Patents by Inventor Eric S. Britto

Eric S. Britto 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).

  • Polymer basketball backboard
    Patent number: 8167745
    Abstract: An indoor basketball backboard is provided lhat makes it easier for players to use the backboard to score baskets. The indoor backboard includes a plurality of voids to adjust a bounce characteristic of the backboard. A basketball backboard having a plurality of voids has bounce characteristics less than that of existing solid backboards. Such backboard may be a polymer backboard or a backboard made from one or more other materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: TrueBounce, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric S. Britto, Wayne D. Newton