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US 2014/0274487 A1Published application
Ball sensing
AssigneeWilson Sporting Goods Co.
InventorRobert T. Thurman
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Abstract
A ball including a core, at least one layer of yarn surrounding the core, a cover assembly comprising panels joined by stitching and surrounding the at least one layer of yarn, a sensor to sense motion of the ball, a data output device carried by the ball and in communication with the sensor, and a light emitter coupled to the sensor.
Claims24
A ball comprising:
- a core;
- at least one layer of yarn surrounding the core;
- a cover assembly comprising panels joined by stitching and surrounding the at least one layer of yarn;
- a sensor to sense motion of the ball;
- a data output device carried by the ball and in communication with the sensor;
- and
- a light emitter coupled to the sensor.
4 more elements
A method comprising:
- receiving signals from a sensor carried by a baseball or softball indicating sensed motion of a baseball or softball;
- and
- displaying at least one of travel velocity and spin rate of the baseball or softball using the received signals on a portable electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.