotation of a rotor to be measured and reduction in cost of an apparatus for doing the same, each passage of rotor sensors which rotate integ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5977764 | Method to sense speed, direction and acceleration for a rotating shaft using a rotor with unequal tooth spacing A method is provided for determining the speed and direction of a rotating shaft. A rotor is connected to the shaft. The rotor includes three circumferentially spaced teeth, the first of said teeth having a first center spacing, the second of said teeth h... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5823460 | Method and device for determining the diameter of a textile yarn cheese In order to determine the diameter or the radius of a textile yarn cheese during winding, two sensors are placed adjacent the cheese circumference at a fixed circumferential distance from each other to detect surface characteristics of the cheese, and the... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5757178 | Method of determining the speed of railway vehicles, in particular those with bogies In order to exclude disturbing influences in the determination of the axle-related speeds of railway vehicles, the signals generated by the passage of the last axle of a bogie are discerned from spurious signals. This is carried out by specifying a time w... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5652509 | Device for determining the velocity of a longitudinally traveling elongate textile material, especially a yarn, using electronic sensors A device for determining the velocity of a longitudinally traveling textile material, especially a yarn, using the closed-loop correlation of a transit time correlator in such a way that its reliability is improved. At least one sensor g1 consi... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5637996 | Toy system with movable vehicles A toy speed measuring and voice reporting system is disclosed. The system measures the speed of a toy car and reports the speed contemporaneously in audible speech. The system employs optical detectors and timing circuitry to compute the speed, and a voic... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5631558 | Apparatus and method for measuring velocity and instantaneous spatial position of spherical object siultaneously An apparatus and a method for simultaneously measuring velocity and an instantaneous spatial position of a spherical object. A first group of sensors and a second ground of sensors are arranged at known positions at intervals each less than the radius of ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5614823 | Apparatus and method for measuring head speed and opening angle using six sensors arranged in a rectangular format An apparatus and a method for measuring head speed and an opening angle. At least four sensors are disposed at each vertex of a defined rectangle. An instrumentation device measures differences in time between instants in which a moving head intercepts ra... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5537322 | System and method for determining a gradient speed of a shaft driven by an internal combustion engine In a system and a method for determining the speed gradient dn/dt of a shaft of an internal combustion engine, the speed gradient dn/dt is determined as a function of the third power of the speed and the difference between two segment times in the control... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5485078 | Method for analyzing a circuit board waveform for faults A new method for analyzing an electrical waveform of the type portrayed on a graph includes the steps of selecting a waveform to be analyzed, establishing the boundary of a window-like area and generating a signal if the waveform is in a predetermined pos... | 01/16/1996 |
