US 12,465,819 B2
Light-up bouncing ball
Stephen W. Butcher, Bristol, RI (US); and Robert Driscoll, South Deerfield, MA (US)
Assigned to Duncan Toys Company, LLC, Baraboo, WI (US)
Filed by Duncan Toys Company, LLC., Baraboo, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/513,872.
Prior Publication US 2025/0161762 A1, May 22, 2025
Int. Cl. A63B 43/06 (2006.01); A63B 67/06 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 43/06 (2013.01) [A63B 67/06 (2013.01); A63B 2220/40 (2013.01); A63B 2220/53 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a ball comprising:
a shell through which light can pass;
a sensor;
a processor;
a memory configured to store rules for operation of the processor; and
a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to emit light of a plurality of different colors; and
a plurality of wristbands, each of the plurality of wristbands being a different color and corresponding to one of the plurality of colors of light emitted from the plurality of LEDs,
wherein the processor is configured to:
detect an initial input caused by bouncing or tapping the ball based on an output of the sensor;
after detecting the initial input, begin a first countdown period and cause the plurality of LEDs to emit light of a first color in a first pattern;
detect a second input caused by bouncing or tapping the ball based on the output of the sensor prior to the first countdown period expiring; and
after detecting the second input, begin a second countdown period and cause the plurality of LEDs to emit light of a second color in a second pattern,
wherein the first color and the second color are different, or the first pattern or the second pattern are different, and
wherein the second countdown period is longer than the first countdown period.