Patents by Inventor Paul Buckley Hicks

Paul Buckley Hicks 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).

  • Training aid for a batter
    Patent number: 8491423
    Abstract: A training aid for a batter, which can include a barrel, a handle, and a connection assembly, wherein the connection assembly can be configured to allow the barrel to pivot to form an angle of one hundred eighty degrees between the barrel and the handle when a batter uses proper swing mechanics. The connection assembly can be configured to allow the barrel to pivot to form an angle different than one hundred eighty degrees between the barrel and the handle when a batter swings with improper swing mechanics, such as a “flying lead elbow”, “casting”, a “wrap swing”, a “hitch”, or “barring out”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Training Bat, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Alan Biggio, Matthew Paul Hicks, Blaine Stephen LaFleur, Paul Buckley Hicks