Target impact sensor transmitter receiver system

• US 9,759,530 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2015
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brian D. Miller
• Original Assignee: Brian D. Miller
• Inventors: Miller, Brian D.
• Primary Examiner(s): HUNNINGS, TRAVIS R
• Application Number:
  US14/544,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20150330749A1
• Time in Patent Office: 921 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 5/14 Apparatus for signalling hits or scores to the shooter, e.g. manually operated, or for communication between target and shooter; Apparatus for recording hits or scores

Abstract

A system for sensing the impact of a bullet on a target and remotely reporting the successful impact to the shooter by means of a signal transmitted from a sensor transmitter to a receiver incorporated with headphones, ear buds or an I-phone with Bluetooth capability. The sensor includes a wireless transmitter and a impact/vibration sensor such as a piezoelectric sensor. The target impact sensors can be used with various stationary targets such as metallic or paper targets, but can also be used on movable targets such as body armor worn by players in paint ball competition.

Claims

1. A target impact sensing system consisting of:

a device for shooting projectiles;

a shooting target sensing an impact of a projectile selected from the group consisting of a metallic target, a paper target, a target worn on by a paint ball player, and combinations thereof with an impact sensor selected from the group consisting of a piezoelectric sensor, an electromagnetic sensor, a 3 axis accelerometer, a capacitive sensor, and an inductive sensor;

a wireless transmitter electrically connected to said impact sensor, said wireless transmitter transmitting a wireless message selected from the group consisting of radio frequency transmissions and infra-red transmission with impact describing data;

said wireless transmitter transmitting a pre-selected sound to a receiver upon said projectile impacting said target said wireless transmitter using BLUETOOTH format and said receiver includes a radio frequency transmitter and RF receiver with application software enabling a cell phone to receive an audible transmission from said wireless transmitter;

a receiver capable of receiving said wireless message with impact describing data from said wireless transmitter and capable of providing an impact describing audible message to a user, said impact describing audible message being interpreted from said impact describing data;

an audible sound selected from the group of sounds consisting of a sound produced from firing a selected gun, a sound which is indicative of a distance the impact is from the center of said target, a sound which mimics an impact of a hit on a selected material comprising the target, a sound mimicking an exaggerated impact, a sound which is indicative of a distance said target is from a shooter, and combinations thereof.

2. A target impact sensing system consisting of:

a laser device for projecting a laser beam;

a shooting target for sensing an impact of a said laser beam on said target selected from the group consisting of a stationary target, a target worn on a player, and combinations thereof with a sensor selected from the group consisting of a piezoelectric sensor, an electromagnetic sensor, a 3 axis accelerometer, a capacitive sensor, and an inductive sensor;

a wireless transmitter electrically connected to said impact sensor, said wireless transmitter capable of transmitting a wireless message selected from the group consisting of radio frequency transmissions and infra-red transmission with impact describing data;

said wireless transmitter transmitting a pre-selected sound to a receiver upon said projectile impacting striking said target;

a receiver capable of receiving said wireless message with impact describing data from said wireless transmitter and capable of providing an audible message to a user, said audible message including data consisting of a target identification and a degree of accuracy;

said receiver and said wireless transmitter use BLUETOOTH format and said receiver includes a radio frequency transmitter and RF receiver with application software enabling a smart phone to provide audible messages containing target strike data; and

an audible message comprising a first pre-selected sound transmitted to said receiver upon firing a laser device projecting a laser beam and a second pre-selected sound mimicking an impact of a hit of said laser beam on a selected target.

3. A target impact sensing system consisting of:

a device for shooting projectiles;

a shooting target for sensing an impact of a projectile on a target worn on by a paint ball player with an impact sensor selected from the group consisting of a piezoelectric sensor, an electromagnetic sensor, a 3 axis accelerometer, a capacitive sensor, and an inductive sensor, said impact sensor attaching to a selected areas on an article of clothing worn by said paint ball player;

a wireless transmitter electrically connected to said impact sensor, said wireless transmitter capable of transmitting a wireless message selected from the group consisting of a radio frequency transmissions and a infra-red transmission with impact describing data;

said wireless transmitter transmitting a pre-selected sound to a receiver upon said projectile impacting said target;

said receiver capable of receiving said wireless message with impact describing data from said wireless transmitter and capable of providing an impact describing audible message to a paint ball player

said receiver and said wireless transmitter use BLUETOOTH format and said receiver includes a radio frequency transmitter and RF receiver with application software enabling a smart phone to provide audible messages containing target impact data;

said impact of said projectile on said impact sensor transmitting a selected sound to said receiver of said paint ball player wearing said impact sensor and said paint ball player shooting said projectile;

said audible message consisting of a first pre-selected sound mimicking a selected exaggerated impact sound produced from firing a selected device for shooting projectiles and a second pre-selected sound mimicking an exaggerated impact, and combinations thereof.