ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,411, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Sportable Technologies Ltd. (Greenlands Lane, Great Britain).

"Rotationally balanced smart ball" was invented by Peter Husemeyer (Tunbridge Wells, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one device is mounted on or over the bladder wall of an inflatable ball such that a center of mass of the device is located away from a center of the inflatable interior of the ball. The device includes an electronic device. The center of mass of the device defines a first point on the bladder wall coincident with or closest to the center of mass of the device and a second point on the bladder w...