US 11,110,335 B2Granted

Delivery system for targeted launching of sports projectile

AssigneeMonarc Inc.

InventorsBhargav Maganti, Igor Karlicic, Nathan Pierotti

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Abstract

A sports projectile delivery system may control the operation of a launcher to cause an American football or other sports projectile to be delivered to a target location on a field. In some aspects, the system can track player movements on the field, e.g., through the use of a tracking device mounted on the player, enabling the ball etc. to be launched to a player in anticipation of where the player will go. The system may include additional customization and/or logging options, e.g., permitting a player to designate a body position (e.g., above the head or near the knees) for delivery of the ball, designate a speed or hang time for delivery, or provide player data and analytics to an online or otherwise connected database.

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Dependent claims

A sports projectile delivery system, comprising:

a launcher;
a user interface comprising an input device configured to receive an indication of a target location for a sports projectile to be launched by the launcher, the target location being relative to at least one of the launcher or a sports field associated with the launcher;
a location sensor configured to provide information about a starting player position of a player relative to the launcher or a field associated with the launcher;
and
a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions to cause the processor to:
determine a ball time to target in response to the indication of the target location received via the user interface;
determine a player time to target in response to the information about the starting player position provided by the location sensor;
and
determine for the launcher, based on the ball time to target and the player time to target, a firing time or a delay until firing.

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Facts

Application: 16/893,172Filed 4 Jun 2020 · continuation
Priority: 24 May 2016
Published: US 2020/0298088 A124 Sep 2020
Granted: 7 Sep 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification26 codes

A63B 69/406
Stationarily-arranged devices for projecting balls or other bodies: with rotating discs, wheels or pulleys gripping and propelling the balls or…
A63B 24/0021
Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training…
A63B 24/0087
Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training…
A63B 47/002
Devices for handling or treating balls , e.g. for holding or carrying balls: devices for dispensing balls, e.g. from a reservoir

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Application62/340,961Us provisional application · filed 24 May 2016
Application15/604,457Parent of this division · filed 24 May 2017
Application16/293,274Parent of this continuation · filed 5 Mar 2019
US 10,252,139 B2Parent of this division · filed 9 Apr 2019
US 2020/0298088 A1Pre-grant publication · published 24 Sep 2020
US 10,709,953 B2Parent of this continuation
Application16/293,274Parent of this division
US 2017/0340943 A1Published application
US 2019/0232145 A1Published application
US 11,110,335 B2This patent

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