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US 12,654,083 B2Granted
Sensor backstop system
OwnerJohnathon P. Brasseur, Heather E. Brasseurinventors
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Abstract
A training device for baseball and other sports includes layers for detecting different zones of contact. The device can detect position of impact and the velocity of impact of an object such as a baseball, lacrosse ball or hockey puck by a change in voltage due to the compression or pressuring of an interlayer positioned between two conductors. The device is used for individual training as well as for competition over a network.
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A backstop comprising:
- a first flexible conductive layer comprising a plurality of zones;
- a second flexible conductive layer;
- a separating layer separating the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer in each of the plurality of zones;
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- a voltage filter for measuring a voltage across the first flexible conductive layer and the second flexible conductive layer in each of the plurality of zones, wherein in a first unbiased position, one of the plurality of zones exhibits a first voltage and in a second biased position after being struck by an object the one of the plurality of zones exhibits a second voltage that is different from the first voltage.
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