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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2019
Applicant:
American University, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Newport, Washington, DC (US);
Arthur Shapiro, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 5/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application relates to an apparatus for controllably rotating an object, such as a baseball or any sporting ball, and methods of using the apparatus for measurement of visual acuity and/or training. Specifically, in certain embodiments, an object is rotated at a selected revolutions per minute (RPM) and a subject's exposure to the rotating object is controlled by illumination and/or controlled exposure, and assessing a subject's ability to recognize the direction of rotation.