Patents by Inventor Kyle Dowd

Kyle Dowd 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).

  • Racquet identification system
    Patent number: 8784241
    Abstract: A racquet identification system for use with at least first and second racquets supported by a multi-racquet support structure. Each of the first and second racquets includes a head portion. The system includes first and second head cards coupled to the head portion of the first and second racquets, respectively. The first and second head cards include first and second bodies and first and second projections extending from the first and second bodies, respectively. The shape of the first body is similar to the shape of the second body. The first body and the first projection define a first orientation. The second body and the second projection define a second orientation. The first and second orientations are different. The first and second racquets have at least one characteristic that varies between the first and second racquets, and the first and second projections are configured to highlight the characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Ryan, John B. Lyons, Ryan Dowd, Kyle Dowd
  • RACQUET IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130252769
    Abstract: A racquet identification system for use with at least first and second racquets supported by a multi-racquet support structure. Each of the first and second racquets includes a head portion. The system includes first and second head cards coupled to the head portion of the first and second racquets, respectively. The first and second head cards include first and second bodies and first and second projections extending from the first and second bodies, respectively. The shape of the first body is similar to the shape of the second body. The first body and the first projection define a first orientation. The second body and the second projection define a second orientation. The first and second orientations are different. The first and second racquets have at least one characteristic that varies between the first and second racquets, and the first and second projections are configured to highlight the characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Ryan, John B. Lyons, Ryan Dowd, Kyle Dowd
  • Portion of a footwear sole
    Patent number: D653432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Jon T. Muir, Jessica L. Hoyt, Kyle Dowd, Ryan Dowd
  • Portion of a footwear sole
    Patent number: D653843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Jon T. Muir, Jessica L. Hoyt, Kyle Dowd, Ryan Dowd