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Predictive flight path and non-destructive marking system and method

US8774467B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 5, 2011
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 28, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30241
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Systems and methods for acquiring and targeting an object placed in motion, tracking the object's movement, and while tracking, measuring the object's characteristics and marking the object with an external indicator until the object comes to rest is provided. The systems and methods include an acquisition and tracking system, a data capture system, and a marking control system. Through the components of the system, an object moving through two or three dimensional space can be externally marked to assist with improving the performance of striking the object.

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