Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Instrumented sports paraphernalia system
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Application No.: US14881271Application Date: 2015-10-13
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Publication No.: US09694248B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Lawrence Maxwell Monari , Lawrence Scott Monari
- Applicant: Lawrence Maxwell Monari , Lawrence Scott Monari
- Main IPC: A63B43/00
- IPC: A63B43/00

Abstract:
A system for measuring and displaying the pressure of conventional American-style footballs in real time to game officials and spectators continuously. In one preferred embodiment, at least one pressure transducer device is disposed inside the football. The pressure transducer is an electrical oscillator. The frequency of oscillation is a known mathematical function of the bladder pressure. At least one pressure readout device is positioned externally to the football at the outside of the cover-liner. The pressure readout device wirelessly stimulates the pressure transducer device to oscillate. The pressure readout device reads the frequency of oscillation and calculates the value of the pressure. In another preferred embodiment, the value of the football's pressure is measured by physical contact with a Durometer. Both embodiments display the pressure to game officials locally; and transmit the value of the football's pressure to spectators remotely.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170100644A1 Instrumented Sports Paraphernalia System Public/Granted day:2017-04-13
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