Patents by Inventor Maurice Authur LeBlanc

Maurice Authur LeBlanc 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: 20080287223
    Abstract: A ball-toss training aid is provided, which includes a base piece configured to a user's wrist and having an axis parallel to the wrist. The base piece includes a curvature at an offset angle from the axis which protrudes into the user's palm so as to hold the wrist back at a desirable angle for tossing a ball. The training aid further includes a second piece having a first and second end such that the first end releasably attaches to the base piece and has a contour substantially parallel to the axis of the base piece. The second end of the second piece includes a curvature that protrudes over a ball held by the user so as to keep the index and middle fingers of the hand in a desirable extension. The training aid also includes a member coupled to the base piece, which releasably attaches to the user's forearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Raymond Neil Bilsey, James Bowmar Rodgers, JR., Maurice Authur LeBlanc, JR.
  • Publication number: 20080220911
    Abstract: A tennis training aid can be used to teach proper wrist and racket position for swings such as a forehand ground stroke, two-handed backhand stroke, or volley. Such a tennis training aid is provided herein and includes a forearm attachment member operable to be releasably attached to a forearm of a player. The tennis training aid also includes a tether attachment having a first and second end, such that the first end is attached to the forearm attachment member and the second end is attached to a tennis racket throat in order to hold the wrist of the forearm holding that racket at a desired angle so as to allow the player to practice a plurality of different tennis strokes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: SquareHit Sports, Inc.
    Inventors: James Bowmar Rodgers, Raymond Neil Bilsey, Maurice Authur LeBlanc