ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,841, issued on Nov. 11.
"Basketball architecture" was invented by Kevin J. Brody (Brecksville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A basketball system comprising a court system having shot locations defined by shot location lines on the play surface and the shot areas defined by shot area lines on the play surface, and a goal system comprising a respective backboard suspended above the play surface at each opposing farthest end of the play surface, an instrumentation system comprises sensors to detect activities within the boundary line of the court system, and a respective penalty box for each team in which players, coaches, and ref...