Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Haringa

Kenneth R. Haringa 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).

  • Batting practice attachment for baseball bats
    Publication number: 20010034277
    Abstract: An attachment for bats designed principally for use in batting practice, comprising a thin wall tube of rubber-like material of length approximating the length of the contact zone of the bat. In one embodiment, the tube is closed at one end with the closed end covering the end of the bat. An edge rim of greater thickness is present in one embodiment to protect the end from tearing and in other embodiments, raised patterns are present on the external surface of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Haringa
  • Batting practice attachment for baseball bats
    Patent number: 6093114
    Abstract: An attachment for bats designed principally for use in batting practice, comprising a thin wall tube of rubber-like material of length approximating the length of the contact zone of the bat. In one embodiment, the tube is closed at one end with the closed end covering the end of the bat. An edge rim of greater thickness is present in one embodiment to protect the end from tearing and in other embodiments, raised patterns are present on the external surface of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Tuff-Toe, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Haringa
  • Batting practice attachment for baseball bats
    Patent number: 5695419
    Abstract: An attachment for bats designed principally for use in batting practice, comprising a thin wall tube of rubber-like material of length approximating the length of the contact zone of the bat. In one embodiment, the tube is closed at one end with the closed end covering the end of the bat. An edge rim of greater thickness is present in one embodiment to protect the end from tearing and in other embodiments, raised patterns are present on the external surface of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Haringa
  • Batting practice attachment for baseball bats
    Patent number: 5605325
    Abstract: An attachment for bats designed principally for use in batting practice comprising a thin wall tube of rubber-like material of length approximating the length of the contact zone of the bat. In one embodiment, the tube is closed at one end with the closed end covering the end of the bat. An edge rim of greater thickness is present in one embodiment to protect the end from tearing and in other embodiments, raised patterns are present on the external surface of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Haringa