Patents by Inventor Alice H. Howe

Alice H. Howe 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).

  • Tennis racquet equipped with a tennis ball retriever
    Patent number: 7140986
    Abstract: A highly specific type of hooked materials, when applied to the shoulder of a tennis racquet, have been found to tangentially hook onto the nap of a tennis ball and allow the ball to be lifted from the court. Hooked materials characterized as comprising a series of heat-treated nylon monofilament hooks in a rowed relationship (300/inch2) of an average diameter of 8.5 mil, 1.91 mm mean height, 1.13 mm mean width and 0.71 mm mean hook depth are particularly effective for retrieving all common types of tennis balls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Inventor: Alice H. Howe
  • Tennis racquet equipped with a tennis ball retriever
    Publication number: 20040029658
    Abstract: A highly specific type of hooked materials, when applied to the shoulder of a tennis racquet, have been found to tangentially hook onto the nap of a tennis ball and allow the ball to be lifted from the court. Hooked materials characterized as comprising a series of heat-treated nylon monofilament hooks in a rowed relationship (300/inch2) of an average diameter of 8.5 mil, 1.91 mm mean height, 1.13 mm mean width and 0.71 mm mean hook depth are particularly effective for retrieving all common types of tennis balls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventor: Alice H. Howe