IP Library Granted Patent US 12,616,874
Granted Patent B2
US 12,616,874 · App. 17/965,653 · Granted May 5, 2026

Devices, systems and methods for using and monitoring sports equipment and sports activities

Inventors: William L. Hunter (Vancouver, CA); Olivia F. Hunter (Vancouver, CA); Douglas R. Holberg (Wimberley, TX)
Assignee: Canary Medical Switzerland AG
A63B24/0062A63B71/0054
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Patent No.
US 12,616,874
App. No.
17/965,653
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Sports equipment and/or areas of play are provided, comprising a sports equipment or area of play and a sensor.

Claims (14)

1 . An area of play having a boundary with out-of-bounds sensors, an interior area within the boundary having in-play sensors, and a region within the interior area having a region sensor, wherein:

the area of play is a hockey rink;

each of the out-of-bounds sensors comprises a fixed position sensor configured to determine when a location of a mobile position sensor associated with a piece of sports equipment is outside the boundary,

each of the in-play sensors comprises a fixed position sensor configured to determine when a location of the mobile position sensor associated with the piece of sports equipment is within the interior area, and

each of the region sensors comprises a fixed position sensor configured to determine when a location of the mobile position sensor associated with the piece of sports equipment is within the region;

wherein the region within the interior area is a crease of the hockey rink.

2 . A method comprising:

obtaining data from at least one of the fixed sensors according to claim 1 ;

storing the data in a memory of a memory; and

transferring the data from the memory to a location outside the memory device.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising the step of analyzing the data that has been transferred to a location outside the memory device.

4 . The method according to 3 , wherein analyzing the data comprises comparing the locations of one or more of the out-of-bounds fixed sensors, the in-play fixed sensors, and the region fixed sensor in the area of play to the location of the mobile position sensor associated with the piece of sports equipment.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising determining the location of the piece of sports equipment relative to the area of play based on the comparison.

6 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising determining a distance between the piece of sports equipment and one or more of the boundary of the area of play, the interior area of the area of play, and the region of the area of play based on the comparison.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2024
From: CANARY MEDICAL SWITZERLAND AG
To: ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066753/0391 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2024
From: CANARY MEDICAL INC.; CANARY MEDICAL SWITZERLAND AG
To: FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 066796/0443 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15268575 · Sep 17, 2016
Provisional Application 62220239 · Sep 17, 2015
Related Publication 20230293942A1 · Sep 21, 2023
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