Patents Assigned to Lob-ster, Inc.
  • Oscillating ball throwing machine
    Patent number: 7445003
    Abstract: A ball throwing machine for throwing projectiles, such as tennis balls or baseballs, includes a yoke assembly for projecting balls and a motor assembly for providing both nominal vertical throwing as well as oscillating vertical movement of the yoke assembly. The machine provides fine variations in the vertical trajectories of the balls being thrown and preferably eliminates the need for complicated electronic circuit controls and/or mechanical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Lob-ster Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Smith
  • Oscillating ball throwing machine
    Publication number: 20060137672
    Abstract: A ball throwing machine for throwing projectiles, such as tennis balls or baseballs, includes a yoke assembly for projecting balls and a motor assembly for providing both nominal vertical throwing as well as oscillating vertical movement of the yoke assembly. The machine provides fine variations in the vertical trajectories of the balls being thrown and preferably eliminates the need for complicated electronic circuit controls and/or mechanical components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Lob-ster Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Smith
  • Ball throwing machine
    Patent number: D456866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Lob-ster, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthieu Dominic Turpault, Peter D. Byar, Leslie Juhng
  • Ball throwing machine
    Patent number: D641437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Lob-ster, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Nugent
  • Automated ball-throwing apparatus
    Patent number: D748349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Lob-ster, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Hussey, Shu Shuo Wu, Ravi Sawhney, Kurt Botsai
  • Automated ball-throwing apparatus
    Patent number: D794878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Lob-ster, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Hussey, Shu Shuo Wu, Ravi Sawhney, Kurt Botsai