Patents by Inventor Ronald R. Rocchi
Ronald R. Rocchi 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).
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Publication number: 20160271459Abstract: A sports racquet includes a head portion and a handle assembly. The handle assembly includes an elongate shaft coupled to and longitudinally extending from the head portion, a pallet extending over the elongate shaft with an outer surface defining longitudinally extending flats, a pallet cap mechanically interlocked to the pallet and a grip extending over the pallet and the pallet cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Ronald R. Rocchi, William D. Severa, Robert T. Kapheim
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Patent number: 8449411Abstract: A sports racquet including a handle assembly coupled to and longitudinally extending from a head portion. The handle assembly includes an elongate tubular shaft, a pallet positioned over the shaft, and a plurality of generally planar support members. The pallet is positioned over the shaft and has an outer surface that defines a plurality of longitudinally extending flats. Each of the flats has a length and a width. At least two of the flats define respective elongate recesses. Each of the recesses having a maximum recess width that is less than the width of the respective flat. The support members are positioned within the respective recesses.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: Gerald J. LeVault, Ronald R. Rocchi, William D. Severa, Robert T. Kapheim
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Publication number: 20130040768Abstract: A sports racquet including a handle assembly coupled to and longitudinally extending from a head portion. The handle assembly includes an elongate tubular shaft, a pallet positioned over the shaft, and a plurality of generally planar support members. The pallet is positioned over the shaft and has an outer surface that defines a plurality of longitudinally extending flats. Each of the flats has a length and a width. At least two of the flats define respective elongate recesses. Each of the recesses having a maximum recess width that is less than the width of the respective flat. The support members are positioned within the respective recesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Inventors: Gerald J. LeVault, Ronald R. Rocchi, William D. Severa, Robert T. Kapheim
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Patent number: 8323130Abstract: A sports racquet including a handle assembly coupled to, and longitudinally extending from, a head portion. The handle assembly includes an elongate tubular shaft, a pallet positioned over the shaft, and a plurality of support members. The pallet defines a plurality of longitudinally extending planar regions and a plurality of longitudinally extending recesses. The recesses are respectively positioned between two of the plurality of planar regions. The support members are positioned within the respective recesses. Each of the support members has an outer surface that forms an elongated corner. The handle assembly has an outer surface that includes a plurality of longitudinally extending flats and a generally polygonal-shaped transverse cross-sectional area. Each of the plurality of planar regions forms at least part of a separate one of the plurality of flats.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: Gerald J. LeVault, Ronald R. Rocchi, William D. Severa, Robert T. Kapheim
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Patent number: 8303441Abstract: A racquet stringing system for use with a stringing machine configured for stringing a racquet having a string bed of racquet string formed of a plurality of main string segments and a plurality of cross string segments. The stringing system includes a control unit and at least one racquet string algorithm operably coupled to the control unit. The control unit is coupled to the racquet stringing machine and includes a processing unit. The racquet stringing algorithm is configured to enable the control unit to produce at least three different string tension signals for tensioning the main string segments and/or cross string segments of the racquet on the stringing machine based upon one or more racquet head profiles and/or one or more player characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Ronald R. Rocchi, John B. Lyons, Robert T. Kapheim
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Publication number: 20120277039Abstract: A racquet stringing system for use with a stringing machine configured for stringing a racquet having a string bed of racquet string formed of a plurality of main string segments and a plurality of cross string segments. The stringing system includes a control unit and at least one racquet string algorithm operably coupled to the control unit. The control unit is coupled to the racquet stringing machine and includes a processing unit. The racquet stringing algorithm is configured to enable the control unit to produce at least three different string tension signals for tensioning the main string segments and/or cross string segments of the racquet on the stringing machine based upon one or more racquet head profiles and/or one or more player characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.Inventors: William D. Severa, Ronald R. Rocchi, John B. Lyons, Robert T. Kapheim
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Patent number: 8075429Abstract: A stringing machine includes a base and an adjustable stringing platform coupled to the base. The stringing platform includes a turntable rotatable about a first axis, and a first releasable resistance assembly coupled to the turntable. The first releasable resistance assembly is selectable between an engaged operating mode in which the releasable resistance assembly resists rotation of the turntable about the first axis, and a disengaged operating mode in which the releasable resistance assembly does not resist rotation of the turntable about the first axis. The releasable resistance assembly includes a magnetorheological fluid for resisting rotation of the turntable about the first axis when in the engaged operating mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Ronald R. Rocchi, John B. Lyons, Robert T. Kapheim, Erik B. van der Pols
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Patent number: 8066593Abstract: A customized racquet stringing system for a racquet having a plurality of main and cross string segments. The stringing system includes a stringing machine having a base and a stringing platform, and a control unit. The stringing platform is coupled to the base. The stringing platform includes a turntable and a string tensioning assembly. The string tensioning assembly is configured to receive one or more string tension control signals. The control unit is operably coupled to the string tensioning assembly and is configured to execute a string tensioning program and to provide a plurality of the string tension control signals based off of the string tensioning program to the tensioning assembly. The control unit includes a processor and a memory. The tension control signals correspond to at least three separate string tension values applied to the plurality of main string segments and/or the plurality of cross string segments.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Ronald R. Rocchi, John B. Lyons, Robert T. Kapheim
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Publication number: 20110111893Abstract: A customized racquet stringing system for a racquet having a plurality of main and cross string segments. The stringing system includes a stringing machine having a base and a stringing platform, and a control unit. The stringing platform is coupled to the base. The stringing platform includes a turntable and a string tensioning assembly. The string tensioning assembly is configured to receive one or more string tension control signals. The control unit is operably coupled to the string tensioning assembly and is configured to execute a string tensioning program and to provide a plurality of the string tension control signals based off of the string tensioning program to the tensioning assembly. The control unit includes a processor and a memory. The tension control signals correspond to at least three separate string tension values applied to the plurality of main string segments and/or the plurality of cross string segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: William D. Severa, Ronald R. Rocchi, John B. Lyons, Robert T. Kapheim
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Publication number: 20110039641Abstract: A sports racquet including a frame, at least one grommet assembly. The frame includes a head portion coupled to a handle portion. The head portion includes a hoop having inner and outer peripheral walls. At least a first set of concave recesses and channels are formed into the outer peripheral wall. The hoop includes first, second and third groups of string openings. The second and third groups of string openings are aligned with the first set of concave recesses. The second group of string openings extends through the outer peripheral wall at the first set of concave recesses. The grommet assembly engages the outer peripheral wall. The grommet assembly includes at least three pivotable elements interconnected by torque transmitting arms, each pivotable element including a string passage. The pivotable elements and the torque transmitting arms are pivotable about an axis parallel to a string bed plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Donald G. Loeffler, Ronald R. Rocchi, Cory Boudreau
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Patent number: 7887444Abstract: A sports racquet including a frame, at least one grommet assembly. The frame includes a head portion coupled to a handle portion. The head portion includes a hoop having inner and outer peripheral walls. At least a first set of concave recesses and channels are formed into the outer peripheral wall. The hoop includes first, second and third groups of string openings. The second and third groups of string openings are aligned with the first set of concave recesses. The second group of string openings extends through the outer peripheral wall at the first set of concave recesses. The grommet assembly engages the outer peripheral wall. The grommet assembly includes at least three pivotable elements interconnected by torque transmitting arms, each pivotable element including a string passage. The pivotable elements and the torque transmitting arms are pivotable about an axis parallel to a string bed plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Donald G. Loeffler, Ronald R. Rocchi, Cory Boudreau
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Patent number: 7833118Abstract: An ergonomically-designed racquet stringing machine. The stringing machine includes an electronic control unit coupled to a platform and/or to a height adjustment assembly. The control unit is capable of generating a control signal to automatically adjust at least one parameter of the machine, such as machine height, angle of stringing platform, or string tension, based upon a selected user profile. A method of controlling tension in a racquet while stringing the racquet entails the use of the stringing machine.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Ronald R. Rocchi, John B. Lyons, Robert T. Kapheim, Daniel R. Nett, Craig P. Conner
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Publication number: 20100227716Abstract: A stringing machine includes a base and an adjustable stringing platform coupled to the base. The stringing platform includes a turntable rotatable about a first axis, and a first releasable resistance assembly coupled to the turntable. The first releasable resistance assembly is selectable between an engaged operating mode in which the releasable resistance assembly resists rotation of the turntable about the first axis, and a disengaged operating mode in which the releasable resistance assembly does not resist rotation of the turntable about the first axis. The releasable resistance assembly includes a magnetorheological fluid for resisting rotation of the turntable about the first axis when in the engaged operating mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicants: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO., ELDING IND. CO., LTD.Inventors: William D. Severa, Ronald R. Rocchi, John B. Lyons, Robert T. Kapheim, Erik B. Van der Pols
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Patent number: 7695383Abstract: An ergonomically-designed racquet stringing machine. In certain embodiments, the stringing machine includes a stand extending from a base at an angle between about 70 and about 89 degrees from horizontal. In certain embodiments, the stringing machine includes a releasable resistance assembly configured to provide resistance to rotation of the turntable about an axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignees: Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Elding Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: William D. Severa, Ronald R. Rocchi, John B. Lyons, Robert T. Kapheim, Daniel R. Nett, Craig P. Conner, Erik B. van der Pols
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Patent number: D622793Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Donald G. Loeffler, Ronald R. Rocchi, Tong Jin Kim, Ravi Itiravivong
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Patent number: D631521Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Donald G. Loeffler, Ronald R. Rocchi, Tong Jin Kim, Ravi Itiravivong
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Patent number: D689572Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Robert T. Kapheim, Ravi Itiravivong, Brad M. Skoryl, Ronald R. Rocchi, David A. Vogel
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Patent number: D689573Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Robert T. Kapheim, Ronald R. Rocchi, Brad M. Skoryl, Ravi Itiravivong, Scott M. Doyle
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Patent number: D719227Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Ronald R. Rocchi, Robert T. Kapheim, Brad M. Skoryi, David A. Vogel
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Patent number: D719228Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: William D. Severa, Ronald R. Rocchi, Robert T. Kapheim, Brad M. Skoryi, David A. Vogel