Patent 7458699 was granted and assigned to Rawlings (company) on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A ball glove includes impact detection and annunciation circuitry for detecting an impact event, such as contact of a caught ball with the glove. Upon detection of an impact, annunciation circuitry provides a visible light signal, such as flashing a sequence of lights located in the web portion of the glove. An associated method of use is also provided.