Patent classifications
A63B102/32
Ball spinning device for dynamically balancing a ball
A ball spinning device for dynamically balancing a ball includes a device body, the device body including a concave cup portion for receiving a portion of a ball that is to be dynamically balanced, the concave cup portion having an air discharge aperture configured to discharge a stream of pressurized air at an outer surface of the ball; and a pressurized air source fluidly coupled to the air discharge aperture of the concave cup portion, the pressurized air source configured to deliver the pressurized air to the air discharge aperture so as to induce a rotational displacement of the ball within the concave cup portion until a balanced state of the ball is achieved.
VIBRATION DAMPENING TAPE FOR ATTACHING A GRIPPING MEMBER AND METHOD OF USE
A vibration dampening tape for attaching a gripping member and method of use is provided. More particularly vibration dampening tape including a layered strip with a polymeric core.
Golf equipment identification and fitting system
A system and method for generating at least one golf swing recommendation for a golfer is disclosed herein. In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to using a machine-learning model to generate at least one modification or recommendation associated with a golfer's swing.
Thumb brace
A thumb brace comprising a glove having a thumb portion disposed between a palm side and a back side; and a pad attached to the glove and positioned proximate the base of the thumb portion on the back side of the glove such that the pad cushions a CMC joint of a user of the brace from impact.
Systems and methods for tracking sports balls configured with electronic components
Systems and methods for tracking a sports ball assembly in real time during a sporting event are disclosed. A structure of the sports ball assembly is also disclosed. The sports ball assembly comprises at least one electronic circuit embedded or attached to a sports ball. The sports ball assembly is in network communication with a processor via at least two receivers within a sports arena. The sports ball assembly generates and transmits UWB data packets comprising movement-related data for the sports ball assembly in real time at a predetermined rate. The at least two receivers receive the UWB data packets and transmit to the processor with time stamps. The processor is operable to determine a movement of the sports ball assembly based on the UWB data packets and the time stamps received from the at least two receivers.
Tapered grip and method of installing a tapered grip
Disclosed herein is a grip comprising an internal bore with an opening having an internal tapered edge. The grip can engage with a tool or a piece of sports equipment. Further disclosed herein is a method of installing a grip onto a tool or piece of sports equipment, including providing a grip having a tubular body; grinding an open first end of the body, wherein the open first end comprises a greatest diameter closest to the exterior of the bore and tapers internally at an angle towards the interior of the bore; providing a shaft or handle; applying an adhesive to a top portion of the handle; sliding the handle into the grip bore until the shaft contacts the a capped second end of the grip; and coupling a surface of the bore to the handle by allowing the adhesive to dry.
Golf ball dispenser with embedded display device, separate front waterfall panel and/or blower assembly
- Brian David Burdette ,
- Andrew David Macaulay ,
- Clinton Scott Lovejoy ,
- William Kevin Miner ,
- Theodore Yuchiang Cheng ,
- Mark Joseph Semsak ,
- Gabriel Heath Denk ,
- Justin Dean Pendleton ,
- Brian Lee Roderman ,
- David Christopher Singer ,
- Clifton Frederick Geisler ,
- Scott Michael Thibeault ,
- Frances Meng Wang ,
- Michael Ryan Petri ,
- Kenneth John Buras, JR.
A system includes: a golf range; targets on the golf range; a building including golf bays including golf ball dispensers, each including a receptacle, a passageway, a gateway, and a display device embedded in the golf ball dispenser; at least one golf ball sensor; one or more computers communicatively coupled with the at least one golf ball sensor and the golf ball dispensers, the one or more computers being configured to track a golf ball in flight on the golf range, identify where the golf ball lands on the golf range, identify the golf bay from which the golf ball was hit, and present information, regarding the golf ball hit from the golf bay, on the display device of the golf ball dispenser associated with the golf bay, the information being in accordance with where the golf ball lands on the golf range.
Position-based laser range finder
Techniques are provided for implementing a system for determining the range to a target object. In implementations, a system for determining a range estimate to a target includes a rangefinder, a camera, a display and at least one processor. A processor may acquire an image from the camera, identify a target flagstick within the image acquired from the camera and modify pixels proximate to the identified target flagstick of the image to generate a modified image contrasting the target flagstick from objects in the background. The processor may calculate a range estimate to the target flagstick using the rangefinder and present, on the display, the modified image and a representation of the range estimate of the target flagstick.
Golf ball return system and method
Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a system for returning a golf ball to a golfer playing simulated golf or hitting a golf ball towards any vertical surface or hitting it into a net or such, the system including a ball catcher tray assembly adapted to receive a golf ball after the golfer has hit the ball against an impact surface, the ball catcher tray optionally including ball catcher tray sections connected together. Embodiments may also include a golf ball launcher adapted to receive the golf ball as it rolls from the ball catcher tray assembly. Embodiments may also include a modular track system comprised of interconnected track sections, at least one of which may be connected to the golf ball launcher and may be adapted to receive the golf ball from the golf ball launcher as the ball may be propelled toward the golfer.
Golf club head with binder jet printed lattice support structures
Golf club components with complex structures such as lattice structures, beam structures, and complex surface-based structures, are described herein. A binder jet machine is used create complex structures within these golf club components to optimize weighting, sound, and performance of golf club heads. These components may be manufactured using a method that includes the steps of designing a golf club head component in CAD using optimization software, printing the component from a powdered material, and then removing excess powder from the component via port holes that extend into an external surface of the component and communicate with interior voids within the component.