US 12,128,290 B1
Digital patch for discrete signaling, a baseball glove including same, and related method of manufacture
Alexandros Charalambides, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Brian Stancil, Evans City, PA (US); Andrew Rape, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Nolen Keeys, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Carmel Majidi, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Philip LeDuc, Wexford, PA (US)
Assigned to Lifeware Labs, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Lifeware Labs, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on May 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/309,898.
Application 18/309,898 is a continuation of application No. 17/650,715, filed on Feb. 11, 2022, granted, now 11,673,038.
Application 17/650,715 is a continuation of application No. 17/395,765, filed on Aug. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,266,897, issued on Mar. 8, 2022.
Application 17/395,765 is a continuation of application No. 16/803,252, filed on Feb. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,103,764, issued on Aug. 31, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/944,434, filed on Dec. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/831,391, filed on Apr. 9, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/815,103, filed on Mar. 7, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 5/36 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); A63B 71/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 71/0622 (2013.01) [A63B 71/143 (2013.01); G06F 3/1423 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); H05K 1/189 (2013.01); H05K 5/0017 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0655 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0663 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0694 (2013.01); A63B 2209/08 (2013.01); A63B 2225/20 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01); A63B 2225/74 (2020.08); H05K 2201/10189 (2013.01)] 35 Claims
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1. A system for discrete communication of a pitch selection during a competitive team event, the system comprising:
a transmitter activatable by a first member during the competitive team event, the transmitter comprising:
a first body; and
a first printed circuit board (PCB) operatively coupled to the first body, the first PCB comprising:
a first processing unit;
a first communication module operatively coupled to the first processing unit and configured to communicate with a second communication module through secure wireless communication;
a battery;
a power switch;
a communication port; and
at least two pitch selection switches; and
a receiver for a second member during the competitive team event, the receiver comprising:
a second body,
a second PCB operatively coupled to the second body, the second PCB comprising:
a second processing unit operatively coupled to the second body;
the second communication module;
a battery;
a power switch; and
a communication port,
wherein:
in response to activating at least one of the pitch selection switches by the first member, the transmitter securely communicates a pitch selection control signal wirelessly to the receiver, wherein the pitch selection control signal is for a pitch selection that corresponds to the at least one of the pitch selection switches that is activated by the first member; and
wherein the receiver is configured to indicate the pitch selection responsive to receipt of the pitch selection control signal.