Patents by Inventor John P. Hynes

John P. Hynes 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).

  • Game ball
    Patent number: 5165685
    Abstract: A game ball, such as a basketball, which includes a pair of raised or indented substantially circular polar seams disposed around each pole of the game ball and a plurality of raised or indented substantially circular seams disposed about the equatorial circumference of the game ball and further being tangentially connected to both substantially circular polar seams. An athlete is able to grip the seams with up to five fingers to facilitate gripping and controlling the ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Inventor: John P. Hynes