Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods utilizing a ball including one or more sensors to improve pitching performance
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Application No.: US15873492Application Date: 2018-01-17
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Publication No.: US10556165B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Jeffrey Kyle Greenwalt , Jeffrey Neal Frye , Richard Joseph Finn , Thomas Jay Nace , Aidan Conner Frye , Isaac Brady Frye
- Applicant: Jeffrey Kyle Greenwalt , Jeffrey Neal Frye , Richard Joseph Finn , Thomas Jay Nace , Aidan Conner Frye , Isaac Brady Frye
- Agency: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
- Agent Robert W. Morris
- Main IPC: A63B69/00
- IPC: A63B69/00 ; A63B71/06 ; A63B39/08 ; A63B43/00 ; A63B43/06 ; G09B19/00 ; G06F19/00 ; G16H20/30 ; G06Q10/06 ; A63B37/12

Abstract:
A ball, and in particular a baseball or softball, including one or more sensors such as accelerometers and/or inertial measurement units, and systems and methods using the same to improve a pitcher's pitching performance are described herein. In some embodiments, the ball may include one or more inertial measurement units and/or accelerometers capable of monitoring motion of the ball while it is thrown. Once a ball is thrown, in response to the inertial measurement unit(s) and/or accelerometer(s), one or more indicators may be caused to perform an action. For example, one or more user interfaces may be used to display graphs for illustrating a trajectory of a ball after it has been thrown. Various statistics, such as velocity, a change in vertical displacement, a change in horizontal displacement, and a spin rate may also be indicated on the user interface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190022491A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING A BALL INCLUDING ONE OR MORE SENSORS TO IMPROVE PITCHING PERFORMANCE Public/Granted day:2019-01-24
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