Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424962 | Ball retainer as a pocket A pocket is formed to be carried at a waist of a player playing either golf or tennis. The pocket has a backing and a front made of a fabric that is flexible and stretchable to thereby hold at least three balls under tension while located in the pocket. The pocket i... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7322476 | Game ball bag A game ball bag having a ball bag portion including a zippered access opening that can be locked and secured to a fixture and having a cavity sized and adapted to receive and hold a ball, including a water bottle pocket with a sealable closure on one side thereof an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7275669 | Bicycle mounted ball carrier device A ball carrier device (10) adapted to be suspended from the handle bars (101) of a bicycle (100) wherein, the carrier device (10) includes a main closed loop strap member (20) having an enlarged central loop (21) flanked by ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7165705 | Back pack A back pack has a base member for facing the back of a wearer with a raised peripheral rim, and an outer shell of rigid material for facing away from the back of the wearer, the base member and outer shell together defining an enclosure for containing items to be ca... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7086561 | Golf ball dispenser A tubular golf ball-dispensing container holds multiple golf balls for individual distribution. The container includes a biased lid for selectively loading and unloading of golf balls. A spring loaded compression system presses the stack of golf balls into the lid f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7007804 | Game ball bag system A game ball bag that includes a compartment adapted for holding a large, round object such as a basketball and which includes a lockable strap assembly for securing the bag to an immovable structure such as a park bench, chain link fence, tree or similar structure. | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997312 | Ball caddy A device for carrying at least one sports ball, such as a golf ball, including a cylinder which has a given length, an internal diameter, and first and second ends. The length of the cylinder is longer than the diameter of the sports ball to be carried, preferably l... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6736302 | Shoulder supported sports equipment carrier A shoulder supported sporting equipment carrier for carrying a variety of sporting equipment, namely a baseball or softball bat, a glove, and a plurality of balls. The carrier has a base board, an adjustable shoulder strap, and fasteners for securing the sporting eq... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6612946 | Game ball anti-theft device A game ball anti-theft device including a spherical web dimensioned for completely enclosing the game ball therein. The spherical web is comprised of a plurality of cables.... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6560812 | Birdie bag A golf ball cleaning device having a bag for cleaning golf balls, a club clasp for attaching and detaching the bag to and from the putter, an extension cable to connect the club clasp and cleaning bag and a detachable towel to wipe or dry the ball after c... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6516982 | Golf ball holder A holder for golf balls is disclosed that is clipped to the belt or pants of a golfer. The container has a flared opening at the top and has a constricted opening at the bottom. Golf balls are placed in the top opening. The golf ball holder allows for a b... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6494468 | Sports equipment storage device A storage device for sports equipment having two containers which mount in a wagon and one of the containers has an adjustable cargo area and another of the containers has racks for holding baseballs and bats.... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6481595 | Ball storage and dispensing device and method of manufacture A ball storage and dispensing device comprises a one-piece, hollow, cylindrical storage tube for storing balls. The tube has an internal diameter over substantially its entire length which is greater than the diameter of any of the balls to be stored. The... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6440007 | Game apparatus having a spherical object drop mechanism A game apparatus has a mechanism allowing to drop spherical objects one by one on the desired positions on the ground. The spherical object drop mechanism includes a housing for storing a plurality of spherical objects to allow vertical movements of the s... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6398677 | Sport ball training cover Through the use of flexible materials having a coefficient of friction lower than that of conventional sport balls, a sport ball training cover is created. The flexible material is fashioned into a pocket that snugly but removably covers the sport ball. T... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6357586 | Golf ball holder A golf ball holder is disclosed that holds a plurality of golf balls, each golf ball being independently removable from the holder without the need to remove one of the other balls first. The holder can be attached to a golf bag either permanently or temp... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6293397 | Ball-receiving member A ball-receiving member is attached to an object. The ball-receiving member includes an open side to allow insertion of balls and defines a receiving space therein for receiving a plurality of balls. The ball-receiving member is made of elastomeric materi... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6286674 | Carrying bag with ball container The present carrying bag is comprised of a primary container with a primary opening which is closed with a primary zipper for receiving personal items, such as books. Primary straps are attached to the front of the primary container. A ball container is d... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6234307 | Golf ball holder A holder for golf balls, said holder comprising a tube open at least at one end, said tube having an internal diameter less than the diameter of a golf ball and being composed of a resilient material which is able to expand when a ball is inserted into th... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6216933 | Tennis ball holding accessory An accessory that is readily around a tennis player's waist holds enough tennis balls to effectively play a game, but not too many so as to crowd the player's stroke. A bag made of nylon has an interior volume which holds the tennis balls, accessible thro... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6202911 | Belt mounted golf accessory organizer A golf accessory organizer to be attached to a golfer's pants or belt. The golf organizer defines various pockets and storage elements therein for receiving a plurality of golf-related articles, such as golf balls, tees, score pencils, divot repair tools,... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6193120 | Waist-secured golf ball retainer A waist-secured golf ball retainer comprises at least a ball cup for loading a golf ball, wherein a snap clamp disposed at the circumference of the ball cup clamps at a player's waistband; an opening formed in bottom end of the ball cup; a plurality of eq... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6176403 | Sports utility belt A sports utility belt includes a belt adapted to be worn around the waste of a player, and a bat holder attached to the belt and adapted to hold either a baseball or softball bat. The bat holder has an inner surface contoured to fit a portion of the bat a... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6168061 | Golf ball holder A golf ball holder comprising a member having a hook section attachable to the wearing apparel of a user thereof, including a pair of leg portions, and a tray section formed integrally with and projecting laterally from a leg portion of the hook section, ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6102201 | Belt worn golf accessory holder A belt worn golf accessory holder for holding tees, ball markers and divot repair tools to the belt of the golfer. The belt worn golf accessory holder includes a panel. The panel has a first portion and a second portion. Each of the first and second porti... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6102263 | Smart caddy The present invention 10 discloses a device for holding golf balls 30 having a vertically oriented magazine-like container 12 having a spring-loaded clip 14 on its side for being attached to the belt 16 of the user 18 or other golf paraphernalia such as a... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6095390 | Athletic ball-carrying pouch and waist belt An athletic ball carrying pouch and belt for holding and transporting any lightweight ball, such as, a basketball, soccer ball or volleyball, to the park, playground or gym, comprising a plurality of panels attached together to form a first hemisphere and... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6082602 | Multi-use belt with ball holder A multi-use belt that is designed to be used during sporting activities as well as in social environments. A carrying element and a ball holder may be attached to the belt. The carrying element is adapted to hold instruments for use in a sporting activity... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6059158 | Scoring board mounting arrangement for a golf cart A scoring board mounting arrangement includes a mounting frame fixedly mounted on the main rod member of a golf cart, a scoring board covered with a hinged cover plate and having a front end pivoted to a front end of the mounting frame, a coupling member ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6056412 | Waist mounted illuminating device Disclosed is a waist mounted illuminating device comprised of a belt having a length sufficient to fit around a person's waist. A compartment comprised of flexible material is located on the belt. The compartment has an opening. A battery operated light h... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6053386 | Tennis ball container and dispenser The present invention comprises a serpentine tube which is wide enough to store a tennis ball and allow a tennis ball to roll or otherwise translate within the tube. The serpentine tube has an opening for receiving tennis balls and a dispenser for facilit... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6029874 | Article carrying device for attachment to a bicycle for carrying baseball bats, gloves and other sports equipment or objects An article carrying device for attachment to handlebars of a bicycle has a generally elongate main center section supported by attachment legs which attach to opposite ends of handlebars to position the main center section generally parallel to and spaced... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6029850 | Soft sided golf ball dispenser A container for golf balls receives the golf balls into a bore of a resilient tube where they are held by combined frictional and deformational forces. The balls are released by a peristaltic squeezing of the outer soft sides of the container.... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6003747 | Structure for golf-ball bag An improved structure for golf-ball bag, which mainly comprises a stop flap, a bag body and a bag lug; the stop flap and the bag body are made of a resilient material; the inner side of the stop flap is sewed with at least a bag lug; both ends of the bag ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5951075 | Apparatus for picking up, transporting, and storing balls Apparatus for picking up, transporting and storing balls comprises two oposing planes separated by tension elementss which when forced over a solid, hollow or pressurized sphere simultaneously stretches the tension elements and/or compresses the sphere su... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5934530 | Golf accessory organizer The golf accessory organizer allows a golfer to comfortably carry and easily access items such as tees, golf balls, golf-gloves, divot tools, ball markers, personal items or other small-type golfing accessories while playing a round of golf. Additionally,... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5927581 | Convertible carrier A carrier for sports balls and similar articles that is mutually convertible between a back pack and a shoulder bag without the addition or subtraction of any element. The carrier includes a primary bag comprised of a flexible shell of material with an ex... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5909833 | Utility bag for sports gear A utility bag for carrying and storing sports gear. The bag has a hollow cylindrical body portion, a removable bottom portion for closing the bottom of the body, and a removable shoulder strap. The body portion is made of basketball netting with loops alo... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5898968 | Accessory for cleaning golf club heads and golf balls A device for cleaning and drying golf club heads and for cleaning, drying, and carrying golf balls can be secured to the user during play. The device includes a generally pliant, hollow sleeve member having a large opening at its upper end and a smaller o... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5842621 | Golf utensils carrying device The carrying device consists of a belt (1), a carrying element (3) and a ball holder (2) detachable from the belt. The carrying element (3) has pockets for receiving a pitch mark remover (34) and two tees (37) and is fastened by means of a Velcro fastener... | 12/01/1998 |
