Patents by Inventor Homer C. Amos

Homer C. Amos 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).

  • Scoop and cup device for playing a game
    Patent number: 4511148
    Abstract: A ball catching and throwing device that comprises a scoop means at one end and a cup means at the other end. The scoop means is adapted to catch a ball and the cup means is adapted to receive the ball after the catching operation is performed. A ball has been tuned or impedance matched to the scoop-cup means so that the ball will not rebound out of the scoop means during the catching operation. The ball and scoop means have also been tuned and adapted to create a pleasurable, playable ball game in a walled court.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1985
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Homer C. Amos, Joseph C. Benedyk, Carl E. Scheie, William R. McGlove
  • Method of playing a cestaball game with a scoop device
    Patent number: 4449712
    Abstract: This invention comprehends a new and unique method of playing a game and the rules of the game. The method provides for use of a scoop-cup means that has been impedance matched to a series of balls. Both the scoop-cup means and the balls have further been impedance matched to a person and thus to a court of play. In order to play the game, an inventive method has been provided that includes the rules and regulations of play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph C. Benedyk, Homer C. Amos, Carl E. Scheie, William R. McGlone
  • Machine and method for making camouflage nets
    Patent number: 3977927
    Abstract: This invention comprehends a machine for producing camouflage nets. Different camouflage garnish patterns are secured to a net in a preselected and predetermined manner on a repetitive basis. Also, comprehended is a method of making a camouflage net by providing different shape camouflage garnish pieces that are applied to a net at predesignated work stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Homer C. Amos, Samuel R. Callis, Charles R. Scott
  • Pressure-sensitive display board
    Patent number: 3952133
    Abstract: A bulletin board, display panel or other posting device, having a pressure-sensitive surface on a thick resilient backing, has inproved object-retaining properties. The resilient backing may be a polyether-polyurethane or polyester-polyurethane foam having an indentation load delfection of about 45 pounds per square foot (about 22 grams per square centimeter). The preferred pressure-sensitive adhesive is a water-washable tacky elastomer with a Young's modulus of elasticity of about 5 to 50 psi (about 350 to 3500 grams per square centimeter).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1973
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1976
    Inventors: Homer C. Amos, Edward T. Strickland
  • Ball catching and throwing device
    Patent number: D269536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Homer C. Amos
  • Ball catching and throwing device
    Patent number: D269794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1983
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Homer C. Amos
  • Ball catching and throwing device
    Patent number: D269795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1983
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Homer C. Amos
  • Ball catching and throwing device
    Patent number: D269891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Homer C. Amos
  • Ball catching and throwing device
    Patent number: D269892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Homer C. Amos
  • Ball catching and throwing device
    Patent number: D269893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventor: Homer C. Amos