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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972224 | Athletic training sled apparatus A weight sled apparatus useful for strength training and simulating the resistance of an opponent during a blocking event has a tubular construction forming a U-shaped member having a pair of parallel legs which serve as runners. A weight bearing member affixed to a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7399241 | Pitch training system A pitch training system for indicating whether a thrown baseball has passed through a strike zone includes a zone assembly for detecting a baseball passing through the zone assembly. The zone assembly indicates when the baseball passes through a strike zone as deter... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393291 | Pitching practice apparatus A pitching practice apparatus includes a frame unit having a rectangular frame member, X-axis and Y-axis sensor units mounted on the frame member, a control unit connected to the sensor units and to a sound generating device, and a net body provided on the frame uni... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367906 | Baseball practicing apparatus A baseball practicing apparatus includes two opposite upright frames, two opposite longitudinal rods mounted between the upright frames and provided with a plurality of first emitters and a plurality of first receivers respectively, and two opposite transverse rods ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341530 | Virtual strike zone A system adds a graphical image of the strike zone to a video or other image of a baseball game. The system determines location of the strike zone and the ball in real space. The locations of the strike zone and the ball are depicted in the video. Based on knowing t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7270616 | Batter monitoring system The batter monitoring system is a modified home plate for baseball including a sensor unit to detect whether or not the bat crosses the plate as a hitter swings at a pitched ball and also when a runner crosses the plate. After the pitch, a green light is illuminated... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7179179 | Device for improving pitching performance An air mattress has a resilient front panel, an opposed rear panel and at least one interior panel extending therebetween dividing the mattress into ball and strike chambers. A ball air valve attached to the rear panel at the ball chamber activates in response to a ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7154540 | System for enhancing video Pan, tilt and zoom sensors are coupled to a broadcast camera in order to determine the field of view of the broadcast camera and to make a rough estimate of a target's location in the broadcast camera's field of view. Pattern recognition techniques can be used to de... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6929557 | Golf putting teaching device A golf putting teaching device includes a path with two side walls and each side walls has a plurality of first sensors on an inside thereof. An end piece has a top board and two side portions. The end piece is mounted across two sides of the path and a plurality of... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6709351 | Sports game system A sports game system for using a ball such as baseball, soccer, cricket, tennis, etc., has two first and second separated area sensors for measuring speed and location of the ball hit or kicked by a player, monitor TVs for displaying at least speed and location of t... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6605011 | Game machine A game machine that enables the playing of an enjoyable ball game within a limited space, particularly a baseball-related game. This game machine comprises a target (10) on which is displayed wording such as "single base hit", a ball supply section (20a),... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6554284 | Target assembly for practicing ball games A target device includes a rear sheet member and a front sheet member each having one or more conductor members aligned with each other, and an intermediate member disposed between the sheet members for separating the conductor members from each other. Th... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6358164 | Strike zone indicator measurement device A strike zone indicator apparatus has a mount positioned in relation to a home plate and away from possible interference. First projectors connected to the mount project first beams related to the home plate. A measurer takes particular individual players... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6350211 | Baseball pitching aid A simulated image of a batter facing a pitcher is provided for use in pitching practice. The lower portion of the batter includes one or more stakes which are inserted into the ground and provide a stable support. By positioning the simulated batter in an... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6244979 | Mounting structure for a pitching practice device A pitching practice device includes a frame with four sides and a net portion composed of longitudinal and latitude strings is defined within the frame. Each string has an end connected to a connection member and the other end of the string is connected t... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5984810 | System for training a pitcher to pitch a baseball A system for measuring and analyzing body mechanics of a subject includes receivers, transmitters, a display and a processor. The processor which includes a controller which controls the timing of signals from the transmitters so that a signal from each o... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5820496 | Backstop system for measuring position, velocity, or trajectory A backstop or target particularly suited for use in athletic applications such as baseball or golf, and which includes a frame from which a flexible net is suspended at its corners and connected to a plurality of linear displacement sensors. As the net is... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5676607 | Laser beam strike zone indicator A laser beam strike zone indicator including a home plate. A plurality of adjustable laser beams are directed upwardly from the home plate to define a strike zone for a height of a predetermined batter.... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5602638 | Apparatus for accurately determining a moving ball's position and speed The invention is to an apparatus and method for determining the position and speed of a pitched ball. A collection box includes arrays of pulsed infrared emitter sensor pairs. As a ball passes between the emitter/sensor pairs, the signal between at least ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5599017 | Baseball target and projector apparatus An apparatus for use in practicing the fundamentals of baseball is provided. The apparatus includes an opening for accepting and capturing baseballs thrown at the apparatus. The opening is covered by a number of vertical flaps, behind which is a padded ba... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5573239 | Apparatus to catch, determine accuracy and throw back a ball An apparatus that determines the accuracy and speed of a thrown ball, catches the ball and throws the ball back to a source is provided that a housing with a front opening covered by tension adjustable vertical flexible strips with a ramp inclined downwar... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5566934 | Baseball trainer A baseball trainer includes a target apparatus set at a predetermined distance from a practicing ballplayer. The target apparatus includes a plurality of panels for indicating a "strike" or a "ball" which indication is communicated to a microcomputer in a... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5553860 | Sports impact sensor apparatus for proximate operation A sports impact sensing target reports a sensed impact to a remote location without interference with the operation of like impact sensing targets that are proximately located. The sports impact target reports each sensed impact with a selected modulated ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5553846 | System for training a pitcher to pitch a baseball A system for training a pitcher to pitch a baseball includes a plurality of emitting body markers worn by the pitchers, a plurality of position detectors for measuring both the position of the emitting body markers and the position of the pitched baseball... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5509649 | Device and method for measuring the velocity and zonal position of a pitched ball A plurality of electromagnetic energy transmitters and receivers are each arranged in a respective linear array to define a single vertical plane. A portion of the transmitters are coupled together to define a field, or strike zone, within the plane. The ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5447315 | Method and apparatus for sensing speed and position of projectile striking a target A method and apparatus is disclosed for sensing the position and speed (force) of a projectile striking a target of arbitrary size and shape. The strike produces an acoustic shock wave which travels outward from the point of impact, striking several acous... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5419565 | Electrical device for detecting the location and speed or force of impact with a target An electro-mechanical detection system for measuring the point of impact of a missile such as a sports projectile on a target and for measuring the velocity and force of impact. The detection system is contained in a large plastic envelope, on which a tar... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419549 | Baseball pitcher game and trainer apparatus A baseball pitcher game and training apparatus includes a free swinging target receptacle which is positioned at one end of an elongate enclosure with a player's station positioned at the opposite end of the enclosure. A target is removably positioned in ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5401016 | Automatic baseball ball and strike indicator The self-contained ball-strike detector uses two transducers to detect the presence of an incoming pitch, and a series of transducers located on the upper surface of a home plate-shaped housing to determine whether the pitched ball is within the strike zo... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5333855 | Baseball pitching analyzer A baseball pitching analyzer having a housing in the form of a cube with a forward face including an opening through which the baseball may pass. The periphery of this opening is angled inward to provide a funnel arrangement such that balls striking the f... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5230505 | Apparatus for evaluating ball pitching performance There is disclosed an apparatus for monitoring and calculating the position and speed of a projectile as it is pitched over a target zone. A grid of infrared emitters aligned with respective infrared receivers are in continuous optical links until the bal... | 07/27/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5046729 | Baseball pitchers practice target The apparatus of the invention comprises a backboard; a matrix of panels representing a strike zone; springs for resiliently biasing each of the panels outwardly from the backboard; switches mounted to the backboard behind the panels, whereby the impact o... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4972171 | Method and apparatus for detecting illegal pitches Methods of and apparatus for detecting pitches which are illegal in the game of slow pitch softball by virtue of their having exceeded a maximum allowable height of twelve feet in traveling from the pitcher's mound to home plate. Infrared, visible, or ult... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4949972 | Target scoring and display system An automatic target shooting system for determining projectile location relative to a target, calculating a score based upon the location and displaying a replica of the target with an indication of the location of the projectile relative to the target an... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4830369 | Baseball pitching practice target A baseball pitching practice device comprising a support frame to which is independently supported a plurality of panel members disposed side-by-side and forming a target area. Each of the panels has a designated segment portion of the target area. The ta... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4781376 | Life-like baseball pitcher's training device A training device for pitchers. The training device provides a target comprising a catcher figure and separate batter figure. Both the catcher figure and batter figure are adjustable in height to simulate different sized batters from Little League to adul... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4770527 | Photoelectric-piezoelectric velocity and impact sensor A photoelectric-piezoelectric velocity and impact sensor has a plurality of photoelectric light sources and associated photodetectors disposed on axes defining an array of light beams. A first electronic circuit is operatively coupled to the photodetector... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4659090 | Electrical device for indicating the force and/or location of target impacts or other forces An electrical device capable of indicating the force and/or location of an impact or other applied force, such as a weight, comprises three or more layers including a continuously-conductive electrode layer, a selectively-conductive electrode layer, and a... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4563005 | Apparatus for evaluating baseball pitching performance Apparatus for detecting and computing the location of a baseball as it is pitched over a plate is disclosed. Infrared receivers are disposed at corner locations on opposite sides of a target zone which is aligned with the plate. First and second arrays of... | 01/07/1986 |
