Assignee: Easton Sports, Inc.

Location: Van Nuys, CA
No. of patents: 28

Number	Title	Issue Date
8182377	Ball bat including multiple failure planes A composite ball bat includes multiple failure planes within a barrel wall. By including multiple failure planes in a barrel wall, the bat exhibits a drop in performance when subjected to rolling or other extreme deflection, with no temporary increase in barrel perf...	05/22/2012
8024820	Multi-piece protector for a baseball catcher A multi-piece chest protector includes a front section connected to side sections by straps or other connectors that provide independent and relative movement between the front section and the side sections. The front and side sections include padding for absorbing ...	09/27/2011
7963868	Hockey stick Hockey stick configurations and hockey stick blade constructs are disclosed. The blade is comprised of one or more inner core elements, surrounded by one or more walls made of reinforcing fibers or filaments disposed in a hardened matrix resin material. One or more ...	06/21/2011
7950676	Article of footwear comprising a unitary support structure and method of manufacture An article of footwear comprising a pliable upper component and a molded unitary support structure formed of a plurality of wall stuctures and methods of manufacturing are disclosed. Some embodiments include a sole and first and second side wall structures extending...	05/31/2011
7914404	Ball bat including visual indication of whether internal structural tampering with the ball bat has occurred A ball bat includes a barrel having a radially inner surface. Graphics, or an indicator layer including graphics, that provide a visual indication of whether tampering, such as shaving, has occurred to the radially inner surface of the barrel are affixed to, applied...	03/29/2011
7914403	Hockey stick A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft includes a region of focused weight in the form of an overlay coating that is applied on top if the internal surfaces of the cured shaft using a coating plug. The blade includ...	03/29/2011
7896763	Ball bat exhibiting optimized performance via selective placement of interlaminar shear control zones A ball bat exhibits improved barrel performance in regions located away from the “sweet spot” of the bat barrel, as a result of strategic placement of interface shear control zones (“ISCZs”) in the barrel. The ball bat includes a barrel having a first region...	03/01/2011
D631117	End cap for a lacrosse shaft	01/18/2011
7862456	Hockey stick A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow rectangular shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, each of the inner and outer layers are formed of uni-directional substantially continuous fibers disposed in a hardene...	01/04/2011
7857719	Ball bat with exposed region for revealing delamination A composite ball bat includes an exposed region of transparent or translucent material, which provides a visual indication of whether delamination has occurred in the ball bat. As a result, an observer can determine, via visual inspection, whether delamination has o...	12/28/2010
D629478	End cap for a lacrosse shaft	12/21/2010
7850553	Hockey stick A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an ada...	12/14/2010
7789778	Hockey stick A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an ada...	09/07/2010
7572197	Multi-piece ball bat connected via a flexible joint A multi-piece ball bat includes a first section including a hitting portion, and a second section including a handle portion. A flexible joint connects the first section to the second section. The flexible joint may be a structural joint, such as a spring member, a ...	08/11/2009
7527570	Ball bat exhibiting optimized performance via selective placement of interlaminar shear control zones A ball bat exhibits improved barrel performance in regions located away from the “sweet spot” of the bat barrel, as a result of strategic placement of interface shear control zones (“ISCZs”) in the barrel. The ball bat includes a barrel having a first region...	05/05/2009
7442135	Ball bat including a focused flexure region A ball bat includes one or more focused flexure regions located predominantly or entirely in the transition section between the barrel and the handle of the ball bat. One or more of the focused flexure regions may additionally or alternatively be located partially o...	10/28/2008
7442134	Ball bat including an integral shock attenuation region A ball bat includes multiple layers of one or more composite materials. One or more “integral shock attenuation” (“ISA”) regions, which have a substantially lower axial stiffness than neighboring regions in the bat, are provided to attenuate shock waves resu...	10/28/2008
7422532	Hockey stick A hockey stick comprising a blade and a shaft adapted to being joined together. The blade portion having an upper portion and a lower portion and a face. The upper portion being comprised of a defined region having a reduced width dimension in a direction that exten...	09/09/2008
7393294	Ball catching and delivery frame with variable flex A ball catching and delivery head including a frame and a base for a lacrosse stick is provided. In addition to a socket for receiving a handle, the base includes a cavity for receiving a flexible cartridge and also trusses laterally located relative to the base tha...	07/01/2008
7387302	Ice skate An ice skate comprising a blade and a blade holder. The blade holder providing decreasing, non rigid, and/or no lateral support in a rearward region of the blade so that it may facilitate increased or freer flexibility of the blade and improved maneuverability. The ...	06/17/2008
7384354	Single wall ball bat including quartz structural fiber A single-wall ball bat is made up of a series of layers or plies of unidirectional, two-dimensional, structural fibers having high strain energy properties. The plies are optionally layered upon each other in a lamina structure in which the fibers in one ply are ori...	06/10/2008
7364520	Sporting good items including pre-printed graphics A sporting good item or other product includes a “shrink-label” formed from a shrink-sleeve, shrink-wrap, or a stretch-sleeve adhered to or otherwise affixed to an outer surface of the item. The shrink-label includes pre-printed graphics and closely conforms to ...	04/29/2008
7361107	Ball bat exhibiting optimized performance via selective placement of interlaminar shear control zones A ball bat exhibits improved barrel performance in regions located away from the “sweet spot” of the bat barrel, as a result of strategic placement of interface shear control zones (“ISCZs”) in the barrel. The ball bat includes a barrel having a first region...	04/22/2008
7238128	Ball catching and delivery frame with variable flex sidewalls A frame for a ball catching and delivery head for use in, for example, the sport of lacrosse comprising a frame having a scoop, a base and spaced lateral sidewalls therebetween defining the periphery of a ball receiving and delivery face. Each of the lateral sidewal...	07/03/2007
7232386	Hockey stick A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow rectangular shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, each of the inner and outer layers are formed of uni-directional substantially continuous fibers disposed in a hardene...	06/19/2007
7214150	Lacrosse stick head with ball guidance and control fingers A head of a lacrosse stick including a frame defining a back stop wall at one end, a scoop wall at an opposite end and side walls therebetween. A plurality of fingers are spaced along the interior face of the back wall and side walls respectively. Each of the finger...	05/08/2007
7201678	Sports equipment handle with cushion and grip ribs A handle for sports equipment such as a lacrosse or hockey stick including cushioning and grip ribs. In one embodiment, the shaft of the handle defines one or more regions of reduced diameter or thickness such as, in one embodiment, a plurality of elongate longitudi...	04/10/2007
7163475	Ball bat exhibiting optimized performance via discrete lamina tailoring A ball bat exhibits improved barrel performance in regions located away from the “sweet spot” of the bat barrel, as a result of discrete lamina tailoring in those regions. One or more layers, or laminae, in regions of the bat barrel away from the sweet spot, are...	01/16/2007

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Assignee: Easton Sports, Inc.