Patents by Inventor Jon P. Pippert

Jon P. Pippert 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).

  • Basketball net with adjustable return control
    Patent number: 5382017
    Abstract: A basketball net assembly includes multiple elongated flexible channel straps each having a top end that attaches to a basketball rim and bottom end. Several flexible support straps each have a center portion attached transversely across the channel straps. Opposite ends of the support straps attach to the rim. The support straps when attached to the rim form the channel straps into a downwardly sloping concave arch shape. The slope of the channel straps control the angle and speed in which a basketball exists the net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Inventor: Jon P. Pippert