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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7444770 | Designs on a sphere that exhibit spin induced contrast A methodology is disclosed for arranging markings on a ball or sphere where the markings exhibit spin induced contrast when the ball or sphere is rotated at a sufficient speed. The methodology is based on a layout utilizing a plurality of geodesic lines symmetricall... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7250014 | Irregular bounce ball and game The generally spherical handball includes a first spherical surface portion at a common radial distance from the ball center and a second spherical surface portion at a second common radial distance. In a preferred embodiment, a third surface portion is defined at t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7052406 | Bowling pin and manufacturing method of the same The present invention provides a bowling pin which exhibits the excellent durability while satisfying conditions required on the bowling pin such as a weight and a dry sound which is generated at the time of hitting. A hollow portion which extends in the vertical di... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7041015 | Basketball shooting aid A basketball shooting aid having visually distinctive designs, configurations and colors for the purpose of sending immediate visual feedback to the athlete, informing the athlete whether the proper technique was employed in the athlete's grip of the basketball, the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037224 | Training basketball A training game ball is described having cues for visually indicating the rotational alignment of the ball when it is thrown. If the ball is improperly thrown so that the axis of rotation does not stay perpendicular to the direction of flight, then the rotational al... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6973747 | Sports memorabilia apparatus The Invention is an item of sports memorabilia. Indicia are imprinted on a medallion using convention minting technology. An ice hockey puck has a cavity adapted to receive and to support the medallion for display. The cavity of the puck exerts a pre-selected force ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6852039 | Golf ball with textual instructions positioned thereon The present invention includes an instructional golf ball including a spherical body having an outer surface with a plurality of dimples formed therein. Situated on the outer surface of the body is instructional indicia. Such instructional indicia include text for p... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6676538 | Golf ball, and golf ball printing ink A golf ball bearing a mark having superior durability and glittering in a gold color is provided. The mark is obtained by printing with use of the ink having a resin and a metal powder including particles each having a main body of copper and a copper-zin... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6623379 | Golf ball There is provided a golf ball bearing highly fashionable marks representing a brand name and a play number, both of which are excellent in visibility. The golf ball has two sorts of marks printed on its ball body surface. The two marks have similar colors... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6575847 | Golf ball and method of manufacturing the same A golf ball includes at least a core, an inner cover, and an outer cover. The inner and outer covers are of different colors. A portion of the inner cover penetrates the outer cover and is exposed to the outside on the surface of the golf ball. The expose... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6558277 | Golf ball with color flop marking On a golf ball surface, a marking layer is formed from an ink having a lightness of up to 60 based on the Lab color space, and a transparent or translucent layer containing a pigment having an optical interference effect and capable of selectively reflect... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6540624 | Printing ink golf ball, printing method using the same, and golf ball printed using the same The present invention provides ink for golf ball that can be used in printing a mark directly on a cover made from ionomer resin, without the need for a primer coat, while ensuring high durability. The printing ink comprises an acrylic resin and a colorin... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6508726 | Golf ball and method of manufacturing the same A golf ball includes at least a core, an inner cover, and an outer cover. The inner cover completely encloses the core, and the inner and outer covers are of different colors. A portion of the inner cover penetrates the outer cover and is exposed to the o... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6458229 | Football The present invention relates to a ball, in a particular a football. The ball according to the invention has, in its outer skin, a syntactic material that consists of a matrix material into which essentially dimensionally stable, elastic blow-molded parts... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6375783 | Method of transferring a sublimable dyestuff art image onto the curved outer surface of a billiard ball The method of transferring a sublimable dyestuff art image onto the curved outer surface of a billiard ball. The spherically shaped polyester billiard ball is initially molded with at least one recess having a first predetermined configuration formed in i... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6331151 | Presentation football construction A presentation football (100, 200) is disclosed which includes a lenticular panel (102) or cloth panel (202) with art work thereon. One or more lenticular panels (102) or cloth panels (202) are adhesively secured to the football panels (12, 14, 16, 18) fo... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6200239 | Medallion gameball A medallion ball comprising a bladder fabricated of an air impervious elastomeric material in a spherical configuration; a carcass coupled to the exterior surface of the bladder with a recess formed in the carcass; and a medallion positionable in a centra... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6120394 | Marked golf ball and manufacturing process thereof A marked golf ball is provided. The mark on the ball surface contains a holographic portion in a solid color portion of printing ink. The mark is printed on the ball surface by use of a transfer printing film. In a manufacturing process of the printing fi... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6030676 | Decorative laminate for elastomeric articles A decorative laminate for articles of elastomeric material in which a layer of pigments is sandwiched between an adhesive covering and a protective vering. The two coverings are produced from aqueous emulsions of at least one homopolymer or a copolymer h... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6012992 | Golf ball having a cover with variable characteristics A golf ball having a cover made from multiple materials. The golf ball includes a core and a cover disposed over the core. The cover includes a radially outer surface having at lest two distinct regions. Each of the regions includes a unique material havi... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6012269 | Method of marking and packaging golf balls A method of marking and packaging golf balls in which each golf ball in a box or package is marked with a common multi-digit indicia and by a separate marking separately identifying each ball in the box or package and in which all of the golf balls in ano... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6004223 | Golfball stencil An alignment aid for golfers consisting of a rigid hemispherically shaped body having two intersecting slits therein for making a mark on a golf ball which indicates the intended path of the golf ball and the preferred orientation of the club face for obt... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5984806 | Perimeter weighted golf ball with visible weighting The present invention is directed to improved multi-layer golf balls. In this regard, a smaller and lighter core is produced and metal particles, or other heavy weight filler materials, are included in the cover compositions. This results in a molded golf... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5967917 | Medallion gameball A medallion ball comprising a bladder fabricated of an air impervious elastomeric material in a spherical configuration; a carcass coupled to the exterior surface of the bladder with a recess formed in the carcass; and a medallion positionable in a centra... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5885177 | Decorative baseball and method of making same A decorative baseball and method for making the same provides a conventional baseball having a covering over a core that includes seams and laces. The covering has a decorative pattern applied thereto that extends through the seams in substantial alignmen... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5885173 | Golf ball and method of applying indicia thereto Disclosed herein is a game ball, such as a golf ball, having an indicia formed from a UV curable ink containing aluminum trihydroxide (ATH) filler. The ATH improves pad transfer of the ink. An ink composition suitable for pad printing, and a method for ap... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5840788 | Ultraviolet light resistant urethane top coat for golf balls The invention is directed to a UV light resistant, visibly transparent, urethane golf ball topcoat composition for use with UV curable inks and to golf balls incorporating such a topcoat. The topcoat includes an optical brightener that absorbs at least so... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5827134 | UV-treated golf ball A method for improving the adhesive bonding of a top coat to a game ball such as a golf ball while simultaneously forming an identification stamp on the ball by (i) stamping an unfinished golf ball with a radiation curable ink and (ii) subjecting the unfi... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5785612 | Golf ball A golf ball consisting of a core, a cover, and a single coat of solvent-based transparent paint in contact with the cover, the coat of paint being the outermost coat of the golf ball and including an optical brightener, and indicia on the single coat of p... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5778793 | Shaded logos for golf balls This invention relates to novel shaded logos for use on golf balls, golf balls having said novel shaded logo designs printed on their surface and methods of adding shaded logos to golf balls.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5762573 | Game ball with a hologram image An object with a hologram image and method of fabrication comprising a first outermost layer. Such first layer has an exterior surface and an interior surface. The first layer is formed of a coating with a diffraction grating on its interior most surface.... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5722903 | Golf ball In a golf ball having a large number of dimples formed on the surface thereof, the dimples comprise circular dimples 2 and oval dimples 3 in flat configurations thereof. The total of the oval dimples is set to more than 20% of the total of the dimples. Al... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5713799 | Golf ball An improved golf ball has navigational band equatorially encircling it over the hall's top, front, bottom, and rear and a non-equatorial alignment band perpendicular to the navigational band midway between the center of the ball and its rear. The respecti... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5688198 | Decorative baseball and method of making the same A decorative baseball and method for making the same provides a conventional baseball having a covering over a core that includes seams and laces. The covering has a decorative pattern applied thereto that extends through the seams in substantial alignmen... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5672089 | Marble A marble includes a ball of transparent material having an equatorial plane and a colored tone, and a sheet held inside the ball at the equatorial plane, the sheet having at least one picture on one side and a score on another other side thereof. The ball... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5662530 | Golf ball A golf ball providing better putting results from the placement of lands along intersecting, cartographically speaking, longitudinal great circles and latitudinal circles in a manner that permits the golfer to align the putter with the hole by viewing a l... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5651741 | Golf ball A golf ball is provided with a marking portion including a hologram implementing a color and/or pattern produced by optical interference. The marking portion is provided on the entire surface of the golf ball or only in dimples. The marking portion includ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5649701 | Sports ball and method of manufacturing of same A sports ball having an inflated or inflatable core (1), an outer covering (12, 13) enclosing the core (11), and a transparent cover layer (14) of transparent film applied to the outer surface of the core covering (12, 13), in which decorative markings (1... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5649874 | Transparent ball with insert, and process of manufacture thereof A transparent sphere comprised of a hardened polymeric resin has an insert provided therein. The sphere is prepared such that there is no air gap between the polymeric resin and the insert. The insert is sized to provide an apparent size of the insert whi... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5630763 | Golf training ball A golf training ball comprising at least two cloth stuffed elements each element featuring a sealing point and, stitching to combine the cloth stuffed elements into a unitary ball, where the stuffing comprises a soft fiber, and the cloth elements and stit... | 05/20/1997 |
