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System for confirming hit locations on tennis court boundaries

US7632197B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 2007
Grant dateDec 15, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2102/02
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention is an article and process for determining the site of impact of a movable object on a treated surface, where a tennis ball is treated with a striking composition, and a boundary line region is treated with a receiving composition such that when the striking composition and the receiving composition are in physical contact, a calorimetric indicator is left on the receiving composition to indicate the point of contact.

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