ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,211, issued on June 24.
"Jump height measuring device and method of use" was invented by Paul V. Mackovjak (Huntsville, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jump height measuring device for measuring vertical jump height of a user includes a detector and a microphone, which are communicatively engaged to a microcontroller. The detector is positionable on a surface so it can detect feet of a user upon the surface and communicate a first signal to the microcontroller upon the feet leaving the surface. The microphone is attached to a landing mat, which is positionable on the surface proximate to the detector. The microphone detects a s...