42results about "Bowling balls" patented technology

An apparatus for analyzing movement of equipment. The apparatus includes an inertial measurement unit continuously measuring six rigid body degrees of freedom of the equipment and outputting data representative thereof, wherein the inertial measurement unit defines a planar substrate having a single common plane. The inertial measurement unit further includes at least one angular rate gyro and at least one accelerometer sufficient to measure the six rigid body degrees of freedom and each being mounted on the single common plane. The apparatus further includes a processing unit determining the acceleration of the mass center of the equipment, the angular velocity and the angular acceleration of the equipment through a single derivative operation.

Bowling ball accessories can add both amusement as well as educational value to the activity. Adding lights can make both a visually appealing display as well as a visual feedback to the bowler on spin. Adding telemetry sensors and recording devices can assist serious bowlers in their quest to perfect their game. Adding ID devices can assist in rental programs, anti-theft and personalization.

An adaptive motion estimation / compensation device and a method thereof for MB-based illumination change are disclosed. If a macro block mode is determined as a newly designed P_L0_16×16_Mean by calculating the sum of an absolute difference, the motion estimation device CABAC-codes the absolute difference between the pixel mean of a current frame and the pixel mean of a candidate pattern block and transmits the CABAC-coded absolute difference to a pertinent decoder. With the present invention, the transmission amount of the bit stream transmitted to the decoder for decoding can be minimized by maximizing corresponding compressing rate.

A bowling ball resurfacing apparatus comprises a housing, first and second vertical support rollers mounted to the housing for rotation about parallel vertical axes, each of the vertical support rollers adapted to make contact with the surface of the bowling ball at one lateral bottom side of the bowling ball, first and second horizontal support rollers mounted to the housing for supporting the bowling ball in cooperation with the vertical support rollers, each of the horizontal support rollers rotatable about horizontal axes and adapted to make contact with the surface of the bowling ball at the other lateral bottom side of the bowling ball, drive motors for causing the support rollers to rotate, and a grinding-and-polishing wheel assembly for making frictional contact with the surface of the bowling ball to grind or polish the bowling ball.

A grip adjusting insert for a hole in a bowling ball. An outer sleeve is inserted in the hole in the bowling ball, an inner sleeve is movably mounted in the sleeve, and a finger-engaging member is affixed in the inner sleeve and conforms to a finger of a user. The outer sleeve has a pair of throughslots that are inverted T-shaped. The inner sleeve has a pair of pins that ride axially downwardly in the pair of throughslots in the outer sleeve, respectively, when the inner sleeve is inserted into the sleeve, and at which time, the inner sleeve is rotated relative to the outer sleeve so as to cause the pair of pins to move laterally in the pair of throughslots in the outer sleeve, respectively. The finger-engaging member is rubber poured into the inner sleeve, with a finger therein so as to conform thereto.

A training device (10) for strengthening the swing muscle groups of a golfer while enhancing proper muscle memory wherein, the device (10) includes a ball (21) having a meridian line (22) that divides the ball (21) into two visually distinct hemispheres (23) (24) and further including a hand engaging member (40) including a pair of anchor elements (41) (42) and a resilient strap element (50) connected to the ball (21) and bisected by the meridian line (22) passively engage the golfer's hands against the ball (21) during repetitive swing movements.

A bowling ball resurfacing device is capable of evenly abrading, machining and furbishing the entire surface of a bowling ball. The resurfacing device comprises a housing, first and second rolling wheels which are rotatably provided within the housing in a spaced-apart relationship with each other to hold and support the bottom surface of the bowling ball, a driving motor operatively connected to the first and second rolling wheels for causing the first and second rolling wheels to rotate, a friction contact unit for supporting the bowling ball in cooperation with the first and second rolling wheels and for making frictional contact with the surface of the bowling ball to abrade the bowling ball, and a relative speed regulator for intermittently changing the rotational speed of the second rolling wheel with respect to the first rolling wheel so as to alter the axis of rotation of the bowling ball.

A bowling ball surface treatment device for abrading, polishing or cleansing a bowling ball includes a housing, a ball displacing unit movably mounted to the housing for holding the bowling ball in a rotatable manner and for reciprocatingly displacing the bowling ball between a temporary waiting region and a surface treatment region, a surface treatment disc for supporting and spinning the bowling ball in the surface treatment region, the surface treatment disc having a surface treatment element for making frictional contact with the bowling ball, a temporary support disc for temporarily supporting the bowling ball in the temporary waiting region when the bowling ball is moved out of the surface treatment region, and a disc drive unit for rotatingly driving the surface treatment disc and the temporary support disc.

A bowling ball surface treatment machine includes a housing and a ball movement guider provided inside the housing for guiding movement of a bowling ball, the ball movement guider having a guider center axis and an inner circumferential surface. A surface treatment disc with a surface treatment is arranged below the ball movement guider for supporting and rotating the bowling ball. The surface treatment disc has a disc center axis deviating from the guider center axis. The machine further includes a disc driving motor for rotating the surface treatment disc about the disc center axis and a controller for allowing the disc driving motor to repeatedly accelerate the surface treatment disc to a target rotation speed, rotate the surface treatment disc in a surface treatment position at the target rotation speed for a predetermined running time and then decelerate the surface treatment disc toward a zero speed.

The present invention relates to inserts for holes in bowling balls, and more specifically, provides an insert which is easily installed and easily interchangeable. One preferred embodiment of the present invention utilizes a two-piece insert where the base portion is attached inside the bowling ball hole and the sleeve portion is removably attached to the base portion. Other preferred embodiments utilize a locking mechanism to prevent rotation between the base portion and the sleeve portion. Further embodiments utilize differently sized and shaped interior cavities of the sleeve portion to accommodate various sizes and shapes of fingers and thumbs, while still other embodiments utilize an insert with a multiple outer diameters and a method for controlling the diameter of the hole to provide an insert that may be easily inserted or removed by hand.

A customized, anatomically correct insert for a bowling ball includes a main body portion having a first end and a second end. An outer portion has a first end and a second end, the first end being flush with the surface of a bowling ball with which the insert is intended to be used, when in normal use position, and the second end being connected to the first end of the main body portion of the insert. The outer portion of the insert is positioned at the mouth of a bowling ball hole when the insert is in normal use position in the bowling ball hole and has a greatest external dimension substantially equal to the internal dimension of the bowling ball hole, so as to be capable of being press-fit into the bowling ball hole, yet not being so large as to be subject to becoming so tightly stuck within the bowling ball hole that it cannot be selectively removed by the bowler. The main body portion has an outer side wall with a greatest external dimension which is less than the greatest external dimension of the generally outer portion, so that an air space remains between the outer side wall of the central portion and the wall defining the bowling ball hole, and the main body portion and the outer portion have formed therein an anatomically correct cavity for receiving a finger of a bowler for whom the insert is custom-made.

A game ball surface treatment apparatus for abrading, cleaning or polishing game balls includes an outer housing having a base portion and a side wall portion, an inner housing arranged within the outer housing and having a bottom portion and a circumferential wall portion extending upwards from the bottom portion, a damper arranged to interconnect the outer housing and the inner housing, an electric motor fixed to the bottom portion of the inner housing and having an output shaft extending upwards, a rotary disc fixed to the output shaft of the electric motor to support the game balls and provided with an abrading fabric making contact with the game balls, an impeller arranged above the rotary disc to accommodate the game balls in a mutually isolated state, and a lining attached to the circumferential wall portion of the inner housing to make contact with the game balls.

An adjustable grip bowling ball kit, comprising tubular sleeve member adapted for permanent insertion into a bowling ball grip hole and a plurality inserts to be removably inserted to the sleeve member. The tubular sleeve member is further equipped with at least one guide means extending from said inner diameter surface into the interior of the tubular sleeve member. Each insert has an outer diameter surface to define an exterior of the insert and an inner diameter surface to define an interior of each insert. Each insert has a distal end and a proximal end and each insert is further equipped with at least one channel groove extending along the outer diameter surface of the insert. Each channel groove is adapted to cooperatively engage the guide means of the tubular sleeve upon insertion of said insert into said sleeve member. Each channel groove terminates in a guide retention means whereby rotation of the insert in the tubular sleeve member in one direction causes the guide means to cooperatively engage said guide retention means to secure the insert within said tubular sleeve member. Rotation of the insert in another direction causes the guide means to disengage the guide retention means to facilitate easy removal of the insert from the tubular sleeve member.

A bowling ball resurfacing device is capable of evenly abrading, machining and furbishing the entire surface of a bowling ball. The resurfacing device includes a housing, first and second rolling wheels which are rotatably provided within the housing in a spaced-apart relationship with each other to hold and support the bottom surface of the bowling ball, a driving motor operatively connected to the first and second rolling wheels for causing the first and second rolling wheels to rotate, a friction contact unit for supporting the bowling ball in cooperation with the first and second rolling wheels and for making frictional contact with the surface of the bowling ball to abrade the bowling ball, and a relative speed regulator for intermittently changing the rotational speed of the second rolling wheel with respect to the first rolling wheel so as to alter the axis of rotation of the bowling ball.

A bowling ball insert may be installed within a respective one of the finger holes of a bowling ball and includes a sleeve, at least one removable finger pad, and may include at least one spacer. The sleeve is mounted within the finger hole and the finger pad and spacer may be detachably mounted within the sleeve using hook and loop fastener material or the like. The finger pad and spacer may be constructed with various geometric forms and the finger pad may also include various types of outer layers to tailor the finger hole of the bowling ball to the size, fit, and feel preferences of a bowler, in order to improve comfort and control while bowling. The sleeve, spacer, and / or finger pad include notches that enable removal of the finger pad and spacer from the sleeve.

An adaptive motion estimation / compensation device and a method thereof for MB-based illumination change are disclosed. If a macro block mode is determined as a newly designed P_L0_16×16_Mean by calculating the sum of an absolute difference, the motion estimation device CABAC-codes the absolute difference between the pixel mean of a current frame and the pixel mean of a candidate pattern block and transmits the CABAC-coded absolute difference to a pertinent decoder. With the present invention, the transmission amount of the bit stream transmitted to the decoder for decoding can be minimized by maximizing corresponding compressing rate.

A composite article comprises a first layer resulting from the reaction of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer and a second layer different than the first layer and resulting from the reaction of an isocyanate-reactive resin and a polyisocyanate. Adhesion promoter is dispersed in at least one of the first layer and the second layer. The adhesion promoter comprises a first reactive end group selected from the group of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, an ethylenically unsaturated acrylate monomer, an ethylenically unsaturated methacrylate monomer, or a combination thereof and a second reactive end group that reacts with isocyanate. The adhesion promoter reacts into the first and second layers through differentially reactive groups such that the adhesion promoter is compatible with the first and second layers to improve adhesion therebetween. A method of forming the composite article is also disclosed.

A bowling practice device for regularizing and perfecting bowling technique. An aerodynamically designed hollow body includes an outer wall and a cylindrical inner wall. The opposed ends of the outer wall taper to meet the cylindrical inner wall. The outer wall preferably comprises a plurality of foam panels, one of which includes at least two finger holes suitable for personalization to the hand of the bowler.

A bowling ball can have an inner core layer that is shaped, constructed, and / or configured to provide the bowling ball with one or more prescribed properties or characteristics, and a cover stock layer comprising a liquid curable material received about the inner core layer. The bowling ball further has a riser pin feature that is at least partially defined by a passage extending through at least the cover stock layer and in which a filler material is received. The riser pin feature can be located in an opposite hemisphere of the bowling ball from a hemisphere including the true center of gravity and a marked heavy spot of the bowling ball and can be arranged within about 1 inch of an end of the Low Radius of Gyration Axis of the bowling ball.