Patents by Inventor Daniel L. Hoffman

Daniel L. Hoffman 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).

  • Basketball shooting training and ball return
    Patent number: 9566490
    Abstract: A training device for thrown or pitched balls at a target is disclosed, especially useful for basketball training, in which a hyperbolic paraboloid surface deflects the approaching ball at a known angle in a manner in which the returned ball will strike a mat. The mat includes indicia which can be diagnostically useful in determining the proper correction to the throw or pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventor: Daniel L. Hoffman
  • Basketball shooting training and ball return
    Publication number: 20160051880
    Abstract: A training device for thrown or pitched balls at a target is disclosed, especially useful for basketball training, in which a hyperbolic paraboloid surface deflects the approaching ball at a known angle in a manner in which the returned ball will strike a mat. The mat includes indicia which can be diagnostically useful in determining the proper correction to the throw or pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel L. Hoffman