Raymond A Deragon

US Patent:

20060084516, Apr 20, 2006

Filed:

Jul 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/192435

Inventors:

Richard Eyestone - Fernandina Beach FL, US
Nathan Hood - Austin TX, US
Alessandro Gabbi - Austin TX, US
John Farrington - Georgetown TX, US
Eric Cassady - Austin TX, US
Brian Maloney - Austin TX, US
Raymond Deragon - Austin TX, US
John Lupher - Austin TX, US
James Satterwhite - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

A63B 69/36

US Classification:

473219000, 473257000

Abstract:

A method and system define a reference swing for a sports training system, steps of and structures for forming a humanoid for using a plurality of formulae for defining the movements of a sports implement throughout a swinging motion, while using said plurality of formulae for defining the movements of the golf club throughout a plurality of known positions during the swinging motion. The method and system link said humanoid to said plurality of formulae using a plurality of planes perpendicular to the target line, said target line defined as a line passing through the golf ball to the target. A lower plane relates to the shaft of the sports implement; with a first point and a second point of said lower plane associated at the hosel of the sports implement, and an entry point of the shaft into the head on the sports implement and the swinger's hands. A middle plane relates to the plane that passes through two points, the center of the sports implement sweet spot and the right elbow of the swinger. A third plane relates to the plane that passed through the toe of the sports implement and the swinger's shoulder. The reference starting said reference swing starts with the swinger at address and the sports implement shaft on the lower plane. The disclosed subject matter also provides for associating the reference motion with a swinger in real time.

US Patent:

20060166738, Jul 27, 2006

Filed:

Jun 24, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/166902

Inventors:

Richard Eyestone - Fernandina Beach FL, US
Nathan Hood - Austin TX, US
Alessandro Gabbi - Austin TX, US
John Farrington - Georgetown TX, US
Eric Cassady - Austin TX, US
Brian Maloney - Austin TX, US
Raymond Deragon - Austin TX, US
John Lupher - Austin TX, US
James Satterwhite - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

A63B 69/36

US Classification:

463036000

Abstract:

Techniques for measuring and modeling club-like sports instrument inertial motion sensing signals are disclosed. The disclosed method and system generate corrected output of a motion sensing circuit, which circuit includes an inertial measurement unit and associates with a putting club-like sports instrument. One aspect of the disclosed subject matter includes a method and system for isolating analysis positions of a golf swing, which analysis positions facilitate measuring and modeling the swinging motion. Another aspect of the disclosed subject matter includes a method and system for correcting golf swing measurement errors for more accurately measuring and modeling the swinging motion. Yet another aspect of the disclosed subject matter provides a method and system for determining an impact position of a swinging sports instrument.

US Patent:

20050054457, Mar 10, 2005

Filed:

Mar 26, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/810168

Inventors:

Richard Eyestone - Fernandina Beach FL, US
Nathan Hood - Austin TX, US
Alessandro Gabbi - Austin TX, US
John Farrington - Georgetown TX, US
Eric Cassady - Austin TX, US
Brian Maloney - Austin TX, US
Raymond Deragon - Austin TX, US
John Lupher - Austin TX, US
James Satterwhite - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

A63B069/36

US Classification:

473221000, 473233000, 473131000, 473151000

Abstract:

Provided is a sport learning system directed to improving an individual's swing by monitoring a club, bat or racket during a swing. During the course of a swing, the system alerts the individual when the club position varies outside of a predetermined range. The system includes a device inserted into the distal end of a shaft of the club. A second device is attached to a personal computer to provide wireless data transmission with the device mounted in the club. A personal computer application enables swing data analysis and display. The inserted device employs a microprocessor, accelerometers, gyroscopes, memory and a system of buffering and filtering to provide real-time feedback during the swing. It is an additional feature of the inserted device to capture and store data required to reconstruct, display, and analyze swings and to share the data with other applications to facilitate remote instruction.