ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,564, issued on Jan. 27.
"Sports training system" was invented by Brian John Houlihan (Naperville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for sports training comprising an object comprising one or more sensors that allows the system to identify the location of the object. The object also may have a microprocessor and wireless transmitter to allow for transmission of the sensor data via wireless transmission to an external electronic device. A software application running on the electronic device, such as a mobile phone or tablet, receives the sensor data and incorporates the information into a game-like or training application. ...