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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Zvi Rapaport, Portland, OR (US);
Vincent F. White, Beaverton, OR (US);
Bhupesh Dua, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Zvi Rapaport, Portland, OR (US);
Vincent F. White, Beaverton, OR (US);
Bhupesh Dua, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 22/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sport ball may include a casing and a bladder. The casing may form at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball. The bladder may be located within the casing and formed from a plurality of polymer bladder elements joined along abutting edges to form a sealed and valveless structure that encloses a pressurized gas. In some configurations, the bladder may be at least partially formed from an ether-based thermoplastic polyurethane material.