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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald Ratner, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Paul Feinsinger, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Frank Hsieh, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Kransco, San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A65C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156156 ; 156228 ; 156245 ; 40327 ; 273 / ;
Abstract
A play ball has visually distinctive colored patches distributed over its exterior. Portions of the ball exterior may be uncovered with patches, and have a color distinct from the color of patches. Regions of different tactile patterns are impressed on the ball, and these regions may match all or parts of differently colored patches. A method of making a game ball with patches on its exterior is provided.