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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372014 | Corrosion-proof pool deck connector system A poolside connector system and method for use with swimming pool race timing systems and signaling devices. A deck plate or similar poolside signal junction is provided with an optical receiver terminal, and a cable connection from a poolside signaling device such ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7241223 | Toy car racing apparatus A racing game device for use with non-powered toy vehicles which are released from a starting incline and travel along independent tracks through a finish gate. Electronic starting light tower signals players for remote vehicle release which are electronically inter... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7152072 | Methods and apparatus for importing device data into a database system used in a process plant A system and a methodology creates a mapping of a set of import parameters specifying a device in a first set of import data to a set of output parameters specifying the device in a first database. Such a mapping includes receiving the set of import parameters from ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7057975 | Method and device for automatic timing in mass sporting events A method and device for automatic timing of mass sporting events is described. Participants of the mass event each wear a transponder with an individual code, which is read after the finish and is associated with a recorded time. Upon finishing, an internal t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7046125 | Racing vehicle position indication system and method A system for indicating race position to spectators of a race, includes lights on the race participants that are configured to provide visual displays to the spectators indicating the position of the respective racer. The race participants also carry a receiver and ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7047214 | Process for providing event photographs for inspection, selection and distribution via a computer network A process for providing event photographs for inspection, selection and distribution via a computer network generally includes the steps of taking event photographs, associating identifying data with each photograph taken, transferring the photographs to a computer ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038973 | Handheld data device with cellular connectivitys A handheld data device with cellular connectivitys for facilitating tracking of training and handicapping for horses. The handheld data device with cellular connectivitys includes a housing, designed for being grasped by a human hand, which includes a front wall and... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7031225 | Wireless multiple non-synchronized athletic event time keeping and communication system The described invention combines wireless transmission and reception technologies with athletic event timers to remove and reduce human and environmental factors that interfere with the athletic event timekeeping process for improvement of the process. The system co... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6952912 | Method and device for analyzing respiratory sounds in horses The invention provides a device and a method for recording respiratory sounds in exercising horses thereby enabling the user identify upper airway abnormalities and/or evaluate athletic potential by, e.g., measuring expiratory and/or inspiratory times during exercis... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6917565 | Clocking system The present invention provides a clocking system such that the magnetic sensor can detect the external magnetic field from the magnetic member that is rather far apart therefrom without increasing the sensitivity of the magnetic sensor excessively and without making... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6411567 | Drug delivery management system A system for managing delivery of pharmaceutical drugs is formed of a blister package that includes a plurality of cells arranged in a grid. Each of the cells is sealed by a breakable wall and holds a unit-dose of medication. A user gains access to the me... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6330520 | Tennis service watches for instantaneous display of the velocity of the service ball A wrist watch which instantaneously displays the velocity of the service ball in kilometers or miles for its manual or electronic display during competitions.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6072751 | Athletic training device and method An athletic training device includes a main control unit coupled to one or more finish line units via a communication link. The main control unit arranged to provide a pre-race start signal and a race start signal simulating an actual race event starting ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5812049 | System and method for monitoring a competitive activity A system for monitoring the time and location of a participant in a competitive activity, which includes memory apparatus for storing event performance parameters and the identity of the participant; clock apparatus, for determining event times of the par... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5761096 | Speed-sensing projectile A speed-sensing projectile such as for example a baseball includes a generally spherical body. An inertial switch is positioned within the body and is actuable between open and closed conditions in response to accelerations of the body greater than a thre... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5737280 | Clocking system for measuring running speeds of track runners A clocking system for measuring running speeds such as split time or lap time for a plural number of track runners like racehorses at each one of a plural number of clocking positions provided at predetermined intervals along a running course or track tow... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5696706 | Hand-held manually operable instruments determining and displaying lap speeds about a track and comparing different laps and racers A hand-held and operated, instantaneous readout, portable electronic instrument is disclosed, which may be used by an observer from the grandstands to determine the speed of racers such as racing cars, horses, athletes, etc. over a lap of a race-track and... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5511045 | Time measurement apparatus and system having reception or transmission function An apparatus designed to automatically measure the total moving time, split times, time lag, and the like of each of a plurality of moving objects, and determine the arriving order of each moving object. Every time a plurality of moving objects, e.g., run... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5436611 | Race recording and display system A race recording and display system includes a detection station for detecting each participant in a race. The detection station has an array of detection signal transmitting devices and identifying signal receiving devices arranged over a race course in ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5245162 | Method for determining sequence of arrival and racing time of runners at finish line by use of bar codes A method for determining the sequence of arrival or the racing time of a large number of participants in the track and field events, the method comprising steps of bar-coding a racing number of each participant; causing a bar-code label to be carried by e... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5163014 | Pitching speed indicator An apparatus which can determine the velocity of a projectile based on distance traveled and time of travel. The apparatus includes a manually operated stopwatch function which can measure elapsed time to at least hundredths of a second, a calculator func... | 11/10/1992 |
| 4647216 | Apparatus and method for measuring the time elapsed in increasing or in decreasing vehicle speed from one predetermined speed to a second, higher or lower predetermined speed A device for measuring and displaying the time elapsed in increasing or in decreasing the speed of a vehicle from one predetermined velocity to another includes means for starting a clock at a predetermined, selectable speed, means for stopping the counte... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4604621 | Device for the electromagnetic transmission of an event taking place in an interference-laden environment The electromagnetic transmission in an interference-laden environment of events defined by the time of their occurrence is accomplished by repeatedly generating, at equal intervals after occurrence of the event, signals representing the occurrence of the ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4571698 | Apparatus and system for remote timing of plural entities A system and method for timing a plurality of entities, typically marathon runners over a premeasured course including a first transmitter at the starting line for transmitting a predetermined type signal. Each runner carries a timing unit actuable upon p... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4367051 | Relative time interval measuring instrument Upon depression of a number key, the timer memory corresponding thereto is started to be in its counting operation state, and when the number is depressed again, the timer memory stops its counting operation. When a relative difference key is depressed, a... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4245334 | Device for measuring and indicating the time between the reception of first and second airborne signals A system for measuring and indicating the time required for a movement from a first location to a second location that is spaced from the first location, including a first transmitter located at the first location and adapted to transmit either an RF or a... | 01/13/1981 |
