Patents by Inventor Jeffery A. Flood

Jeffery A. Flood 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).

  • Adjustable knob assembly for a ball bat
    Patent number: 10625128
    Abstract: An adjustable knob assembly for a ball bat having a tubular handle portion extending about a longitudinal axis. The assembly includes a base and an annular knob. The base includes an end wall and a cylindrical outer wall extending from the end wall. The outer wall is configured to be fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the handle portion of the bat. The outer wall includes a first set of interlocking structure. The annular knob includes an inner radial surface defining a central opening. The inner radial surface includes a second set of interlocking structure. The first and second sets of interlocking structure are positionable between at least a first locked knob position and a second locked knob position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Joshua S. Stenzler, Ryan M. Raagas, Sean S. Epling, Mark A. Fritzke, Robert T. Thurman, Ty B. Goodwin, Jeffery A. Flood, Glen R. Mason
  • ADJUSTBALE KNOB ASSEMBLY FOR A BALL BAT
    Publication number: 20170165549
    Abstract: An adjustable knob assembly for a ball bat having a tubular handle portion extending about a longitudinal axis. The assembly includes a base and an annular knob. The base includes an end wall and a cylindrical outer wall extending from the end wall. The outer wall is configured to be fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the handle portion of the bat. The outer wall includes a first set of interlocking structure. The annular knob includes an inner radial surface defining a central opening. The inner radial surface includes a second set of interlocking structure. The first and second sets of interlocking structure are positionable between at least a first locked knob position and a second locked knob position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Joshua S. Stenzler, Ryan M. Raagas, Sean S. Epling, Mark A. Fritzke, Robert T. Thurman, Ty B. Goodwin, Jeffery A. Flood, Glen R. Mason