Patents by Inventor Larry Hummel

Larry Hummel 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).

  • Publication number: 20160346699
    Abstract: A virtual fantasy-league game system provides a fantasy-league based not on an actual sporting event but on a simulated contest. The contest is constrained by rules that give it a degree of predictability similar to an actual sporting event thereby rewarding efforts by gameplayers to predict outcomes in seeking to win their fantasy-league.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Larry Hummel, JR.
  • Patent number: 6171205
    Abstract: A volleyball player training device especially useful for teaching volleyball players to block and tip a volleyball at the volleyball net is disclosed. The device includes a frame which may be removably fastened to the volleyball net, a volleyball, and a pedestal or support extending upwardly from the frame for holding a volleyball above the volleyball net. During use, a player may block or tip the volleyball causing it to be pivoted from its supported position above the net. A return mechanism returns the volleyball to its supported position placing it in position to be blocked or tipped again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventor: Larry Hummel
  • Patent number: 5692978
    Abstract: A volleyball player training device for teaching players to hit a volleyball to different zones on an opposing team's court area, to hit over or around an opposing team's blockers, and to cover a blocked attack is disclosed. The device preferably comprises a frame having an upper frame section extending above the volleyball net and a base section which may be fastened to the volleyball net. The frame may be made of polyvinyl chloride ("PVC") pipe or the like which may be connected together so that the upper frame comprises a rectangular opening across which a netting or the like may be stretched. An attachment means such as a belt having a hook-and-loop fastener material closure or the like may be provided to attach the base section to the volleyball net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Inventor: Larry Hummel