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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2003
Kirk A. Reinbold, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Robert J. Goldman, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Barry Lyngard, Flourtown, PA (US);
Silvio Eberhardt, Pownal, VT (US);
Peter Michel, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Albert Augustine, Jr., Narberth, PA (US);
Kirk A. Reinbold, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Robert J. Goldman, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Barry Lyngard, Flourtown, PA (US);
Silvio Eberhardt, Pownal, VT (US);
Peter Michel, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Albert Augustine, Jr., Narberth, PA (US);
Sensorpad Systems Inc., Norristown, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for detecting and displaying force data relating to impacts received on an item of athletic equipment includes two or more items of athletic equipment each having a force sensor, logic and a wireless transmitter therein, a receiver adapted to receiver signals from each of the transmitters, and a processor for formatting the data for display. The force sensor may be a capacitive force sensor. The logic may have an operating mode and a sleep mode, with an inertial sensor providing a signal to cause the logic to switch from sleep mode to operating mode. The logic identifies and stores signals exceeding a threshold for transmission. Transmissions are repeated, and the receiver is adapted to distinguish and discard corrupted and repeated transmissions. The display provides an indication of force and number of recorded hits in association with the names of the competitors. The athletic equipment may be boxing gloves, and the force and number of hit data may be provided simultaneously with images and commentary for a boxing match. The data may be displayed as a standalone graphic or superimposed over an image of a match.