Patents by Inventor Robert E. Hoagland

Robert E. Hoagland 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).

  • Method of adapting a relatively small number of bowling balls for testing use by a relatively large number of bowlers
    Patent number: 6280343
    Abstract: A method for adapting a relatively small number of bowling balls for use in testing by a relatively large number of bowlers having different hand sizes. The method includes the steps of predrilling a pair of finger holes of a standard size in each of a relatively small number of bowling balls, which finger holes are shaped to receive removable finger inserts of varying sizes. The next step is the predrilling of a thumb hole in each of a relatively small number of bowling balls with the thumb hole in each bowling ball being located at a different, predetermined distance from a pair of finger holes so that each of the thumb holes of the bowling balls are at a different distance from a pair of finger holes. The following step is the installation of a removable insert in each of the thumb holes. Finally, the removable thumb insert is sized to accommodate the thumb of a particular bowler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Ebonite International, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Scheid, Charles W. Venable, Joe L. Hester, Robert E. Hoagland