ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,935, issued on April 8.
"Stick patterns in a sporting event" was invented by Mike Dahlstedt (Coquitlam, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method of tracking and classifying an athlete's stick techniques used during a sporting event are disclosed, which includes measuring detailed motions and position of at least one stick object being used in sports, producing relevant stick technique patterns and classifying those patterns in a relevant manner. Classified stick pattern data is used to improve the accuracy and clarity of sporting event metrics, the ability to quantify athlete's skill and the ability to develop athlet...