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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Roger P. Tyzzer, Hope Island, AU;
Inventors:
Jeffrey L. Rodengen, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Roger P. Tyzzer, Hope Island, AU;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06M 13/322 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An antimicrobial sports equipment piece used in a sport or game, namely an antimicrobial tennis ball, is described. Also described are methods of using an antimicrobial tennis ball and methods of preventing, inhibiting, or killing microbes contacting the tennis ball during play to prevent or inhibit contamination by a microbe or cross-contamination between persons contacting the tennis ball.