ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,273, issued on Feb. 4.

"Virtual measurement system for athletic performance testing" was invented by Brett Brungardt (Horseshoe Bay, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system that includes a mobile application to create a virtual overlay over a field of view of a mobile device, to virtually measure athletic performance of an athlete performing a sports activity. The system is configured to enable virtual boundary-based measurements in order to objectively assess athletes based on scores calculated using the virtual measurements. Displayed to the user are virtual boundaries including virtual planes extending from one or more floor ...