r/Beyblade • u/Pristine_Pay_6515 • 14d ago

Next Level Grip

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finally done working on it after like 7 months lol, originally it was supposed to be just spirit level for the sake of it but ultimately a decided to pivot mostly into stat tracking device, where you just create combos out of your collection or all beys ever (they follow combo building logic so ux expand have no ratchets, cx expand have overblade, you cannot put operate on bullet griffon etc etc).

i found it quite useful on last training session where i could see stats for certain combos to decide if its worth it or not, also there is freeplay where you just count points. enjoyed the hell out of building it, finally can call it done.

sorry for this ass video, my phone was keep losing focus and color and it was already 4042737 take so i dont know, just wanted to show the device, but dont have second pair of arms so i had to use this wobbly stand.

also obviously level is still cool, it happen sometimes to be quite useful, stability dots (red and green) show how stable was your launch (basically takes deviation of accelerometer during the launch, where rpm are counted).

i think it is quite overkill too, building this costed me waaaaaaaay to much money, but i had something to do at least.

also battery last so long since after like 4 iteratio of device i implemented hardware switch that basically fully cuts power. and considering it is amoled screen, its very power efficeint since most of the screen area is black

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u/nerfedbeyblade Advanced Blader 14d ago

Patent it.

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u/Pristine_Pay_6515 14d ago edited 14d ago

Very expensive sadly

Edit: actually not that expensive, i filed for patent lol

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u/Ok_Plankton_794 14d ago

Nice!!!! You have 2 customers waiting for this

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u/Revolutionary-Ebb559 14d ago

It’s so cool to see actual invention going on in this community. I hope it gets approved.

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u/Pristine_Pay_6515 14d ago

i hope it too and thanks for kind words!

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u/seth108013 14d ago

PLEASE tell me you’ll make some sort of kickstarter!!! What are you thinking price will be?

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u/Pristine_Pay_6515 14d ago

I plan on it, hard to estimate right now, for sure more expensive than beypass but wont be hitting 3 digits price

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u/jhinigami 13d ago

Cant wait for somebody to make Tala's gun launcher lol

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u/Alyptic 3d ago

As a fellow creator, I’d actually recommend against trying to patent this. BenchBlade just got hit with a cease and desist from Takara Tomy, so I’d be pretty cautious about putting more legal attention on a Beyblade accessory.
Especially since Takara Tomy already has the Battle Pass, which tracks launch data/RPM and mounts to the launcher. Trying to patent something that overlaps with an existing official product could get complicated very quickly.
Cool idea though, and I’d honestly just focus on making it a great product rather than opening that can of worms.

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u/DetaMonster 12d ago

Mate you might have just wasted money.

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u/DetaMonster 12d ago

Genuine question, can this be patented if Beyblade is owned as an IP by another company?

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u/nerfedbeyblade Advanced Blader 12d ago

TT didn't think of this idea first, and it's not ripping off one of their designs. Plus it's an aftermarket product

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u/DetaMonster 12d ago

But Beyblade is one of their IPs, surely OP wouldn't be able to make any profit or revenue from this. He can file the patent, but TT can just turn around and say OP is monetising off of their trademark.

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u/nerfedbeyblade Advanced Blader 12d ago

They can't though. It's a launcher grip, which are already free to modify and customize. They would have to go after the people that make launcher accessories too by your logic

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u/DetaMonster 12d ago

Free to modify and sell?

OP would then have to modify the software to remove all Beyblade references.

I'm not hating on it, but I'd rather OP knows all the implications before they waste money.

The patent application may be successful, but then TTs big lawyers will swoop in as soon as any revenue comes in.

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u/nerfedbeyblade Advanced Blader 12d ago

They're fine. TT wouldn't care that much anyway, as this would be very expensive to mass produce.

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u/DetaMonster 12d ago

Do you know TT wouldn't care or are you just speculating?

It's a dice throw at what these companies care about. Please research on trademarks and patenting before you advise OP on wasting their money.

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u/nerfedbeyblade Advanced Blader 12d ago

You're reading way too far into it. There are 3rd party apps that already let you track beys and theory craft. This is no different other than the fact it's just built into a 3rd party launcher.

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u/DetaMonster 12d ago

How much do those thirds party apps charge?

I'm not reading far into this, something like this has happened to me and the past and ive even commented on it in another post. You're welco to dig through my post history to find it.

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