Patents Assigned to Brine, Inc.
  • Lacrosse-stick heads
    Patent number: 7357739
    Abstract: Lacrosse-stick heads are described. In one embodiment, a lacrosse-stick head includes a throat, a transverse wall, and two sidewalls extending outward from the throat and connected by the transverse wall. The throat includes two side surfaces. At least one of the sidewalls and an adjacent side surface of the throat are sized, shaped, and positioned for stably rolling a lacrosse ball throughout at least a portion of the length of the at least one of the sidewalls and onto the adjacent side surface. The portion includes more than one half of the length of the at least one of the sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Brine, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Richard Montano, Kyle Larry Lamson, Alexander Parker Reynolds, Jon Garfield Wong
  • Energy absorbing lacrosse head construction
    Patent number: 7044868
    Abstract: A lacrosse head construction comprising a frame comprising a forward scoop having a width, a rearward wall more narrow than the scoop width and two opposing sidewalls between the scoop and the rearward wall; wherein at least a portion of each sidewall comprises a material that is softer than the material of at least the scoop, to create sidewalls that help to dampen movement of a lacrosse ball into or within the lacrosse head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Brine, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Brine, Kyle Lamson
  • Handle for a lacrosse stick
    Patent number: 6752730
    Abstract: An improved handle for a lacrosse stick generally comprising a rigid elongated member, having a length and a longitudinal axis, comprising a plurality of ridges and trenches which extend along substantially the entire length of the elongated member and which are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Brine, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Brine, Jr., Richard Bonanno, Erik A. Brine
  • Portable recoil wall
    Patent number: 6739988
    Abstract: A portable recoil wall for sports ball practice. In one embodiment, the recoil wall may include a target that is resiliently suspended on a foldable frame which may be supported in a plurality of inclined positions by a collapsible sustaining assembly coupled to the frame. A portable recoil target, capable of being removably attached to other structures such as netted goals and the like are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Brine, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Jensen, Steven R. Trombley, Tseng Chun Ming
  • Lacrosse head pocket
    Patent number: 6506132
    Abstract: A lacrosse head pocket for a lacrosse head having a scoop and opposing sidewalls. The pocket includes a pocket member comprising one or more thin, flexible portions. The pocket member is connected to the scoop and at least a portion of the sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Brine, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Brine, III, William H. Brine, Erik Brine