43rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150297903 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NONINVASIVE VENTILATION - The invention is a system that comprises both an Airway and Ventilation device (AV) and an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) device. The system is provided with means for assisting only minimally trained persons to operate it in emergency situations involving respiratory failure and/or cardiac arrhythmias. An integral part of AV of the system is a face mask comprised of two parts—a face attachment unit configured to attach to the patient's face and a mask body that is releasably connected to the face attachment unit by a quick release mechanism allowing quick removal of the mask body from the face attachment unit, leaving only the face attachment unit attached to the patients' face, in order to address urgencies such as vomiting. After vomiting ceases and is cleared, then the mask body may be reattached to continue ventilation. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297904 | WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM LONG-TERM MONITORING ALTERNATING PATIENT PARAMETERS OTHER THAN ECG - A Wearable Cardiac Defibrillator system includes a support structure with one or more electrodes in an unbiased state. Different sensor modules may monitor, for the long-term, different patient parameters such as the patient's motion, a physiological parameter, etc., other than the patient's ECG. The sensor modules can be worn by the patient concurrently, or only one at a time as convenient, and may provide respective sensor signals. The system may determine from one or more of the available received signals whether a certain threshold has been reached, such as when the patient is having an actionable episode. If so, at least one electrode may become mechanically biased against the patient's body, for making good electrical contact. Then, an ECG reading may be taken and/or electrical therapy may be administered. Since good electrical contact with the skin is not required, the patient's discomfort may be reduced and compliance may be increased. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297905 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEADLESS PACING AND SHOCK THERAPY - Techniques and systems for monitoring cardiac arrhythmias and delivering electrical stimulation therapy using a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (SICD) and a leadless pacing device (LPD) are described. For example, the SICD may detect a tachyarrhythmia within a first electrical signal from a heart and determine, based on the tachyarrhythmia, to deliver anti-tachyarrhythmia shock therapy to the patient to treat the detected arrhythmia. The LPD may receive communication from the SICD requesting the LPD deliver anti-tachycardia pacing to the heart and determine, based on a second electrical signal from the heart sensed by the LPD, whether to deliver anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) to the heart. In this manner, the SICD and LPD may communicate to coordinate ATP and/or cardioversion/defibrillation therapy. In another example, the LPD may be configured to deliver post-shock pacing after detecting delivery of anti-tachyarrhythmia shock therapy. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297906 | AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR CABINET DEVICE - The automated external defibrillator cabinet device includes a defibrillator and a housing in which the defibrillator is disposed. There is a device appropriate for signaling the removal of the defibrillator from the housing. There is a link connecting the housing to the defibrillator with a device controlling the operation of the device for signaling in case the link is broken. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING DISCRIMINATING OF TACHYCARDIA EVENTS IN A MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING DUAL SENSING VECTORS - A method and medical device for detecting a cardiac event that includes sensing cardiac signals from a plurality of electrodes, the plurality of electrodes forming a first sensing vector sensing a first interval and a second sensing vector simultaneously sensing a second, determining, for each of the first interval and the second interval, whether each beat of the plurality of beats is one of a match beat and a non-match beat, determining whether each beat of the plurality of beats is one of a high confidence beat and a low confidence beat, determining, for each of the first interval and the second interval, the number of beats determined to be both a non-match beat and a high confidence beat is greater than a non-match threshold, and determining whether to deliver therapy for the cardiac event in response to identifying of each of the first interval and the second interval as being one of shockable and not shockable. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297908 | METHODS AND RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT PROBE FOR TREATING VAGINAL LAXITY - The invention comprises a treatment probe and method delivering radiofrequency stimulation for controlled heating of tissue within the vagina to treat vaginal laxity. The treatment probe includes a rounded disposable treatment tip to accommodate the anatomy of the vagina which is coupled with an electrode assembly, both of which are assembled to transfer radiofrequency energy to vaginal surface and subsurface. The treatment tip includes a skin temperature sensor that monitors skin temperature to maintain a pre-set treatment temperature; the entire assembly is connected to a reusable treatment probe handle and radiofrequency generator. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297909 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING WITH THE PHYSIOLOGICAL RECOVERY FROM FATIGUE, STRESS OR INJURY - The disclosure relates to the process of enhanced recovery from injury or body fatigue due to strenuous activity or strenuous conditions using a contemplated apparatus. Generally the apparatuses disclosed utilize two or more physiological properties and/or body interfaces selected from 1) thermoregulation enhancer via cooling or heating sources; 2) blood flow viscosity enhancer via electromagnetic forces; 3) a circulatory pull by creating a negative pressure or vacuum environment which draws more blood to the treatment area; 4) muscle release apparatus via pressure point applicators and/or electric stimulation devices, which enhance the bodies natural abilities to recover from stress, fatigue or injury; and 5) a fatigue stimulator may be utilized to accelerate the amount of inflammation, stress, and/or fatigue applied to an area of the body via a restrictive cuff which prevent the body from constantly experiencing enhanced recovery techniques and depriving the body of natural adaptation. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297910 | TWO-PART PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD APPLICATOR FOR APPLICATION OF THERAPEUTIC ENERGY - Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) apparatuses and methods of making and using them. In particular, described herein are two-part PEMF apparatuses that include a self-contained, lightweight, small, compact (e.g., in some variations, wearable) generator unit that is adapted to releasably and replaceably mate with an applicator unit. The generator unit typically includes a power source and a controller that generated PEMF waveforms to be applied, including the shape and timing of the PEMF waveforms. The applicator unit typically includes a radio frequency (RF) power amplifier, a loop antenna, and impedance matching circuitry for matching the impedances for the connection between the antenna loop and the RF power amplifier. Thus, the generator module may control the application of PEMF signals without requiring impedance matching between the separable generator unit and the applicator unit. The applicator unit can include a plurality of variable capacitors that can be used to tune the PEMF signals. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297911 | MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - A medical device of the present invention includes input unit for inputting prescribing information prescribed by a doctor for an examined patient, treatment unit for carrying out a treatment operation based on the prescribing information, and driving unit mounted to the treatment unit and controlling treatment unit to be in an operable state. Input unit, treatment unit and driving unit are configured to be separable from each other. By providing treatment unit in which prescribing information has been input and driving unit separately, a treatment operation can be carried out at a desired place. Thus, a medical device, with which the patient him/herself is able to carry out the prescribed treatment operation at a predetermined place such as the patient's home, is achieved. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297912 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COSMETIC TREATMENT BY LIGHT - The invention relates to a device for cosmetic treatment by light comprising:—at least one light emission source ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150297913 | Flexible Light Treatment Pad - The present invention provides a flexible light treatment pad comprising one or more light source modules interconnected in a continuous electrical web and disposed on a flexible circuit board located on a first portion of the light treatment head. The light treatment pad further includes a control module located on a second portion of the light treatment, the second portion being physically separated and spaced apart from the first portion, the control module for providing a control signal to the one or more light source modules. Further, said light source module and said control module are encased in a flexible moulding layer for allowing flexion of the light treatment pad in numerous curvatures. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297914 | LASER PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE - A photo-bio-stimulation device uses near infrared (NIR) laser illumination of the scalp to promote hair growth with a lightweight user wearable device. All the remaining components are mounted on the concave underside of an outer shell. Forty to as many as eighty VCSEL laser device chips are surface mount soldered underneath of a single large, thin-layer FR4 printed circuit. These discrete devices direct a diffused, near uniform flood of 678-nanometer monochromatic laser light deep into the hair roots and follicles across the scalps of its users. Petal shapes along a central spine are cut deep into the side edges of the thin-layer FR4 printed circuit to allow it to be conformed and fixed into a hemispherical dome and attached with dozens of plastic snaps inside the outer shell. This connects inside to a rechargeable battery and power controller. A protective clear covering matching the concave underside is attached along the brims. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297915 | APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY - An apparatus for maintaining treatment of peripheral neuropathy is disclosed. The apparatus includes a controller, a memory device coupled to the controller, and a radiation generator. The radiation generator is controlled by the controller to generate light pulses for irradiating a selected component of a human's body. The radiation generator includes a first group of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to provide light pulses having a wavelength centered around approximately 640 nm, a second group of LEDs to provide light pulses having a wavelength centered around approximately 780 nm, and a third group of LEDs to provide light pulses having a wavelength centered around approximately 880 nm. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297916 | System and Method for the Validation and Quality Assurance of Computerized Contours of Human Anatomy - A system and method for validating the accuracy of delineated contours in computerized imaging using statistical data for generating assessment criterion that define acceptable tolerances for delineated contours, with the statistical data being conditionally updated and/or refined between individual processes for validating delineated contours to thereby adjust the tolerances defined by the assessment criterion in the stored statistical data, such that the stored statistical data is more closely representative of a target population. In an alternative embodiment, a system and method for validating the accuracy of delineated contours in computerized imaging using machine learning for assessing delineated contours, with the machine learning training data being used to generate geometric attributes, and the geometric attributes used to construct intra- and interstructural geometric attribute distribution models to automatically detect contouring errors. The present invention may be used to facilitate, as one example, radiation therapy. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297917 | HADRON RADIATION INSTALLATION AND VERIFICATION METHOD - A hadron radiation installation adapted to subject a target to irradiation by a hadron radiation beam includes a target support configured to support, preferably immobilize, a target; a hadron radiation apparatus adapted to emit a hadron radiation beam along a beam axis to irradiate the target supported by the target support, the radiation beam penetrating into the target. The radiation apparatus has a control system at least comprising a beam penetration depth control allowing at least to control and vary the penetration depth of the radiation beam into the target. The installation has a radiation beam range sensor device adapted to determine the penetration depth of said radiation beam into the target, where the range sensor device includes a gamma camera responsive to prompt gamma rays that are emitted while the hadron radiation beam penetrates into the target. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297918 | PARTICLE BEAM ROTATIONAL IRRADIATION APPARATUS AND PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - A particle beam rotational irradiation apparatus includes: a frame that supports an irradiation nozzle and rotates; an irradiation-nozzle support member that is provided on an inner-circumference side of the frame and supports the irradiation nozzle; a movable floor that has a roller movable in a circumferential direction centering on a rotation axis of the frame; and a movable-floor rail that is provided in the circumferential direction on the inner-circumference side of the frame and supports the roller; wherein the irradiation-nozzle support member and the movable floor have respective coupling portions that are attachable/detachable to/from each other in the circumferential direction centering on the rotation axis of the frame. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297919 | Flame Resistant Fabric with Anisotropic Properties - Flame resistant fabrics are formed by warp and fill yarns having different fiber contents. The fabrics are constructed, for example, by selection of a suitable weaving pattern, such that the body side of the fabric and the face side of the fabric have different properties. The fabrics described herein can be printable and dyeable on both sides of the fabric and are suitable for use in military and industrial garments. Methods of forming flame resistant fabrics, and methods for forming garments from the fabrics, are also described. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297920 | AIR BLOWER AND PROTECTIVE SUIT INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are an air blower and a protective suit that includes the air blower, which eliminates an air hose that connects the air blower to the protective suit without the air hose getting caught on a protrusion in a work area, which provides favorable workability. With respect to an air blower for a protective suit, the air blower configured to include an air blowing part that includes an air blowing machine, and a filter part that incorporates a filter and that is connected to the air blowing part, is characterized in that the air blower is arranged at the nape of the neck of a wearer of the protective suit. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297921 | Fall Protection System - A fall protection system having two telescoping supports positioned at either end of a job location in combination with conventional ladders. The two supports retain and securely attach to a horizontal support beam that is the anchoring location for a fall protection harness. The two supports may also be laterally interconnected to the two ladders, which may additionally support a conventional walk board via ladder jacks. A user may then use the walk board to perform installations or repairs above the minimum height necessary for fall protection and be secured against a fall by attaching via a harness and strap to the cross-bar. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297922 | FIRE SUPPRESSION FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - In various embodiments, a fire suppression system includes a high rate discharge system and a low rate discharge system. The low rate discharge system may comprise components that are capable of varying mass flow of a fire suppression agent in term of the ambient conditions of the aircraft structure. In this regard, the low rate discharge system may comprise a valve that is configured to sense at least one of the ambient pressure and ambient temperature of an aircraft structure. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297923 | FIRE-RETARDING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE - A fire-retarding apparatus includes a composite. The composite includes a face layer attached to a fire-retarding layer. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297924 | SPRINKLER SYSTEM INCLUDING A MIXING DEVICE UPSTREAM OF A SPRINKLER - An exemplary sprinkler system includes a liquid supply conduit and a gas supply conduit. A mixing device is coupled to the liquid supply conduit and the gas supply conduit. The mixing device is configured to establish a mixture of liquid from the liquid supply conduit and gas from the gas supply conduit. The mixture has a selected gas-to-liquid ratio. A sprinkler supply conduit is coupled with the mixing device for carrying the mixture downstream from the mixing device. A sprinkler coupled with the sprinkler supply conduit is configured to receive the mixture and to discharge a fire suppression mist. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297925 | INTELLIGENT SPRINKLER SYSTEM SECTION VALVE - Embodiments are directed to a sprinkler system ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150297926 | Self-Extinguishing Sandwich Panel - The present invention is a self-extinguishing sandwich panel to be used as a component of wall and/or roof structures in production halls, warehouses, retail centers, etc. The self-extinguishing sandwich panel is equipped with a core and flow pipes situated under the skin surface, pipes which are distributed on one side of the core or on both sides of the panel core. The panel consists of internal flow pipes ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150297927 | Sprinkler Assembly - A sprinkler assembly for use in an attic or under a sloped roof or ceiling and includes a body having an inlet opening and a discharge opening. A support extends from the body and a closure device is releasably positioned at the discharge opening to close the passageway. A heat responsive trigger releasably retains the closure device at the discharge opening of the body. A flow shaper is supported by the support and includes a transverse wall portion intersecting a central axis of the discharge opening. A pair of laterally spaced side walls each extend from the transverse wall portion toward the body and a pair of mounting base portions extend from the pair of side walls and connect the flow shaper to the support. The flow shaper provides a simple and inexpensive design for providing adequate distribution of fire suppressant both laterally and directly beneath the sprinkler. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297928 | SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR, FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEM WITH VALVES - The system comprises a main network situated downstream from a check valve that supplies the sensors, for example, in the form of sprinklers. This main network is subdivided into secondary networks, each secondary network being isolated from the main network by a valve that enables water to be prevented from entering the portions of the network in which it is not needed. The valve is capable not only of compensating for losses in pressure in the network but also for opening itself completely when a fire is detected. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297929 | CONCEALED SPRINKLER ACTIVATION - A fire suppression sprinkler assembly coupled to a mounting surface includes a sprinkler having a heat responsive element arranged adjacent a first end. A cover plate is positioned adjacent the heat responsive element and includes a thermally conductive cover layer. A reflective shield has a reflective interior surface. The reflective shield is positioned substantially opposite the cover plate adjacent the first end of the sprinkler such that heat reflects from the top plate towards the heat responsive element. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297930 | TEMPERATURE DERIVATIVE BASED LAUNCH METHOD FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS - A fire suppression system is provided including at least one spray head. A drive source is coupled to the at least one spray head by a supply line that delivers an extinguishing medium thereto. A control valve is connected to the supply line between the drive source and the at least one spray head. The system includes at least one temperature indicator for measuring a surrounding temperature. A control unit is operably coupled to the drive source, the control valve, and the at least one temperature indicator. The control unit monitors a rate at which the temperature measured by the at least one temperature indicator changes to determine a location of a fire. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297931 | CHIN-UP EXERCISE MECHANISM FOR INCLINED BODY - Disclosed is a chin-up exercise mechanism having a special structure with which a user can do chin-up exercises by grasping a gripping rod formed on an upper part of an upper body, in a state in which the back of the user leans against roller members formed on a body that forms a predetermined angle with a horizontal surface, wherein the direction in which force is exerted on the arms is different from the direction in which the body of the user moves. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297932 | ELASTIC RESISTANT TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHODS - An exercise apparatus and method for applying one or more lateral resistive loads to drive, swing and other phases to participants while performing complex motions at low or high speeds to condition one's body to better and more quickly perform physical movements at high speeds. Elastic members may be used to generate resistance emanating from a ground-based or vertically-positioned apparatus. The elastic members may connect to one or more body parts simultaneously. The apparatus may be mechanically designed to fully retract the elastic members into the apparatus to maintain resistance while participants are in close proximity to the apparatus. The apparatus provides a plurality of self-contained elastic members and provides participants the ability to alter the vertical and horizontal positions of each elastic member's emanation point from the apparatus. This provides ability to control applied resistance vectors between the attachment point on the participant and the apparatus. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297933 | PLURAL PARALLEL CUFF FOR MUSCLE TRAINING BY PRESSURIZING LIMB - A plural parallel cuff for muscle training is made to reinforce muscles of limbs while it is wound broad around the portion of an upper arm and/or a thigh with uniform and stable binding force for the light exercise training. Three cloth sleeve bags are sewn to a connection cloth spaced in parallel. Three short rubber bags are inserted into three cloth sleeve bags respectively. The rubber bags are connected each other with T-joints for air channel. A plug and a socket are used to connect the pneumatic pump detachably to the thin tube. The plural parallel cuff is wound around a limb and hook-and-loop fasteners are used to form loops by uniting both ends of each of the cloth sleeve bags. The rubber bags are inflated by a pneumatic pump for restricting the bloodstream and then an low intensity exercise is performed. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297934 | ACTIVE MOVEMENT TRAINING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A rehabilitation machine can have a chassis with actuators positioned behind a patient area. The actuators can have supports projecting toward the patient area and can have respective adapters shaped to engage the legs of a patient at the thigh, the calf, and the foot while the patient is in a standing or walking posture. The actuators can also have motors, transition elements, and linkages connected to apply moments through the adapters to achieve, for each leg, hip adduction/abduction, hip flexion/extension, knee flexion/extension, and foot plantar flexion/dorsiflexion according to signals from a controller. The actuators can be confined to a space, largely behind the patient, such that free arm swing is permitted when the patient is attached. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297935 | ADJUSTABLE REFORMER - An adjustable reformer for exercising is provided. The reformer includes a frame, a carriage slidably mounted to the horizontal frame, and at least one resistance element connected to the carriage. A cord connects the carriage to at least one lower guide and at least one upper guide. Pulling the cord causes movement of the carriage along the frame against resistance provided by the resistance element. The guides can be height adjustable. The reformer can include a cord retraction system. Related methods of exercise are also provided. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297936 | Freestanding Selectable Free Weight Assembly - A weight plate for use in an adjustable weight set includes a weight plate member having a plate surface. A locking mechanism on the weight plate member secures the weight plate to another weight plate of the set. The locking mechanism comprises a plurality of spaced apart locking elements each being formed by at least one cut in the weight plate member. At least a portion of each locking element is displaced from the plate surface forming a slot behind the locking element. The slot receives a locking element on another weight plate of the set to secure the weight plate to the other weight plate. The locking elements are arranged relative to each other and to a centrally disposed hole in the weight plate for securely retaining the weight plate and the weight plates to each other. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297937 | FULL BODY EXERCISE APPARATUS - A layered strap-like apparatus for exercising, stretching and training multiple muscle groups of the entire body of a user. The apparatus is adapted to be worn about the waist or carried as a bandolier about the user's body. The apparatus has an optional, releasably closable pocket between the layers for securing and carrying accessories, such as attachable handles and elastic bands. The apparatus and methods of use provide the user with balanced loading options and the flexibility to exercise anywhere. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297938 | Exercise Device - An exercise apparatus comprises a wearable article and a plurality of straps. The wearable article may comprise pants, footwear, headwear, jackets, gloves, socks, shorts, shirts, vests, sleeves, unitards, and/or leotards. The straps may be positioned at various locations about the wearable article. The straps include a plurality of tabs exposed through corresponding openings in the wearable article. Each tab includes an attachment member that is capable of being selectively coupled with one or more exercise accessories. The tabs may be positioned equidistantly about each strap. The exercise accessories may comprise straps, static or flexible bands, rods, levels, poles, chains, resistance bands, weights, sandbags, weighted sleds, training parachutes, medical rehabilitation tools (such as stretch bands), or the like. The wearable article or straps may further include a plurality of snaps such that the tabs are selectively securable to the snaps. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297939 | COMPRESSIBLE BARBELL ADAPTER - A compressible barbell adapter is disclosed, which consists of a compression-retraction member fastened to a hollow shaft for use on a bar. The compression and retraction movement of the compression-retraction member is generally achieved by means of a pinion and a rack system, and can be utilized in conjunction with dampening means. Slidable handles are also connected to the compression-retraction member, and serve to slide along the axis of the hollow shaft, and thus along the bar. The compressible barbell adapter is meant to be fastened onto existing bars or barbells such that additional exertion is focused on the pectoral, deltoid and back muscles during various exercises. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297940 | EXERCISE SUSPENSION STRAP - A suspension strap comprising an elongate length of flexible material providing a body of a strap; a hand grip fixed on a first end of the strap at a first junction; and a foot grip fixed within the hand grip at the first junction, the foot grip being a second length of the flexible material. The foot loop is disposed entirely within the periphery of the hand grip. A second hand strap and foot grip are provided at a second end of the strap. As per the first foot grip, the second foot grip is disposed within the second hand strap. A door anchor, implemented with a plastic tube, is mounted on the strap. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297941 | Fold and Roll Exercise Mat - A yoga mat comprising a folding hinge, said yoga mat designed to be folded and then rolled up while it is folded. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297942 | Weight bar T-handle and pivot anchor assembly - A weight training assembly which attaches to a weight bar to train an athlete in upward thrust movements, specifically football linemen, the assembly including a T-handle attachment for application to one end of the weight bar and an anchor attachment mounted to the floor or a floor and wall junction securing the other end of the weight bar for pivotal movement, the T-handle portion held by the user for a standing military press motion or other creative lifting movement. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297943 | ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR FITNESS MACHINE - An adjustable pedal assembly for use in a fitness machine is disclosed to include a pedal holder frame including two lateral plates, two guide axles connected in parallel between the lateral plates and a mounting unit for mounting on the fitness machine, two pedals slidably supported on the guide axles of the pedal holder frame, and an adjustment device including an actuation member inserted through and connected with the pedals and rotatable to move the pedals relative to each other, and a rotary adjustment knob fastened to one end of the actuation member and operable to rotate the actuation member in adjusting the transverse distance between the two pedals. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297944 | Exercise Machine Carriage System - An exercise machine carriage system which allows for a wide range of exercises while maintaining improved balance and control for the exerciser. The exercise machine generally includes a stationary frame and a carriage adapted to slide along at least one track on the frame. The carriage may include at least one opening on its upper surface to be used by an exerciser to perform a variety of exercises. The carriage may also include, either in combination with the openings or alternatively, at least one carriage strap extending across its upper surface for use in a variety of exercises. Platforms may also be included on either end of the frame, each of the platforms including its own platform strap. By utilizing such openings and/or straps, a wide variety of exercises may be accomplished that otherwise would be difficult or impossible to perform on conventional exercise machines. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297945 | Systems and Methods for a Hill Training Apparatus for a Bicycle Trainer - A bicycle trainer with a hill training apparatus is described. The hill training apparatus enables bicyclists to simulate uphill riding (incline), downhill riding (decline), and hill resistance or lack thereof. The hill training apparatus also provides for correct body positioning while riding uphill or downhill, and with or without resistance. Riding on a trainer with correct body positioning provides for improved training. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297946 | Method and Apparatus for Fitness Exercise - In accordance with one embodiment, a method and apparatus for fitness exercise, generally comprising an arcuate board and exercise bands is provided for use in combination with routines designed to enhance the results which may be achieved by presently known exercise machines using a compact, portable device that can be used to exercise nearly every muscle in the body and in both strength exercises and stretching exercises. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297947 | APPARATUS FOR EXERCISING A PERSON'S ARMS - Apparatus ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150297948 | Exercise Apparatus and Methods - The present invention relates generally to exercise devices, and more specifically to exercise devices providing variable resistance when performing a wide variety of training movements. These exercise devices comprise a pulley system of elastic resistance bands or cords secured to a hinged A-shaped frame wherein the resistance imparted by the elastic bands or cords can be easily varied by engaging or disengaging individual resistance bands or lengthening or shortening individual bands. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297949 | AUTOMATIC SPORTS BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A system for automatically videoing an event activity being conducted within a performance area. The system includes one or more automatic cameras placed in fixed locations with respect to the performance area and have adjustable views of at least a portion of the performance area for capturing and outputting a real-time automatic video stream of the event activity; a tracking system including multiple detectors for detecting the event activity throughout the performance area and for outputting a real-time tracking data stream of event activity information; and an automatic filming system for determining electronic camera movement control signals using at least in part the real-time tracking data stream, and for providing the electronic camera movement control signals to the one or more automatic cameras such that the one or more automatic cameras automatically adjust their view of the performance area. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297950 | REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A rehabilitation assistance system includes a peg board, a peg to be placed on the peg board by a subject, and a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating a position of the peg relative to a predetermined position on the peg board. The position information acquisition unit includes a sensor provided on at least one of the peg and the peg board, and the position information acquisition unit acquires the position information based on an output from the sensor. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297951 | Athletic Performance Monitoring Systems and Methods in a Team Sports Environment - Systems, apparatuses, and methods estimate the distance between a player and a ball by transmitting a chirp (sweep signal) to a radio tag located on the ball. During the chirp, the frequency of the transmitted signal is changed in a predetermined fashion. The radio tag doubles the transmitted frequency and returns the processed signal to a transceiver typically located on the player. The currently transmitted frequency is then compared with the received frequency to obtain a difference frequency from which an apparatus may estimate the distance. The apparatus may simultaneously receive the processed signal from the radio tag while transmitting the sweep signal. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297952 | SCUBA MASK STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - Disclosed are a scuba mask structure and a manufacturing process thereof. The structure includes an integrally-formed support section including at least one window section forming in one side thereof and having an edge that is distant from the window section and is coupled to a flexible attaching section that is also integrally formed in a two-side covering manner. In the manufacture, a mold is used to first make the flexible attaching section, which is then placed in another mold for processing, or alternatively, a multiple-material injection molding machine is applied to carry out automatic molding without removing the flexible attaching section, in which before the processing, a window section is placed in the mold to be processed simultaneously. Thereafter, a support section is formed in such a way that one side of the support section completely covers the window section and an opposite side coupled to the flexible attaching section. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297953 | Golf Ball with Scuff-Resistant Cover - Scuff-resistant golf ball covers and methods of manufacturing golf balls are described. The cover is made of a thermoplastic polymeric portion including at least one first, high molecular weight copolymer of ethylene/5-12 percent by weight acrylic or methacrylic acid or both/5-40 percent by weight alkyl acrylate or methacrylate or both; optionally at least one second, low molecular weight copolymer of ethylene/3-25 percent by weight acrylic or methacrylic acid or both; and a high molecular weight dipolymer of ethylene/acrylic acid that has a molar fraction of the acrylic acid monomer units within ±about 10% of a molar fraction of the α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer units of the at least one first copolymer. The acid groups of all acid monomer units are neutralized 30% to about 75% on a molar basis by magnesium cations, calcium cations, zinc cations, or a combination of these cations. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297954 | MOLDED GAME BALL - A molded game ball comprises an outer cover or surface having a mold line that mimics the seam of a conventional baseball or softball. The outer cover or surface may additionally include a stitch pattern that mimics the stitching of a conventional baseball or softball. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297955 | MESH TOY APPARATUS - An apparatus is provided, which includes a plurality of elongated strands having joinder regions uniting adjacent strands at a distance along a length of an outer perimeter of the elongated strands, the elongate strands being configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths. The elongated strands form a surface of a mesh when the joinder regions are coupled. The apparatus may further include a manducable protrusion coupled to the mesh and extending a distance away from an exterior surface of the mesh. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297956 | LACROSSE BALL CONTAINER AND RESURFACER - A sports ball container suitable for resurfacing, storing, and carrying sports balls by abrading a surface of one or more sports balls by applying a reciprocating motion. The ball container includes a bottom wall, a cylindrical side, an open end top portion with screw threads thereon, and a cap. The inner surface of the cylindrical side wall is an abrasive surface configured to abrade one or more balls. A lanyard attached to the top portion of the container may be used for the efficient and convenient transportation and storage of sports balls. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297957 | Releasable Connections for Golf Club Heads and Shafts/US - Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Golf clubs are provided that have spherical releasable connections between the golf club head and the golf club shaft along with head/shaft position adjusting features to allow interchange of shafts and heads and to allow modification of the head/shaft positioning properties. Assemblies for connecting the club head and shaft may include: a shaft adapter, a shaft retainer, and a hosel insert located within an interior chamber of the club head. The club head and shaft may be changed by releasing the securing system and exchanging the original parts with different parts. Furthermore, the shaft adapter may be rotated within the hosel insert to create different angles from the shaft so as to allow adjustment of the shaft position with respect to the club head. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297958 | MULTI-MATERIAL GOLF CLUB - A golf club including a golf club head having improved mass distribution characteristics. The golf club includes a golf club head that is constructed multiple materials and includes a body member, a mass member, and an interface that allows the mass member to be coupled to the body member. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297959 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club having a face adapted to directly strike a golf ball thereon, a pipe-shaped shaft coupled to the club head, and a grip coupled to the top end periphery of the shaft, includes a first protrusion formed on one side of an internal surface of a face thereof; a second protrusion formed on the rear surface of the interior thereof in such a manner as to face the first protrusion and having a lubricating oil inlet passage formed thereon in such a manner as to be connected to the outside; a spring disposed engagedly between the first protrusion and the second protrusion; a bolt detachably mounted on the entrance of the lubricating oil inlet passage of the second protrusion; and an elastic structure slidingly operating along the spring in such a manner as to surround the spring. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297960 | CG HEIGHT ADJUSTABILITY BY CONFORMALWEIGHTING - A golf club head comprising a conformal weight sized to fit within a recess or channel disposed in a crown or sole is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the crown or sole itself is a conformal weight, and is removably affixed to a base structure comprising a striking face and a skeletal support structure. In other embodiments, the golf club head comprises a conformal weight in the form of a sole cap that is removably affixed to the golf club head and covers small weight ports disposed in the sole. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297961 | MULTI-TRACK ADJUSTABLE GOLF CLUB - An adjustable golf club is disclosed. The adjustable golf club can include a club head having a sole. The sole of the club head may have two or more tracks located thereon. Each track can be configured to receive at least one weight. The two or more tracks may be three tracks. The three tracks can comprise an elongated central track, a first short track disposed on a first side of the elongated central track, and a second short track disposed on the second side of the elongated central track. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297962 | GOLF CLUB HAVING REMOVEABLE WEIGHT - A golf club head including a hosel, a ball striking face, a sole extending aftward from a lower edge of the ball striking face, a crown extending aftward from an upper edge of the ball striking face, a skirt extending between the sole and the crown, a weight mount disposed on at least one of the sole, the crown, and the skirt, a weight member configured to reside in the weight mount, a fastener, a retainer configured to rotatably couple the fastener to the weight member, wherein the fastener goes from an unlocked position to a locked position in less than one full turn of the fastener relative to the weight mount, wherein rotation of the fastener compresses the retainer. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297963 | GOLF CLUB SHAFT - The present invention provides a high-balance-point shaft capable of increasing ball speed. A golf club shaft formed by laminating fiber-reinforced resin, wherein the balance point obtained by formula below is set to be 53% or higher; and the kickpoint obtained by formula below is set to be 44% or higher. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297964 | Projectile and Throwing Apparatus and Game for Projectile Throwing - An improved projectile throwing apparatus is described comprising a handle, an elongate shaft, and a throwing head for throwing a projectile, such as a golf ball. The throwing head may be interchangeable with golf shafts of varied lengths, with lacrosse shafts, or other shafts to achieve accurate, long distance golf ball throws. The throwing head may be shaped to achieve throws of different distance, launch angle, and trajectory, optionally imparting spin with a retrograde ramp at the distal end of the throwing head. The throwing apparatus is useful for golf-type game play, including for those with physical disabilities, as well as for a training and instructional aid for golf, lacrosse, and other sports. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297965 | Pitching Screen Assembly - A pitching screen assembly adapted to be readily converted between a non-deployed configuration and a deployed configuration including: first and second ground-engaging support members each having first ends, second ends, and midpoints, wherein the first and second ends define lengths therebetween; a frame sub-assembly associated with the first and second ground-engaging support members, wherein the frame sub-assembly includes an internal aperture contained therein; a protective screen, wherein the protective screen is displaceable within the frame sub-assembly between a non-deployed position and a deployed position along a first axis (X); and wherein when in the non-deployed position the internal aperture of the frame sub-assembly remains substantially open to allow a pitcher to pitch a ball with a normal throwing motion, and wherein when in the deployed position the internal aperture of the frame sub-assembly is closed to protect a pitcher from a batted ball. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297966 | PITCHING MAT DEVICE - The present invention provides a portable pitching mat having a first side with a first end and a second end, wherein the first side is substantially flat and has a weight attached proximal to the first end; a second side, wherein the second side engages an artificial turf substrate with a plurality of anchors; and a pitching rubber on the first side proximal to the first end. Also provided is a portable mat having a first side with a first end and a second end, wherein the first side is substantially flat; a second side, wherein the second side has a plurality of recessed regions; and a plurality of substrates, wherein each of the plurality of substrates comprises a first face that reversibly engages one of the plurality of recessed regions on the second side; and a second face that engages an artificial turf surface with a plurality of anchors. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297967 | HOCKEY PUCK REBOUNDING DEVICE - A hockey training device is provided. The training device includes a substantially flat sheet with a smooth upper surface. The present invention includes a plurality of elastic band suspended to the upper surface. A first vertical post and a second vertical post may be attached to the flat sheet so that the elastic band is secured about the first and second vertical posts. The elastic band includes a front surface facing towards a center portion of the flat sheet. Therefore, a puck may be passed towards the elastic band and the elastic band rebounds the puck towards the user. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297968 | Securing Device for Golf Having Removable Studs - The golf shoe holder with dismountable threaded cleats prevents the supporting foot of a person from moving when attempting to hit the golf ball with a golf club. This is achieved as the holder has two holes with different diameters: the large diameter is to be held between the cleats and the golf shoe sole, by means of the threads that both parts have, and the small diameter is where it holds on to the grass by means of a tee. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297969 | Solo-Play Tennis Practice Apparatus and Method - A portable apparatus and related method for practicing tennis, comprising: a frame substantially fixed in a substantially vertical orientation; and a mesh mounted to the frame, disposed in a substantially vertical plane, and pulled taut in relation to the frame to a user-determined tension; wherein: the structural combination of the frame, the mesh and the tension of the mesh in relation to the frame enables a tennis ball striking against the mesh to rebound from the mesh in the manner of a trampoline rebound; whereby: a user of the apparatus can practice tennis, alone, in any environment, with minimal noise, by hitting the tennis ball into the mesh, and thereafter successively hitting rebounds from the mesh back into the mesh, at will. This enables a person to practice tennis, alone, in any environment, with minimal noise, at will. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297970 | PORTABLE GOLF DATA SYSTEM - A portable golf data system includes a golf data system unit. The system unit includes a processor which is communicatively coupled to a non-volatile memory configured to store a firmware. A display is communicatively coupled to the processor. A near field communication component is communicatively coupled to the processor. A navigation receiver is also communicatively coupled to the processor. At least one user entry device is communicatively coupled to the processor. The at least one user entry device is configured to allow a user to control the portable golf data system. At least one NFC tag is configured to be mechanically coupled to a golf club and to be read by the near field communication component. A method for automatically logging a use of each golf club of a plurality of golf clubs is also described. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297971 | SPORTS TRAINING DEVICE - An athletic training device trains athletes to observe the collision between a ball and bat, club, racquet, or the like. The training device may provide a unique event, such as a flashing light, at the moment of the collision. Athletes can be trained to watch the ball, bat, club, racquet or the like, to note the flash of light, thereby focusing the attention of the athlete to “keep their eye on the ball”. The training device of the present invention can provide a unique event that attracts and induces anticipation from the collision point itself. The unique event can be a light flash, multiple light flashes, colored light flashes, or the like. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297972 | Ball Launching Device - A ball launcher includes a base and a thrower arm defining a ball cradle. An arm holder is disposed on the base and pivotally supports the thrower arm about a first axis of rotation, the thrower arm spring biased about the first axis of rotation. A rotating shaft defines a second axis of rotation substantially parallel to the fore-aft axis. A ball loader is coupled to the rotating shaft for common rotation about the second axis of rotation, the ball loader defining a ball receptacle. A loader arm is releasably connected to the rotating shaft for common rotation about the second axis of rotation. The loader arm defines a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the second axis of rotation of the rotating shaft and has a length extending away from the rotating shaft. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297973 | Article of Apparel With Dynamic Padding System - An article of apparel includes a padding system that dynamically changes configuration in response to an impending impact. The padding system may change from a state that has a high flexibility and offers low protection from impact to a state that has a low flexibility and offers increase protection from impact. The system may use a filament to constrict a plurality of padding elements together in order to increase the overall stiffness of the pad. The filament may be tightened and loosened by a spool. The spool may receive a signal regarding the impending impact from a sensor that is a part of the article of apparel, or a sensor that is separate from it. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297974 | HEEL RETAINER WITH AUXILIARY LEVER - A heel retainer for a combined downhill and touring binding for a ski, including: a base plate which can be fastened on an upper side of the ski; a connecting structure; a tensioning device for securely holding a ski boot in the heel retainer, including a sole retainer; a shifting mechanism using which the heel retainer can be moved from a travelling position to a walking position and vice versa; and a latching mechanism which latches at least parts of the heel retainer in the travelling position or in the walking position. The latching mechanism includes a latching lever which can be operated manually or using a ski pole and which latches the heel retainer at least in the travelling position, wherein the parts of the heel retainer for changing from the travelling position to the walking position and vice versa can be linearly shifted on the base plate. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297975 | Motorized, Wheeled Personal Vehicle and Related Methods - A motorized, wheeled personal vehicle and related methods thereof is provided. The motorized, wheeled personal vehicle includes a deck and at least one truck affixed to the deck. A bushing assembly is interfaced between the at least one truck and the deck. An axle and wheel assembly is rotatably connected to the at least one truck. A motor is affixed to the truck, wherein the motor has a gear extending into a cavity within the truck, wherein the gear is operatively connected to the axle and wheel assembly. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297976 | INTERACTION OF AUDIO, VIDEO, EFFECTS AND ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING WITH BOWLING SCORING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - An interactive bowling system using scoring systems and/or other computer infrastructures which interact with visual and/or audio effects within the bowling center. The system includes a management system having stored therein instructions to provide special effects associated with one or more events to one or more special effects components. Upon an occurrence of an event, the management system: determines that the occurrence of the event is associated with one or more special effects; and provides the instructions to the one or more special effects components to effectuate the special effects associated with the one or more events. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297977 | BILLIARDS PLAYING AID - A billiards playing aid is provided. The billiards playing aid includes a guide tray with a channel formed to receive a cue stick. At least one finger support such as a middle finger support and a ring finger support may extend from the side of the guide tray. The finger supports may each form a hole for a user to fit their fingers within. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297979 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND CONDUCTING WAGERING DICE BASED GAME - A system, game table, and method for allowing wagers to be made on a game, and particularly dice games using multiple sets of dice, and awarding a payout as a function of an outcome of the game is provided. The dice game may be played on a physical table using physical apparatuses or may be implemented using one or more computer based gaming machines. The dice game may be played over a network, on line and/or using one or more mobile devices. The dice game may be played using a stand-alone gaming machine. The dice game may be played with one or more players. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297980 | THREE DIMENSIONAL CUBIC STRATEGY GAME - Embodiments relate to a three-dimensional (3D) strategy game in which various-shaped pieces are stacked upon a playing surface according to certain rules. The game pieces are 3D shapes funned by a combination of cubic units. Each cubic unit is a standard six-faced cube. Embodiments of the strategy game require at least two players, but these players need not all be human players. As players take turns placing pieces on the grid according to certain rules, the square cells become occupied by pieces and the players begin to place pieces on top of previously placed pieces, thus building a vertical “tower” out of the game pieces over the course of the game. After a certain condition is met, such as a player not being able to make another move according to the rules, the game is over and a winner and/or a loser are declared. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297981 | ONLINE RESPONSE QUIZ GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A quiz server receives question answers and quiz answers, which are inputted by response quiz participants using quiz terminals, from connected quiz terminals, determines the best answer by analyzing the question answers, scores the quiz answers of the participants by using the best answer determined through the question answers of the participants, and reflects a scoring result to the participants. The quiz server is characterized by performing, in detail, an attitude survey or a questionnaire survey of the participants by analyzing the question answers and the quiz answers in the above process. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297982 | GAME MODIFICATION - Familiar games are enhanced by modification equipment and/or rule changes which add strategic possibilities, player interactions, and twists not found in original game rules. Games suitable for pairing with modification equipment include board games, card games, dice games, tile games, and parlor games, for example. Game modification instructions function to alter one or more of: hand size, discards, draws, seating, turn count, turn order, rounds, scores, winning conditions, item ownership, item visibility, item possession, team membership, equipment in play, action targets, and other categories. Multiple games may be yoked together. Instructions modifying play may be followed at specified times, even after an original game ends, to determine an ultimate winner. Instructions may be embodied in cards, spinners, and/or software. Modification instructions may apply to all turn-based games, or to games in a particular category, or to a particular branded familiar game, for example. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297983 | GAME EXPANSION - Familiar games are enhanced by expansion equipment which adds strategic possibilities, player interactions, and twists not found in original game rules. Games suitable for expansion include board games, card games, dice games, tile games, and parlor games, for example. Game-agnostic mechanism instructions function to alter one or more of: hand size, discards, draws, seating, turn count, turn order, rounds, scores, winning conditions, item ownership, item visibility, item possession, team membership, equipment in play, action targets, and other categories. Multiple games may be yoked together. Instructions injecting game mechanisms may be followed at specified times, even after an original game ends, to determine an ultimate winner. Game-agnostic mechanism instructions may be embodied in cards, spinners, and/or software, and may apply to all turn-based games, or to games in a particular category, or to a particular branded familiar game, for example. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297984 | GAME MODIFICATION - Familiar games are enhanced by modification equipment and/or rule changes which add strategic possibilities, player interactions, and twists not found in original game rules. Games suitable for pairing with modification equipment include board games, card games, dice games, tile games, and parlor games, for example. Game modification instructions function to alter one or more of: hand size, discards, draws, seating, turn count, turn order, rounds, scores, winning conditions, item ownership, item visibility, item possession, team membership, equipment in play, action targets, and other categories. Multiple games may be yoked together. Instructions modifying play may be followed at specified times, even after an original game ends, to determine an ultimate winner. Instructions may be embodied in cards, spinners, and/or software. Modification instructions may apply to all turn-based games, or to games in a particular category, or to a particular branded familiar game, for example. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297985 | PROCESS FOR TRANSFERRING AND UTILIZATION OF GOLF COURSE IMAGES FOR GOLF SIMULATION SYSTEMS - This invention will enable anyone to take golf course pictures with a cell phone or digital camera, download them instantly for play on a golf simulation device, creating potentially thousands of virtual golf courses. The training method embodied in this invention will enable a golfer to play their simulated local golf course in as little as six to twelve minutes, with a visualization technique commonly used by professional golfers. This invention will create virtual golf courses for a fraction of the current cost, give golfers a reason to use simulators all year and help a struggling industry, while drawing more business to outdoor courses as golfers test their simulator training on the actual courses outside. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297986 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE VIDEO GAMES WITH MOTION DEPENDENT GESTURE INPUTS - A method for providing a user interface for a computing device includes receiving, by a processor, video data from a camera system; detecting, by the processor, a first gesture from the video data; receiving, by the processor, motion data from a motion sensor, the motion data corresponding to the motion of the camera system; determining, by the processor, whether the motion data exceeds a threshold; ceasing detection of the first gesture when the motion data exceeds the threshold; and supplying, by the processor, the detected first gesture to an application as first input data when the motion data does not exceed the threshold. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297987 | Methods for Using Touch-Screens to Simulate Balancing and Manipulation of Curved Object During Gameplay - Methods and computer programs include associating a three-dimensional collider component and a rigid body component to a two-dimensional game object used in the game play. The three-dimensional collider component and the rigid body component define a plurality of physics attributes to enable control of physical behavior of the game object. A second three-dimensional collider component is associated with a game cursor that is used for providing user input to the gameplay. The game cursor is defined as a two-dimensional object with at least a portion of the game cursor having a spherical contour. User input is detected at a touch screen interface of a computing device that is rendering the gameplay. The user input causes the spherical contour of the game cursor to control movement of the game object within the game scene of the gameplay, the movement being adjusted in accordance to physics attributes of the game object. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297988 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THAT STORES GAME PROGRAM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A game program causes a mobile terminal or a server to execute displaying a slide puzzle so that a partial image is movable in a predetermined direction according to a touch operation detected by a predetermined input surface, and retrieving, when a purpose of a game is achieved, a character or an item that is usable in a different game or change information to change information set in a predetermined character or item in the different game, as a reward that is given to a user for progress of the different game and is associated with the image. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297989 | GAMING CONTROLLER - A controller for providing input to an application is provided, including: a main body; a first handle extending from the main body, the first handle defined for holding by a first hand of a user; a second handle extending from the main body, the second handle defined for holding by a second hand of a user; a touch panel disposed along a top surface of the main body; a translucent panel defined along a front side of the main body; and a light defined in the main body for illuminating the translucent panel. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297990 | CUSTOMIZABLE RUMBLE EFFECT IN GAMING ACCESSORY - A device for online gaming includes a memory that stores instructions. A processor coupled to the memory, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations including receiving a selection of a gaming accessory, receiving a selection of a game, and receiving inputs corresponding to selections of parameters for generating a vibration effect at the gaming accessory. The parameters include a control component of the gaming accessory, a game event associated with the control component, a vibration frequency of the vibration effect associated with the game event, a vibration intensity and duration, and a delay time associated with the event. The processor stores the selected parameters and presents the vibration effect during the game in accordance with occurrence of the game event and in accordance with the selected parameters; the vibration effect is presented after the occurrence of the game event in accordance with the delay time. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFLINE CONFIGURING OF A GAMING ACCESSORY - A device for online gaming includes a gaming accessory provisioned with a configuration that includes a group of settings of operating parameters for the gaming accessory. The group of settings corresponds to selections from first equipment of a user via an accessory management application. Upon initiation of a gaming session, the gaming accessory is in communication with second equipment of the user. The gaming accessory is not in communication with the first equipment of the user and is not in communication with the second equipment of the user prior to the initiation of the gaming session. The accessory management application can be a client application of a server remote from the first equipment of the user and the second equipment of the user. The group of settings can be received from the first equipment of the user via a graphical user interface presented by the accessory management application. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297992 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A non-limiting example game apparatus includes a CPU that executes various kinds of information processing according to terminal operation data from a terminal device. The terminal device is provided with an analog stick that also functions as a push button. Stick operation data about the analog stick includes inclination data indicating inclination information that includes an inclining direction and an inclining amount of a stick portion, and operation button data indicating a button depressing status (on/off) of the stick portion. The CPU corrects the stick operation data when receiving stick operation data from the terminal device. Specifically, if the stick portion is turned on in a case where the inclining amount of the stick portion is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, the button depressing status of the stick portion is corrected to off In a case where the stick portion is depressed or in a case where a predetermined time period does not elapse after the stick portion is changed from a depressed state to a non-depressed state, if the stick portion is inclined, the CPU corrects the inclination information to the inclination information of a state that the stick is not inclined. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297993 | CONTROLLER FOR VIDEO GAME CONSOLE - An improved controller for a game console that is intended to be held by a user in both hands in the same manner as a conventional controller, which has controls on the front operable by the thumbs, and has two additional controls located on the back in positions to be operated by the middle fingers of a user. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297994 | CONTROLLER FOR VIDEO GAME CONSOLE - An improved controller for a game console that is intended to be held by a user in both hands in the same manner as a conventional controller, which has controls on the front operable by the thumbs, and has two additional controls located on the back in positions to be operated by the middle fingers of a user. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297995 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A GAME - An electronic device includes a display screen, and computing hardware to execute a software product. Executing the software product results in generating and rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen to facilitate user interaction. The graphical user interface, when rendered, presents one or more graphical objects, a pointer object configured to be movable over one or more of the one or more graphical objects, and configured to invoke a menu list containing one or more user selectable options as the pointer object is clicked or tapped over the one or more of the one or more of the graphical objects. A user selectable option is selected the pointer object swipes a touch sensitive object and the software product can maintain an effect corresponding to the selected option to be applied to the graphical objects and enable a change in status of the graphical objects | 2015-10-22 |
20150297996 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE CONTENT FOR MULTIPLE NETWORKED USERS IN A SHARED VENUE USING SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE COMMUNICATION - Apparatuses, systems, methods, and program products are disclosed for providing interactive content in a shared venue. Multimedia content is presented on a theater display at a theater auditorium. The multimedia content is presented by a game server associated with the theater auditorium. A user logs in to a wireless communication device at the theater auditorium. One or more SMS messages are sent to the game server from the wireless communication device in response to user input. The user provides input in response to the multimedia content. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PLAYER VIDEO GAMING - Various aspects of a system and a method for multi-player video gaming are disclosed. The system may include a first gaming system communicatively coupled to a second gaming system via a communication network. The first gaming system receives metadata from the second gaming system. The metadata comprises one or more viewing modes associated with a game being rendered at the second gaming system. The viewing modes correspond to in-game views of a user associated with the second gaming system. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297998 | HYPERLINK INITIATION OF GAME SESSIONS - A hyperlinked resource identifier that is selectable to allow a player to engage in a game session having a particular game state. The resource identifier has appropriate game session information embedded therein, such that when the resource identifier is selected, a game participation request, and the associated session information, is dispatched to an assignment server associated with the resource identifier. The assignment server assigns a game server to fulfill the request. For instance, the game server might be a game server that is already executing the game if the session information identifies an already existing game, or may be any appropriate game server if the game has not yet begun. The session information might identify any information suitable for defining the gaming experience of the session. | 2015-10-22 |
20150297999 | GAME PROGRESSION USING RETRIEVED PARTIAL USER DATA - A system that contains multiple game servers that have a non-user specific unused state, and a user-specific game state. When the game server is providing a game service on the other hand, the game server first obtains the user data for the user and game that is to be initiated. Accordingly, the game servers may be thought of as a bank of game servers, any one of which being potentially utilizable for incoming game requests. Once the game session is completed, the user data for the gamer may be deleted, and the game server goes back into the pool of available generic game servers. The user data is downloaded from a user data store, and may be quite limited to perhaps just that portion of the user data that relates to the game to be played. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298000 | System, Method, and Apparatus for a Game of Skill - A gaming system includes a server having a basket containing a set of events, each event having an element of predictability and an element of randomness. User devices connected to the server accept user selections with respect to a pre-determined game and each user selection includes an ordered list of a subset of the basket. The gaming system has a way to determine results of the plurality of events and a way to determine if any of the user selections matches the results, and if so, declaring a winner | 2015-10-22 |
20150298001 | PROGRAMMABLE ACTUATION INPUTS OF AN ACCESSORY AND METHODS THEREOF - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a processor that performs operations including detecting a first depression range of a button that includes an electro-mechanical sensor for detecting the first depression range, comparing the first depression range to a first actuation threshold, and asserting a first actuation state when the first depression range is at or exceeds the first actuation threshold. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298002 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND GAME PROGRAM - The information processing device that relates to the present invention places, in the game content placement area, at least one set of score-varying content which varies a player's score and special score-varying content which varies the score more strongly than the score-varying content; provides the player with game content selected in the game content placement area in response to the player's operations; and, when the game content provided to the player is the score-varying content or the special score-varying content, updates the player's score by varying it depending on the respective content. | 2015-10-22 |
20150298003 | CHECKPOINT SAVE OPTION FOR A VIDEO GAME - In an example, a game player may be provided with an option to postpone an exit from a video game until a next checkpoint. In particular, an exit command may be received from the game player during a video game session. Upon receiving the exit command, a first option menu is displayed to the game player. The displayed first option menu may include a delay option to postpone the exit from the video game until the next checkpoint. When the next checkpoint is reached, a progress of the game player in the video game is saved and a second option menu may be displayed to the game player. The second option menu may include an exit option to quit the video game immediately. | 2015-10-22 |