Patents by Inventor David Andrew Hannah

David Andrew Hannah 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).

  • Ball tossing machine
    Patent number: 11850493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved ball tossing device that is portable and adjustable to accommodate a variety of different balls and lobbing preferences. This may be achieved through various features including some or all of the following: a ball feeding mechanism using a rotating disk with an offset feed channel to deliver balls to the ball tossing queue; a catapult arm that uses a motor/spring mechanism to toss balls in the queue out of the machine; an indexer feature for isolating the ball to be tossed from the other balls in the queue; and adjustable features that allow users to vary ball trajectory of the ball being tossed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Prosist Sports Equipment Co., LLC
    Inventors: John Frederick Bruner, William C. Cleveland, Jeffrey Paul Broadrick, David Andrew Hannah, Lee Ellis Jarrell, Jr.
  • Ball Tossing Machine
    Publication number: 20230125701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved ball tossing device that is portable and adjustable to accommodate a variety of different balls and lobbing preferences. This may be achieved through various features including some or all of the following: a ball feeding mechanism using a rotating disk with an offset feed channel to deliver balls to the ball tossing queue; a catapult arm that uses a motor/spring mechanism to toss balls in the queue out of the machine; an indexer feature for isolating the ball to be tossed from the other balls in the queue; and adjustable features that allow users to vary ball trajectory of the ball being tossed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: John Frederick Bruner, William C. Cleveland, Jeffrey Paul Broadrick, David Andrew Hannah, Lee Ellis Jarrell, JR.
  • Ball tossing machine
    Patent number: 11433288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved ball tossing device that is portable and adjustable to accommodate a variety of different balls and lobbing preferences. This may be achieved through various features including some or all of the following: a ball feeding mechanism using a rotating disk with an offset feed channel to deliver balls to the ball tossing queue; a catapult arm that uses a motor/spring mechanism to toss balls in the queue out of the machine; an indexer feature for isolating the ball to be tossed from the other balls in the queue; and adjustable features that allow users to vary ball trajectory of the ball being tossed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Prosist Sports Equipment Co., LLC
    Inventors: John Frederick Bruner, William C. Cleveland, Jeffrey Paul Broadrick, David Andrew Hannah, Lee Ellis Jarrell, Jr.