Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Eliot

Joseph C. Eliot 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).

  • Ball return/target assembly for racquet sports
    Patent number: 4807879
    Abstract: A ball return/target for racquet sports includes a resilient pad and at least one disk suspended from the pad by a filament. The pad is flexible polyurethane open cell foam of a thickness to cause a projectile hitting it to be deflected back at the source. The disk is a double thickness of fabric or like material with two faces, each face visually distinguishable from the other. When a projectile hits the suspended disk on one face, the disk rotates 180.degree. exposing the other face to give evidence that the target had been hit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Inventor: Joseph C. Eliot
  • Tennis scorekeeper banner
    Patent number: D276222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Inventor: Joseph C. Eliot