US 12,465,839 B2
Pitching machine and batting bay systems
Nicholas S. Hermandorfer, Austin, TX (US); Lauren West, Cedar Park, TX (US); John Kevin Gentry, Austin, TX (US); Tyler L. Bambrick, Austin, TX (US); Rodney D. Muras, Austin, TX (US); and Scott Hudson, Georgetown, TX (US)
Assigned to HOME RUN DUGOUT LLC, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by HOME RUN DUGOUT LLC, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/384,089.
Application 18/384,089 is a continuation of application No. 16/826,180, filed on Mar. 21, 2020, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/823,548, filed on Mar. 25, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/822,624, filed on Mar. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0131413 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0226695 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. A63B 69/40 (2006.01); A63B 69/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 69/40 (2013.01) [A63B 69/0002 (2013.01); A63B 2069/0008 (2013.01); A63B 2069/401 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ball pitching device comprising:
a launching surface for receiving balls, the launching surface being configured to receive and hold a ball in a launching position prior to the ball being launched;
a launching system including at least one impulse mechanism configured to impact the ball in the launching position;
one or more control components configured to control at least one of a pitch power and a pitch trajectory of the ball launched from the launching position, wherein the one or more control components are configured to control a position of the at least one impulse mechanism to adjust the position of the at least one impulse mechanism relative to the launching position and thereby control the pitch trajectory by adjusting a point of contact between the at least one impulse mechanism and the ball; and
a first mechanical system configured to adjust the position of the at least one impulse mechanism in a first dimension and second mechanical system configured to adjust the position of the at least impulse mechanism in a second dimension independent from the first dimension.