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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:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian Feeney, Enfield, CT (US);
Chris Waldeck, Westfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc., Chicopee, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473596 ; 473599 ;
Abstract
A game ball with resistance to liquid moisture, wherein the cover of the game ball is made of leather. The leather of the game ball cover has water resistance properties imparted by the tanning process. In a game ball of the invention having a bladder and a cover, the game ball may optionally include a lining situated between the bladder and the cover, with the lining optionally having water resistance properties.