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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2005
Gino Palumbo, Toronto, CA;
William F. Davidson, Iii, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Jonathan Mccrea, Toronto, CA;
Klaus Tomantschger, Mississauga, CA;
Iain Brooks, Toronto, CA;
Dave Limoges, Etobicoke, CA;
Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos, Toronto, CA;
Uwe Erb, Fraserville, CA;
Gino Palumbo, Toronto, CA;
William F. Davidson, III, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Jonathan McCrea, Toronto, CA;
Klaus Tomantschger, Mississauga, CA;
Iain Brooks, Toronto, CA;
Dave Limoges, Etobicoke, CA;
Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos, Toronto, CA;
Uwe Erb, Fraserville, CA;
Integran Technologies, Inc., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A sports article includes a portion that includes a nanostructured material. The nanostructured material includes a metal, and the nanostructured material has an average grain size that is in the range of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a yield strength that is in the range of 200 MPa to 2,750 MPa, and a hardness that is in the range of 100 Vickers to 2,000 Vickers. The sports article can be any of a variety of sports equipment and associated components, such as a golf club, a baseball bat, a softball bat, a lacrosse stick, or a hockey stick.