Sporting ball with enhanced visual acuity
First Claim
1. A method for enhancing visual acuity of a sporting ball, comprising:
- selecting a graphic pattern configured to create a rotationally induced peripheral flickerselecting a first color of the graphic pattern, wherein the first color is located at a first position on a CIE (1931) Standard Chromacity Diagram;
selecting a second color of a casing of the sporting ball, wherein the second color is located at a second position on the CIE (1931) Standard Chromaticity Diagram that differs from the first position of the first color, the first position and second position are separated by a distance greater than 50% of a chromatic blend limit extending through both the first position and second position the chromatic blend limit extending substantially perpendicular to a central confusion line; and
positioning the graphic on the casing of the sporting ball.
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Abstract
Sporting balls with enhanced visual acuity, casings for sporting balls with enhanced visual acuity, and methods for enhancing visual acuity of a soccer ball are described. In embodiments, the sporting ball has an exterior with a substantially spherical surface including a first pole opposing a second pole and an equator circumferentially intermediate the first pole and the second pole. Additionally, in embodiments a first exterior region of a first color may include a first hub section oriented at the first pole generally opposite a second hub section oriented at the second pole on the substantially spherical surface. The first hub section may have one or more first hub spokes extending spherically outwardly therefrom toward the equator, and the second hub section may have one or more second hub spokes extending spherically outwardly therefrom toward the equator. Further, in embodiments, the sporting ball may have a second exterior region of a second color.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for enhancing visual acuity of a sporting ball, comprising:
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selecting a graphic pattern configured to create a rotationally induced peripheral flicker selecting a first color of the graphic pattern, wherein the first color is located at a first position on a CIE (1931) Standard Chromacity Diagram; selecting a second color of a casing of the sporting ball, wherein the second color is located at a second position on the CIE (1931) Standard Chromaticity Diagram that differs from the first position of the first color, the first position and second position are separated by a distance greater than 50% of a chromatic blend limit extending through both the first position and second position the chromatic blend limit extending substantially perpendicular to a central confusion line; and positioning the graphic on the casing of the sporting ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for selecting a casing color and a graphic color of a sporting ball comprising:
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defining a graphic region and a casing region on the sporting ball; selecting a first target color, wherein the first target color is located at a first position on a CIE (1931) Standard Chromaticity Diagram; selecting a second target color, wherein the second color is located at a second position on the CIE (1931) Standard Chromaticity Diagram that differs from the first position of the first color, the first position and second position are separated by a distance greater than 50% of a chromatic blend limit extending through both the first position and second position the chromatic blend limit extending substantially perpendicular to a central confusion line; querying a pigment library to select the first target color and the second target color; assigning the first target color to the graphic region; and assigning the second target color to the casing region. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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