US 12,350,564 B2
Molded hockey puck with electronic signal transmitter core
Gerard J. Hall, Durham, NC (US); Kirk Brown, Hume, VA (US); Kent Mason, San Jose, CA (US); Richard H. Cavallaro, Mountain View, CA (US); and Jim Doeden, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation, Durham, NC (US)
Filed by SportsMEDIA Technology Corporation, Durham, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/410,577.
Application 18/410,577 is a continuation of application No. 17/554,882, filed on Dec. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,872,457.
Application 17/554,882 is a continuation of application No. 16/879,366, filed on May 20, 2020, granted, now 11,202,949, issued on Dec. 21, 2021.
Application 16/879,366 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/503,061, filed on Jul. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,344,778, issued on May 31, 2022.
Application 16/503,061 is a continuation of application No. 16/027,594, filed on Jul. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,343,042, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
Application 16/027,594 is a continuation of application No. 15/260,122, filed on Sep. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,016,669, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0149126 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 67/14 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 43/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); A63B 102/24 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 67/14 (2013.01) [A63B 24/0021 (2013.01); A63B 43/00 (2013.01); A63B 71/06 (2013.01); A63B 43/008 (2013.01); A63B 2102/24 (2015.10)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hockey puck, comprising:
a first subcomponent, including a first interior surface, attached to a second subcomponent, including a second interior surface, wherein the first interior surface and the second interior surface define an interior void;
a signal transmitter operable to generate and emit electromagnetic radiation, wherein the signal transmitter includes at least one power source and at least one diode; and
a capsule enclosing the signal transmitter, wherein the capsule is sized to fit within the interior void;
wherein the electromagnetic radiation from the signal transmitter is configured to be received by a plurality of external sensors;
wherein the first interior surface includes a first set of ridges and a first set of valleys, and wherein the second interior surface includes a second set of ridges and a second set of valleys;
wherein the first set of ridges are constructed to receive the second set of valleys, and wherein the first set of valleys are constructed to receive the second set of ridges;
wherein the capsule is comprised of two identical sub-capsule halves, including a plurality of axially extending light pipes;
wherein the first interior surface includes at least one first curved depression along a first outer radius of the first subcomponent extending from a first outer circumference of the first subcomponent to the interior void and the second interior surface includes at least one second curved depression along a second outer radius of the second subcomponent extending from a second outer circumference of the second subcomponent to the interior void; and wherein, when the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent are combined, the at least one first curved depression and the at least one second curved depression define channels for at least one radially extending light pipe extending from an outer circumference of the puck to the interior void.