Patents by Inventor James L. Ritch

James L. Ritch 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).

  • Patent number: 5490668
    Abstract: An aid for an assisted practicing of football place-kicks. The device is fabricated of economical elements of p.v.c. conduit and fittings. The device includes an elongated upright p.v.c. conduit substantially longer than the length of a football, and connected at one end thereof into a first p.v.c. right angle elbow fitting. A horizontal leg of p.v.c. conduit shorter than the upright leg is also connected at one end thereof into the first elbow fitting. A second right angle elbow fitting is rotatably fitted onto the other end of the horizontal leg so as to freely rotate with respect to the horizontal leg as a kicker's foot strikes the football. This generally inverted L-shaped device is thus structured to have the lower portion of the upright leg embedded into the ground whereby the open end of the second p.v.c. elbow fitting, oriented facing downwardly, supportively engages over the upper end of the football.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Steve Duke
    Inventor: James L. Ritch