Patents by Inventor William Jerome Garnett

William Jerome Garnett 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).

  • Insert for a bat having an improved seam orientation
    Patent number: 7011588
    Abstract: A bat includes a substantially tubular frame, a substantially tubular body and at least one sheet. The frame extends along a longitudinal axis. The frame has a handle portion and a primary hitting portion. The body is coaxially aligned with the hitting portion of the frame. The sheet has a proximal edge, a distal edge, and first and second side edges. The sheet is coupled to at least a portion of one of the hitting portion of the frame and the body such that the first and second edges each extend from the proximal edge to the distal edge along a path that is substantially non-parallel with the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Mark A. Fritzke, Michael D. Eggiman, William Jerome Garnett
  • Insert for a bat having an improved seam orientation
    Publication number: 20040157689
    Abstract: A bat includes a substantially tubular frame, a substantially tubular body and at least one sheet. The frame extends along a longitudinal axis. The frame has a handle portion and a primary hitting portion. The body is coaxially aligned with the hitting portion of the frame. The sheet has a proximal edge, a distal edge, and first and second side edges. The sheet is coupled to at least a portion of one of the hitting portion of the frame and the body such that the first and second edges each extend from the proximal edge to the distal edge along a path that is substantially non-parallel with the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Mark A. Fritzke, Michael D. Eggiman, William Jerome Garnett
  • Insert for a bat having an improved seam orientation
    Patent number: 6733404
    Abstract: A bat includes a substantially tubular frame, a substantially tubular body and at least one sheet. The frame extends along a longitudinal axis. The frame has a handle portion and a primary hitting portion. The body is coaxially aligned with the hitting portion of the frame. The sheet has a proximal edge, a distal edge, and first and second side edges. The sheet is coupled to at least a portion of one of the hitting portion of the frame and the body such that the first and second edges each extend from the proximal edge to the distal edge along a path that is substantially non-parallel with the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Mark A. Fritzke, Michael D. Eggiman, William Jerome Garnett
  • Insert for a bat having an improved seam orientation
    Publication number: 20020091022
    Abstract: A bat includes a substantially tubular frame, a substantially tubular body and at least one sheet. The frame extends along a longitudinal axis. The frame has a handle portion and a primary hitting portion. The body is coaxially aligned with the hitting portion of the frame. The sheet has a proximal edge, a distal edge, and first and second side edges. The sheet is coupled to at least a portion of one of the hitting portion of the frame and the body such that the first and second edges each extend from the proximal edge to the distal edge along a path that is substantially non-parallel with the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Mark A. Fritzke, Michael D. Eggiman, William Jerome Garnett