ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,383, issued on May 13, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Flight time" was invented by SantoshKumar Balakrishnan (Portland, Ore.), Robert M. Bruce (Portland, Ore.), Justin Fraga (Portland, Ore.) and Paul J. Francis (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for monitoring athletic performances include determining "flight time," e.g., the amount of time both feet are off the ground, and optionally "flight time" resulting from different types of activities, such as jogging, running, sprinting, jumping, etc. "Flight time" may help a player or coach better understand the effort the athlete is putting ou...