Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Verrengia

Thomas M. Verrengia 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: 8870688
    Abstract: A bat has a core section made from wood or grass material fibers artificially fused together and an outer section for substantially surrounding the core section. The core section can be made exclusively of bamboo fibers artificially fused together. The outer section has opposite bottom and top subsections and opposite side subsections, adhered to corresponding sides of the core section. The outer section can be made of bamboo strips. The bat also has an insert or plug made of a wood material. The insert or plug is disposed in a void provided in a distal end portion of the bat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Pinnacle Sports Equipment Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Verrengia, Lilian Bao, Yanshen Hsu
  • Patent number: 8257207
    Abstract: A baseball bat has a core section formed of wood fibers artificially fused together and an outer section substantially surrounding the core section. The core section can be made exclusively of bamboo fibers artificially fused together. The core section can be substantially square having opposite front and rear sides and opposite top and bottom sides. The outer section has opposite side subsections, adhered to the sides of the core section. The side subsections have material strips arranged substantially in a first direction. The outer section further has a top subsection and a bottom subsection, adhered to the top and bottom of the core section, respectively. The top and bottom subsection have material strips arranged substantially in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction can be perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Pinnacle Sports Equipment Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Verrengia, Lilian Bao, Yanshen Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110312452
    Abstract: A bat has a core section made from wood or grass material fibers artificially fused together and an outer section for substantially surrounding the core section. The core section can be made exclusively of bamboo fibers artificially fused together. The outer section has opposite bottom and top subsections and opposite side subsections, adhered to corresponding sides of the core section. The outer section can be made of bamboo strips. The bat also has an insert or plug made of a wood material. The insert or plug is disposed in a void provided in a distal end portion of the bat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: PINNACLE SPORTS EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Verrengia, Lilian Bao, Yanshen Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100323831
    Abstract: A baseball bat has a core section formed of wood fibers artificially fused together and an outer section substantially surrounding the core section. The core section can be made exclusively of bamboo fibers artificially fused together. The core section can be substantially square having opposite front and rear sides and opposite top and bottom sides. The outer section has opposite side subsections, adhered to the sides of the core section. The side subsections have material strips arranged substantially in a first direction. The outer section further has a top subsection and a bottom subsection, adhered to the top and bottom of the core section, respectively. The top and bottom subsection have material strips arranged substantially in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction can be perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: PINNACLE SPORTS EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Verrengia, Lilian Bao, Yanshen Hsu
  • Patent number: 7771296
    Abstract: A baseball bat has a core section formed exclusively of bamboo fibers fused together and an outer section substantially surrounding the core section. In a method for fabricating a blank from which a baseball bat is fabricated, a core section is fabricated through harvesting elongated bamboo pieces, removing the epidermis or skin from the bamboo pieces, cutting the bamboo pieces into a predetermined length, fiberizing the bamboo pieces, fusing the bamboo fibers to form a solid and unitary core blank, and processing the solid core blank to provide a core section have a substantially square cross section having opposite front and rear sides and opposite top and bottom sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Pinnacle Sports Equipment Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Verrengia, Lilan Bao, Yanshen Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100113193
    Abstract: A baseball bat has a core section formed exclusively of bamboo fibers fused together and an outer section substantially surrounding the core section. In a method for fabricating a blank from which a baseball bat is fabricated, a core section is fabricated through harvesting elongated bamboo pieces, removing the epidermis or skin from the bamboo pieces, cutting the bamboo pieces into a predetermined length, fiberizing the bamboo pieces, fusing the bamboo fibers to form a solid and unitary core blank, and processing the solid core blank to provide a core section have a substantially square cross section having opposite front and rear sides and opposite top and bottom sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: PINNACLE SPORTS EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Verrengia, Lilan Bao, Yanshen Hsu