Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Crawley

Matthew J. Crawley 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).

  • Patent number: 7828296
    Abstract: A multi-sports ball/disk return net system and a method thereof that consistently returns a ball/disk hit, kick, thrown or struck into it back toward a user and that is portable and easy to assemble and disassemble. The multi-sports ball/disk return net system has a frame and a net mounted on or across the frame. The net forms an upper U-shape forward bulging pillow having a square net pattern and a lower U-shape channel or hammock with the square pattern at the opposite ends of the U-shape channel being skewed to become diamond shapes. The net is configured to cause a projectile propelled into the U-shape pillow to drop down to the U-shape channel, which funnels the ball to the lowest and central point of the U-shape channel for discharge toward the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: The Net Return, LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Crawley, Matthew J. Crawley
  • Patent number: 7600759
    Abstract: A multi-sports ball return net system and a method thereof that consistently returns a ball hit, kick, thrown or strike into it directly to a user and is portable, easy to assemble and disassemble. The multi-sports ball return net system has a frame and a net mounted across the frame. The net forms an upper U-shape forward bulging pillow and a lower U-shape channel or hammock. A ball propelled into the U-shape pillow drops down to the U-shape channel, which funnels the ball to the lowest and central point of the U-shape channel for discharge toward the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: The Net Return, LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Crawley, Matthew J. Crawley
  • Publication number: 20090029805
    Abstract: A multi-sports ball/disk return net system and a method thereof that consistently returns a ball/disk hit, kick, thrown or struck into it back toward a user and that is portable and easy to assemble and disassemble. The multi-sports ball/disk return net system has a frame and a net mounted on or across the frame. The net forms an upper U-shape forward bulging pillow having a square net pattern and a lower U-shape channel or hammock with the square pattern at the opposite ends of the U-shape channel being skewed to become diamond shapes. The net is configured to cause a projectile propelled into the U-shape pillow to drop down to the U-shape channel, which funnels the ball to the lowest and central point of the U-shape channel for discharge toward the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Paul A. Crawley, Matthew J. Crawley
  • Publication number: 20090029804
    Abstract: A multi-sports ball return net system and a method thereof that consistently returns a ball hit, kick, thrown or strike into it directly to a user and is portable, easy to assemble and disassemble. The multi-sports ball return net system has a frame and a net mounted across the frame. The net forms an upper U-shape forward bulging pillow and a lower U-shape channel or hammock. A ball propelled into the U-shape pillow drops down to the U-shape channel, which funnels the ball to the lowest and central point of the U-shape channel for discharge toward the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Paul A. Crawley, Matthew J. Crawley
  • Patent number: 4836542
    Abstract: A football kicking practice device comprising similar frame parts joined by a front top transverse member to be disposed in parallel vertical orientation, with such frame parts including horizontal rearwardly extending portions joining vertical downwardly extending portions, in turn joining downwardly inclined portions extending to a point of vertical alignment with the top transverse member, and further joining downwardly extending vertical portions terminating with structure at the lower ends for supporting the frame in vertical orientation, and a large rectangular net with a peripheral sleeve along three sides thereof slidably engagable with the frame structure, whereby the net as assembled to the frame hangs in a manner to provide a forwardly and downwardly bulged upper portion, blending with a lower hanging and forwardly inclined trough portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Inventor: Matthew J. Crawley
  • Patent number: D593626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: The Net Return LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Crawley, Matthew J. Crawley
  • Patent number: D609760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: The Net Return LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Crawley, Matthew J. Crawley
  • Patent number: D621890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: The Net Return LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Crawley, Matthew J. Crawley
  • Patent number: D636827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: The Net Return
    Inventors: Paul A. Crawley, Matthew J. Crawley
  • Patent number: D649208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: The Net Return LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Crawley, Matthew J. Crawley