Projectile Patents (Class D21/707)
Golf type (e.g., golf ball) (Class D21/708)
Puck or curling stone (Class D21/710)
Shuttlecock (Class D21/711)
Ovoid (e.g., football, etc.) (Class D21/712)
Spherical (Class D21/713)
  • Sporting ball with enhanced visual acuity
    Patent number: 8303442
    Abstract: Sporting balls with enhanced visual acuity, casings for sporting balls with enhanced visual acuity, and methods for enhancing visual acuity of a soccer ball are described. In embodiments, the sporting ball has an exterior with a substantially spherical surface including a first pole opposing a second pole and an equator circumferentially intermediate the first pole and the second pole. Additionally, in embodiments a first exterior region of a first color may include a first hub section oriented at the first pole generally opposite a second hub section oriented at the second pole on the substantially spherical surface. The first hub section may have one or more first hub spokes extending spherically outwardly therefrom toward the equator, and the second hub section may have one or more second hub spokes extending spherically outwardly therefrom toward the equator. Further, in embodiments, the sporting ball may have a second exterior region of a second color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Smith, Alan W. Reichow, Karl Citek
  • Sporting ball with enhanced visual acuity
    Patent number: 8075431
    Abstract: Sporting balls with enhanced visual acuity, casings for sporting balls with enhanced visual acuity, and methods for enhancing visual acuity of a soccer ball are described. In embodiments, the sporting ball has an exterior with a substantially spherical surface including a first pole opposing a second pole and an equator circumferentially intermediate the first pole and the second pole. Additionally, in embodiments a first exterior region of a first color may include a first hub section oriented at the first pole generally opposite a second hub section oriented at the second pole on the substantially spherical surface. The first hub section may have one or more first hub spokes extending spherically outwardly therefrom toward the equator, and the second hub section may have one or more second hub spokes extending spherically outwardly therefrom toward the equator. Further, in embodiments, the sporting ball may have a second exterior region of a second color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Smith, Alan W. Reichow, Karl Citek
  • Football
    Patent number: D639877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Inventor: Glenn Peter Robertson
  • Ball
    Patent number: D646343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Nike International Ltd.
    Inventor: Rodolfo Chapa, Jr.
  • Spherical toy
    Patent number: D646735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Lanard Toys Limited
    Inventors: Blake Christopher Nichols, Richard Reed Perkins
  • Spheroid toy
    Patent number: D650874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: OgoSports, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Williams
  • Throwable cylinder
    Patent number: D657011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan E Lederman, Richard Scott Walters, Nicholas Stanford Blair
  • Ball
    Patent number: D658243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventors: Michael A. Saber, Joseph A. Buescher
  • Ball
    Patent number: D660384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Michael A. Saber, Joseph A. Buescher
  • Toy ball
    Patent number: D667515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventor: Connie Wang
  • Die
    Patent number: D672398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kondou, Takehisa Nagano
  • Baseball and softball fielding and throwing aid
    Patent number: D672415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Inventors: Carlos Garcia, Nestor Miranda
  • Pet toy
    Patent number: D673740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Canine Hardware Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle D. Burger, Mark J. Oblack, Mark D. Thinnes
  • Sporting device
    Patent number: D680601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Inventor: David Lynch
  • Sporting device
    Patent number: D681140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventors: David Howard Lynch, Michael Edward Lynch
  • Recreational object
    Patent number: D685034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventor: Lucian S. Naum
  • Toy
    Patent number: D685436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Glow Europe B.V.
    Inventor: Jeroen Menting
  • Toy
    Patent number: D685437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Glow Europe B.V.
    Inventor: Jeroen Menting
  • Toy
    Patent number: D685860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Glow Europe B.V.
    Inventor: Jeroen Menting
  • Basketball
    Patent number: D685868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Kevin L. Krysiak, William R. Woessner, Bradley L. Gaff, Robert T. Thurman
  • Basketball
    Patent number: D686678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Kevin L. Krysiak, William R. Woessner, Bradley L. Gaff, Robert T. Thurman
  • Toy
    Patent number: D687105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Glow Europe B.V.
    Inventor: Jeroen Menting
  • Toy
    Patent number: D687106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Glow Europe B.V.
    Inventor: Jeroen Menting
  • Golf ball having three colored parallel lines
    Patent number: D691679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventor: W. Raymond Barrett
  • Soccerball
    Patent number: D692074
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventors: Naotaka Aogaki, Kevin L. Krysiak
  • Ball
    Patent number: D692510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Tangle, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Zawitz
  • Advertising toy
    Patent number: D695350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Inventor: Gary S. Doleshal
  • Toy
    Patent number: D695358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Inventors: Michael A. Saber, Joseph A. Buescher
  • Studded ball
    Patent number: D695371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hedeen International, LLC
    Inventor: Clemens V. Hedeen, Jr.
  • Ball
    Patent number: D697151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Inventor: Verna Gillis
  • Toy ball
    Patent number: D698878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shanghai Jilong Plastic Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang Ming Zhang, Lian Ping Gao, Jun You
  • Novelty golf ball
    Patent number: D700256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventor: Mike Besemer
  • Chamfered golf ball
    Patent number: D700257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Pill Golf LLC
    Inventor: Paul A. Nagi
  • Recessed core golf ball
    Patent number: D700258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Pill Golf LLC
    Inventor: Paul A. Nagi
  • Slam ball
    Patent number: D700259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: USA Sports, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis C. C. Lien
  • Ball
    Patent number: D701583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventor: Adam Wade
  • Toy ball
    Patent number: D703765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Munchkin, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Beatriz Montes, Mark Gerard Tebbe
  • Toy
    Patent number: D706875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Chilkoot Trail Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Saber, Joseph A. Buescher
  • Studded ball
    Patent number: D706883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Hedeen International, LLC
    Inventor: Clemens V. Hedeen, Jr.
  • Toy
    Patent number: D707303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Chilkoot Trail Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Saber, Joseph A. Buescher
  • Golf training aid
    Patent number: D711987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: The Pill, LLC
    Inventor: Paul A. Nagi
  • Basketball
    Patent number: D712495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: The Pill Golf LLC
    Inventor: Paul A. Nagi
  • Toy
    Patent number: D715367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Lawrence I. Wechsler
  • Reaction ball
    Patent number: D724679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Robert William Martyn
  • Toy ball with indenting polygonal panels
    Patent number: D724680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Barry Rub
  • Toy ball with indented pentagonal panels
    Patent number: D724681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Barry Rub
  • Toy ball with indenting pentagonal panels
    Patent number: D725204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Barry Rub
  • Toy ball with protruding and indenting panels
    Patent number: D725205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Barry Rub
  • Yarn sports ball
    Patent number: D728713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: Tami Lynn Phillips
  • Reaction ball
    Patent number: D729326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Robert William Martyn