Patents by Inventor Jessica A. Bixler

Jessica A. Bixler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5487540
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in practicing the fundamentals of basketball is provided. The apparatus includes a retrieving bowl adapted to connect to a basketball goal to recover a basketball, an adjustable, swivelable chute having upper and lower ends, the upper end being connected to the retrieving bowl, and a base unit. The base unit houses an ejection box connected to the lower end of the chute and a passing box. The ejection box has motor-driven speed control wheels adjacent thereto for ejecting a basketball. The passing box has a target area covered by a one-way flap. A gravity channel extends from the passing box to the ejection box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Inventors: Dickie R. Bixler, Jessica A. Bixler