Innovation & Intellectual Property
Sports IoT LLC builds technology for connected sports memorabilia and holds two awarded U.S. patents.
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Patent Portfolio
Sports Paraphernalia Devices
US11810480B2Covers the core system architecture for connecting physical devices to live sports data feeds, enabling real-time reactions to game events such as scores, penalties, and timeouts. Claim scope explicitly includes targeted advertising and transactional offers delivered through the device.
Sports Paraphernalia Devices
US12198578B2Protects wireless-connected sports collectibles that synchronize physical reactions — including lights, movement, and sound output channels — with live game event data, and supports advertising content delivered through the device.
Filed Patent Applications (Patent Pending)
Two provisional patent applications were filed in 2026 to protect our next-generation platform architecture. Each incorporates both granted patents above by reference.
User-Configurable AI-Enhanced Interactive Devices with a Decoupled Generic Base Unit
Covers the user-configurable decoupled-base architecture: a single generic base unit, post-sale configured to any team, league, artist, brand, or other entity through a remote entity server and persistent UID binding. Incorporates by reference both granted patents.
AI-Enhanced Sports Paraphernalia with Predictive Engagement and Tokenized Commerce
Covers hybrid edge/cloud AI architecture, single-mode privacy-first inputs, multi-modal fusion, proactive engagement triggers, and contextual commerce / tokenized offer redemption delivered through the platform. Incorporates by reference both granted patents.
Why This Matters
Our founders have been building connected sports memorabilia since 2019, and Sports IoT is at the forefront of the category today.
The U.S. Patent Office has awarded us two patents with 43 claims and priority back to March 2019. The claims cover both the system-level architecture for real-time event-driven IoT device control and the specific implementation of wireless-connected sports collectibles.
Anyone who wants to build what those claims cover needs a license from Sports IoT. For investors and partners, that makes the portfolio the foundation of a licensing business across professional sports, college athletics, and beyond.
R&D Vision
Our innovation roadmap extends well beyond today's product line. The Sports IoT platform is evolving toward a universal connected collectible platform — a team-agnostic base unit that fans configure to any team, sport, or even non-sports interests through software.
This evolution eliminates per-team manufacturing complexity and opens the door to B2B licensing — where sports leagues, entertainment brands, and media companies can leverage our patent portfolio to create their own connected experiences.
Two provisional patent applications were filed in 2026 to protect this next-generation platform architecture: one covering the decoupled, user-configurable base unit, and one covering hybrid edge/cloud AI engagement and tokenized commerce features. See Filed Patent Applications above.
Interested in Partnering?
Whether you're an investor, sports league, or technology partner, we'd love to explore how our platform and patent portfolio can create value together.