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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062037 | On-field vision training system An on-field vision training system is disclosed that provides a visual identifier near the athlete during game play and training exercises and other visual identifier positioned away from the athlete, but so as to still be seen by the athlete during game play and tr... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7309234 | Method and device for introducing state changes into athletic activities A device is described for introducing variation in athletic training and competitive events. This device maintains an internal state that occupies one of several allowed values. Depending upon the selected configuration, the device changes internal state at regular ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300345 | Method and computer-readable medium for deploying characters in a game An object of the present invention is to deploy soccer players in optimum positions in a soccer game. As means for achieving this object, a base position and ability parameters of player characters are stored in memory as attribute data. Player character/formation s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292151 | Human movement measurement system A system for measuring the position of transponders for testing and training a user to manipulate the position of the transponders while being guided by interactive and sensory feedback through a bidirectional communication link to a processing system for the purpos... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7259747 | Interactive video display system A device allows easy and unencumbered interaction between a person and a computer display system using the person's (or another object's) movement and position as input to the computer. In some configurations, the display can be projected around the user so that tha... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7066849 | Portable training device for soccer players A soccer training device includes a base member including a flexible handle for assisting a user to transport the device between remote locations. A plurality of mounting brackets are removably securable to the base member and a plurality of bearings are operably at... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051379 | Protective head gear A protective head gear includes a protective portion for covering at least part of the back of a user's head. A headband strap is included for extending from the protective portion at the back of the user's head to the user's forehead to hold the protective portion ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038855 | System and method for tracking and assessing movement skills in multidimensional space Accurate simulation of sport to quantify and train performance constructs by employing sensing electronics for determining, in essentially real time, the player's three dimensional positional changes in three or more degrees of freedom (three dimensions); and comput... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017198 | Potty protector urine shield with centered targets A flexible protector urine shield when flat is rectangular-shaped with rounded corners at the top. A handle on the protector shield provides easy of use when placing and removing shield. It mounts with front and back support rods, which lie on top of the rim. The fr... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6929479 | Athlete training device An athlete training device includes a first sensor pad for signaling when a first object has been removed from the first pad and a second sensor pad for signaling when an athlete's hand has been removed from the second pad. A third sensor signals when the athlete ha... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6856918 | Method to characterize material using mathematical propagation models and ultrasonic signal The invention is directed to a system and method for detecting defects in a manufactured object. These defects may include flaws, delaminations, voids, fractures, fissures, or cracks, among others. The system utilizes an ultrasound measurement system, a signal analy... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6722889 | Training football The invention is training football having a plurality of perceptive elements, including tactile elements and visual elements. The tactile elements are positioned on an outer surface of the football in locations that correspond with locations that contact the hand of... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715477 | Method and apparatus for emulating the kicking of an object An apparatus that simulates punting and place kicking of a ball includes a prosthetic leg having a mechanism in the foot region to seat a ball. The leg is pivotally-mounted to a frame and mechanically coupled with a foot pedal. Downward force on the foot pedal is tr... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6575879 | Method and apparatus for assessing a user athlete A method and apparatus for assessing a user athlete's prowess at certain athletic skills, the apparatus being treadmill sled having a frame, a rotatable continuous belt mounted on the frame, the belt presenting an upward directed support surface for suppo... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6379156 | Apparatus and method for organizing and strategizing team play The organizer (10) includes a traditional ringed binder (12) which contains a strategy page (20), a storage page (40), a player position page (50), and magnetic player pieces (60). The strategy page includes a strategy board bearing a plan view of a playi... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6093119 | Football training and evaluation apparatus A football training and evaluation apparatus has a frame, a contacting element, and a force transferring member connected to the frame and the contacting element. A measuring-signaling element is connected to the force transferring member and is adapted t... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6071002 | System and method for confirming and correcting offensive and/or defensive postures in a team ball game A system for analyzing offensive and defensive patterns of teams in team sports incorporates a device for inputting data on offensive/defensive patterns to be analyzed including data on individual player actions; a device for displaying the offensive/defe... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068488 | Game and training device for teaching soccer skills The present invention provides a game and training device which can be played in a game-like setting to develop skills such as ball handling, passing, and shooting. A primary goal forms a target opening in a generally vertical plane through which a ball m... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6000944 | Sport training and exercise system A sport training and exercise system (20) is provided. System (20) has a pair of base members (24), a pair of upright members (26) coupled to the pair of base members (24), and a transverse member (28) coupled to the pair of upright members (26). System (... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5882205 | Training device for soccer A training device for teaching a soccer player the correct location to "bunt" or "head" a soccer ball. The device includes multiple layers of individual, removable pads which enable a player to gradually wean himself/herself from the training device and a... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5882204 | Football interactive simulation trainer A football interactive simulation trainer for quarterbacks and kickers provides true perspective views of a simulated playing area during practice plays, as would be seen by a training player on a regulation size football field during an actual play. The ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5827072 | Graphic, sports-related instruction board A realistic, graphic, sport-related instruction board is provided which includes a board structure made of transparent, durable material having a planar top surface and a planar bottom surface. Disposed inside the board structure is a display panel which ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5697791 | Apparatus and method for assessment and biofeedback training of body coordination skills critical and ball-strike power and accuracy during athletic activitites Devices and methods for the assessment and biofeedback training of coordination skills of a subject critical to maximizing the power and accuracy of athletic ball-strike activities. In preferred embodiments, the invention provides for assessment and biofe... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5669833 | Soccer training system A system for training an athlete in kicking and dribbling a soccer ball employs a flexible cord that defines a dribble path along the playing surface. The flexible cord is maintained at a predetermined height above the playing surface by a plurality of st... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5626478 | Portable coaching device and method The portable coaching device includes a thin, rigid support board having opposed sides and a perimeter. One side is covered with a white coating capable of being written upon with a dry erase marker and the other side bears an image of an area in which a ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5527185 | Athletic training device An athletic training device comprising a base, an upright supported by the base, and a planar training shape simulative of a human athlete, including head, torso, arms and legs, mounted on said upright. The vertical height of the training shape is adjusta... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5398928 | Football with tail appendage A football having an end appendage comprising at least one long, narrow strip of a flexible sheet material, e.g., cloth of flexible plastic, which functions as a tail when the ball is thrown or kicked and which provides directional stability for the footb... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5263866 | Game board apparatus A portable game board structure is arranged to provide for coaches and the like to illustrate various plays and examples relative to a game playing situation. The game board includes a rigid perimeter having a central opening, with one of a plurality of g... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5228690 | Football with tail appendage There is disclosed a football having an end appendage which is a long, narrow flexible sheet material, e.g., cloth or flexible vinyl, which functions as a tail when the ball is thrown or kicked and which provides directional stability for the football whi... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4998727 | Athletic training timer An athletic training timer (10) including a selectable time-delay timer (11), a selectable signal duration timer (12), buzzer (14), a power supply (16) for powering the circuit and a remote foot switch (15) which is adapted to be activated by an athlete i... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4919618 | Game board with player figures for teaching team sports A game board comprising a support of fiber web and of thin plates of polystyrene glued thereon at a distance from each other. A field marking corresponding to the field of the game to be analyzed is printed on the plates. Player figures of a laminate of a... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4645458 | Athletic evaluation and training apparatus This relates to a method and apparatus for testing and enhancing a football player's ability to quickly react to visual stimuli. When the player leaves a starting position, first and second timers begin counting. When the player reaches a first reaction p... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4468862 | Football stencil Offensive football formations at the beginning of plays can be accurately drawn on paper by the use of a unitary flat template having an array of apertures therein representative of all usual offensive players in their correct positions. By using a writin... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4465282 | Musical symbol educational game An educational game for facilitating the teaching of the recognition of musical symbols by elementary school pupils comprises an instruction chart representing football players and musical symbols and presenting similarities between player position names ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4304404 | Method and means of sequentially observing player positions in predetermined game plays An apparatus for sequentially observing player positions in predetermined game plays includes a player position matrix in the form of a playing field including a plurality of L.E.D. indicators for designating various player and ball positions. A memory in... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4211017 | Football training aid A training aid designed to be used to instruct individuals in the proper technique of playing the game of football is described. The training aid includes an elongated strip of flexible material which is lined along both edges with strips of Velcro. In ad... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4117606 | Method and means of sequentially observing player positions in predetermined game plays A method comprising illuminating simulated positions of an offensive team and a defensive team, instituting a play by the offensive team by intermittently and sequentially changing the positions of the offensive and defensive teams through the progressive... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4047308 | Coaches field analysis kit A kit for use by a coach or coaches on a regulation football playing field during formation and play analysis and for teaching players formations and plays has a plurality of elements forming sets symbolizing an offensive unit, a defensive unit, and route... | 09/13/1977 |
| 3995863 | Football board game and teaching aid An improved board game based upon American football; an improved board display and elements therefor including a scaled football field representation, score markers, down and quarter markers, ball position markers, and, as well, a reversible, invertible, ... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3972238 | Physical contact training apparatus A teaching, force measuring, and conditioning apparatus for athletes engaged in physical contact sports. It allows athletes to develop their maximum hitting force, and accustom themselves to the resultant counter blows. The athlete is fitted into an upper... | 08/03/1976 |
