44th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210339017 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS TREATMENT OF ARRHYTHMIAS - Wireless treatment of arrhythmias. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: charging a capacitor of a first microchip device abutting heart tissue, the charging by harvesting ambient energy; charging a capacitor of a second microchip device abutting the heart tissue, the charging of the capacitor of the second microchip device by harvesting ambient energy; sending a command wirelessly from a communication device outside the rib cage to the microchip devices; applying electrical energy to the heart tissue by the first microchip device responsive to the command, the electrical energy applied from the capacitor of the first microchip device; and applying electrical energy to the heart tissue by the second microchip device responsive to the command to the second microchip device, the electrical energy applied from the capacitor of the second microchip device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339018 | SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEM - A skin regeneration therapy combining precise bioelectric signals, light, and biologics for skin treatment and regeneration. Precise bioelectric signals give clear instructions to the stimulated cell DNA/RNA to produce specific regenerative proteins on demand. Bioelectric signals give clear instructions to cell membranes on what to let in and what to let out and serve as an equivalent or surrogate of environmental stimuli to cause a cell action in response. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339019 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRONCHIAL DILATION - A method of reducing bronchial constriction in a subject includes delivering energy to create one or more lesions on a main bronchus so as to transect pulmonary nerves sufficiently to reduce bronchial constriction in a lung of the patient distal to the main bronchus. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339020 | VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various embodiments of a ventricular assist system and a method of using such system are disclosed. The system includes a pump adapted to be connected to a heart of a patient, an outflow cannula including a first end adapted to be connected to an outlet of the pump and a second end adapted to be connected to an artery of the patient, and an electrode disposed on an outer surface of the outflow cannula and adapted to be disposed adjacent to an exterior wall of the heart. The system further includes a controller electrically connected to the pump and the electrode, where the controller is adapted to provide a pacing signal to the electrode. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339021 | HEADPIECES AND IMPLANTABLE COCHLEAR STIMULATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - A cochlear implant headpiece, for use with a cochlear implant, including a housing, a diametrically magnetized headpiece magnet, defining an axis and a N-S direction, within the housing and rotatable about the axis, whereby the N-S direction of the headpiece magnet self-aligns with the gravitational direction when the axis is perpendicular to the gravitational direction, and a headpiece antenna associated with the housing. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339022 | HIDDEN COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM - A hidden cochlear implant system comprises a canal unit and an implanted unit. The canal unit comprises at least one canal microphone; a canal modulator; a canal transmitting antenna: and a canal electrical power source, wherein the at least one canal microphone is electrically connected to the canal modulator, the canal modulator is electrically connected to the canal transmitting antenna, and the canal electrical power source is electrically connected to any component of the canal unit that requires supply of electrical power. The implanted unit comprises a cochlear receiving antenna; a processor; and an electrode array, wherein the cochlear receiving antenna is electrically connected to the processor, and the processor is electrically connected to the electrode array. Additional embodiments of the hidden cochlear implant are disclosed herein. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339023 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION FOR POST-STROKE REHABILITATION - A system and method for the automatic stimulation of a vagus nerve for post-stroke rehabilitation is disclosed. The system includes an application subsystem having an electrode positioned to stimulate the vagus nerve and coupled to a user outside of a surgical setting. The system also includes a waveform generator communicatively coupled to the electrode, and a triggering subsystem including a receiver configured to detect the presence of a tag. The triggering subsystem is communicatively coupled to waveform generator and is configured to automatically trigger the stimulation of the vagus nerve upon detecting the presence of the tag. The tag is located proximate a rehabilitation context such that the tag is detected when the user is using the rehabilitation context, resulting in the vagus nerve of the user being automatically stimulated by the electrode in response to the user's post-stroke rehabilitation training. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339024 | THERAPEUTIC SPACE ASSESSMENT - A method for selecting stimulation treatment parameter values, including: | 2021-11-04 |
20210339025 | TREATMENT OF TYPE 1 DIABETES - Modulation of neural signaling of a pancreas-related sympathetic nerve is capable of improving glycaemic control by inhibiting T cell activation or migration to the pancreas, and hence providing a way of treating or preventing type 1 diabetes. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339026 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring Neural Activity - A method of monitoring neural activity responsive to a stimulus in a brain, the method comprising: applying the stimulus to one or more of at least one electrode implanted in a target neural structure of the brain; detecting a resonant response from the target neural structure evoked by the stimulus at one or more of the at least one electrode in or near the target neural structure of the brain; and determining one or more waveform characteristics of the detected resonant response. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339027 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device includes an enclosure sleeve and a top cap. The enclosure sleeve comprises an enclosure wall with at least a portion of the enclosure wall comprising the grade 5 titanium and having a thickness between 0.007 inches and 0.009 inches. The enclosure sleeve includes an open top end and an open bottom end that is opposite the open top end. The top cap includes a feedthrough block, a first top cap end portion, and a second top cap end portion. The first top cap end portion is configured to couple to the open top end of the enclosure sleeve, and the second top cap end portion configured to be positioned within the enclosure sleeve. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339028 | POWER SOURCE LONGEVITY - Techniques are disclosed for using a rate of wireless telemetry of an implantable medical device (IMD) to estimate a remaining longevity of a power source of the IMD. For example, the IMD sets a timer indicative of a remaining power capacity of the power source until a recommended replacement time (RRT) threshold. The IMD determines a power consumption of the IMD due to telemetry and updates, based on the power consumption of the IMD due to telemetry, the timer indicative of the remaining power capacity of the power source. The IMD determines, based on expiration of the timer indicative of the remaining power capacity of the power source, that the power source has reached the RRT threshold. In some examples, the IMD may output, to an external device and for display to a user, an indication that the power source has reached the RRT threshold. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339029 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING CIRCUITRY LOCATED ADJACENT TO HEADER-RELATED STRUCTURES - Implantable medical devices include circuitry positioned adjacent to header-related structures, rather than having the header and related structures sitting atop the position of the circuitry within a device housing. A circuit board within the device housing may be positioned adjacently to a lead bore of the header. Feedthrough conductors may extend from the circuitry to conductors of the header while being positioned adjacently to the circuit board. Lead frame conductors may extend to the electrical connectors of the lead bores while also being adjacent to the upper portion of the circuitry. Device height may be reduced by having the circuitry be positioned adjacent to one or more of the various header-related structures. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339030 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALERTING AUDITORY PROSTHESIS RECIPIENT - An alert system detects when an auditory prosthesis recipient is wearing her sound processor. When the processor is not worn, the alert system signals a secondary device, such as an accessory, to provide some other form of tactile stimulation to allow the recipient to be made aware of certain auditory stimuli she is not receiving via the auditory prosthesis. Thus, the alert system can effectively “hear” for the recipient. Since many auditory prosthesis recipients are, for all practical purposes, completely deaf without their external sound processors attached and operational, such an alert system increases the recipient's safety, convenience, and quality of life. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339031 | WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) SYSTEM HAVING WCD MODE AND ALSO AED MODE - In embodiments, a Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) system includes a support structure for the patient to wear, and components that the support structure maintains on the patient's body. The components include a defibrillator, associated electrodes, and so on. The defibrillator can operate in a WCD mode while the patient wears the support structure. The defibrillator can further operate in a different, AED mode, during which time the patient need not wear a portion of the support structure, or even the entire support structure. Sometimes the AED mode is a type of a fully automatic AED mode. Other times the AED mode is a type of a semi-automated AED mode, where an attendant is present to administer the shock; at such times, the patient may not even need to have electrodes attached. This way the patient is more comfortable for a longer time. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AT A VIRUS RESONANT FREQUENCY TO DISABLE IT - The invention relates to a method and system for treating an area with radio frequency radiation with a resonant frequency and modulation function calibrated to destroy harmful pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses or other germs. According to the present invention, transmitters are used to neutralize harmful pathogens within a space, and may be used with corresponding receivers are used to verify the functional performance of the transmitters, and to create a data stream so that human occupants of the spaces so being treated can be assured that the areas they occupy have been so treated. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339033 | TREATMENT APPARATUS - A treatment apparatus system includes a plurality of needles configured to provide radio frequency energy, a source of radio frequency energy for supplying radio frequency energy to the plurality of needles, and a driving unit configured to insert the plurality of needles to different dermal depths. A user interface is configured to allow a user to select a plurality of depths the needles are to be inserted and, at each depth, an energy level to be applied. A controller subsystem is responsive to a user selected plurality of depths and a user selected energy level at each depth and is configured to control the driving unit to insert the plurality of needles to the user selected plurality of depths and, at each depth, control the source of radio frequency energy to apply the user selected energy level. A computer safety routine is configured to limit a user selected energy level when a user selected depth is less than a predetermined minimum depth from the skin surface. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339034 | PROCESS CONTROL FOR ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA TREATMENT OF SURFACES - Disclosed is a system and method for delivering reactive species from a plasma to a treatment area by scanning a linear array of stacked plasma elements across the treatment area. Reactive species output from each plasma element is calibrated, and during scanning each plasma element is modulated with a uniformity modulation and a dose modulation, enabling a predetermined contour dose distribution of reactive species to be delivered to the treatment area. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339035 | THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS USING MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC FIELDS - An example of subject may deliver a therapy by delivering energy to tissue. The system may comprise a magnetic field system and an electric field system. The magnetic field system may be configured to provide a magnetic field in a first direction to the tissue. The magnetic field system may include at least one magnetic field source to produce the magnetic field. The magnetic field produced by the at least one magnetic field source may include a magnetic field produced by at least one of a permanent magnet, a temporary magnet or electric current flow through a conductor. The electric field system may be configured to provide an electric field in a second direction to the tissue. The electric field system may include at least one electric field source to provide the electric field and the second direction is non-parallel to the first direction. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339036 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS - An apparatus for treating a behavioral condition of an animal, including a loop coil; a signal generator coupled to the loop coil, the signal generator being configured to transmit a treatment signal through the loop coil; and a harness connected to one or more of the loop coil and the signal generator, the harness including one or more fasteners each configured to fasten to one or more of a neck and a forelimb joint of the animal to position the loop coil proximate a head of the animal, the treatment signal including a plurality of bursts having a peak amplitude of less than about 200 milliGauss, the plurality of bursts having an average duration of between about 0.5 msec and about 50 msec, and the plurality of bursts being repeated at between 0.01 and 100 Hz. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339037 | PHYSICAL TARGETED HYPERTHERMIA SYSTEM USED FOR TUMOR THERAPY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This application provides a physical targeted hyperthermia system used for tumor therapy and a control method thereof. The system mainly includes a hyperthermia apparatus body, a microwave radiation device, a microwave receiving device, a microwave imaging unit, a microwave temperature-measuring unit, a hyperthermia solution generating unit, a hyperthermia solution executing unit, and a hyperthermia control device. The hyperthermia apparatus body is used to provide stable supporting surface for a patient and to provide an mounting sites for related function devices, the microwave radiation device is used to generate a microwave with a set wavelength and a set frequency radiating toward a set direction, the microwave receiving device and the microwave imaging unit are used to accurately position the tumor tissue, the hyperthermia solution generating unit is used to generate hyperthermia parameter information, and the hyperthermia solution executing unit is used to generate corresponding hyperthermia solution execution information. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339038 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO ACTIVATE CELL STRUCTURES BY MEANS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY - A stimulation device includes an energy source; an electronics unit; an actuator that is coupled with the electronics unit and/or the energy source. The electronics unit includes a controller. The energy source, the electronics unit and the actuator are arranged in a housing. A fixing unit which is coupled with the housing and affixes the stimulation device on a heart or in a heart. The actuator emits electromagnetic waves for the stimulation of genetically manipulated tissue, and the controller controls the stimulation of the tissue by way of the electromagnetic waves of the actuator. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339039 | RETINAL PHOTOTHERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING FIXED PARAMETERS - A retinal phototherapy or photostimulation system includes a laser console generating at least one treatment beam having parameters to photostimulate or treat, while not permanently damaging, a retinal target tissue. The parameters of the at least one treatment beam are fixed so as not to be alterable by a medical provider. A projector or camera projects the at least one treatment beam onto at least a portion of the retina, and a scanning mechanism controllably directs the at least one treatment beam to treatment areas of the retina. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339040 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING LIGHT THERAPY WHILE INCREASING PAIN THRESHOLD WITH DISTRACTION STIMULUS - A method of administering light treatment to a biological surface comprising administering light therapy from one or more light sources and administering distraction stimulus from one or more distraction mechanisms. The distraction stimulus is configured to distract a user from a discomfort caused by the light therapy. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339041 | LIGHT THERAPY DEVICE HAVING LIGHT DIFFUSING FUNCTION - Provided is a light therapy device capable of further maximizing a scattering effect, having enhanced durability, and exhibiting energy uniformity sufficient for use as a light therapy device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339042 | METHOD OF USING PHOTON MODULATION FOR REGULATION OF HORMONES IN MAMMALS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, apparatuses and methods for regulation hormone production in mammals. Examples include but are not limited to by creating electro-magnetic wave emission pulse trains (photons) of individual color spectrums in sufficient intensity to drive hormone production in a mammal, using a characteristic frequency or pattern to minimize the required input power necessary to regulate hormone production, while also allowing for the monitoring of the power consumption and other variables of the system. By controlling the duty cycle, intensity, wavelength band and frequency of photon signals to a mammal, production of specific hormones can be regulated through the cycling between blue, green, yellow, near-red, far-red, infrared and ultra violet photon modulation. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339043 | NEURAL STIMULATION VIA VISUAL STIMULATION - Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for treating cognitive dysfunction in a subject in need thereof. The system can include eyeglasses, a photodiode positioned to detect ambient light, light sources, and an input device. The system can include a neural stimulation system that retrieves a profile and selects a light pattern having a fixed parameter and a variable parameter. The neural stimulation system can set a value of the variable parameter of the light pattern, construct an output signal, and then provide the output signal to the light sources to direct light towards the fovea. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339044 | RETINAL IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE OCULAR FUNCTION AND HEALTH IN THE NORMALLY AGING EYE - At least one pulsed light beam is applied to eye tissue to raise the temperature of the eye tissue to photostimulate the tissue. The at least one light beam has parameters of wavelength, duty cycle, power and pulse train duration selected to achieve a therapeutic or prophylactic effect while not permanently damaging the eye tissue. The eye tissue photostimulation improves ocular health and function and slows or prevents disorders associated with a normally aging eye. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339045 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY EFFECTING AND/OR KILLING BACTERIA - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide an apparatus and method for generating at least one radiation. The exemplary apparatus and/or method can selectively kill and/or affect at least one bacteria. For example, a radiation source first arrangement can be provided which is configured to generate at least one radiation having one or more wavelengths provided in a range of about 190 nanometers (nm) to about 230 nm, and at least one second arrangement can be provided which is configured to prevent the at least one radiation from having any wavelength that is outside of the range. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339046 | MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH TO REAL-TIME PATIENT MOTION MONITORING - Systems and techniques may be used to estimate a patient state during a radiotherapy treatment. For example, a method may include generating a dictionary of expanded potential patient measurements and corresponding potential patient states using a preliminary motion model. The method may include training, using a machine learning technique, a correspondence motion model relating an input patient measurement to an output patient state using the dictionary. The method may include estimating, using a processor, the patient state corresponding to an input image using the correspondence motion model. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339047 | METHODS FOR SETUP CORRECTIONS IN RADIATION THERAPY - Disclosed herein are methods for patient setup and registration for the irradiation of target tissue regions. A method for positioning a patient for radiation therapy may include acquiring an image of a first patient target region and a second patient target region. A first set of patient position-shift vectors may be calculated based on the acquired image and a treatment planning image of the first patient target region. A second set of patient position-shift vectors may be calculated based on the acquired image, a treatment planning image of the second patient target region, and the first set of patient position-shift vectors. The patient may be positioned according to the first set of patient position-shift vectors in a first location. The patient may be moved to a second location and positioned according to the second set of patient position-shift vectors. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339048 | BEAM SELECTION FOR RADIOTHERAPY - A method for determining a radiotherapy treatment plan can include: receiving anatomical data for a patient; generating, via a neural network analyzing the anatomical data, a plurality of fitness values for a plurality of candidate beam orientations; determining a selected beam orientation based on the plurality of fitness values; performing a fluence map optimization (FMO) process on the selected beam orientation; and determining a dose distribution for the patient based on the FMO process. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339049 | RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANS USING DIFFERENTIABLE DOSE FUNCTIONS - Techniques for generating a radiotherapy treatment plan parameter are provided. The techniques include receiving radiotherapy treatment plan information; processing the radiotherapy treatment plan information to estimate one or more radiotherapy treatment plan parameters based on a process that depends on the output of a subprocess that estimates a derivative of a dose calculation; and generating a radiotherapy treatment plan using the estimated one or more radiotherapy treatment plan parameters. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339050 | BEAM PATH BASED PATIENT POSITIONING AND MONITORING - A method of positioning a patient for a radiation treatment and/or of monitoring a position of a patient during a radiation treatment is provided. The method includes providing surface data acquired using a 3D surface scanner of a surface of at least a body part of the patient that is to be irradiated in a radiation treatment. The surface data are calibrated with respect to a relative position of the 3D surface scanner and an isocenter position of a radiation treatment apparatus. A beam path and/or frustum of a radiation beam is determined based on planning data for the radiation treatment and intersected with at least a part of the surface of the patient represented by the surface data. Further, at least a first portion of the patient's surface located inside the beam path and/or a second portion of the patient's surface located outside the beam path is calculated. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING RADIATION OUTPUT - A method may include identifying a time window of a procedure. The method may also include obtaining operational information of the time window. The operational information may include a limit of pulse repetition frequency (PRF) acceleration and a plurality of preliminary radio frequency (RF) PRFs. The method may also include determining a plurality of updated RF PRFs by updating the plurality of preliminary RF PRFs. A rate of variation between any two adjacent updated RF PRFs may be less than or equal to the limit of PRF acceleration. The method may also include causing an RF source to generate electromagnetic waves at the plurality of updated RF PRFs in the time window. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339052 | Removable High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Transducer Assembly and Coupling Mechanism - There is presented a removable high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) transducer and supporting system that allows for HIFU transducer assemblies and other therapeutic ultrasound assemblies to be attached to third party positioning, imaging, or guidance systems while maintaining the required focal-zone positioning ability and the required acoustic energy coupling to tissue, to mechanically or automatically ablate a target volume in unimpeded fashion. There is provided an acoustically transparent and pliable vessel that has an open top end and filled with acoustic coupling fluid, capable of holding the transducer assembly and distal end of the positioning system within it as it executes the HIFU treatment plan/process. The vessel is held in place using a transducer/positioning system and independent external fixturing mechanism. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339053 | SKIN TREATMENT APPLICATOR - Some embodiments of the invention relate to an applicator for applying ultrasound energy to a tissue volume, comprising: an array comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducers, the transducers arranged side by side, the transducers configured to emit unfocused ultrasound energy suitable to thermally damage at least a portion of the tissue volume, each of the transducers comprising a coating thin enough so as not to substantially affect heat transfer via the coating to the tissue; and
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20210339054 | THERMAL ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING A VERTEBRAL BODY - An ultrasound therapy system and method is provided that provides directional, focused ultrasound to localized regions of tissue within body joints, such as spinal joints. An ultrasound emitter or transducer is delivered to a location within the body associated with the joint and heats the target region of tissue associated with the joint from the location. Such locations for ultrasound transducer placement may include for example in or around the intervertebral discs, or the bony structures such as vertebral bodies or posterior vertebral elements such as facet joints. Various modes of operation provide for selective, controlled heating at different temperature ranges to provide different intended results in the target tissue, which ranges are significantly affected by pre-stressed tissues such as in-vivo intervertebral discs. In particular, treatments above 70 degrees C., and in particular 75 degrees C., are used for structural remodeling, whereas lower temperatures achieve other responses without appreciable remodeling. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339055 | ULTRASOUND THERAPY SYSTEM - In one embodiment of the present invention, a system for treating an occlusion within a patient's vasculature with ultrasonic energy comprises a catheter configured to be passed through the patient's vasculature such that a portion of the catheter is positioned at an intravascular treatment site. The system further comprises an ultrasound radiating member, an ultrasound signal generator configured to supply a drive signal to the ultrasound radiating member, an infusion pump configured to pump a therapeutic compound into the fluid delivery lumen so as to cause the therapeutic compound to be delivered to the treatment site and a controller configured to control the ultrasound signal generator and the infusion pump. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339056 | Respirator to Accommodate Facial Hair - The present invention provides an exemplary respirator which may be worn effectively by individuals with beards or other non-conventional facial features such as deep scars. The respirator preferably comprises a means to either seal or plug the user's nose to prevent the user from breathing air in through their nose and also a main housing further comprising a mouth piece, a filter housing, a saliva collector, means for attaching a strap to the main housing, and a strap to keep the mask positioned properly on the user's face. The filter housing is preferably sized to accommodate a removeable dust cartridge and a removeable fume cartridge. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339057 | MULTIPURPOSE PROTECTIVE RESPIRATORY HEADGEAR WITH ANTERIORLY MOUNTED EXCHANGEABLE CARTRIDGE - A protective respiratory system including: a multipurpose protective respiratory headgear including a nasolabial portion with triangular extrusion shape and an essentially rectangular horizontal recess, configured to receive an exchangeable filter cartridge, and an anteriorly mounted exchangeable filter cartridge, with a structured posterior outlet aperture, as well as method of using the same are described. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339058 | Smart Mask with a Transparent Mouth-Covering Portion and Impellor-Driven Air Filtration - This invention is a smart face mask with a transparent portion which covers a person's mouth, at least one impellor-driven air filter, and at least one passive air filter, wherein the air filters are in fluid communication with the space between the transparent portion and the person's mouth. Air can be drawn into the mask through the impellor-driven air filter primarily by the impellor, but air flows into or out of the mask through the passive air filter due to the person's respiration. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339059 | A SYSTEM HAVING A BATTERY POWERED BLOWER UNIT FOR A POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR AND AN ELECTRICALLY POWERED ACCESSORY - A system which is composed of a blower unit for a powered air purifying respirator and an electrically powered accessory. The blower unit has a blower device and a battery for powering the blower device. And the accessory is equipped with a power connector. The blower unit provides a power outlet for connection with the power connector. The power connector has a plug. Furthermore the power connector has an unplug lever for retracting the plug for unplugging. The unplug lever and the plug are connected by a pivot joint that forms a pivot axis. The unplug lever forms a handle arm and a counter arm that extend away from the pivot joint in opposite directions. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339060 | ELECTRICALLY ACTIVE RESPIRATOR MASK - Provided is an electrically active breathing mask. The mask contains conductive layers separated by insulating layers, the conductive layers being alternatingly positively or negatively charged. Air passing through one insulating layer is directed across the surface of a next charged layer, before flowing through a next insulating layer, and so on. Particles including virus in water vapor or sputum are evaporated as they contact alternately charged layers. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339061 | AIR MASK - An air mask is applied for a user to wear and includes a wearable main body, an airflow generator and a face shield. The wearable main body has a front part and a rear part and includes an airflow channel, an air inputting port disposed on the rear part, and an air outputting port disposed on the front part. The airflow generator is coupled to the air inputting port and configured for generating and guiding airflow to the airflow channel. The face shield is coupled to the front part of the wearable main body and has an air chamber communicated with the air outputting port. When the user wears the air mask, the air inputting port is located on rear head of the user, the air outputting port is located on forehead of the user, and the airflow flows downward from the forehead of the user to the air chamber. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339062 | FACE MASK WITH SMART FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS - Masks for being worn by a person are described herein. The masks include a shell configured to cover a nose and a mouth of the person, at least a portion of the shell having sufficient transparency to provide for visual observation of the mouth of the person when the person is wearing the mask. The shell includes an inhale port configured to provide for air to pass from an environment into a cavity defined by the shell when the person wearing the mask inhales and an exhale port configured to provide for air to pass from the cavity to the environment when the person wearing the mask exhales. The masks also include a retaining element coupled to the shell for retaining the mask on the person. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339063 | RESPIRATOR MASK - An improved respirator mask that provides a tighter fit around a user's face and results in an improved seal therebetween and thereby eliminates the need for stocking different sized protective face masks and fit testing, and further provides greater protection due to the improved seal between the mask and the user's head and face. The improved respirator mask can further be fitted with specialized filters, exhalation valves, and eye guards. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339064 | FORCE DAMPER - A force damper arranged to progressively arrest a first force imparted by an object moving in a first direction is disclosed. The force damper includes a housing enclosure having a first housing end and a second housing end. The first housing end includes a first connection point, and the second housing end includes an opening. A driving member is disposed within the housing enclosure and includes a first shaft end, a second shaft end, and a shaft therebetween. The first shaft end includes a stop and the second shaft end includes a second connection point. A compressible member is disposed within the housing enclosure between the stop and the opening. The compressible member is formed from a material that at least partially undergoes plastic deformation when the first force is arrested and imparts a second force on the stop toward first housing end. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339065 | REPOSITIONABLE CONSOLE - A vehicle includes a chassis, tractive assemblies, a body assembly, a turntable, a platform, and a control console. The tractive assemblies, body assembly, and turntable are coupled to the chassis. The platform supports an operator in a command position and includes an outer perimeter. The control console includes a base coupled to the turntable and spaced from the outer perimeter. The control console includes a movable section that is movably coupled to the base and includes an operator interface configured to receive operator commands to control a vehicle system. The movable section is repositionable relative to the base between a stowed position and an operating position. The operator interface is accessible by the operator from the command position when the movable section is in the operating position. The vehicle has an overall height defining a top plane. The movable section is below the top plane when in the stowed position. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339066 | CONTROLLED MEDICATION DENATURING COMPOSITION AND METHOD - In one aspect, a composition for decomposing pharmaceutically active agents comprises an oxidizer comprising a permanganate, and an isocyanurate; and an immobilizer. In another aspect, a composition comprises up to 50 wt. % of an oxidizer comprising potassium permanganate and sodium dichloroisocyanurate dehydrate, wherein the wt. % is based on a total weight of the composition. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339067 | ISOMETRIC, DYNAMIC ISOTONIC CONCENTRIC AND DYNAMIC ISOTONIC ECCENTRIC MOTORIZED GUIDANCE EXERCISE APPARATUS - An isometric, dynamic isotonic concentric and dynamic isotonic eccentric motorized guidance exercise apparatus for human muscle development is provided. The exercise apparatus comprising a frame, an electric motor, the motor including an output shaft and the motor secured to the apparatus at the frame, a drive guidance assembly, the drive guidance assembly secured to the apparatus at the frame and connected to the output shaft of the motor; at least one tactile feedback interface member, the at least one tactile feedback interface member secured to the drive guidance assembly; a resistance means, the resistance means secured to a human body, the human body positioned at the at least one tactile feedback interface member and wherein energizing the motor actuates the drive guidance assembly, the drive guidance assembly induces a motion in the at least one tactile feedback interface member, the human body engages the at least one tactile feedback interface member and the human body actuates the resistance means. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339068 | EDDY CURRENT RESISTANCE GENERATING DEVICE - An eddy current resistance generating device includes a magnet base, a plurality of magnets, a conductive member and a friction set. The magnet base has two inner walls. The magnets are disposed on the two inner walls of the magnet base, wherein the magnets on the two inner walls are face to each other. The conductive member is located between the magnets on the two inner walls for generating an eddy current resistance while the magnets are moved relative to the conductive member. The friction set is disposed between each of the magnets and the conductive member, wherein the friction set includes at least one friction matrix. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339069 | Weight Plate Carrier Vest - A weight plate carrier vest includes first and second panels. Each panel includes an interior layer having an inner layer, foam pad, a mesh spacer, and an outer layer. An exterior layer and the interior layer define a pocket therebetween. Shoulder straps extend between the first and second panels. A waist strap includes an elastic base strap having first and second ends and a central portion secured to the second panel. A first strap portion has a first end secured to the first end of the elastic base strap and a free second end. A second strap portion has a first end secured to the second end of the elastic base strap and a free second end. A first waist strap fastener is positioned proximate the second end of the first strap portion, and a second waist strap fastener is positioned proximate the second end of the second strap portion. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339070 | Weight Sled Apparatus and Method - A flexible weight sled includes a main body member made from a flexible material, such as a nylon webbing, canvas, or the like. The main body member includes a weight strap and a rear weight strap that is used to attach one or more weights to the main body member in a removable manner. Two pairs of upper body pulling straps are attached to the front portion of the main body member, and in a preferred embodiment, the upper body pulling straps include a pair of handles on a distal end thereof. The weight sled may be folded or rolled up for purposes of storage and/or transport. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339071 | ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT ATTACHMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A support attachment apparatus for attachment to a weight rack, comprising a main body including an attachment portion comprising a pin hole and at least one adjustment aperture and, a support portion comprising a support pad. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339072 | Weight Plate - A weight plate that is comprised of multiple parts that connect to each other around the handle of a progressive resistive device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339073 | Weight Bar Stopper - A exercise equipment includes a weight bar, a plurality of weight plates slidably coupled at two ends portions of the weight bar from two free ends thereof respectively, and a weight bar stopper built-in at each of the end portions of the weight bar to increase a peripheral size of the weight bar at the end portion thereof to block the weight plate being slid out of the free end of the weight bar. When the weight bar stopper is actuated to adjust the peripheral size of the weight bar back to its original size, the weight plate is allowed to be slid in and out the end portion of the weight bar. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339074 | EXERCISE DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR ATTACHMENT TO A DESK, TABLE, COUNTERTOP OR SIMILAR ARTICLE - An exercise unit includes a pair of brackets configured to attach to a desktop in a spaced manner, a first set of resistance bands extend from a handle to the two spaced brackets in a horizontal orientation with the handle near a mid-point thereof. When attached to the desktop, the brackets maintain the resistance bands and handle generally underneath the desktop when not in use. When needed, the user grips the handle with two hands and performs various exercises while seated in his or her chair. The handle is configured ergonomically to match the angle of the user's hands when gripping the handle from a seated position. As second set of resistance bands with handles at one end thereof may be attached to the brackets to perform additional exercises. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339075 | Multi-Functional Doorway Exercise Device - A multi-functional doorway exercise device is an apparatus that safely and securely attaches to a door frame. The apparatus includes a stabilizing bar, a main pullup bar, a first support bar, a second support bar, a left bracket assembly, a right bracket assembly, a left handlebar, and a right handlebar. The stabilizing bar extends across the width of a door frame and locks into the door frame. The main pullup bar, the left handlebar, and the right handlebar allows a user to grasp onto the present invention while performing various exercises with different grip positions. The left bracket assembly and the right bracket assembly attaches the stabilizing bar onto and along both sides of the door frame. The first support bar and the second support bar connect the main pullup bar with the stabilizing bar and allows the main pullup bar to rotate about the stabilizing bar. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339076 | LEG TUCK BAR FOR DOORFRAME MOUNTABLE EXERCISE APPARATUS - Doorframe mountable exercise apparatus. A doorframe mountable exercise apparatus may include a leg tuck bar configured to be mounted to a doorframe. The leg tuck bar may be configured to run approximately perpendicular to a head of the doorframe. The leg tuck bar may be configured to be approximately centrally located between jambs of the doorframe. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339077 | PORTABLE EXERCISE DEVICE - The present disclosure describes a portable exercise device that may be arranged in a number of different orientations and positions on the body of an individual. The portable exercise device includes a resistance assembly that enables a resistance of the portable exercise device to be adjusted. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339078 | COMPACT HIGH RESISTANCE FITNESS DEVICE - A compact high resistance fitness device for superior independent exercising or individual rehabilitation is disclosed including a platform base plate having at least one pivotally mounted resistance module attached to the platform base plate, where the at least one resistance module has an independent user-selectable resistance setting with incremental resistance force ranges of from about 5 pounds up to 500 pounds. The resistance module includes a pull cord coil storage spool configured to wrap and unwrap a pull cord of a small diameter, high-strength pull cord emanating from the resistance module. The high strength pull cord terminates at its outer end by a handle, such as a hand/foot receptacle, with a length sufficient to allow pull strokes of up to fifty feet or more, with as much weight resistance as a user could want in a compact and portable unit, capable of being taken anywhere for use. Of special interest is that the fitness device may include sensors and other means for collecting data and relaying that data to a smartphone, a computer, the cloud or any other device for display and processing. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339079 | Inclinable Exercise Machine - An exercise machine may include a stationary frame, an inclinable portion movably connected to the stationary frame, and an incline mechanism connected to the stationary frame. The incline mechanism may include a coiling mechanism, a coiling rod of the coiling mechanism, a flexible coiling link movable with a rotation of the coiling rod, and where the flexible coiling link is connected to the inclinable portion. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339080 | AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL FOR TREADMILL - Provided herein are systems and devices for detecting the position of a subject on a treadmill and adjusting the speed of tread to maintain the subject's position on the treadmill. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339081 | Treadmill Raising & Lowering / Improved Treadmill - A hydrotherapy apparatus ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210339082 | Weight Sled Apparatus and Method - A flexible weight sled includes a main body member made from a flexible material, such as a nylon webbing, canvas, or the like. The main body member includes a weight strap that is used to attach one or more weights to the main body member in a removable manner. A upper body pulling strap is attached to the front portion of the main body member, and in a preferred embodiment, the upper body pulling strap includes a pair of handles on a distal end thereof. The weight sled may be folded or rolled up for purposes of storage and/or transport. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339083 | HAND GRIPPER FOR BASEBALL PLAYER - A hand gripper for a baseball player according to the present invention comprises: a body which is provided to be covered by the index finger, middle finger, and thumb of a user; and an elastic body which is fastened to the body to provide an elastic force. Here, the body has a partially cut-out ring shape, and includes an upper end, a lower end, and a gripping surface having a selected radius of curvature. The gripping surface is provided: to include a first boundary line which crosses the gripping surface in the lateral direction, and first protrusions repeatedly formed along the first boundary line; and such that the upper end and the lower end of the body can come into contact with each other as the body bends when the user applies force while gripping the body. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339084 | Physical Education Kinematic Motor Skills Testing System - Disclosed herein is a system for testing motor skills involved in locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative activities. The system utilizes joint data created by a motion sensor during a subject's performance of an activity to determine the subject's motor skill proficiency for that activity. The system compares the subject's joint data to benchmark data to detect one or more phases of the activity. Based on the comparison, the system also determines the subject's proficiency in the particular motor skill tested. The system is embodied in a computer-implemented application that provides various user interfaces for navigating through the user interfaces, accessing a database of the system, testing a subject's motor skills, analyzing a subject's proficiency, and facilitating practice of motor skills. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339085 | SKILL INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS, SKILL INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A technology is provided where, in physical exercise performed using plate-shaped equipment, behavior of one's own body and corresponding behavior of equipment can be presented in an intuitively comprehensible manner on the basis of information acquired by a simple device configuration. Information indicating skill relating to a turn in a physical exercise performed by an exerciser performing the physical exercise using plate-shaped equipment is skill information. Included are an equipment behavior information acquiring unit that acquires equipment behavior information, a bodily behavior information acquiring unit that acquires bodily behavior information, and a skill information presenting unit that calculates, from the equipment behavior information and the bodily behavior information, a first skill indicator/second skill indicator that include information indicating behavior of the equipment/behavior of the body of the exerciser at a start-of-turn time, a middle-of-turn time, and an end-of-turn time, as the skill information, and presents the skill information. The equipment behavior information includes time sequence information of angular velocities relating to a travel direction/an edging direction of the equipment, and the bodily behavior information includes time sequence information of pressure at each region of the soles of the right foot/left foot of the exerciser. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339086 | PRINTABLE ELECTRONIC GARMENT CONDUIT - An athletic garment includes sensors at different locations of the garment. The sensors are electrically coupled to a processing unit and/or a power source via one or more conduits that are printed onto the garment. The conduits are designed for improved flexibility to accommodate stretching in the garment that occurs as a user wearing the garment performs an exercise and for improved durability to resist corrosion due to friction, sweat, or washing of the garment. In one embodiment, the conduits are designed for decreased stress concentrations at seams of the garment. In one embodiment, the conduits are designed to create a conductive pathway between different surfaces of the garment to electrically couple sensors on a first side (skin side) of the garment and a processing unit and/or a power source on a second side (outer side) of the garment. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339087 | GOLF BALL - A golf ball having a cover with a plurality of dimples on the surface thereof is provided with a coat of mutually differing properties on dimple areas of the surface and on land areas between the dimples. The land areas are formed with a coat having a high coefficient of friction and the dimple areas have a surface energy of not more than 32 dynes, enabling a lower spin rate to be achieved and thus increasing the distance traveled by the ball, particularly when struck with a middle iron, and also help impart a high spin rate and a good controllability on approach shots. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339088 | GOLF BALL WITH INDICIA - A golf ball alignment device includes a golf ball having an exterior surface. Indicia is disposed on the exterior surface of the golf ball. The indicia include first and second line segments extending along a portion of the golf ball at a spaced interval. The spaced interval is narrower at a first end of each line segment than at a second end of each line segment such that the line segments converge from the second end of the line segments to the first end of the line segments. The indicia provide an alignment reference on the golf ball for a user to align the line segments with at least one of an intended direction of travel of the golf ball and a club head used to strike the ball in the intended direction of travel. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339089 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method comprising, in a striking face of a golf club head, the striking face being formed of a first material having a first hardness, creating a plurality of initial grooves, the initial grooves having a first cross-sectional area (A | 2021-11-04 |
20210339090 | ALIGNMENT AID FOR GOLF CLUB - This disclosure relates to an alignment aid for a golf club. The alignment aid provides a golf club with one or more markings on or adjacent the hosel of the golf club, and can be used by the golfer to achieve a proper alignment. In particular, the alignment aid may include at least two markings, each of which can be used by the golfer to assist the golfer in achieving the proper alignment corresponding to a desired type of golf shot. As an example, the golfer may use one marking to achieve a proper alignment for a pitch shot, and the golfer may use another marking to achieve a proper alignment for a bunker shot. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339091 | GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH TURBULATORS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH TURBULATORS - A golf club head includes a crown surface having an apex at a highest point and extending between the face, the rear, the heel and the toe of the golf club head. The golf club head also includes a plurality of crown turbulators projecting from the surface of the crown and located at least partially between the leading edge and the apex, wherein the height of each turbulator decreases from the leading edge toward the rear portion. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339092 | GOLF CLUB HEAD FACEPLATES WITH LATTICES - Embodiments of golf club head faceplates comprising a lattice to improve the energy storage capabilities and minimize stress concentrations are described herein. The lattice can comprise a plurality of flexure shapes that facilitate in faceplate bending. The flexure shapes of the lattice can comprise a reentrant, concave, or non-convex shape. The lattice can comprise at least one repeating pattern of flexure shapes that can be interconnected or spaced apart. During golf ball impacts, the flexure shapes flex to store energy through linear and torsional bending. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339093 | Method of Manufacturing Golf Club Head Having Stress-Reducing Features - Methods of manufacturing a golf club head comprising one or more stiffening members proximate the face, and particularly solid rods or a plate with one or more cutouts, is disclosed herein. One method comprises the steps of preparing a wax mold of a golf club head including a plate stiffening member with excess material, casting the golf club head, and machining away the excess material. Another method comprises the steps of casting a golf club body, providing a plate stiffening member, providing a face component such as a face cup, tack welding the plate stiffening member and the face component to the golf club body, and welding these parts together. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339094 | MULTI-MATERIAL IRON GOLF CLUB HEAD - Described herein is a tour iron having a golf club head with a faceplate, a body, and an insert. A sole, top rail, rear, and the faceplate enclose a cavity within the body. The cavity can house the insert. The insert can comprise a low-density material, allowing weight to be concentrated around the peripheral edge of the golf club head. The rear of the golf club head has an inflection seam running from the heel to the toe. The golf club head has an upper portion, above the inflection seam and a lower portion below the inflection seam. The upper portion can have a rear opening. The faceplate, body, and insert can be formed of different materials having different densities. The golf club head has a comparatively high moment of inertia and a low center of gravity. Other embodiments and methods are described herein. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339095 | SET OF GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like. The resultant golf club head may be capable of achieving center of gravity locations previously unachievable without utilizing this co-forging technique. The resultant golf club head may be used to create a set of golf club heads with center of gravity locations that are more advantageous throughout a set of golf clubs. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339096 | MIXED MATERIAL GOLF CLUB HEAD - Described herein is a golf club head comprising a sheet composite midbody, a filled thermoplastic composite weight seating portion, and a removable weight. The weight seating portion can comprise a weight channel within which the weight can be repositioned to alter the fade or draw bias of the club head. The golf club head can further comprise a front body with a perimeter surrounding frame. The midbody can be connected to the front body. The weight seating portion can be co-molded to the midbody. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339097 | GOLF CLUB HAVING A DAMPING ELEMENT FOR BALL SPEED CONTROL - A golf club head including a striking face; a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face; wherein the striking face comprises a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface; a support arm spaced from the rear surface of the striking face; wherein the support arm abuts the periphery portion at two distinct locations; a damping element residing between the support arm and the rear surface of the striking face; wherein the damping element comprises a front surface in contact with the rear surface of the striking face and a rear surface in contact with the support arm. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339098 | Smart Golf Putter Heads - A golf putter clubhead is designed with a unique structure using a geometry and a balance technology to provide super symmetry, harmony and balance at motion and at rest. The clubhead includes a body with triangular members, a putting face, and optional holes. The triangular form clubhead does not require compensation during the swing thus allowing for greater repetition and simplicity of movement in turn producing performance benefits via consistency. The geometric triangular shape of the clubhead provides an instantly recognizable assistance in proper alignment at the rest position. The body of the clubhead may be hollow and feature inner symmetrical structures to complement the form of the body and to enhance and provide superior weight distribution and balance, thus, providing a performance edge in swing consistency and performance, and allowing for repeatability of the clubhead. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339099 | GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS - Examples of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a body portion of a golf club head may include a front portion. A face portion may be coupled to the front portion. The face portion may include a central strike portion and a perimeter. A plurality of projections may extend from the face portion to provide a ball striking surface for impacting a golf ball. The plurality of projections may be aligned in one or more directions across the face portion and may increase in size in one or more directions from the central strike portion to the perimeter of the face portion. Other examples and examples may be described and claimed. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339100 | Smart Golf Clubhead - A golf clubhead that is designed with a unique inner and outer structure, using geometry and technology to provide super symmetry, harmony and balance at motion and at rest of golf swings. The triangular form clubhead does not require compensation during the swing thus allowing for greater repetition and simplicity of movement in turn producing performance benefits via consistency. The geometric triangular shape of the clubhead provides an instantly recognizable assistance in proper alignment at the rest position. The body of the clubhead may be hollow and feature inner symmetrical structures to complement the form of the body and to enhance and provide superior weight distribution and balance. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339101 | RACQUET GRIP TAPE WITH TAPERED ENDS - A sports equipment tape that has an adhesive backing at each end, and is tapered at both ends. Tapering the tape at both ends allows the tape to be applied evenly at the beginning of the handle of a piece of sports equipment using the adhesive, and allows the tape to end with no excess tape and no discontinuity of the tape, without the need to cut the tape. This leads to a fast, easy, and reliable way to apply the grip tape to a handle of a piece of sporting equipment. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339102 | WATER SPRAYING DEVICE - A water spraying device is disclosed. The water spraying device includes a main housing, an actuator arm, and a sprayer assembly. The main housing is to be mounted to a basketball net. The actuator arm includes a proximal end pivotally mounted to the main housing and a distal end extending outwards from the main housing. The actuator arm is biased to a neutral position and pivotable to a depressed position responsive to downward force applied to the distal end of the actuator arm by a basketball. The sprayer assembly is mounted to the main housing, and includes a valve having a hose adapter on an inlet and a nozzle on an outlet of the valve. The valve is triggered to open responsive to the actuator arm pivoting to the depressed position. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339103 | Golf Course and Method of Playing Golf - A golf course design and method of play that requires a small amount of space, relative to even the smallest conventional golf course and a method that enables a golf to complete 9 or 18 holes of golf in a short amount of time relative to conventional golf games. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339104 | SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING A TABLE TENNIS NET TO A TABLE TENNIS TABLE - A system for connecting a table tennis net to a table tennis table, the system including a blocking device comprising:
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20210339105 | Handle Assembly for a Curling Stone - A curling handle assembly mounts on a stone body to form a curling stone. The assembly has a connector inserted into the top side of the stone body. A support body extends outwardly from the connector to clamp against the stone body using a fastener threaded through the stone body to the connector. A connector body joins a handle body to be gripped by a user spaced above the support body. An electronic assembly arranged for measuring a performance characteristic is received within cavities integrally moulded into the handle body, the connector body or the support body. A lower contact surface of the support body includes an annular potion at a periphery of the handle assembly that forms first contact of the support body with the top side of the stone body as the support body is clamped against the top side of the stone body by the threaded fastener. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339106 | CUTBACK TRAINING DEVICE - A training device may include a plurality of elongate shafts and at least one hinge structure interconnecting a pair of elongate shafts of the plurality of elongate shafts. The at least one hinge structure may be configured to allow a user to pivot the pair of elongate shafts relative to each other to select a desired angle between the pair of elongate shafts. In various embodiments, the at least one hinge structure comprises a hinge mechanism configured to be adjustable in discrete angle increments. Generally, the training device may be utilized in multiple configurations and may be adjusted and deployed in multiple different patterns to facilitate variable training exercises | 2021-11-04 |
20210339107 | GOLF PRACTICE TOOL TO IMPROVE SWING FORM - A golf practicing apparatus for providing a feedback with regard to a swing speed and form includes a hand portion, a strip portion, and a weight portion. The weight portion provides a signal when a player makes a swing with the apparatus and the signal indicates how the swing is made. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339108 | OFFSET J-HOOK APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF USE - A weight rack attachment apparatus, comprising: a front hook portion, where the hook is J-shaped; a rear connecting portion including a connecting pin along a centerline of the weight rack attachment apparatus, wherein the front hook portion is offset from the centerline. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339109 | Protective Net for Sports, and Protective Net for Golf, Protective Net for Soccer, Protective Net for Baseball, Protective Net for Tennis, and Protective Net for Volleyball Using the Same - The present invention forms meshes between intersections of synthetic fiber cords while the synthetic fiber cords having a form in which a plurality of synthetic fiber filaments are plied and twisted is crossed in a knotless type, wherein a diameter (d) of the synthetic fiber cord satisfies the Equation (I), a maximum distance (DI) between the intersections adjacent to each other satisfies the Equation (II), and a minimum distance (D2) between the intersections adjacent to each other satisfies the Equation (III). | 2021-11-04 |
20210339110 | REFLECTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE TRAINING AND DEMONSTRATION AND METHODS OF USING SAME - An interactive exercise method includes streaming exercise content to an interactive video system for display via a mirror, the exercise content including a depiction of an instructor performing a repetitive movement. A video stream of a user performing the repetitive movement is received, via a camera of the interactive video system, and the user is detected in the video stream. The user or a body portion thereof is tracked in the video stream as the user performs the repetitive movement. The method also includes generating a measure of a difference between a form of the user performing the repetitive movement and a predetermined form for the repetitive movement. A corrective movement is displayed to the user, via the display and during the display of the instructor performing the repetitive movement, based on the measure, to conform the form of the user to the predetermined form for the repetitive movement. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339111 | TRAINING MODULE - The invention relates to an interactive training module, comprising at least one image-displaying wall ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210339112 | Electric Paddle Wheel Motorized Snowboard - The subject invention provides a snowboard that is propelled over the snow by a battery powered hub motor. The preferred embodiments include a pair of elastic arms mounted in the tails section of the snowboard, on which specialized snow paddles are fitted to a hub motor designed for various snow conditions. The paddle wheel attaches to the elastic arms through axle locking plates transferring the trust provided by the hub motor to the snowboard. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339113 | MULTICORE SNOWBOARD CONSTRUCTION AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A snowboard having a multicore construction comprising a plurality of layers, including at least two wood cores separated by an inner composite layer, and outer composite layers arranged between a wood core and the base or top sheet of the snowboard, respectively. Also, a production method for a multicore snowboard design. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339114 | PORTABLE SKI AND SNOWBOARD EDGE SHARPENER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A ski or snowboard edge sharpener may include an abrasive grinding wheel, a belt-driven drive train or direct drive system that connects a motor and grinding wheel drive mechanism and decreases the grinding wheel's speed of rotation relative to the speed of the motor, a grinding wheel mount allowing selection and use grinding wheels of different grits and materials and grinding wheel controls allowing the control of the cut depth and the grinding wheel angles relative to the longitudinal and transverse planes of the ski edge surface to be sharpened. In some embodiments, the sharpener may alternatively include a grinding wheel and motor that drives the grinding wheel drive mechanism. Such configurations may allow repeated sharpening of a ski edge at specific/chosen angles with a specific/chosen surface finish. A position lockdown device that is part of each of the control mechanisms may be included. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339115 | ROLLER BOARD - A roller board has axles provided with castors and secured at the front and rear ends of a board deck such that a steering movement is transferrable to the axles by a person on the board deck by lateral shifting of weight. Steerability and problem-free operation are improved. Substantially rigid booms, one directed to the front and one directed to the rear, are provided at the front and rear ends of the board deck, respectively. A support arm pointing in the direction of the central axis of the board deck is rigidly fastened to each boom. The support arms are pivotable on the two sides about a pivot axis inclined in the direction of travel by 40° to 50° relative to the plane of the board deck. The axle of a single castor is mounted rotatably in or on each hub, with the pivot joint inside the castor. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339116 | CRAPS GAME WITH A REPEATED NUMBER BASED WAGERING AREA - A craps game is disclosed that combines traditional craps wagers with a set of wagers having longer odds, and thus higher payouts, which are determined based upon the matching of a predefined set of numbers a specified number of times with the roll of the dice prior to the occurrence of a terminating event. In one form, the set of numbers is a single number. In a further form, at least one wager includes a specified number which matches the predefined number which makes up a single member set. | 2021-11-04 |