53rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150375001 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH PROXIMAL CAPTURE FEATURE - The present subject matter includes an implantable medical device with a capture feature at or near the proximal end. In some cases, the capture feature includes a hold that is configured to facilitate a releasable connection with a delivery device that is used to deliver the implantable medical device to a target implant site. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375002 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A one-piece electrical contact ring for use in a lead receptacle of an implantable medical device includes (i) a tubular body defining a cavity extending through the body and (ii) a plurality of resiliently deflectable elements extending from the tubular body into the cavity. The deflectable elements have a lead contacting portion configured to contact the lead when received by the cavity. The lead contacting portions of the deflectable elements in a relaxed state are located in a plane that intersects the tubular body and are configured to deflect along the plane towards the tubular body as the lead is inserted in the contact ring. The contact ring may further include a plurality of stops, each configured to (i) engage a stop portion of the elements when the elements are sufficiently outwardly deflected and (ii) inhibit further outward deflection of the elements when the stops engage the stop portions. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375003 | Portable Power Charging of Implantable Medical Devices - An implantable medical device, comprising an implantable component having a rechargeable power supply and an external wireless charger. The wireless charger has a rechargeable power supply, and an inductive coil configured to transcutaneously transfer power from the charger power supply to the implantable power supply, and configured to detect and receive, via the inductive coil, power from an auxiliary charger for recharging of the charger power supply. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375004 | ADAPTIVE CONFIRMATION OF TREATABLE ARRHYTHMIA IN IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC STIMULUS DEVICES - Methods and devices for adjusting therapy delivery decisions in an implantable cardiac stimulus device by observing cardiac activity following an initial identification of a treatable condition. In some examples, cardiac activity that appears benign is quantified and a therapy confirmation threshold is adjusted according to how much apparently benign cardiac activity is seen after an initial identification of a treatable condition. In other examples, a new threshold is applied following the initial identification of treatable condition, removing historical data preceding the initial identification from subsequent therapy delivery decisions. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375005 | THERAPEUTIC ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD - A device for generating a therapeutic electromagnetic field includes at least one conducting coil for placement in the vicinity of a patient. A signal generator is controllable to cause an electrical current to flow through the coil to produce a substantially spatially homogeneous electromagnetic field in at least a part of the patient. The electromagnetic field varies with a frequency that is selectable to substantially match a characteristic operational frequency of a nervous system of the patient. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375006 | OPTICAL STIMULATION THERAPY - A method for delivering optical stimulation comprises transfecting a target tissue with a light-sensitive channel protein sensitive to light in a wavelength range, delivering light in the wavelength range to the target tissue via an optical stimulation device, substantially simultaneously with delivering light to the target tissue, sensing bioelectric signals, determining a patient therapeutic state based on the bioelectric signals, and adjusting the delivery of the light to the target tissue based on the sensed patient therapeutic state. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375007 | OPTICAL HAIR-GROWING DEVICE - An optical hair-growing device includes a headset that outputs light, and a controller that controls operation of the headset. The headset includes a light emitting unit including a light source, a pair of arms attached to the light emitting unit, a pair of first attachments attached to the arms to produce reaction force, and a pair of second attachments attached to the light emitting unit to produce reaction force. When the headset is attached on a head, the pair of first attachments each comes into contact with a side head portion to give the reaction force to the head, and the pair of second attachments each comes into contact with a head top portion to give the reaction force to the head. According to the present constitution, a position of the light emitting unit with respect to the head is hard to be displaced. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375008 | PORTABLE ILLUMINATING DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING THE CIRCADIAN CLOCK OF A SUBJECT - The present invention relates to a portable illuminating device ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375009 | Treating and preventing virus infections in animals - A method for preventing disease in an animal by exposing the animal to one or more doses of geothermal energy wherein the total dose of geothermal energy is in the range of from 10 to 2000 mJ/kg. In addition, a method for treating disease in an animal by exposing the animal to one or more doses of geothermal energy wherein the total dose of geothermal energy is in the range of from 10 to 2000 mJ/kg. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375010 | BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC RADIATION PROCEDURES - Radiation therapy or brachytherapy devices, systems and methods are in general catheter form and include at least one balloon that assists in placement of radio therapeutic members at desired treatment locations within an existing body cavity or at a site that was formed under a patient's skin for treatment purposes. One or more detectors, such as microdiodes, are present on the device, and a hyperthermia tube or the like is also included that delivers hyperthermia treatment for the target treatment site or sites. Data collected by the detector allows the medical professional to monitor radiation treatment and, when desired, interaction between hyperthermia treatment and radiation delivery by the radiation treatment member. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375011 | Brachytherapy Seed Insertion and Fixation System - Brachytherapy seed insertion and fixation devices and systems to decrease implanted brachytherapy seed migration within tissue and minimize trauma. Component(s) with cavity or opening features are attached to a brachytherapy seed or series of seeds. The cavity or opening features interact with the patient's tissue to fix the seed and component assembly in place and inhibit movement/migration of the seed(s). The cavity or opening features may optionally be filled with an adhesive or other beneficial material. The seed(s) or seed and component assembly may be inserted using a delivery device having a needle through which the seed(s) or assembly are implanted and a stylet extending through the needle to cut tissue and facilitate insertion of the needle. The stylet has a reduced diameter cutting tip to cut a narrow hole in tissue, and a tapered region that stretches the narrow hole to accommodate insertion of the larger diameter needle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375012 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MEDICAMENTS - A medicament delivery vehicle, the vehicle comprising a reversibly deformable carrier (RDC) adapted to support the medicament on an outside surface of the carrier, an inside surface of the carrier, or homogeneously dispersed throughout the carrier. Specifically, the medicament delivery device may include a reversibly deformable carrier (RDC) adapted to support the medicament. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375013 | FEATURE TRACKING USING ULTRASOUND - Various implementations of the invention provide techniques and supporting systems that facilitate real-time or near-real-time ultrasound tracking for the purpose of calculating changes in anatomical features during a medical procedure. More specifically, anatomical features within a patient undergoing a medical procedure are tracked by obtaining temporally-distinct three dimensional ultrasound images that include the feature of interest and obtaining a targeted subset of ultrasound images focused on the feature. Based on the targeted subset of ultrasound images, a displacement of the feature is determined and image parameters used to obtain the targeted subset of ultrasound images are adjusted based on the displacement. This results in a time-based sequence of three dimensional images and targeted ultrasound images of the feature that identify changes in the position, size, location, and/or shape of the feature. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375014 | Methods and Systems for Tattoo Removal - A system and method for tattoo removal utilizing controlled acoustic energy deposition is disclosed. The system and method can generate an acousto-mechanical or acousto-elastic effect in tattoo pigment particles or agglomerates of pigment particles. The acousto-mechanical or acousto-elastic effect can induce a fragmentation of the pigment particles or agglomerates of pigment particles, creating sub-particles of a size which can be less visible from the surface of the skin or cleared from dermal tissue entirely. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375015 | LESION GENERATION THROUGH BONE USING HISTOTRIPSY THERAPY WITHOUT ABERRATION CORRECTION - A medical imaging and therapy device is provided that may include any of a number of features. The device may include a Histotripsy transducer, a generator and controller configured to deliver Histotripsy energy from the transducer to target tissue, and an imaging system. In some embodiments, a method of treating tissue with Histotripsy energy comprises positioning a focus of a histotripsy transducer on a target tissue, delivering histotripsy energy from the histotripsy transducer through a bone aberrator, forming a histotripsy bubble cloud on the focus, and preventing the formation of secondary histotripsy bubble clouds without implementing an aberration correction algorithm. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375016 | HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND IRRADIATION - The present invention provides n ultrasonic treatment device ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375017 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT APPARATUS - Treatment is provided at an ideal timing. Provided is an ultrasonic treatment apparatus including: a therapeutic-ultrasound-wave radiating portion that radiates therapeutic ultrasound waves for causing an ultrasonic treatment material having a tendency to accumulate in an affected area to exert a therapeutic effect; an accumulation determining portion that determines whether or not the ultrasonic treatment material has accumulated in the affected area; and a determination-result presenting portion that presents a determination result obtained by the accumulation determining portion. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375018 | SAFETY HOOD WITH A VISOR SIZE-INDEPENDENT FASTENING ON THE HEAD STRAP - A safety hood ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375019 | MEDICAL/SURGICAL PERSONAL PROTECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT FOR PURIFYING AIR DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM - A personal protection system including a support ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375020 | Personal Safety Apparatus and System - A personal safety apparatus and systems include a mast connected to a base. The mast includes a plurality of mast sections and is vertically extendable from the base between a collapsed position and an extended position. A jib is rotatably connected to the mast. The jib is moveable between a first position wherein the jib is generally parallel to the mast and a second position wherein the jib extends outward from the mast. The jib includes a first jib arm and a second jib arm. The second jib arm is moveable relative to the first jib arm. An anchor point is secured to the jib. The anchor point is configured to connect to a cable configured to secure to a person. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375021 | LANYARD AND SAFETY BELT INCLUDING THE LANYARD | 2015-12-31 |
20150375022 | Fire Suppression Compositions and Methods of Treating Subterranean Fires - A method of suppressing, reducing and/or extinguishing a subterranean fire comprising contacting the subterranean fire with a fire-suppression composition comprising a carrier agent and a flame-retardant salt. A method of treating a peat fire comprising locating one or more hot spots associated with the peat fire, preparing an aqueous solution of a fire-suppression composition comprising guar and monoammonium phosphate, wherein a ratio of guar to monoammonium phosphate is about 30:70; and contacting the peat fire with the aqueous solution. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375023 | Fire-Extinguishing Binary Chemical Condensation Composition and Apparatus for Extinguishing Fires - Fire-extinguishing composition comprising a gaseous phlegmatizer propellant of carbon dioxide mixed with nitrogen or air, a liquid alkaline phlegmatizer which is a mixture of aqueous ammonia with neutral inhibitor, namely fluorinated film-forming foaming agent and/or solution of a caesium salt in ratio of aqueous ammonia to neutral inhibitor ranging from 99:1 to 80:20, and acid neutralizer and propellant consisting of a carbon dioxide mixture, pressure stabilizer, namely nitrogen or air, and antifreeze in volume ratio ranging from 80:15:5 to 97:2:1. Device comprises a tank with chemical inhibitor, gas cylinder connected to cavity of said tank by tube aerator, start-intake device, and outlet pipe connected to a tubular nozzle atomizer via a valve. There are no fewer than 3 slit-like nozzles with reduced angle of inclination relative to the horizontal. Furthest nozzle from end of atomizer is perpendicular to horizontal, and dispersion vector of end nozzle is parallel to horizontal. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375024 | DRY VISOR INTENDED TO BE MOUNTED IN A FIRE PROTECTION INSTALLATION OF THE TYPE COMPRISING A NETWORK OF VACUUM SPRINKLERS - A dry visor intended to be mounted in a fire protection installation, of the type including a network of vacuum sprinklers. The visor includes an elongate body having, at one of its ends, a connecting piece for coupling to piping, the connecting piece including a first nozzle capable of making a connection between the visor and the piping. The visor includes a shutoff member for shutting off the first nozzle. The other end of the visor bears a sprinkler. A connection is provided between the shutoff member that shuts off the first nozzle and a shutoff member that shuts off the nozzle of the sprinkler. The connection is configured to move in such a way as to cause a shutting-off position of the shutoff member of the sprinkler nozzle to coincide with a shutting-off position of the shutoff member that shuts off the first nozzle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375025 | METHOD OF DECONTAMINATING CHEMICAL AGENT VX USING A PORTABLE CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method of using a portable chemical decontamination system for decontamination of chemical warfare agents, including agent VX. Specifically, the present invention provides a portable chemical decontaminant system that is rapidly effective against chemical warfare agent VX. The disclosed method decontaminates agent VX using both electrochemically generated chlorine dioxide and chlorine dioxide generated by the reaction between a chemical warfare agent VX degradation product and excess sodium chlorite. The method using the portable system eliminates the need to transport corrosive or highly reactive chemicals, and dramatically simplifies the logistics of delivering an effective chemical decontaminant system to wherever it may be needed. The portable chemical decontamination system electrochemically generates chlorine dioxide and hypobromite. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375026 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AGITATING A GROUPING OF CUSHIONING ARTICLES - An apparatus and method for agitating and rearranging a grouping of individual cushioning articles in an enclosed container are disclosed. The method and device may protect and individual from an injury resulting from landing in the enclosed container when the individual cushioning articles are overly compressed and lack appropriate spacing in order to absorb the kinetic energy of an individual landing in the enclosed container. The apparatus may include an air actuated inflatable bladder with inflatable extensions that may be utilized to lift and/or separate the cushioning articles, thus allowing the cushioning articles to be repositioned in a random, non-uniform, fashion. Additionally, the repositioned cushioning articles may have additional air space introduced between the individual cushioning devices, thereby allowing the cushioning device to absorb the kinetic energy and an individual without inducing as large an impact force, and providing a more compressive landing zone free of compacted and lodged pieces. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375027 | Exercise Suspension Apparatus - Aspects of the present disclosure involve an exercise device including a base member, a pair of tower members, and a strap. The base member includes a substantially planar bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, and an opening extending through the top and bottom surfaces. The pair of tower members extends upward from opposite ends of the top surface of the base member. The strap releasably secures to each of the pair of tower members at a chosen height and with a chosen amount of slack. The strap includes a handle positioned between a first end and a second end of the strap, wherein the chosen amount of slack of the strap is adjustable by coupling the strap to each of the pair of tower members at different positions on the strap. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375028 | Systems and Methods Related to Coupling an Energy Harvester to Exercise Equipment - A system and method for mechanically coupling an energy harvester to strength training type exercise equipment is disclosed. An energy harvester with unwanted vibration forces is mechanically isolated from exercise equipment by a system comprising a plurality of mechanically compliant vibration isolators and a ballast mass; a flexible cord, pre-loaded with a near constant force spring is used to transmit motion from the weight stack to the energy harvester; the flexible cord has a force limiting feature to pre-excessive force from being transmitted from the energy harvester to the weight stack during an exercise motion. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375029 | A BODY-BUILDING POWER GENERATION APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF GENERATING POWER USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a body-building power generation apparatus and a method of generating power using the power generation apparatus, comprising at least one fitness device, an energy storage device connected with the fitness device for transforming and storing the kinetic energy transmitted from the fitness device, wherein the energy stored in the energy storage device can be transformed into kinetic energy and outputted by an output mechanism connected with the energy storage device, a speed changing mechanism, receiving the kinetic energy from the output mechanism and outputting said kinetic energy after adjusting it, and a generator connected to the speed changing mechanism for transforming the adjusted kinetic energy into electric energy. The body-building power generation apparatus according to the present disclosure can satisfy or at least partially supplement the need of electricity in residential areas, office buildings, or leisure facilities; it can also act as backup power source to alleviate piezoelectricity or power failure in rush hours. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375030 | ELLIPTICAL TRAINER - An elliptical trainer includes a frame, a linkage unit, a pedal unit and a horizontal damping unit. The frame includes a base bracket, a column and a guiding member. The linkage unit includes a pair of handles axially disposed on and reciprocately movable relative to the column. The pedal unit includes a pair of pedal levers respectively pivotally mounted to the handles. And the horizontal damping unit includes a pair of belts each having a driven end directly connected to one respective handle or pedal lever and a damping force-generating portion located at an opposite end thereof remote from the driven end. By driving the handles or the pedal levers, the damping force-generating portions provide the handles with a damping in horizontal vector and a potential energy for driving the handles to restore. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375031 | Exercise tube with adjustable resistance - An Exercise tube with adjustable resistance can provide different compression resistance strength for exercise. A user can select the correct spring loaded small tubes of different resistance strength to add up to desired total resistance strength and insert them into bigger outer tube and big inner tube. The user can adjust the resistance strength needed for a particular exercise. In addition, different user can share the same exercise tube by adjusting the resistance strength to suit their individual needs. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375032 | Adjustable resistance exercise apparatus - The adjustable variant resistance exercise apparatus has installed several different resistant elastic springs and can provide variety of resistance for exercise. Man, woman, boy and girl can share the same one of adjustable variant resistance exercise apparatus for exercise. User can upgrade or downgrade exercise resistant power by adding more or remove some elastic rubber bands for exercise. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375033 | Polyvalent Apparatus For Physical Therapy - A polyvalent apparatus for physical therapy, is described, comprising a support ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375034 | EXERCISE APPARATUS AND KIT - An exercise apparatus may include: a housing including a height configured to be mounted to a surface, a first longitudinal axis extending through the height; a biasing member, the biasing member including a substantially rigid upper section, a substantially rigid lower section, and a flexible joint therebetween, the flexible joint providing a flexural resistance, wherein the lower section is coupled to the housing and a second longitudinal axis extends through the upper section; and a handle coupled to the upper section, wherein the biasing member is transitionable between a first position in which the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are generally parallel or collinear, and a second position in which the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are orthogonal with respect to one another, the biasing member being biased to toward the first position. A kit including the same is also disclosed. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375035 | LATERAL DELTOID EXERCISE MACHINE WITH ROCKING USER SUPPORT - A lateral deltoid exercise machine has a floor engaging main frame, a user support pivot, a user support assembly pivotally mounted on the main frame via the user support pivot, and a pivotally mounted user engagement device or exercise arm assembly having arm pads for engagement by the user's forearms while pushing the arm pads outward and upward from a start position. A connecting link translates movement of the user engagement device to movement of the user support so that pivotal movement of the user engagement device results in a self-aligning, pivoting movement of the user support. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375036 | ABDOMEN EXERCISE BENCH - An exercise machine applicable for strengthening a user's abdominal muscles is described. The exercise machine can include a base frame, a backrest assembly and a seat assembly. The base frame can have side members and a crossbar member to provide floor support. The backrest assembly may be rotablely coupled with the base frame to swivel with simultaneous rotational movements around two or more axes of rotations. The backrest assembly can include two or more pairs of pivot joints. Each pair of pivot joints may define one of the axes of rotation. Handle bars may be mounted substantially transverse to the axes of rotation. The seat assembly may be affixed to the base frame to allow a user sitting on a seat pad of the seat assembly to cause the swiveling of the backrest assembly via hand pushes on the handle bars. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375037 | ABDOMEN EXERCISE BENCH - An exercise machine applicable for strengthening a user's abdominal muscles is described. The exercise machine can include a base frame, a seat assembly and a backrest assembly rotatably coupled with the base frame. The base frame can include side members and a crossbar member to provide floor support. The backrest assembly may be configured to swivel with rotational movements around at least one axis of rotation. The backrest assembly may include at least one swivel structure and two handle bars. Each swivel structure may be rotatable around a separate axis of rotation. The handle bars may be mounted substantially transverse to a particular axis of rotation. The seat assembly can include a seat pad affixed to the crossbar member to allow a user sitting on the seat pad to cause the swiveling of the backrest assembly via hand pushes on the handle bars. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375038 | BUTTERFLY CLIP-ON FINGER WEIGHT DEVICE - A finger weight device is provided with two arcuate jaws. Each jaw having a lower portion with tines extending therefrom and are connected together at an upper portion by a hinge. The jaws have an inwardly facing surface configured to enclose around a finger of a person. A spring is configured to urge the tines towards each other such that the inwardly facing surface of the jaws secure the device about the finger. Each jaw has an handle extending from the upper portion, which when moved towards each other causes the tines to separate from each other. At least one weight receiving portion, and at least one weight corresponding to the receiving portion is provided for adding a desired weight to the device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375039 | CUSTOMIZED EXERCISE SYSTEM AND CUSTOMIZED EXERCISE METHOD - Provided is a customized exercise system including exercise equipment comprising a sensor, a server storing information about an exercise method and an exercise amount corresponding to a body condition, and a mobile terminal receiving information about an exercise method and an exercise amount that are suitable for a user from the server and providing the transmitted information to the exercise equipment, in which a body condition of an individual user is determined using the sensor. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375040 | GAMIFIED EXERCISE APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present system relates to an exercise system comprising an appliance which acts much like an exercise device able, which is able to be used by an individual to enable repeated movements of one or more limbs, to thus enable the user to achieve a low level aerobic activity (e.g., low level exercise) while performing other non-exercise related tasks. A communication control module communicates with a personal electronic device located at the exercise device. A management subsystem communicates with the communication control module and is configured to track usage of the exercise device by at least one individual, and to implement at least one gamification subsystem. The gamification subsystem uses the tracked usage for the purpose of executing a program to reward usage of the exercise device. The gamification subsystem may also be configured to report information it generates to at least one of the individual or an entity associated with operation of the exercise device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375041 | MODULAR LOCATION TAG FOR A REAL TIME LOCATION SYSTEM NETWORK - A modular location tag, method of manufacture, and method of use thereof are provided. The modular location tag including a controller including a microcontroller configured to generate a data packet and a two or more individual transmit modules in data communication with the controller such that each individual transmit module is configured to transmit the data packet, each individual transmit module including an antenna and a pulse generator configured to transmit the data packet on ultra-wideband (UWB) blink data pulses. The controller causes substantially simultaneous transmission of the UWB blink data pulses from the respective transmit modules encourage reliable receipt of the UWB blink data pulses at one or more of a plurality of receivers. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375042 | MODULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEM - A system includes an activity-specific article and an activity-agnostic puck. The article includes a receptacle and an activity-specific sensor coupled to the receptacle. The puck is configured to be removably positioned in the receptacle. The puck includes a processor, a communication interface, and at least one activity-agnostic sensor coupled to the processor. The processor receives information from the activity-specific sensor and the activity-agnostic sensor, and provides the received information through the communication interface. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375043 | Multi-Mode Acceleration-Based Athleticism Measurement System - A multi-mode athleticism movement measurement system includes an athlete-borne acceleration sensor and an athleticism processing device to determine athleticism information based upon one or more timing measurements from the athlete-borne acceleration sensor, the athleticism information corresponding to any of multiple athleticism measurement modes available on athleticism processing device and selectable by a user. A data link between the athlete-borne acceleration sensor and the athleticism rating processing device transmits the one or more timing measurements from the athlete-borne acceleration sensor to the athleticism rating processing device. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375044 | Athletic Performance Monitoring Systems and Methods in a Team Sports Environment - Systems and methods for sensing and monitoring various athletic performance metrics, e.g., during the course of a game, a practice, a training session, training drills, and the like, are described. These systems and methods can provide useful metrics for players and coaches relating to athletic performances in various sports, including various team sports. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED REHABILITATION AND TRAINING OF MUSCULAR SYSTEM - A system and method for controlling an exercise in an apparatus for training and measuring muscle strength. The system includes an apparatus with moving means actuated by force applied by a user, a magnetorheological brake unit resisting the movement of the moving means moved by user force applied, a control unit actively controlling the resistance of the magnetorheological brake unit during the exercise on the basis of a sensor signal from one or more sensors, one or more sensors measuring the behavior of the moving means, and a processing unit connected to the control unit for selecting parameters of an exercise. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375046 | Resistance Motor for Exercise Apparatus - A resistance motor for an exercise apparatus includes a housing and an internal gear unit. The housing includes a casing body and a casing cover coupled with the casing body to define a receiving cavity therewithin. The internal gear unit includes an output wheel operatively supported by the casing body, a worm gear, a first gear, a second gear, and a third gear. The worm gear, the first gear, the second gear, and the third gear are supported in the receiving cavity. The worm gear, the first gear, the second gear, the third gear, and the output wheel are operatively engaged in a sequent order. The output wheel, which has the largest diameter, is located above the second gear and the third gear, such that the position of the output wheel is higher than the positions of the second gear and the third gear. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375047 | GOLF BALL - A golf ball | 2015-12-31 |
20150375048 | GOLF BALL HAVING OVAL DIMPLES - A golf ball includes oval dimples arranged on the surface thereof. Each of the oval dimples has a long diameter DL and a short diameter DS in a planar shape thereof, a relationship between the long diameter and the short diameter being defined as a following formula (1). | 2015-12-31 |
20150375049 | GOLF BALL - A golf ball has a large number of dimples on a surface thereof. The golf ball meets the following mathematical formula (I): 1.320≦L | 2015-12-31 |
20150375050 | GOLF BALL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - In a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layer encasing the core, an outermost layer of the cover is molded of a thermoplastic material selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyurea and mixtures thereof, and the surface of the cover is treated with a polyisocyanate compound that is free of organic solvent. A method of manufacturing the golf ball is also described. Such golf balls are endowed with an excellent spin performance and scuff resistance, in addition to which productivity of the golf balls is high. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375051 | GOLF BALL RESIN COMPOSITION AND GOLF BALL - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball exhibiting an excellent shot feeling and resilience, and a constituent material thereof. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition having a bending stiffness (M | 2015-12-31 |
20150375052 | GOLF BALL - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in hitting durability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein at least a part of the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (x) an olefin-alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer, and a content of (x) the olefin-alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer in the rubber composition ranges from 0.5 part by mass to 7.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of (a) the base rubber. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375053 | GOLF BALL - A golf ball | 2015-12-31 |
20150375054 | GOLF BALL - A golf ball | 2015-12-31 |
20150375055 | GOLF BALL - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a low spin rate on driver shots and a high spin rate on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical center, at least two envelope layers covering the spherical center, and a cover covering the envelope layers, wherein an envelope layer (Es | 2015-12-31 |
20150375056 | MULTI-PIECE GOLF BALL - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing low spin rate on driver shots and high spin rate on approach shots. The present invention provides a multi-piece golf ball comprising a spherical center, at least two envelope layers covering the spherical center, and a cover covering the envelope layers, wherein the envelope layers comprise at least a first envelope layer covering the spherical center, and a second envelope layer covering the first envelope layer, a material hardness (H0) of the spherical center, a material hardness (H1) of the first envelope layer, and a material hardness (H2) of the second envelope layer satisfy an equation of H0>H1>H2, and the material hardness (H2) of the second envelope layer is lowest among the material hardness of the center constituent material and material hardness of envelope layer constituent materials. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375057 | Golf Ball Materials Based On Blends Of Polyamide And Acid Anhydride-Modified Polyolefins - Multi-piece golf balls having at least one layer made from a polyamide non-ionomeric composition are provided. The polyamide composition consists essentially of about 40 to about 99% by weight polyamide; about 1 to about 60% by weight of an acid anhydride-modified polyolefin; and about 1 to about 60% of a fatty acid additive selected from the group consisting of fatty acid salts, fatty acid amides, and mixtures thereof. The ball includes a core, preferably a dual core construction; and a cover of at least one layer. In another preferred construction, a multi-layered core containing an inner, intermediate, and outer core layer is made. For example, the intermediate core layer may be made of a rubber composition; and each of the inner core and outer core layers may be made of the polyamide composition. The resulting ball has high resiliency along with a soft feel. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375058 | GOLF BALL - A golf ball | 2015-12-31 |
20150375059 | GOLF BALL - An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing a low spin rate on driver shots and a high spin rate on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball having a low hardness part having a hardness in a range from 5 to 40 in Shore D hardness or a lowest hardness point in a core hardness distribution in a region located at a distance from 36.0% to 65.0% of a radius of the golf ball from a center point of the golf ball. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375060 | GOLF BALLS HAVING FOAM INNER CORE AND THEMOPLASTIC OUTER CORE - Multi-piece golf balls containing a dual-core structure are provided. The core structure includes an inner core (center) comprising a foam composition, preferably foamed polyurethane. The outer core layer is preferably formed from a non-foamed thermoplastic composition such as ethylene acid copolymer ionomer. Preferably, the specific gravity (density) of the foam inner core is less than the density of the outer core layer. The ball further includes a cover of at least one layer and may include at least one casing layer. The core structure and resulting ball have relatively good resiliency. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375061 | MULTI-LAYER CORE GOLF BALL - Golf balls having a very high positive gradient multilayer core are provided. The multilayer core includes an outer core layer and a very soft, low compression inner core layer. The inner core layer is formed from an unfoamed composition and has a center hardness that is at least 40 Shore C points less than the outer surface hardness of the outer core layer. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375062 | GOLF BALL WITH THIN MOISTURE VAPOR BARRIER LAYER - A golf ball comprising a core, a cover and at least one moisture vapor barrier layer, wherein the moisture vapor barrier layer comprises at least one layer formed from graphene. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375063 | Forward putting golf putter - A golf putter is constructed with a relatively large diameter putter shaft and a heavy putter head. Said putter shaft has two gripping areas with thin tape and a ball retriever attaches at the end. Said golf putter head consists of a semi-circular body with a flat sole and a central sole runner. A large head neck seats on slight left of the center of gravity of said putter head. Two symmetrical wing stabilizers also locate on top of said putter head. A letter “T” is marked on the top of said putter head for aiming purpose. Said putter shaft diverges from the vertical line by at least 25 degrees. This golf putter is used in a unique forward putting way with side-saddle manner. A high degree of hole-in can be achieved. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375064 | GOLF CLUB - The golf club includes a shaft, a golf club head equipped with a face portion and a hosel portion having an attachment hole for insertion of the shaft, and a support member attached to an opening portion of the attachment hole and formed into a cylindrical shape covering the outer circumferential surface of the shaft. The shaft includes a hollow shaft body and a sheet-like reinforcing layer constituted by low-elasticity fibers and arranged in the shaft body, the reinforcing layer being arranged at a position corresponding to at least the support member. The attachment hole includes a support portion having an inner diameter for supporting the outer circumferential surface of the shaft, and an engaging portion continuous with the support portion, having a larger inner diameter than the support portion, and open to the outside in an opening of the attachment hole. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375065 | ADJUSTABLE GOLF CLUB - Disclosed herein are embodiments of adjustable golf clubs comprising features which allow for the adjustment of a lie angle, a loft angle, or both a lie angle and a loft angle of the golf club. In some embodiments, a golf club head includes a body and a hosel, the hosel including an adjustment screw which can be tightened or loosened to adjust the lie and/or loft angles of a golf club head. In some embodiments, certain angles of a golf club head's geometry can be continuously adjustable through a predetermined range of angles. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375066 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF PROVIDING GOLF CLUB HEAD - The golf club head of this invention includes: a head body having a crown portion, face portion, and sole portion; at least one weight configured to be detachably attached to the sole portion; and a cover kit configured to be detachably attached to the sole portion. Out of a cover provided with a decoration and configured to cover at least a portion of the sole portion, and at least one auxiliary weight configured to be attached to the cover, the cover kit includes at least the cover. The weight of the cover kit is the same as the weight of the weight. The sole portion is configured to selectively be in one of a first mode in which the weight is attached, and a second mode in which the cover kit is attached. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375067 | GOLF CLUB AND GOLF CLUB SET - A golf club in a golf club set has a shaft and a golf club head which includes a crown portion, a face portion, a sole portion, and a hosel portion to which the shaft is attached. Among the golf clubs included in the golf club set, in at least a pair of golf clubs having adjacent club numbers, the length of the face portion, in the face-back direction in a plan view, of the golf club having a higher club number is larger than that of the golf club having a lower club number. The difference between the lengths is ΔA mm. In the golf clubs, the face progression of the golf club having the higher club number is larger than the face progression of the golf club having the lower club number, and the difference between the face progressions is ΔB mm. ΔA and ΔB satisfy (⅓)×ΔA≦ΔB≦(⅔)×ΔA. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375068 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head including a cup face is provided. The cup face includes a face portion and a rising portion extending from a peripheral edge of the face portion on a rear surface side of the face portion. The peripheral edge of the face portion includes a top line on a top side and a sole line on a sole side. The face portion includes a central region and peripheral regions. The central region includes a face center, extends from the sole line to the top line while being inclined from the sole side to the top side along a direction from the heel side toward the toe side, and does not reach the toe-side edge point. The peripheral regions are thinner than the central region and surround the central region on the toe side and the heel side. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375069 | PUTTER FACE INSERT - A putter-type golf club head having a face insert composed of at least one thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer is disclosed herein. The face insert includes a plurality of oval-shaped holes having a specific size and spacing, and the at least one thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer incorporates polytetramethylene ether soft segments with molecular weights of greater than 1000 g/mol, preferably at least 1400 g/mol. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375070 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING MOVABLE WEIGHTS - A golf club head comprises a body and at least one self-extracting pressed weight assembly. The body comprises a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The body defines an interior cavity. The weight assembly comprises at least three components and is configured for a press fit engagement with the golf club head. The assembly has a drive portion and a threaded portion. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375071 | Golf Bag Ring - A device for attaching a removable snap ring to a golf bag whereby various articles may be attached to the ring for ease of access, such as but not limited to golf towels, small tote bags, club brushes, eye case and other such items. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375072 | Hockey Goalie Stick - The present disclosure provides for a hockey goalie stick having a gripping aid that protrudes above the first major surface only in a handgrip area of the paddle. The hockey goalie stick includes a blade, a shaft having a width and a thickness, a paddle that extends between the blade and the shaft. The paddle has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface with a maximum thickness equal to approximately the thickness of the shaft. The paddle includes a handgrip area having shoulders in which a width of the first major surface and the second major surface transitions to the width of the shaft. The gripping aid protrudes above the first major surface only in the handgrip area of the paddle. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375073 | GOLF EQUIPMENT FITTING SYSTEM AND GOLF EQUIPMENT FITTING PROGRAM - A golf equipment fitting system and a golf equipment fitting program is capable of providing accurate calculation results even when specifications that affect swing time are changed, and of outputting simulation results in a short period of time. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375074 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRACTABLE TENNIS COURT SHADE DEVICE - A court shade device including a plurality of base support columns disposed adjacent a court. A first frame arm is coupled to at least one of the plurality of base support columns, the first frame arm having a proximal end coupled to at least one of the plurality of base support columns and a distal end disposed above at least a portion of the court. A second frame arm is coupled to at least one of the plurality of base support columns and disposed a distance from the first frame arm. A cable extends between the first frame arm and the second frame arm. The court shade device includes a retractable shade panel having a first end coupled to the first frame arm and a second end slideably coupled to the cable. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375075 | BASKETBALL NET DEVICE AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREIN - A basketball net device for mounting on a raised basketball hoop or ring from a position well below the basketball hoop. The basketball net device comprises an annular member or hoop ring having a hoop ring section for coupling to the basketball ring. The annular member includes an annular skirt section configured to extend and be positioned inside the basketball ring and support a net. According to an embodiment, the net is connected to the annular skirt section utilizing fasteners configured to secure the net and allow the net to pivot or rotate relative to the annular skirt section to emulate the game play of a conventional net mounted on the basketball hoop. According to another embodiment, the net comprises cords made from a tightly weaved material resulting in a net that is stiffer than a conventional net. According to a further aspect, the basketball net device is disengaged from the basketball hoop by shooting a ball into the lower section of the net and catching the basketball device as it falls to the ground. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375076 | HOCKEY PUCKS WITH ENHANCED ABILITY TO SLIDE ON ICE AND NON-ICE SURFACES - This disclosure includes hockey pucks and methods of making hockey pucks. Some pucks include a shell having an upper shell member and a lower shell member coupled to the upper shell member to define a cavity and a ballast member disposed in the cavity such that at least a portion of the ballast member is translatable relative to the shell. Some pucks include a resilient material disposed in the cavity and configured to resist translation of the ballast member in at least one direction relative to the shell. Some pucks include a cylindrical outer housing surrounding the shell. Some pucks include first and third substantially cylindrical members, a second member, a first plurality of fasteners to couple the first member to the second member independently of the third member, and a second plurality of fasteners to couple the third member to the second member independently of the first member. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375077 | SOCCER TRAINING COURT AND METHODS OF PLAY - A soccer training court and methods for game play therein. A soccer training court that includes a cuboidal form with an end wall, a pair of side walls, a rear wall, an overhead wall, and a floor is provided. A box soccer game can be played within the court to aid players in increasing proficiency with ball striking, reading opponents actions, and understanding ball-travel characteristics. The box soccer game requires a player to strike the ball against the end wall causing it to rebound toward one or more additional walls and to rebound therefrom. A second player attempts to intercept the ball with a one-touch strike that sends the ball back toward the end wall to start the volley over. If the ball completes a predetermined number of wall contacts, the striking player is awarded a point. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375078 | ROTARY TRAINING EQUIPMENT - A rotary training equipment includes a base, a support seat, at least one training device, a driving device, and a deceleration device. A bottom of the support seat is rotatably disposed on the base so as to be rotatable around a rotary axis. A face of the support seat opposite to the base has at least one connecting portion distant from the rotary axis in a predetermined distance. The training device is disposed on the connecting portion. The driving device and the deceleration device are connected with the bottom of the support seat to drive the support seat to rotate around the rotary axis so as to allow the training device to rotate around the rotary axis. Thus, the training device is able to rotate for training. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375079 | EXERCISE APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An apparatus ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375080 | GOLF SWING TRAINER - One aspect provides a golf swing trainer for training a golfer to achieve a tour impact position during execution of a golf swing. The golf swing trainer includes a first element which selectively secures to a grip end of a golf club, and a second element coupled to the first element and moveable between a retracted position and an extended position. The second element moves from the retracted position to the extended position by the force of gravity during a backswing of the golf club by a golfer, wherein the second element contacts a midsection of the golfer when in the extended position when the wrists of the golfer are not bent back during a downward portion and an impact portion of a forward swing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375081 | EXERCISE INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND EXERCISE INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - An exercise information providing method includes acquiring first exercise information based on an output from a detecting device output when a user performs exercise in a first environment and first environment information concerning the first environment, associating the first exercise information and the first environment information and accumulating the first exercise information and the first environment information as first associated information, and outputting the first associated information to a second environment. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375082 | Inexpensive And Useful Golf Putting Device - This is an inexpensive device for practicing putting that is able to simulate sloping greens of two different speeds that has the additional advantages of being quick and easy to set up and to use. Simply using common household items underneath the flexible surface simulates a sloping green, and flipping it over gives you the two different speeds. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375083 | Method, Apparatus, And Computer Program Product For Enhancement Of Event Visualizations Based On Location Data - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatuses, and computer program products directed to generating event visualizations based on location data. In one example, a method for providing enhanced event visualizations based on location data is provided which includes receiving, by a visualizations processor, play diagram data from a play model database and receiving location data during a play period for a plurality of participants. The method further includes determining a selected play based on comparing the location data to the play diagram data and determining an actual route for one or more participants of the plurality of participants based on the location data. The method further includes generating, by the visualization processor, an accuracy visualization interface by comparing the actual route for each of the one or more participants to the selected play. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375084 | DIGITAL COMPASS BALL MARKER - The present invention extends to a digital compass ball marker that can be used to provide timely information to assist the golfer in determining a direction and force for a golf shot on a green. The digital compass ball marker can output this information using minimal information input by the golfer so that the use of the ball marker does not slow play, and in many cases, can speed play. The information provided by the ball marker can include a force with which to hit the shot and a direction to aim. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375085 | Athletic Performance Monitoring Systems and Methods in a Team Sports Environment - Systems and methods for sensing and monitoring various athletic performance metrics, e.g., during the course of a game, a practice, a training session, training drills, and the like, are described. These systems and methods can provide useful metrics for players and coaches relating to athletic performances in various sports, including various team sports. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375086 | SLIDING SNOW DEVICE - Disclosed is a snow sliding apparatus that enables sliding on the snow surface and consists of the body in a flat form that is extended in one direction, the nose and the tail that are bent and extended from both ends of the body in a direction away from the ground surface, and the first concavo-convex part where part of the nose or the tail converges into the inner side. This invention allows the user to control the degree of friction against the snow surface by using the first concavo-convex part that is formed on either side of the nose or the tail of the snow sliding apparatus, enabling the user of the snow sliding apparatus various techniques and shortening the braking distance. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375087 | Ski Binding Heel Unit - An improved ski binding heel unit comprising a lateral heel release mechanism to release the heel of a ski boot from a ski is disclosed. The ski binding heel unit typically includes an independent vertical heel release mechanism, an independent lateral heel release mechanism, and a longitudinal pressure compensator. The improved ski binding heel unit allows a reduction in the height of the heel pad. This reduction in heel pad height is generally achieved by eccentrically positioning two or more of the springs within the heel unit while superpositioning the resultant centroid of the forces of friction between the lower housing and mating heel track structures that house at least one of the eccentrically positioned springs to foster smooth longitudinal displacement of the lower heel housing when the ski flexes and counterflexes. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375088 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING A BOOT ON A GLIDING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a device for receiving a boot on a gliding apparatus, such device comprising a binding base extending along a longitudinal direction from a rear end to a front end, and widthwise from a first side to a second side; a heel loop extending in the direction of the rear end of the receiving device, the heel loop being self-supported by at least one attachment point, the heel loop being connected to the binding base by a connection system comprising at least one point of attachment with the binding base. The connection system between the heel loop and the binding base enables relative spacing or approaching movement between the heel loop and the binding base, and comprises at least one connecting element connecting the rear portion of the heel loop to the binding base and limiting the spacing between the binding base and the rear portion while allowing the approaching movement. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375089 | Snowboard Accessory - Systems and methods herein provide a snowboard rider with a manner for carrying a snowboard more easily to and from a lift. In one embodiment, a system includes at least one grasping means (e.g., a handle or a strap) affixed to a top surface of a snowboard. The system also includes an attachment means for affixing the grasping means to the top surface of the snowboard. The grasping means allows a snowboarder to grab the snowboard to carry the snowboard and more easily transport it. The grasping means may also allow the snowboarder to perform certain tricks (e.g., by grabbing the grasping means in air). | 2015-12-31 |
20150375090 | Basketball singles court - A basketball court with narrower sidelines ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375091 | LINE MARKING APPARATUS WITH DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - A line marking apparatus comprises a body ( | 2015-12-31 |
20150375092 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BOWLING PIN WITH ADJUSTABLE PROPERTIES, AND PIN - A method for manufacturing a bowling pin, in which: at least one mass piece is manufactured, and the mass piece is arranged in a body of the pin to adjust the vertical radius of gyration (RG | 2015-12-31 |
20150375093 | IMAGE AND REASONING BASED GAME - Provided herein are various embodiments of question and answer games. The games can be played in a physical or electronic format. Some embodiments of the game employ questions that could not be asked without the image. Some embodiments of the game employ images carefully selected such that they are humorous, either when created or by today's standards. Some embodiments of the game employ customized images. Some embodiments of the game employ more that one images along with the question and also provide one or more images along with the answer. Some embodiments of the game allow for an answer to be deduced from provided clues and/or images. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375094 | CARD HANDLING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Playing card-handling devices, such as shufflers, dealing shoes, discard racks and verification systems, are rotatably secured to a gaming table to allow for functional and ergonomic adjustment of the card-handling device, without removal from the gaming table. One end of the device, preferably a front end of the device from which playing cards may be removed, has a structure that extends through an aperture in the gaming table. The device is movable within the aperture. Movement in the X-Y direction, angular movement and rotational movement, parallel to the movement of the plane of the surface of the gaming table, is enabled. The movement of the device about the aperture preferably maintains the base of the device relatively parallel to the plane of the surface of the gaming table. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375095 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING PLAYING CARDS - A method of delivering cards from a card housing unit during a card game including automatically detecting, using one or more processors, at least one of a card being held within an opening in the card housing unit for a period of time longer than a predetermined period of time or an attempt to manually draw a card from the opening after the card game ends, and based on the automatic detection, controlling, using one or more processors, operation of a lock member to restrict movement of the card relative to the opening in the card housing unit. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375096 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PLAY AT A GAMING TABLE - There is described a method and apparatus for monitoring the play at a gaming table. The disclosed embodiment comprises a dealing shoe adapted to output signals when cards are dealt, and an input device operable by means of sensors and/or by the dealer to output signals indicating the occurrence of events during game play such as the arrival and departure of players from the table, the placing of the first bet for each game, and the resolution of the wagers to end the game. Output signals are received and stored in a memory with an associated timestamp, and analysis of the signals and their respective timestamps enables the apparatus to determine the number of players present for each game, and to calculate the number of games played, and the duration of each game. The method and apparatus are equally applicable to gaming tables which, instead of a dealing shoe, have a gaming device such as a roulette wheel, and to gaming tables where no “gaming device” is used, such as a card table using conventional playing cards only. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375097 | CARD READER - A card shooter apparatus including a card shooter unit including a card housing which contains a plurality of cards and an opening, a card reading unit that reads the number of the card pulled out from the card shooter, a control unit having a processing function to determine win or lose of the card game based on information about the number of the cards sequentially read by the card reading unit, and a display unit which indicates a result determined by the control unit, wherein the card shooter unit, the card reading unit and the control unit are integrated and are able to be set on the game table, and the display unit includes a first display unit which is provided on an upper part of the housing and a second display unit which is provided on a side part of the housing. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375098 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING VALUES IN TILE GAMES - A system and method for capturing an image of letter tiles such as letter tiles used in a game play, and comparing one or more configurations of the letter tiles in the captured image to one or more words that are stored in a memory associated with the imager that captured the image. A signal may be issued to upon a match or mismatch of one or more of the words configured by letter tiles in the captured image to one or more of the words stored in the memory. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375099 | HAND/EYE COORDINATION THERAPY GAME - In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a hand/eye coordination game is provided. The game includes a game case, a color-coded and numbered game board, an automatic sorting tray, removable marble trays, a reset button, a game timer, color-coded marbles, a time recording pad, and a deck of two-sided playing cards, where each card has a number on one side and a color on the other side. | 2015-12-31 |
20150375100 | DEVICE FOR REVEALING A WINNER - The present invention relates to a device for revealing a winner. The current embodiments are in the field of toys and games and reveal a winner in play battle or sport. Specifically the device utilizes at least one sensing mechanism for revealing a winner. More specifically a device for revealing a winner can be Balloon Toys such as Balloon Swords. It uses sensing mechanisms to determine the moment a winner has won and then triggers a mechanism in the non-winners device to destroy itself. A device for revealing a winner may include a bladder fill able with fluid, a way to hold the bladder, a mechanism to detect a win event, a mechanism to notify the loser's equipment of the win event, and a mechanism to burst the bladder of the loser's battle/sport equipment based on their loss. | 2015-12-31 |