Patents by Inventor Karen Nkatha Spencer

Karen Nkatha Spencer 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 WITH ACCESSIBLE CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20080139348
    Abstract: A basketball formed of two sets of panels. The first panel set extends along a first longitudinal direction of the basketball, while the second panel set extends along a second longitudinal direction of the basketball that is orthogonal to the first longitudinal direction of the basketball. A channel separates the first panel set from the second panel set. The channel itself has two portions. The first portion runs between the end edges of the first panel set and the center portion of the second panel set, and is substantially parallel to the second longitudinal direction. The second portion runs between the end edges of the second panel set and the center portion of the first panel set, and is substantially parallel to the first longitudinal direction. With some examples, each panel set is made up of two panels, providing the basketball with four panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Nascimento, Karen Nkatha Spencer, Glenn Geisendorfer