Patents by Inventor James Robert Harrell

James Robert Harrell 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: 6007438
    Abstract: A method of playing table tennis includes using a table comprising a rotating circular playing surface marked out in quadrants with adjacent quadrants being distinguishable from one another, a non-rotating net dividing the playing surface into two playing sides, a plurality of paddles, and a resilient ball; providing two teams of at least one player each; associating one team with a playing side and with a pair of opposed quadrants; and associating the other said team with the other playing side and the other opposed quadrants; determining a first serving team; the first serving team serving by propelling ball with a paddle against the playing side associated with the serving team and over the net directly into a quadrant associated with the serving team; wherein failure to do so scores a point for the other team; wherein each team alternately attempts to propel the ball with the paddles directly over said net into a quadrant associated with the team until one team fails to do so thereby scoring a point for t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Inventor: James Robert Harrell