Patents by Inventor Ralph Samuel Granchelli, JR.

Ralph Samuel Granchelli, JR. 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: 8616270
    Abstract: An apparatus for the conditioning, storage and transportation of tennis balls. The tennis ball conditioning, storage, and transportation apparatus is used to condition tennis balls, primarily by heating to a desired operating temperature. Conditioning modifies the internal pressure of the balls and warms the composition of the balls to the desired playing temperature. The tennis ball conditioning, storage, and transportation apparatus includes a housing which may have handles and which has an interior which contains heating and/or cooling elements and which functions as a conditioning and storage chamber. The chamber is divided by a screen upon which the balls rest. A thermostatically controlled heater, cooler and fan achieve the desired temperature then stabilizes the balls at the desired temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventor: Ralph Samuel Granchelli, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130228305
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for the conditioning, storage and transportation of tennis balls. The tennis ball conditioner is used to condition tennis ball's, primarily by heating to the desired operating temperature. Conditioning modifies the internal pressure of the ball and warms the composition of the ball to the desired playing temperature. There is provided a housing with handles which contains internally, the tennis ball heating and cooling functions. The tennis ball conditioner is comprised of a housing of which the interior is dedicated to a conditioning and storage chamber. The chamber is divided by a screen upon which the balls rest. A thermostatically controlled heater, cooler and fan achieve the desired temperature then stabilizes the ball's at the desired temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventor: Ralph Samuel Granchelli, JR.