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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2018
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Joshua S. Stenzler, Portland, OR (US);
Richard E. Moritz, Portland, OR (US);
Brent R. Slater, Vancouver, WA (US);
Ty B. Goodwin, Vancouver, WA (US);
Mark A. Fritzke, Portland, OR (US);
Edwin D. Vander Pol, Beaverton, OR (US);
Robert T. Thurman, Plainfield, IL (US);
Sean S. Epling, Portland, OR (US);
Ryan M. Raagas, Hillboro, OR (US);
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A ball bat for impacting a ball and extending along a longitudinal axis may include a handle portion and a barrel portion coupled to the handle portion. The barrel portion may include circumferentially spaced launch angle boosters. Each of the launch angle boosters extend along the axis at an angle of at least 3° and no greater than 12° from the longitudinal axis.