Patents by Inventor Tony L Lovett

Tony L Lovett 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).

  • Programmable basketball shot setup and return device
    Patent number: 8123634
    Abstract: An automatic or manually operated basketball return unit with remote control device that is placed under a basketball hoop having a hopper at its top distal end that funnels down to a return tube allowing basketballs to engage a motorized return mechanism which expels the basketball out a return chute and too the user. The return unit comprises a support housing with rotating compression wheels, each having a motor which ejects the ball out an aperture. The unit rotates 180 degrees manually or automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventor: Tony L Lovett