Patents by Inventor John Mark Rogitz

John Mark Rogitz 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).

  • Automatically lowering basketball hoop for dunking
    Patent number: 5800295
    Abstract: A basketball apparatus includes a base and a vertically reciprocating mechanism on the base. A hoop support is connected to the mechanism, such that motion of the mechanism causes motion of the hoop support. Also, a basketball hoop is attached to the hoop support, and an actuator pad is in communication with the mechanism such that the pad, when stepped on by a person driving to the hoop, activates the mechanism to thereby lower the hoop and facilitate a dunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: John Mark Rogitz