Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

Allegiance Corporation

Other

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Northwestern University

Advanced Cooling Therapy, Inc.

American Biooptics, LLC

Frank Garrett, Jr

Kevin L Krysiak

David J Proeber

Robert T Thurman

Daniel E Hare

David Betzold

Michael C Garrett

Thomas L Michaels

Adam S Fedenia

Russ A Johnson

Wen Tang

Otakar Kudrna

Keith Aaron Grider

Antonio Juan Belton

Stephen J McPhilliamy

Sean Corrigan

Daniel Joseph Greene

Mark W Fisher

William D Severa

Derek J Leatzow

Tomas Matusaitis

James L Shenoha

Vadim Backman

Carl E Scheie

Erik Kulstad

Ryan L Francis

Jon C Pergande

Po-Jen Cheng

John S White, Jr

Richard P Hulock

Brian James Skelton

Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos

Charles Steven Pint

Mark W Lin

Jeffrey D Sheets

Nikhil N Mutyal

Bradley Gould

Patrick Shanley

Charles Tricou

William E Shaw

The Quyen Nguyen

Robin Drassler

Melissa Naiman

Siegfried Kuebler

Jordan D Altman

Alex S Holterman

Jay K Joshi

An apparatus includes a disposable assembly and a reusable assembly. The disposable assembly includes a fluid input port, a fluid output port, and a tube configured to provide fluid communication between the fluid input port and the fluid output port. The reusable assembly includes a housing, a fluid management assembly that is configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, and a sensing assembly. The fluid management assembly is configured to prevent fluid from traveling past the tube to the fluid output port in the closed position. The sensing assembly is configured to sense fluid accumulating within the tube while the fluid management assembly is in the closed position. The sensing assembly is also configured to drive the fluid management assembly from the closed position to the open position when the sensing assembly detects fluid within the tube at a predetermined range.

Fluid output measurement device and method

An automated calibration system that includes a probe guide and a target assembly. The probe guide receives an optical probe, and the target assembly includes one or more calibration targets. The target assembly is slideable relative to the probe guide so that a first calibration target is aligned under the optical probe in a first position of the target assembly and a second calibration target is aligned under the optical probe in a second position of the target assembly.

Automated calibration system for a fiber optic probe

An automated objective American-football evaluation system may include an American-style football, at least one sensor carried by the football, and electronics to: (a) receive a string of sensor signals from the at least one accelerometer; (b) determine a time of an initial impact of the football with a receiver based upon the received string of sensor signals; and (c) output a catch quality, the catch quality being based upon a portion of the string of sensor signals that is based upon the determined time of the initial impact of the football with the receiver.

Football sensing

An automated objective American-football evaluation system may include an American-style football, at least one sensor carried by the football, the at least one sensor comprising at least one accelerometer carried by the football and electronics. The electronics are to: (a) receive a string of sensor signals from the at least one sensor; (b) determine a characteristic of a throw of the football based upon the received string of sensor signals; (c) determine an identity of a football player associated with the throw of the football; (d) assign the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity of the football player; and (e) output the determined characteristic of the throw, the determined identity of the football player and the assignment of the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity the football.

An automated objective American-football evaluation system may include an American-style football, at least one sensor carried by the football, and electronics. The electronics arranged to: (a) receive strings of sensor signals from the at least one sensor, wherein the characteristic of the throw of the football determined by the electronics; and (b) output throw quality. The throw quality is based upon a combination of at least two throw characteristic determined based upon the received string of sensor signals associated with a throw of the football. The at least two throw characteristics are selected from a group of throw characteristics consisting of: velocity; spin rate; time-of-flight; angle of attack; release angle; cone angle; nutation angle; spiral efficiency; and spiral decay.

A football sensing system may include an American-style football extending along a longitudinal axis and having a maximum transverse dimension defining a transverse axis and at least one accelerometer. The football has a bladder and a cover about the bladder. The accelerometer is carried by the football between the bladder and the cover to sense acceleration along at least a first axis. The accelerometer is sized to sense a predetermined maximum value of acceleration in the first axis. The accelerometer is positioned within the football in a first position with the first axis of the accelerometer angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the football. The accelerometer in the first position is capable of measuring acceleration values in a direction in line with or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the football that are greater than the predetermined maximum value of acceleration in the first axis.

Systems and methods for managing patient temperature are disclosed. Temperature management systems that are suitable for an out-of-hospital setting are disclosed. Temperature management systems having a low power requirement are disclosed. Temperature management systems that include a disposable, single-use reservoir are disclosed.

Temperature management systems

Various implementations of a fluid collection system having a flexible liner are disclosed. In one exemplary variation, the fluid collection system may include a container having a top opening, a lid configured to close the top opening, and a flexible liner attached to the lid. The liner may be interposed between the lid and the container when the lid closes the top opening. The liner and the lid may define a substantially sealed interior space therebetween. The lid may include an access port through which the interior space receives fluid. The flexible liner may also be configured to controllably collapse as the fluid is removed from the interior space.

Fluid collection and disposal system having interchangeable collection and other features and methods relating thereof

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a portable industrial air filtration device employing an annular dual filter assembly to capture and remove impurities from the air surrounding the air filtration device, enabling the air filtration device to quickly and efficiently improve the quality and safety of the air. The air filtration device includes a two-piece housing including a lower housing component and a locking cover removably attachable to the lower housing component. The dual filter assembly is mounted within the housing between the locking cover and the lower housing component, and includes a removable self-supporting outer pre-filter surrounding a separately removable inner HEPA filter. The pre-filter initially filters the surrounding air by capturing relatively large or coarse impurities, and the HEPA filter further filters the air pulled through the pre-filter by capturing relatively small or fine impurities.

Portable industrial air filtration device

A football sensing system including an American-style football extending along a longitudinal axis and having a maximum transverse dimension defining a transverse axis and at least one accelerometer carried by the football to sense acceleration of the football along at least a first axis. The accelerometer is sized to sense a predetermined maximum value of acceleration in the first axis. The accelerometer is positioned within the football in a first position with the first axis of the accelerometer angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the football. The accelerometer in the first position is capable of measuring acceleration values in a direction in line with or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the football that are greater than the predetermined maximum value of acceleration in the first axis.

Fluid collection and disposal system having interchangeable collection and other features and methods relating thereto

A golf club vibration dampening and sound attenuation system including an elongated shaft, a club head, a resilient insert assembly, a dampener, and a grip. The shaft has a distal shaft end and a proximal shaft end. The club head is coupled to the distal shaft end, and includes a front wall and a sole portion. The front wall has a rearwardly sloped front strike side and a rear side. The sole portion rearwardly extends from a lower region of the rear side. The rear side and the sole portion define a cavity and a recess. The recess downwardly extends into the sole portion. A resilient insert assembly is positioned in and substantially fills the recess. The insert assembly is coupled to one or both of the sole portion and the lower region. The dampener is disposed within the shaft and has at least one annular radially extending projection.

Golf club vibration dampening and sound attenuation system

A golf club shaft is provided with increased torsional stiffness by making the outside diameter of the tip end larger. The torsional stiffness per unit weight of the shaft is greater than the torsional stiffness per unit weight of prior shafts. The shaft can be attached to a clubhead by inserting the tip end over a male hosel or over a shaft adapter which is attached to a female hosel.

Golf club with oversize shaft

In a racket for tennis or the like games having a frame for receiving stringing and comprising a possibly hollow profile bar, and a handle end which is of polygonal cross-section and which is wound around with a grip strip and whose blank is provided at the corners of the cross-section with longitudinal edges separating each two longitudinal surfaces, the longitudinal edges are raised relative to their longitudinal surfaces. Preferably for that purpose longitudinal ribs extend at the longitudinal edges, the ribs being formed on the handle blank or being fixedly connected thereto in another manner.

Racket for tennis or the like games

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Barrington, IL, United States of America

Frank Garrett, Jr