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Granted Patent B2
US 10,751,570 · App. 16/045,429 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Athletic speed and time measurement device and methods of making and using same

Inventor: Jeffrey J. Karc (Danielsville, PA)
A63B24/0021A61B5/11A61B5/6895A63B69/0002A63B69/0013G06K9/00342G06K9/00496A61B5/1114A61B5/6892A61B2503/10A61B2562/0204A61B2562/0219A63B2024/0025A63B2024/0056A63B2069/0004G09B19/0038
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,751,570
App. No.
16/045,429
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An athletic speed and time measurement device, including a batter/runner, a baseball, a baseball bat, a plurality of baseball bases, wherein each of the plurality of baseball bases includes a batter/runner contact detection device, a baseball/baseball bat impact detecting device located on the baseball bat, or adjacent to (or attached to) the batter/runner, wherein the baseball/baseball bat impact detector detects an impact of the baseball with the baseball bat as the batter/runner swings the bat and contacts the baseball bat with the baseball, and a batter/runner timing device, wherein the batter/runner timing device determines an amount of time it takes for the batter/runner to run from a first of the plurality of baseball bases to a second of the plurality of baseball bases and displays the amount of time it takes for the batter/runner to run from a first of the plurality of baseball bases to a second of the plurality of baseball bases.

Claims (45)

1. An athletic speed and time measurement device, comprising:

a ball/bat impact detecting device located adjacent to a batter/runner, wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device detects an impact of a ball with a bat as the batter/runner swings the bat and contacts the bat with the ball, wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device further includes frequency content analysis that processes at least one frequency such that bat and ball strike frequency spectrums are processed and non-bat ball strike frequency spectrums are ignored; and

a batter/runner timing device, wherein the batter/runner timing device determines a difference in time between when the ball/bat impact detector detects the impact of the ball with the bat at a first of a plurality of bases and a contact detection device on a second of the plurality of bases detects that the batter/runner has contacted the second of the plurality of bases.

2. The athletic speed and time measurement device, as in claim 1 , wherein the batter/runner contact detection device is further comprised of:

a RFID reader located adjacent to at least one of the plurality of bases, wherein the RFID reader registers an identification of the batter/runner.

3. The athletic speed and time measurement device, as in claim 1 , wherein the batter/runner contact detection device is further comprised of:

a touch sensor operatively connected to each of the plurality of bases.

4. The athletic speed and time measurement device, as in claim 1 , wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device is further comprised of:

at least one microphone operatively connected to the first of the plurality of bases.

5. The athletic speed and time measurement device, as in claim 1 , wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device is further comprised of:

at least one microphone located adjacent to the first of the plurality of bases.

6. The athletic speed and time measurement device, as in claim 1 , wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device is further comprised of:

at least one ball/bat impact detector operatively attached to the batter/runner.

7. The athletic speed and time measurement device, as in claim 1 , wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device is further comprised of:

a batting tee with a ball/bat impact detector located adjacent to a location of the ball being held on the tee.

8. The athletic speed and time measurement device, as in claim 1 , wherein the batter/runner timing device is further comprised of:

a mat located adjacent to the first of the plurality of bases, wherein the batter/runner timing device determines a difference in time between when the ball/bat impact detector detects the impact of the ball with the bat and a contact detection device on the mat detects that the batter/runner has left the mat.

9. An athletic speed and time measurement device for use during a sporting event, comprising:

a ball/bat impact detecting device located adjacent to a batter/runner, wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device detects an impact of a ball with a bat as the batter/runner swings the bat and contacts the bat with the ball, wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device further includes frequency content analysis that processes at least one frequency such that bat and ball strike frequency spectrums are processed and non-bat ball strike frequency spectrums are ignored; and

a batter/runner timing device, wherein the batter/runner timing device determines a difference in time between when the ball/bat impact detector detects the impact of the ball with the bat at a first of a plurality of bases and a contact detection device on a second of the plurality of bases detects that the batter/runner has contacted the second of the plurality of bases.

10. The athletic speed and time measurement device for use during a sporting event, as in claim 9 , wherein the batter/runner contact detection device is further comprised of:

a vibration sensor operatively connected to each of the plurality of bases.

11. The athletic speed and time measurement device for use during a sporting event, as in claim 9 , wherein the batter/runner contact detection device is further comprised of:

a touch sensor operatively connected to each of the plurality of bases.

12. The athletic speed and time measurement device for use during a sporting event, as in claim 9 , wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device is further comprised of:

at least one ball/bat impact detector operatively attached to the batter/runner.

13. The athletic speed and time measurement device for use during a sporting event, as in claim 9 , wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device is further comprised of:

a batting tee with a ball/bat impact detector located adjacent to a location of the ball being held on the tee.

14. The athletic speed and time measurement device for use during a sporting event, as in claim 9 , wherein the batter/runner timing device is further comprised of:

a mat located adjacent to the first of the plurality of bases, wherein the batter/runner timing device determines a difference in time between when the ball/bat impact detector detects the impact of the ball with the bat and a contact detection device on the mat detects that the batter/runner has left the mat.

15. A method for measuring an athletic speed and time, comprising the steps of:

providing a ball/bat impact detecting device located adjacent to a batter/runner, wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device detects an impact of a ball with a bat as the batter/runner swings the bat and contacts the bat with the ball, wherein the ball/bat impact detecting device further includes frequency content analysis that processes at least one frequency such that bat and ball strike frequency spectrums are processed and non-bat ball strike frequency spectrums are ignored; and

providing a batter/runner timing device, wherein the batter/runner timing device determines a difference in time between when the be ball/bat impact detector detects the impact of the ball with the bat at a first of a plurality of bases and a contact detection device on a second of the plurality of bases detects that the batter/runner has contacted the second of the plurality of bases.

16. The method for measuring an athletic speed and time, as in claim 15 , wherein the step of providing a batter/runner timing device is further comprised of the step of:

providing a vibration sensor operatively connected to each of the plurality of bases.

17. The method for measuring an athletic speed and time, as in claim 15 , wherein the step of providing a batter/runner timing device is further comprised of the step of:

providing a touch sensor operatively connected to each of the plurality of bases.

18. The method for measuring an athletic speed and time, as in claim 15 , wherein the step of providing a ball/bat impact detecting device is further comprised of the step of:

providing at least one microphone operatively connected to the first of the plurality of bases.

19. The method for measuring an athletic speed and time, as in claim 15 , wherein the step of providing a ball/bat impact detecting device is further comprised of the step of:

providing at least one microphone located adjacent to the first of the plurality of bases.

20. The method for measuring an athletic speed and time, as in claim 15 , wherein the step of providing a ball/bat impact detecting device is further comprised of the step of:

providing at least one ball/bat impact detector operatively attached to the batter/runner.

21. An athletic speed and time measurement device, comprising

a runner timing device, wherein the runner timing device determines a difference in time between when a first runner contact detection device located in a first of the plurality of bases detects that a runner has left the first of the plurality of bases and a second runner contact detection device located on a second of the plurality of bases detects that the runner has contacted the second of the plurality of bases, wherein the second runner contact detection device includes a runner contact force direction detector.

Continuity (2)
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