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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181776 | Billiard ball tray and case Generally, embodiments described herein take the form of a carrying tray for billiard balls, a case for billiard balls, or both. Certain embodiments may likewise carry a billiards rack, chalk or other billiards items. An embodiment may be generally triangle-shaped. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8157090 | Ball tray organizer for subterranean complex completions An organization system for a series of objects to be sequentially run downhole is disclosed. The preferred objects are spheres of progressively larger diameter put into a wellbore to land at discrete locations for operation of ports in a given sequence so that a spe... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8025147 | Golf ball stacking device A golf ball stacking device comprises a hollow, elongated body formed of three panels of clear, flexible plastic sheet material connected together at ends to form a hollow tube having an hourglass shape and a generally triangular cross section. Each panel has relati... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7938259 | Display container A structure configurable for holding and displaying a product (e.g., a game ball or sporting equipment) may include one or more sides having an aperture through which the contained product is visible. One or more sides of the structure may include flaps that are fle... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7913840 | Ball carrier device A ball carrier for transporting a plurality of balls. The ball carrier includes a sleeve having a diameter adapted to receive a golf ball. The ball carrier has a first open end and second frusticonical shaped end adapted to support one or more golf balls in the slee... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7806259 | Sport ball container A container for storing an article includes a base, a top, at least one upright, and an elastically deformable member. The top has an opening sized to permit an article to pass through the opening. The at least one upright extends between the base and the top. The e... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7690504 | Ball carrier and method of using same An apparatus for carrying a plurality of spherical objects such as billiard balls can include a rectangular frame defining an interior area for receiving the billiard balls, in which at least some of the balls contact an inner surface of the frame, and an engaging s... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7588145 | Apparatus and method for extending the life of athletic balls An improved apparatus and method for extending the life of tennis balls and the like by storing the athletic balls in a pressurized portable container having protected inlet and relief valves embedded in the body of the container. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7398888 | Sports equipment storage rack A sports equipment storage rack for supporting a variety of sports equipment in an off the ground position includes an elongated cylindrically shaped body of a wire type cage construction that is sized to hold a plurality of spherically shaped balls and has an arcua... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395930 | Tennis bag A bag including a racquet compartment coupled to an accessory compartment. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367482 | Securable game ball storage bag A securable game ball storage bag includes a bag member having a hollow interior for reception of a game ball and various accessory items such as a wallet and keys. The interior is accessible with a zipper having a pull tab with a latch adjacent thereto. A shoulder ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364159 | System and method for presenting payouts in gaming systems A system and method for facilitating a shell game activity as a primary or secondary/bonus gaming activity in a mechanistic, electronic, or combined mechanistic/electronic manner. Embodiments of methods for presenting gaming payouts involve providing an automated sh... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357733 | Golf ball with vapor barrier layer and method of making same A golf ball with at least one moisture vapor barrier layer is disclosed. The moisture vapor barrier layer is formed from a composition comprising a filler dispersed in a liquid or solven-born polymer of multi-olefin, iso-olefin, or a combination thereof. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338210 | Big game storage and transportation bag A storage and transportation mechanism for game animals after they have been killed and cleaned. The storage and transportation mechanism is a nylon bag with a top-mounted opening that can be folded back for placement of both dead game animals and volumes of ice to ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325679 | Environmentally controlled sports equipment bag A sports equipment bag includes a flexible elongated body defining an equipment storage region. The body includes at least one recloseable opening and an outwardly facing reflective barrier layer having a reflectivity of at least 80 percent. At least a portion of th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325680 | Net holder for boats A net holder for carrying a landing net has an upper housing in the form of a channel member with a downwardly disposed opening hinged at its rearward portion to the rearward portion of a lower housing in the form of a channel member slightly narrower than the upper... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7293635 | Business travel bag Travel bag for organizing computer and other items has a computer compartment that includes pockets for small items and a dual-entry pocket. Flat pockets are provided on two large sides of the dual-entry pocket. An opening on the outer body of the bag provides acces... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281628 | Golf bag having a stand for supporting a plurality of tees A golf bag includes a bag body, a stand mounted on a side of the bag body, a plurality of tees mounted on an upper portion of the stand, and a plurality of sleeves each mounted on the mounting seat of the stand to support a respective one of the tees. Thus, each of ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7270255 | Carrying case with selectively adjustable stand This invention relates to a portable case adapted for holding handheld devices such as phones, cameras, camcorders, radios and other products as well as non-electronic devices such as flashlights. The case is supported by a selectively bendable stand which may be al... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7220192 | Golf products and packaging for golf products with color traveling coating The present invention is directed to golf equipment packages using a coating that gives a color traveling effect. The color traveling coating can be applied to golf equipments such as golf balls, golf gloves and golf clubs, and to golf equipment display. In addition... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207446 | Detachable golf ball display A golf ball display includes a display plate having a display field that includes information relating to a commemorative golf ball, and a bracket attached to the display plate for detachably securing the display plate to the commemorative golf ball. The display pla... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182702 | Golf ball with vapor barrier layer and method of making same A golf ball with at least one moisture vapor barrier layer is disclosed. In accordance to one aspect of the invention, the moisture vapor barrier layer may comprise butyl rubber. The butyl rubber may also be a halogenated butyl rubber such as bromobutyl rubber or ch... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178844 | Golf ball retriever The ball retriever includes a golf ball capturing housing having an entrance plane through which a golf ball can enter the housing. The entrance plane is defined by a first wall portion and a second spaced apart second wall portion where at least a portion of the ho... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7124892 | Safety cone holder device The present invention provides a holder device for securing one or more non-rigid safety cones, each of which having a flexible conical part that can be reduced to a small volume substantially linearly. The holder device has an open frame construction and is lightwe... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111731 | Pocket closure device A pocket closure device for facilitating retention of and access to items placed in a pocket. Specifically, certain embodiments of the present invention comprise an elongate resilient member disposed along a pocket and attached to a front panel of the pocket and to ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7059492 | Moisture-proof resealable, non-cylindrical container for consumer packages The present invention relates to a moisture proof resealable non-cylindrical container and cap assembly for consumer packaging including candy, tobacco products, pharmaceutical products, electronic products, such as nard drives or circuit boards and coffee samples. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059862 | Hitting trainer A hitting training kit is provided which includes equipment to hit a baseball and instructions to assist a user in learning the technique of hitting a baseball a portion of said instructions appearing on the baseball bat of the kit to permit the user to review the s... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021460 | Adjustable hanging sports equipment holder and dispenser An adjustable holder for sports equipment is disclosed. The holder is comprised of tubular material with elasticized openings at the top and bottom of the tubular material, at least one opening in the tubular material, a hanging structure attached to the top and an ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017762 | Medication reminder system A cap or closure for medication bottles, containers or vials has a base with a peripheral wall to define a recess. A cover is notably located in the recess below the rim of the peripheral wall. The cover has a marker that is selectively aligned with indica indicatin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7004855 | Golf ball with vapor barrier layer A multi-layer golf ball comprising a core, a water vapor barrier layer and a cover is provided. The core may have any construction and may have multiple layers. The core may also have a solid or liquid center or wound layers, and may be constructed from a polybutadi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004854 | Golf ball with vapor barrier layer and method of making same A golf ball comprising a core, a barrier layer enveloping the core, and a cover enveloping the barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer has a moisture vapor transmission rate less than that of the cover, and the barrier layer comprises a thermoplastic or thermoset c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004317 | Environmentally controlled sports equipment bag A sports equipment bag includes a flexible elongated body defining an equipment storage region. The body includes at least one recloseable opening and an outwardly facing reflective barrier layer having a reflectivity of at least 80 percent. At least a portion of th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6994227 | vacuum container to preserve food A vacuum container for preserving food is disclosed herein that includes a cover member for covering an upper part of a container member in which food is filled, a piston member equipped with the cover member and ascending and descending movable, and first and secon... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6932720 | Golf ball with vapor barrier layer and method of making same A golf ball with at least one moisture vapor barrier layer is disclosed. The moisture vapor barrier layer comprises an elastomer, and has a moisture vapor transmission rate of less than about 0.6 grams·mm/m2·day. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923324 | Packaging system A packaging system that protects an article. The packaging system includes a corrugated paperboard cradle having a flat, rigid support portion for supporting a lower surface of the article and a tubular plastic sleeve having a tubular axis. The sleeve surrounds the ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913279 | Ambulatory apparatus and method of manufacture thereof Ambulatory apparatus for aiding a user in going on foot comprising a walker including transparent receptacles having opposing upper and lower ends, handled structure supported by the upper ends, feet each carried by one of the lower ends and decorative filling conta... | 07/05/2005 |
