Patents by Inventor Christopher W. Ryan

Christopher W. Ryan 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).

  • OVERCAP FOR A TENNIS BALL CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20220009677
    Abstract: An overcap for a container for storing at least one tennis ball, the container extending along a longitudinal axis and having an open end. The overcap includes a body adapted for removably attachment to the open end of the tennis ball container. The body includes a peripheral rim for engaging an outer surface of the container at the open end, and a lip projecting from the peripheral rim toward the longitudinal axis. The peripheral lip extends over a portion of the open end of the tennis ball container. The lip defines a first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Jason B. Collins, Christopher W. Ryan
  • OVERCAP FOR A TENNIS BALL CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20210237942
    Abstract: An overcap for a container for storing at least one tennis ball, the container extending along a longitudinal axis and having an open end. The overcap includes a body adapted for removably attachment to the open end of the tennis ball container. The body includes a peripheral rim for engaging an outer surface of the container at the open end, and a lip projecting from the peripheral rim toward the longitudinal axis. The peripheral lip extends over a portion of the open end of the tennis ball container. The lip defines a first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Jason B. Collins, Christopher W. Ryan
  • Racquet identification system
    Patent number: 8784241
    Abstract: A racquet identification system for use with at least first and second racquets supported by a multi-racquet support structure. Each of the first and second racquets includes a head portion. The system includes first and second head cards coupled to the head portion of the first and second racquets, respectively. The first and second head cards include first and second bodies and first and second projections extending from the first and second bodies, respectively. The shape of the first body is similar to the shape of the second body. The first body and the first projection define a first orientation. The second body and the second projection define a second orientation. The first and second orientations are different. The first and second racquets have at least one characteristic that varies between the first and second racquets, and the first and second projections are configured to highlight the characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Ryan, John B. Lyons, Ryan Dowd, Kyle Dowd
  • RACQUET IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130252769
    Abstract: A racquet identification system for use with at least first and second racquets supported by a multi-racquet support structure. Each of the first and second racquets includes a head portion. The system includes first and second head cards coupled to the head portion of the first and second racquets, respectively. The first and second head cards include first and second bodies and first and second projections extending from the first and second bodies, respectively. The shape of the first body is similar to the shape of the second body. The first body and the first projection define a first orientation. The second body and the second projection define a second orientation. The first and second orientations are different. The first and second racquets have at least one characteristic that varies between the first and second racquets, and the first and second projections are configured to highlight the characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Ryan, John B. Lyons, Ryan Dowd, Kyle Dowd
  • Racquet equipment bag
    Patent number: D648937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Ryan, Saud Khazal
  • Racquet equipment bag
    Patent number: D653852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Ryan, Saud Khazal
  • Racquet equipment bag
    Patent number: D653853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Ryan, Saud Khazal
  • Tennis ball container
    Patent number: D893997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Ryan, Chris Clark
  • Tennis ball container overcap
    Patent number: D952464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Jason B. Collins, Christopher W. Ryan
  • Tennis ball container overcap
    Patent number: D974910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Jason B. Collins, Christopher W. Ryan
  • Tennis ball container
    Patent number: D998455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Ryan, Jason B. Collins
  • Tennis ball container
    Patent number: D1017395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Ryan, Jason B. Collins