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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8021281 | Electronic scoring system, method and armor for use in martial arts An electronic scoring system for use in a variety of martial arts (including traditional styles of martial arts, mixed martial arts, weapons based martial arts or the fighting arts generally). The scoring system allows an objective determination of the force, locati... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7874964 | Systems for determining the position of a punching bag A punching bag system is provided for determining the position of a punching bag. A punching bag is suspended by a coupling from a stand which permits the punching bag to travel between an up position where it is in contact with a contact area on the stand, and a do... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7308818 | Impact-sensing and measurement systems, methods for using same, and related business methods Impact-sensing and measurement systems are disclosed, especially for use in contact sports and related activities that involve exchanges of impacts or blows. The system generally includes at least one impact sensor, a controller, and a feedback device. The controlle... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7169095 | Isometric/pacing exercise device and method for performing isometric exercises An isometric/pacing exercise device that is adaptable to exercise apparatuses to produce a signal to the user to exert an isometric muscular force against the force provided by the exercise apparatus. The signal can be either aural or visual. The isometric/pacing ex... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131917 | Football training apparatus A football blocking and tackling dummy adapted with an electrically actuated rotatable torso that provides resistance during blocking drills thereby improving the effectiveness of the drills is disclosed. The football blocking dummy includes a base, and a blocking d... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128692 | Methods and systems for providing quantitative assessment and relaying of fighter performance The present invention features various systems and methods for assessing, measuring, quantifying, and/or relaying athlete performance information, and particularly performance information relating to fighters or boxers. More particularly, the present invention relat... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6896642 | Martial arts board holding device and mounting system A practice board holder for use in combination with a martial arts practice board having side edges of substantially equal thickness or having formed depressions in both side edges. The device in one embodiment features tapered handles to improve grip and cooperativ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6669601 | System of hit detection and signaling for fencing A system of hit detection and signaling for fencing, in particular for the epee, includes, for each adversary, an outfit completely conductive surface wise, a fencing conductive mask endowed with a luminous hit signaling device and a weapon, in particular... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6611782 | Real time boxing sports meter and associated methods A power sensing unit is incorporated into a boxing glove for use according to a method of quantifying impact forces in a boxing match in real time. Impact force data is transmitted from the boxing glove to a remote receiver. The force data is collated to ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6575852 | Football centering machine An apparatus for centering a ball is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a base, an upright member supported on the base for pivotal movement with respect to the base, and a pivot arm pivotally supported relative to the upright member for pivotal movement ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6464622 | Exercise device and method of use An exercise device includes a bag suspended by a swivel beneath a flat horizontal surface of a support structure adapted to be repeatedly struck by the user. A series of responsive zones are provided on the surface and provide signals to an electronic con... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6416445 | Martial arts physical interaction device and method A physical interaction device includes a controller (110) and one or more arms (102), such as a first arm (102) and a second arm (101). The first arm (102) is movably connected with a first support (104). The first arm includes a first flexible portion si... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6397151 | Impulse force estimating device, impulse force estimating method, and medium storing impulse force estimation program When a person wearing the wristwatch device (11) on his or her dominant arm has struck a blow, an acceleration sensor (12) senses acceleration at regular intervals of time, extracts accelerations x1 to x20 sensed at 20 points in front of the hit point H a... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6217490 | Martial arts equipment device A martial arts equipment device for supporting boards in vertical orientation for breaking comprises a frame having a horizontal base for resting on the ground and a pair of vertical posts upstanding from the base and collapsible inclined rear posts which... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6183396 | Palm plates designed to be attached to the user's hands in an aquatic environment A palm plate designed to be attached to the hand of a user. The palm plate has a surface of a fitted form upon which the hand rests. The plate is equipped with an attached mechanism having a sensor. The sensor can transmit a signal to a microprocessor cap... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6152863 | Martial arts physical interaction device and method A physical interaction device includes a controller and one or more arms, such as a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is movably connected with a first support. The first arm includes a first flexible portion sized to physically interact with a fi... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5921896 | Exercise device An exercise device is provided having a resilient or flexible front impact surface and a plurality of identification indicia for identifying target areas on the flexible impact surface. The exercise device preferably utilizes lights as the identification ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5899809 | Digital body interface apparatus A digital body interface apparatus for use in playing an amusement video game is disclosed. The apparatus provides a unique array of infrared beams and push buttons to achieve a full body interaction between a playing participant and a computer-controlled... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5836853 | System for the detection and signalling of hits in the sport of fencing A system for the detection and signalling of his in fencing is characterized in that its main components are portable hit detection units (1) each carried by a fencer and electrically connected to the corresponding weapon (2), at least one central (3) hit... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5723786 | Boxing glove accelerometer These and other objects are provided by a novel boxing glove impact measuring system. The boxing glove impact measuring system includes a boxing glove body and an impact measuring device disposed in the boxing glove body. The system also includes an impac... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5716302 | Dummy arranged to register hits against the dummy A dummy which is constructed to register blows inflicted thereon, wherein the dummy includes one or more sensors at the location or those locations on the dummy where a blow or blows delivered thereto shall be registered, and wherein the sensor or sensors... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5584779 | Step exercising system and method A step exercising system for choreographing an aerobic step workout comprising: step support structure including a plurality of spaced-apart step surfaces supported above a ground surface by respective step heights that are selected to enable a user to st... | 12/17/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5542667 | Martial arts training device A martial arts training device for practicing hand and foot strikes. The device has a striking pole with a cushioned end and intermediate portion which is propelled by one hand through a hand grip.... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5502841 | Boxing glove A boxing glove including an impact reducing mechanism which can assist in minimising of some injury during boxing. The boxer's fist is movable within the covering defining the fist space and movable between the rear and front positions when the front of t... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5397260 | Toy crash center play set A toy vehicle crash center play set includes a base mounting three separate upright walls. Two of the walls are interchangeable at the center and lateral side positions along one edge of the base. One interchangeable wall includes a mechanical impact mete... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5280905 | Electronic football blocking and tackling dummy A football blocking and tackling dummy for the practice of football skills has an illustration of a football player on the front thereof. A force sensitive switch is located within the dummy vertically between the knees and waist of the illustrated player... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5271627 | Real encounter game for balancing the body, mind and spirit A multidimensional equilateral angular game playing apparatus and method include electronically controlled, life-sized obelisk "opponents" in the vertex of each angle. A sound generator and multiple lighted targets are mounted upon variously angled surfac... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5252859 | Jogging electric current generator A jogging electric current generator which comprises a drum-shaped rotatable exercising unit operatively connected to an electric current generator. The drum-shaped unit is constructed so that a jogger can enter the unit and jog for purposes of exercising... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5243224 | Jogging electric current generator A jogging electric current generator which comprises a drum-shaped rotatable exercising unit operatively connected to an electric current generator. The drum-shaped unit is constructed so that a jogger can enter the unit and jog for purposes of exercising... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5184831 | Karate scoring apparatus There is disclosed a glove employing an adjustable pressure sensitive means for use by contestants engaged in a karate contest. The glove assures that each contestant is associated with a given strike frequency. The gloves provide the strike frequency whi... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5139471 | Mini-gym for exercising the limbs A miniature courtyard apparatus provides a slanted lane for rolling a ball. A generally planar plate forms the floor. Legs are mounted to the lower surface of the plate adjacent to the rear edge for elevating the rear edge of the plate at a slope of about... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5100138 | Motorized mobile boxing robot A motorized mobile robot carries a person and is articulated and controlled by joysticks and foot pedals or by remote control to simulate the sport of boxing by effecting punches and blocks upon a like robot. Fluid motor driven wheels propel the robot in ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4978303 | Physical acuity test device An apparatus for generating non-personalized and personalized test scores. Characters are displayed on a display of a housing containing a microprocessor and means for driving the display. A keyboard is provided on the housing, whereby the user of the dev... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4974833 | Electronic martial arts training device An electronic martial arts training device is disclosed. The martial arts training device of the present invention includes a pliable substrate of sufficient thickness to absorb a full impact martial arts blow without injuring the deliverer thereof. A pic... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4955602 | Method and apparatus for training in the martial arts A method and apparatus for training a person in the martial arts. In the apparatus a display screen has four block-regions. Each block-region has means for rapidly and prominently displaying the word "block". Each region corresponds to a zone on the perso... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4941660 | Impact and speed measuring system A high-speed, portable computer interfaced, fluid-filled, foam-padded, heavy bag with local electronic force indicator is provided along with a mechanically-driven paper chart recorder with digital output, split screen video data recording system, and pri... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4940228 | Boxing training device A boxing training device involving the action of at least two reaction bodies that move in response to kinetic energy imposed by the glove of a boxer either directly upon a reaction body or indirectly via an elastic body. The result of the boxing impact i... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4883271 | Sports impact measuring apparatus A sports impact measuring apparatus for indicating at least one characteristic of an externally applied impact, comprising a deformable, resilient support having a compressible impact region and expandable regions, a piezoelectric strip extending substant... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4850224 | Impact apparatus An impact apparatus employing a hollow body having within its interior resilient means having a greater resiliency than said body.... | 07/25/1989 |
