Richard N Conrey

US Patent:

41011325, Jul 18, 1978

Filed:

Dec 5, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/638224

Inventors:

Richard N. Conrey - Ellicott City MD
Phillip T. McQuaid - Towson MD
Paul J. Yursis - Timonium MD

International Classification:

A63B 6938

US Classification:

273 29A

Abstract:

A tennis racquet or other athletic instrument configured for striking a moveable ball or other playing element includes electronic sensors for providing an audible or audio-visual indication of the location on the racquet or instrument at which contact is made with the ball or other playing element. Various devices for sensing the location of contact are disclosed.

US Patent:

20170368438, Dec 28, 2017

Filed:

May 24, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/603983

Inventors:

Stephen Phillip Landsman - Baltimore MD, US
Richard Norwood Conrey - Palm Beach FL, US

International Classification:

A63B 69/36
A63B 71/06

Abstract:

A system for correcting alignment of a golf club is provided. The golf club includes a shaft, a golf club head mounted on a first end of the shaft, a camera embedded in the golf club head. A display module is adapted to display at least a partial view of the camera. Substantial alignment of a face of the golf club head with a target location will be observable in the display as substantial alignment between the target location with an alignment guide. Misalignment of a face of the golf club head with the target location will be observable in the display as a misalignment between the target location with the alignment guide, for which a position of the golf club can be adjusted to bring the face of the golf club head into substantial alignment with the target location.