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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7744479 | Golf practice game apparatus with sensors A portable golf practice game consisting of a wall having a front face, rear face, and base. The wall includes a plurality of openings along the base for the entry of an object there-through. Each opening includes an opening sensor to detect the presence of an objec... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7566275 | Golf putting training apparatus The present invention relates to a golf putting training apparatus comprising a reaction panel (2); a personal computer that computes detected data; a body having a display portion (3) that displays the output data; two triangular detection areas (A, B... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7321330 | Ball measuring apparatus The present invention provides a ball measuring apparatus capable of measuring a trajectory of a ball from a hitting position to a landing position, the landing position and a stop position. A ball measuring apparatus 100 according to a first embodiment inclu... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7292711 | Flight parameter measurement system A portable flight parameter measurement tracks the surface of an object in motion, e.g., a ball, and determines speed, trajectory, a spin axis, and a spin rate around that axis. The measurement system is particularly suited for analyzing the path of a ball in flight... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7247101 | Billiard target practice device An apparatus for billiards practice, comprising a housing; an emitter connectively disposed to the housing; a pair of detectors equally spaced about the emitter; a controller having logic controlling the emitter; at least one indicator in communication with the logi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7150178 | Golf ball COR testing machine The present invention comprises an automated machine for testing the physical properties of spherical objects. Preferably, the apparatus comprises a firing mechanism that includes an inner and outer barrel. An object inside the firing mechanism is propelled towards ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7127933 | High speed resiliometer An apparatus and method for testing the physical properties of a material is disclosed. Preferably, the physical properties that may be tested include, but are not limited to, the COR of a material. Accordingly, the apparatus includes a projectile that may be capabl... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119838 | Method and imager for detecting the location of objects A device detects the location of objects in an environment by receiving an optical image and converting the optical image of the lost object into a color digital image. The device employs software to perform an analysis of the color digital image to detect the locat... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7095312 | System and method for tracking identity movement and location of sports objects A method and apparatus for tracking location and flight path attributes of one or more sports objects, associating the sports objects with individual players, mapping each sports object location and a flight path to surrounding field of play, and allowing each playe... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7038764 | Apparatus for determining projectile's velocity This invention is an apparatus and method for determining the velocity of a projectile. A light curtain unit (20) creates two light curtains (46)(48) and two sensing planes (50)(52). The projectile causes light from the light curta... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6913541 | Golf putting training apparatus A golf putting training apparatus comprises a base, which has a ball hole, a detect device disposed in the ball hole, a back tunnel, a return tunnel and a connect tunnel communicating the ball hole with the return tunnel. Three motor-driven elevating assemblies are ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6842232 | Electro-optical determination of target parameters Electro-optical measurement of distance and motion parameters of a target is obtained with high resolution by employing matched comparators for obtaining differences in arrival times of transmit and receive pulses, and by compensating for time delays introduced by s... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6834129 | Method of measuring rotation of sphere A flying sphere is photographed twice at a predetermined time interval and two static images thus obtained are used to measure a rotation of the sphere through an image processing based on a recognition mark of a surface of the sphere. The recognition mark includes ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6793585 | Swing measurement method, golf swing analysis method, and computer program product A swing measurement method of directly measuring a swing behavior without being influenced by flexure of an impact implement, such as a golf club or baseball bat is provided. In addition, a golf swing analysis method and computer program product having computer prog... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6634959 | Golf ball locator A golf ball locator system including a golf ball including an electromagnetic signal transmitter; at least two electromagnetic signal receivers configured to receive an electromagnetic signal transmitted by the golf ball; and a processor coupled to the re... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6520864 | Method for tracking golf ball In a method for assisting a golf player in tracking golf shots comprises, a video camera is operated at one point along a golf course fairway to generate a video signal encoding an image of a plurality of substantially stationary objects and of a target g... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6458035 | Method of measuring rotational motion of a golf ball A method of measuring rotational motion of a golf ball. A hit golf ball is photographed by use of two cameras disposed along the traveling direction of the golf ball with a predetermined distance therebetween, and rotational motion of the golf ball is mea... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6396041 | Teaching and gaming golf feedback system and methods The invention provides a golf feedback system. A mat is used to determine player foot position, and a 3D golf tracking system tracks golf balls hit from the mat to determine (a) a ground ball track and (b) a player orientation axis, based on the foot posi... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6375783 | Method of transferring a sublimable dyestuff art image onto the curved outer surface of a billiard ball The method of transferring a sublimable dyestuff art image onto the curved outer surface of a billiard ball. The spherically shaped polyester billiard ball is initially molded with at least one recess having a first predetermined configuration formed in i... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6302802 | Methods and apparatus for a portable golf training system with an optical sensor net An optical sensor net system for measuring the relational dynamic information of a spheroidal projectile. A support frame for the system may include light emitters that generate divergent non-parallel rays of light. The non-parallel rays of light emitted ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6196932 | Instrumented sports apparatus and feedback method An instrumented sports apparatus includes a closely spaced array of discrete sensor elements coupled to a contact surface thereof for converting a contact force between the contact surface and an object into a plurality of discrete output signals. The sig... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6176789 | Scoring method and apparatus The method and apparatus of the present invention scores a golf shot, such as a golf shot at a practice range, in order to provide a golfer with a meaningful index by which to measure their improvement and/or by which to compare their performance to the p... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6159113 | Baseball strike indicator Light indication apparatus for baseball includes a first light source for emitting first coherent and intense light rays of a first color in a first direction and a second light source for emitting second coherent and intense light rays of a second color ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6113504 | Golf ball locator A golf ball locator system. The golf ball comprises a transmitter that transmits a coded signal, identifying the ball, and that is received by an array of receivers. The receivers measure either the angle of arrival, or the time of arrival of the signal, ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6042483 | Method of measuring motion of a golf ball There is disclosed a method of measuring the motion of a golf ball. The passing of a club head to hit a ball is detected by a sensor. A detection signal is sent from the sensor to a trigger section of a control unit. In response to the detection signal, s... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5926780 | System for measuring the initial velocity vector of a ball and method of use A system 20 for measuring the initial velocity vector of a ball 500 includes a first light sensing array 24, a first light source 28, a second light sensing array 30, and a second light source 32. The ball 500 has an initial position 22. When the ball 500... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5863255 | Device and method to measure kinematics of a moving golf ball A device for measuring the movement of a ball is a flat pad or a frame defining an opening with one or more magnetic field inducing elements mounted thereon. One or more sensor elements are mounted in the flat pad or the frame, and connected to instrument... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5860648 | Golfing game including object sensing and validation An arcade game including an object sensor for detecting a playing piece directed by a player. A target field including at least one target receives the directed playing piece, and the sensor determines the identity and a position of the playing piece. A s... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5846139 | Golf simulator A golf simulator has a housing and three arrays of IR receivers and emitters positioned in the housing. A launch area is established near one end of the housing, and a user can launch a golf ball located in the launch area and drive the ball into the hous... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5833549 | Sports trainer and game An arrangement for use in training players of a game during a simulated game session in the correct use of a game implement that has to be moved properly during an actual game to encounter a ball and impart to the latter a desired trajectory of movement a... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5743815 | Golf ball and indentification system An electronically identifiable golf ball having a passive transponder implanted therein. The transponder is surrounded by a layer of elastic material which is then surrounded by a rigid housing to protect the passive transponder from the external forces a... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5682230 | Test range for determining the aerodynamic characteristics of a ball in flight The test range is provided with a calibration system for calibrating the exact position of a light curtain formed by a ballistic screen. The calibration system uses a model ball which can be moved through a light screen at high speed in order to simulate ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5626526 | Golf training device having a two-dimensional, symmetrical optical sensor net The present invention relates to a golf training device capable of forming a two-dimensional, single planar and total symmetrical optical sensor net for detecting movement of a golf ball. The device comprises a square frame which has a signal producing me... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5087045 | Putting green with adjustable topography and multi-ball return A putting green assembly, the assembly comprising a playing mat, a ball cup and a combination means for adjusting the topography of the green and for returning a plurality of balls, the combination means being adapted to elevate at least one flattened are... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5067718 | Rolling ball speed and position indicating device and method A golf putting device includes a shell which presents a ball receiving chamber open at the front to receive incoming putted golf balls. A row of LED's across the front of the compartment may be selectively energized to vary the target area from cycle to c... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4872687 | Putting tutor A device is provided for measuring the direction and estimated distance of travel of a ball such as a golf ball over a generally horizontal surface. The device includes energy absorbing material at the top of a rearwardly sloped back surface for obtaining... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4836551 | Golf game utilizing a shortened fairway having full scale realism A system enabling a simulated golf game is set forth and includes a tee area opposite an upright screen having an image formed thereon to provide a simulated visual appearance of the golf hole. It is enclosed in a building having a ceiling of perhaps fift... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4751642 | Interactive sports simulation system with physiological sensing and psychological conditioning Interactive sports simulation system for providing an actual physical trial of the sports performance to be enacted. The system includes audiovisual means for simulating an actual competitive sports environment, sensors for measuring the sports performanc... | 06/14/1988 |
