Patents by Inventor Lawrence M. Burke

Lawrence M. Burke 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).

  • Game-ball conditioner
    Patent number: 5463787
    Abstract: An apparatus for conditioning the surface of spheroidal game balls including a spherical enclosure, a hand crank, an array of fixed, compliant surface-shear pads, a top port for inserting soiled game balls, a rotating disc shaped member to ensure firm contact between game ball and shear pads and propel them along the surfaces of the pads, a reservoir of conditioning fluid covering a portion of pads and disc shaped member and a bottom drain port for flushing out weakened, spent or dirty conditioning fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Burke, Ronald L. Shalla
  • Game ball conditioner
    Patent number: D399904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Burke, Ronald L. Shalla