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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel E. Hare, Elgin, IL (US);
Kevin L. Krysiak, Palatine, IL (US);
Andrew K. Tryner, Chicago, IL (US);
Daniel W. Kolcun, Chicago, IL (US);
Andrew J. Wentling, Carey, OH (US);
Robert T. Thurman, Glenn Ellyn, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 43/00 (2006.01); A63B 41/02 (2006.01); A63B 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 43/00 (2013.01); A63B 41/02 (2013.01); A63B 41/085 (2013.01); A63B 2209/00 (2013.01); A63B 2243/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An American-style football may include a prolate spheroidal shaped bladder having a longitudinal axis, an outermost layer about the bladder, a lacing surface featuring a series of parallel projections from an exterior of the outermost layer and an intermediate sandwiched between the bladder and the outermost layer, wherein the intermediate layer is configured to decrease a MOI of the football.