Patents Assigned to Rawlings Sportings Goods Company, Inc.
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Patent number: 10058743Abstract: A molded game ball comprises an outer cover or surface having a mold line that mimics the seam of a conventional baseball or softball. The outer cover or surface may additionally include a stitch pattern that mimics the stitching of a conventional baseball or softball.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventor: Katherine A. Smith
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Patent number: 9808042Abstract: A batting helmet having localized impact protection comprises a rigid shell with a padded inner core affixed therein. Localized impact protection comprises additional padding attached to the inner core, increased thickness of the rigid shell, increased stiffness of the rigid shell, and additional padding attached to the rigid shell, alone or in combination, positioned in various regions of the helmet.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: Brian Hoying, Kevin Bowman, Art Chou, Michael A Lorenz, Kevin J Vititoe
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Patent number: 9669277Abstract: A bat for striking a ball comprises an axis, a handle, and a barrel. The handle includes a knob end, an attachment end, and a length separating the knob end from the attachment end. The barrel includes an end cap end, a barrel portion, a barrel length, and a transition section. The transition section is operatively attached to the attachment end of the handle. The bat can include a joint connecting the transition section to the attachment end while separating the barrel from the handle. Further, the bat can include an internal tubular member operatively attached to the end cap end and positioned within the barrel. A knob can be attached to the knob end of the handle while an end cap can be attached to the end cap end of the barrel. A grip can be attached to the handle adjacent the knob.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: Michael Haas, Tyler Scott Jessie, Peter Wiese, Doug Heimer, Matthew V Vacek
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Patent number: 9585433Abstract: A helmet with an outer shell made from a fiber reinforced material, and preferably a fiber reinforced polymer. The helmet preferably has a critical impact area that contains a greater concentration of fibers. Preferably, the helmet has a weight, offset, and dimensions which are comparable to a helmet with an outer shell that is not made from a fiber reinforced material. The helmet is preferably stiffer and more protective than a conventional helmet not having a fiber reinforced outer shell.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Wade Heimer, Matthew V. Vacek, Biju Mathew, Scott Jeffrey Sorensen
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Patent number: 9498830Abstract: An apparatus for bone rubbing a wooden bat. The wooden bat generally has a length, a knob, a barrel, and a barrel end. The apparatus comprises a base, a knob securing section, a barrel and securing section, a translating pressure tool, and a controller.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Mark Robinson, Kyle Murphy, Dale Blust
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Publication number: 20160008671Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an injection molded foam core composition, and a method of manufacturing the foam core. The core is made of an injection molded foam from a resin with glass temperature higher than 50° Celsius and provides improved ball performance tolerances as compared to prior art molded balls.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: Sam Bhargava, Adam Trenkamp, Biju Mathew
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Publication number: 20150351481Abstract: A batting helmet having localized impact protection comprises a rigid shell with a padded inner core affixed therein. Localized impact protection comprises additional padding attached to the inner core, increased thickness of the rigid shell, increased stiffness of the rigid shell, and additional padding attached to the rigid shell, alone or in combination, positioned in various regions of the helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC.Inventors: BRIAN HOYING, KEVIN BOWMAN, ART CHOU, MICHAEL A. LORENZ, KEVIN J. VITITOE
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Publication number: 20150297954Abstract: A molded game ball comprises an outer cover or surface having a mold line that mimics the seam of a conventional baseball or softball. The outer cover or surface may additionally include a stitch pattern that mimics the stitching of a conventional baseball or softball.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC.Inventor: KATHERINE A. SMITH
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Patent number: 9107466Abstract: A batting helmet having localized impact protection comprises a rigid shell with a padded inner core affixed therein. Localized impact protection comprises additional padding attached to the inner core, increased thickness of the rigid shell, increased stiffness of the rigid shell, and additional padding attached to the rigid shell, alone or in combination, positioned in various regions of the helmet.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Brian Hoying, Kevin Bowman, Art Chou, Michael A. Lorenz, Kevin J. Vititoe
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Patent number: 9101800Abstract: A molded game ball comprises a molded outer cover having a mold line that mimics the seam of a conventional baseball or softball, and a raised stitch pattern presented along said mold line that mimics the stitching of a conventional stitched baseball or softball.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC.Inventor: Katherine A. Smith
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Patent number: 9027163Abstract: A facemask for a helmet. The helmet includes a forehead area and two side areas. The facemask comprises a plurality of intersecting, integral metal supports forming a face protection area. The face protection area includes a top section, two side attachment sections and a front section. The top section can be shaped to conform to and attached to the forehead area of the helmet while each side attachment section can be shaped and formed to attach to one of the side areas of the helmet. Further, the front section can extend from the top section and each attachment section.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventor: Marc Schmidt
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Publication number: 20140066238Abstract: A baseball or softball comprising a cover having an outer surface that is formed of a first material. A second material that is easier to grip than the first material is affixed to the cover in the same location as the seam on a conventional baseball or softball. The ball's outer surface is molded and stitchless, meaning that the outer covering is not made by stitching panels together. While the ball may be stitchless, it may have simulated, molded stitches. The second material, when positioned on a planar surface, comprises a continuous strip having two generally semicircular ends each integral with a pair of opposed concave sides (e.g. a FIG. 8 configuration).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Katherine Smith, Daniel Cullinane
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Patent number: 8512176Abstract: A bat having a handle portion, a transition portion attached to the handle portion, and a barrel portion attached to the transition portion. The area(s) adjacent to the central portion of the barrel have an increased performance with respect to the central portion of the barrel to effectively enlarge the sweet spot, or preferred hitting area. At least one member of the barrel is circumferential aligned and axially spaced from another member.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: Biju Mathew, Curtis M. Cruz, Matthew V. Vacek, Tyler Scott Jessie
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Publication number: 20130095963Abstract: A molded game ball and process for making the same. The game ball comprises a molded outer cover having a mold line that mimics the seam of a conventional game ball and a raised stitch pattern presented along said mold line. The game ball is made by forming an outer cover in a mold that has a pattern that is positioned to mimic the inverse of the pattern of a seam of a conventional game ball. Material is then injected into an interior volume enclosed by the outer cover to form an inner core that permanently bonds with the outer cover. The outer cover of the game ball has a stitch pattern that mimics the stitching and seam of a conventional stitched game ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventor: Katherine A. Smith
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Patent number: 8317640Abstract: A bat having a handle portion, a transition portion attached to the handle portion, and a barrel portion attached to the transition portion. The area(s) adjacent to the central portion of the barrel have an increased performance with respect to the central portion of the barrel to effectively enlarge the sweet spot, or preferred hitting area. At least one tubular member of the barrel is circumferential aligned and axially spaced from another tubular member.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: Curtis Matthew Cruz, Biju Mathew, Matthew V. Vacek, Tyler S. Jessie
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Patent number: 8206250Abstract: A bat having a handle portion, a transition portion attached to the handle portion, and a barrel portion attached to the transition portion. The area(s) adjacent to the central portion of the barrel have an increased performance with respect to the central portion of the barrel to effectively enlarge the sweet spot, or preferred hitting area. At least one tubular member of the barrel is circumferential aligned and axially spaced from another tubular member.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: Curtis Matthew Cruz, Biju Mathew, Matthew V. Vacek, Tyler S. Jessie
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Patent number: D670347Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2012Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: Chris Goudy, Kevin John Vititoe, Dana Justin Koppes, Sherry Lynn Jones, James Huang Lua
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Patent number: D697269Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Wade Heimer, Matthew V. Vacek, Biju Mathew, Scott Jeffrey Sorenson
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Patent number: D699895Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: David Hill, Ryan Farrar, Marc Schmidt, Jonathan Eziquiel-Shriro, Brandon Hefer, Justin Snell
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Patent number: D703777Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.Inventors: Randy Fraser, Kevin J. Vititoe