Patents by Inventor Richard E. Bates

Richard E. Bates 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).

  • Catcher's mitt wrist protector
    Patent number: 3994024
    Abstract: A baseball catcher's mitt is provided with a tongue-like wrist protector pad flap. The mitt has a back piece and a mitt piece and is provided with a hand-receiving opening adjacent to which is a heel pad. The wrist protector flap is in the form of a generally flat pad which extends away from the heel pad at the palm side of the hand-receiving opening. Stitching and/or lacing means joins the mitt pieces and the wrist protector flap in unitary assembly. A flexible joint for the wrist protector flap is provided at it's juncture with the mitt pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventor: Richard E. Bates