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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Scott R. Berggren, Portland, OR (US);
Scott W. Johnson, Beaverton, OR (US);
Clayton J. Lindsay, Portland, OR (US);
Vincent F. White, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A spherical sport ball may include a casing that includes first and second substantially hemispherical panel components. Each substantially hemispherical panel component may be a unitary structure having a central panel and a plurality of polygonal peripheral panels adjacent to the central panel. In addition, the first substantially hemispherical panel component may be joined with the second substantially hemispherical panel component at a non-linear, circumferential seam between peripheral panels of the first hemispherical panel component and peripheral panels of the second hemispherical panel component.