Patents
US 10380906 B2: Object rotating apparatus and methods of using
- Granted
- 2019-08-13
- Filed
- 2016-05-13 application 15154061
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present application relates to an apparatus for controllably rotating an object, such as a baseball or any sporting ball, and methods of using the apparatus for measurement of visual acuity and/or training. Specifically, in certain embodiments, an object is rotated at a selected revolutions per minute (RPM) and a subject's exposure to the rotating object is controlled by illumination and/or controlled exposure, and assessing a subject's ability to recognize the direction of rotation.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190813.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 11 patents | US company or organization | Washington, DC | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state American University College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Newport | Washington, DC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Arthur Shapiro | Rockville, MD | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G09B | Educational or demonstration appliances; appliances for teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute; models; planetaria; globes; maps; diagrams | G09B5/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NEWPORT, JONATHAN signed 2016-07-07 SHAPIRO, ARTHUR signed 2016-07-07 | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, DC | 39261/72 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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