EP1159576A4 - Pitching system with video display means - Google Patents

Pitching system with video display means

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Publication number
EP1159576A4
EP1159576A4 EP00908785A EP00908785A EP1159576A4 EP 1159576 A4 EP1159576 A4 EP 1159576A4 EP 00908785 A EP00908785 A EP 00908785A EP 00908785 A EP00908785 A EP 00908785A EP 1159576 A4 EP1159576 A4 EP 1159576A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
display means
video display
pitching system
pitching
video
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP00908785A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1159576A1 (en
Inventor
Richard D Schile
James Cobb
Gregory J Battersby
Charles W Grimes
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
ProBatter Sports LLC
Original Assignee
ProBatter Sports LLC
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/259,722 external-priority patent/US6182649B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/457,809 external-priority patent/US6186134B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/457,808 external-priority patent/US6186133B1/en
Application filed by ProBatter Sports LLC filed Critical ProBatter Sports LLC
Publication of EP1159576A1 publication Critical patent/EP1159576A1/en
Publication of EP1159576A4 publication Critical patent/EP1159576A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/40—Stationarily-arranged devices for projecting balls or other bodies
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/40—Stationarily-arranged devices for projecting balls or other bodies
    • A63B69/406—Stationarily-arranged devices for projecting balls or other bodies with rotating discs, wheels or pulleys gripping and propelling the balls or bodies by friction
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B19/00—Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass
    • G09B19/003—Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements
    • G09B19/0038—Sports
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/0002—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for baseball
    • A63B2069/0004—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for baseball specially adapted for particular training aspects
    • A63B2069/0008—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for baseball specially adapted for particular training aspects for batting
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/40—Stationarily-arranged devices for projecting balls or other bodies
    • A63B2069/402—Stationarily-arranged devices for projecting balls or other bodies giving spin
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/15—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment with identification means that can be read by electronic means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/38—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for tennis
EP00908785A 1999-03-01 2000-02-24 Pitching system with video display means Withdrawn EP1159576A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US457808 1983-01-13
US259722 1994-06-14
US09/259,722 US6182649B1 (en) 1999-03-01 1999-03-01 Ball-throwing machine
US09/457,809 US6186134B1 (en) 1999-03-01 1999-12-09 Pitching system with video display means
US09/457,808 US6186133B1 (en) 1999-03-01 1999-12-09 System and method for establishing pitch parameters in a ball-throwing machine
US457809 1999-12-09
PCT/US2000/004729 WO2000052412A1 (en) 1999-03-01 2000-02-24 Pitching system with video display means

Publications (2)

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EP1159576A1 EP1159576A1 (en) 2001-12-05
EP1159576A4 true EP1159576A4 (en) 2005-11-09

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EP00908785A Withdrawn EP1159576A4 (en) 1999-03-01 2000-02-24 Pitching system with video display means

Country Status (10)

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EP (1) EP1159576A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2002537919A (en)
KR (1) KR100411754B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1188192C (en)
AU (1) AU769744B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2363550C (en)
CU (1) CU23025A3 (en)
HK (1) HK1042543A1 (en)
MX (1) MXPA01008767A (en)
WO (1) WO2000052412A1 (en)

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AU769744B2 (en) 2004-02-05
KR100411754B1 (en) 2003-12-18
CN1188192C (en) 2005-02-09
WO2000052412A1 (en) 2000-09-08
CA2363550C (en) 2008-04-29
JP2002537919A (en) 2002-11-12
MXPA01008767A (en) 2003-07-14
CA2363550A1 (en) 2000-09-08
EP1159576A1 (en) 2001-12-05
AU3006300A (en) 2000-09-21
CN1342260A (en) 2002-03-27
CU23025A3 (en) 2005-02-23
KR20020005604A (en) 2002-01-17
HK1042543A1 (en) 2002-08-16

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