ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,602, issued on March 18.

"Measuring device / sensor system for measuring, transferring and processing of relevant performance data from training and competition in contact sports, in particular the physical contact and its force effect" was invented by Timo Martocchia (Villingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Measuring device/sensor system for measuring, transferring and processing of relevant performance data from training and competition in contact sports, in particular the physical contact and its force effectIn practice and as far as possible, performance data in contact sports, in particular those of factual contact an...