Patents by Inventor Roger MacLaren Ball

Roger MacLaren Ball 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).

  • Lacelock for a lacrosse stick head
    Patent number: 5967912
    Abstract: A lacelock for a lacrosse stick head generally comprising a mechanical device affixed to a lacrosse head frame which interacts with one or more of the thongs and/or netting materials of the lacrosse head to securely hold the thongs or netting materials at a desired tension and to enable a person to readily release and adjust the tension of the thongs and/or netting materials as desired and relock into place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Sports Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Gerald Hexemer, Steven Copeland, Roger MacLaren Ball, Kelly Amonte, William H. Brine, III, William Brine, Jr.
  • Women's lacrosse stick head
    Patent number: 5938550
    Abstract: A women's lacrosse stick head generally comprising a frame and netting wherein the frame comprises a throat portion, sidewalls diverging from the throat portion, and a lip portion joining the sidewalls distal from the throat portion, wherein the sidewalls have a bottom edge provided with a plurality of concavities and apices, including a notchback area proximate to the throat portion to create a pocket, yet enabling a lacrosse ball to clear the top edge of the sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Sports Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Gerald Hexemer, Steven Copeland, Roger MacLaren Ball