Games using tangible projectile inventions 11/07

20070275785 - Billiard table and rail cloth covering system: A book and loop fastening system for attaching a billiard table cloth to a table bed and a rail, a billiard table cloth with template markings for assisting the installer in the correct positing and tensioning of the bed cloth and in the cutting of slits in the cloth for... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070275786 - Low deflection cue: The present invention is related to a billiard cue (11) comprising a shaft having a tip end (2) and a butt end, wherein the shaft has a non-linear tapered section with reduced diameter compared to a linear tapering at the tip end.... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070275787 - Bowling ball having an rfid tag: A bowling ball with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is disclosed, as are methods and systems for manufacturing such a bowling ball. Methods and systems for using a bowling ball with an RFID tag are also disclosed.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070275788 - Method and apparatus for training a golf swing: A golf swing training device includes a swing guide that may be fitted to a golf club at the club's butt end. The swing guide includes a telescoping shaft part, an end cap an extension received on the golf club and a hinge that pivots the extension relative to the... Agent: James L. Reed

20070275789 - Golf club grip with anti-slip and control arrangement: A golf club grip includes an anti-slip arrangement and a control arrangement. The anti-slip arrangement, having an outer anti-slipping surface, is adapted for coaxially attaching along an end portion of the golf club. The control arrangement, having an outer shock absorbing surface, is coaxially and downwardly extended from the anti-slip... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070275790 - Separable golf club: A separable putter golf club includes an upper shaft portion with a grip and a lower shaft portion with a club head, wherein the upper and lower shaft portions can be quickly connected and disconnected, while allowing a large amount of force to be transferred there through. The upper and... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070275791 - Golf club head with twisted face angle: The present invention is directed towards a golf club head having integrally incorporated twisted face angles which are selected to match a particular golfer's swing speed. The twisted profile front face is defined by a first horizontal plane through the center of the face and having a first tangent at... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070275792 - Golf club head: A hollow golf club head includes a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a striking face. The golf club includes a junction interconnecting the sole, crown and skirt to the striking face, the junction including at least one stiffening member.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070275793 - Structure of batting tee ball-holder: A structure of the ball holder for a batting tee is provided, including a holder base and a plurality of resilient supporting elements on the holder base. The resilient supporting elements include at least three long resilient elements with upstanding position on the top surface of the holder base. The... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20070275795 - Goalie training device: The present invention is a training device that is able to condition a hockey goalie in the proper placement of his hand and index finger for effectively controlling a hockey stick. The training device includes a strap adapted to be fitted around the top of a paddle of the goalie's... Agent: Anthony R. Barkume

20070275794 - Method of using a frameless portable suspension system: A sportsball rebounder includes a sports net having a frameless perimeter, opposite upper corners, and a bottom, a pair of adjustable spring mechanisms coupled to the upper corners and providing the upper corners in tension in an upward vertical direction and a outward horizontal direction, the adjustable spring mechanisms disposed... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070275796 - Tennis training device: A tennis training device for training a user proper tennis strokes with a means for attaching the tennis training device to an upper arm of a tennis player, a means for connecting the means for attaching to a tennis racquet, and a means for restricting the position of the tennis... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070275797 - Handle providing shock absorption: Handles providing shock absorption are provided. In some embodiments, handles comprise: a handle core having an axis; core permanent magnets mounted to the handle core; a handle sleeve surrounding the handle core; sleeve permanent magnets mounted to the handle sleeve which generate repelling forces radial to the axis from at... Agent: Matthew T. Byrne

20070275798 - Devices for measuring strings of a racket and ball quality: Devices for measuring strings of a racket and ball quality are provided. In some embodiments, a device for measuring strings of a racket comprises: a housing; a button; a setting device that determines the frame size of the racket in response to the button being depressed; a spring system that... Agent: Matthew T. Byrne

20070275799 - Hockey stick having a single, hollow primary tube: A handle is adapted to be held by a player and a striking end is adapted to contact and propel an object A structure for a hockey stick is described by using a single, hollow tube of composite material, wherein tubular “ports” extend through the hollow tube. The ends of... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Princeton Pike Corporate Center

20070275800 - Composite hockey stick system: A handle end is adapted to be held by a player and a striking end is adapted to contact and propel an object. The stick includes a shaft coupling the handle end and the striking end. The shaft is fabricated of a relatively rigid material with limited flexibility. The shaft... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Princeton Pike Corporate Center

20070275801 - Hockey puck: A hockey puck comprised of an annular member with a translucent member disposed interior to the annular member. The interface of the annular member and the translucent member is reflective. A light member is disposed in the translucent member to form a hockey puck having symmetrical contact surfaces. A plurality... Agent: Law Office Of Jay R. Hamilton, PLC.

20070270232 - Methods, apparatus and computer program products for processing images of a golf ball: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for capturing and thereafter analyzing the images of a golf ball in a manner that permits various parameters associated with a golf shot, including the backspin and sidespin of the golf ball, to be reliably determined. Further, the method, apparatus and computer... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070270233 - Novelty and sport training projectile: A practice golf ball permitting practice of full-force non-putt swings indoors without causing appreciable damage. The ball comprises a core and a plurality of fingers projecting from the core. The fingers are bendable when exerted upon and rigidly extending when not exerted upon.... Agent: Barry W. Chapin Chapin Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20070270234 - Decorative golf club grip: A grip for the handle of a golf club having at least a polymerized region with two or more polymers. The first and second polymers cooperate to form a pattern on the top surface of the region. The region may be combined with a substrate to form a sheet. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070270235 - Golf club head and method for making the same: A golf club head and method for making the same, which is characterized in that: a surface of the golf club head comprises a base layer made of non-ferrous metal of aluminum, or magnesium, or titanium, or an alloy base layer of those three metals and a protection layer after... Agent: Banger Shia

20070270236 - Golf club head: A golf club head comprises a face portion of which front face defines a club face, wherein at least a part of the face portion is formed by a unidirectionally rolled plate of a titanium alloy having alpha phase such as alpha titanium alloys and alpha+beta titanium alloys, and the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070270237 - Golf clubs prepared with basalt fiber: Golf club products include a shaft member and a club head body member engaged with the shaft member. At least some portion of this club head product is made from a basalt material. As some more specific examples, the basalt material may be used in one or more of: one... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070270238 - Golf ball and method of matching enhancing spin characteristics: A method for selecting the spin characteristics of a fluid filled golf ball and a golf ball incorporating these properties is disclosed herein. One aspect is a method for optimizing the spin and flight characteristics of a fluid containing golf ball which selects an internal fluid material having a viscosity... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070270239 - Rubber compositions comprising high levels of oily substance and the use thereof in golf balls: The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber and from 5 to 100 parts of an oily substance, by weight per 100 parts of the base rubber. The rubber composition may be present in any one... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070270240 - Pure polyurea and method for making same: A pure-polyurea consisting of an A-component prepolymer consisting of at least one polyisocyanate and at least one secondary polyether amine; and a B-component prepolymer consisting of at least one aromatic diamine and at least one polyether amine. Additionally, the present invention is a golf ball having an outer cover consisting... Agent: Patton Boggs, L.L.P.

20070270242 - Polybutadiene diols for unique polyurethane: Disclosed herein is a golf ball comprising a polyurethane material formed by the reaction of a diisocyanate and polybutadiene diol. In a multi-piece golf ball any of a core, a cover, and optionally one or more mantle layers disposed therebetween, comprises a polyurethane formed by the reaction of a diisocyanate... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070270241 - Rubber compositions comprising high levels of oily substance and the use thereof in golf balls: The present invention is directed to golf balls having at least one layer formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber and from 10 parts to 120 parts of an oily substance, by weight per 100 parts of the base rubber. The base rubber is a polybutadiene having a... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070270243 - Golf ball with large center core: A golf ball is disclosed that provides a softer feel, resilient core for decreased spin rate. The golf ball has a dual-layered core surrounded by a dual-layered cover. The volume of the inner layer of the dual layer core is at least about 70% of the total volume of the... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070270244 - Multi-layer golf ball: Multi-layer golf balls having a relatively hard outer core surrounding a relatively soft, low compression inner core are provided. The inner core generally has a compression of less than 50 and the inner core and outer core generally have a combined dual core compression of 50 or greater. The outer... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070270245 - sectional golf tee: A sectional golf tee is provided comprising a lower tee half which is made of a rigid material for penetrating the ground, and an upper tee half which is mechanically and/or magnetically mated to the lower tee half along a common longitudinal axis to elevate a golf ball with a... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070270246 - Reusable golf tee: A reusable golf tee has a head member pivotally connected to a base member about a pivot positioned so that the head member is maintained in a vertical position due to the weight of the head member and a supported ball. The head member is freely pivotal in a forward... Agent: Thomas R. Lampe Bielen, Lampe & Thoeming

20070270248 - Basketbal training aid: A basketball training aid designed to teach and keep the user's hand in the proper position to correctly shoot and release a basketball. The basketball training aid is of a material that adapts to individual fit, receives a user's fingers comfortably and worn at the base of the fingers. The... Agent: Robert Ffrench

20070270247 - Shooting and training aid for basketball players: A shooting and training aid for basketball players to prevent interference of the non-shooting hand when shooting a basketball. This interference is caused by the non-shooting hand unnecessarily providing force for the shot as well as the fingers on the non-shooting hand dragging on the side of the ball. The... Agent: Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C.

20070270249 - Bat conditioning device and method: A bat conditioning device for breaking in or seasoning softball or baseball bats. A preferred conditioning device includes a handle having a first end and a second end, a grip attached to the first end of the handle, and a head attached to the second end of the handle having... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070270250 - Pitcher's catcher: A training device is disclosed particularly adapted to assist a baseball pitcher in developing accuracy and controlling the velocity of his pitches. The device provides an adjustable strike zone comprising a real catcher's mitt. A velocity meter that records the actual velocity of the pitched ball is an additional feature.... Agent: Eugene H. Eickholt

20070270251 - Baseball hitting aid: A hitting aid includes a waist belt that encircles a user's waist; the waist belt is attached using hook and loop fasteners, a buckle, or other. An ankle strap encircles the user's ankle; the ankle strap is attached in a similar manner. A stirrup is attached to the ankle strap... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070270252 - Composite locking upright: A composite locking upright having low weight and great rigidity for installation into a playing surface with built-in sleeves. The composite locking upright supports and secures a net at a net playing height for athletic sports such as, volleyball, tennis, and badminton. The composite locking upright may have a composite... Agent: Gallagher & Dawsey Co., L.p.a.

20070270253 - Hockey stick system having a multiple tube structure: A handle is adapted to be held by a player and a striking end is adapted to contact and propel an object A structure for a hockey stick is described by using multiple composite tubes bonded to one another, wherein apertures, or “ports,” are molded between the tubes to improve... Agent: Patent Department Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

20070270254 - Reinforced lacrosse head: A reinforced lacrosse head having improved strength includes a pair of opposing sidewall portions each having a top end and a bottom end, a scoop portion extending between the sidewall portions, a base portion extending between the bottom ends of the sidewall portions, and a throat portion extending from the... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070270255 - Reinforced lacrosse head: A reinforced lacrosse head having improved strength includes a pair of opposing sidewall portions each having a top end and a bottom end, a scoop portion extending between the sidewall portions, a base portion extending between the bottom ends of the sidewall portions, and a throat portion extending from the... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070270256 - Sports racquet: A sports racquet has a head including a frame defining a flat string area. The frame comprises a plurality of airflow openings in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the flat string area. A plurality of interwoven strings are attached to the flat strung area by going through... Agent: Jacobson Holman Professional Limited Liability Company

20070265104 - Storage medium storing sound output program, sound output apparatus and sound output control method: A video game apparatus as a sound output apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU detects acceleration data included in input information data transmitted from a controller. The acceleration data is numerical value data for accelerations in three axial directions set to the controller. For example, a swinging motion of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070265105 - Position determining apparatus and related method: A system for determining the relative displacement of a rigid object is described herein. In one embodiment, the system includes three data sources positioned on an object. The data sources are configured to transmit data relating to positional displacement of the object. Each data source has predefined movement parameters based... Agent: J. Mark Holland And Associates

20070265106 - Temporary golf club shaft-component connection: A temporary shaft-component connection for assembling a selected golf club shaft with a club head and/or hand grip segment, to facilitate custom club design and fitting to suit the needs and preferences of an individual golfer. The temporary shaft-component connection is particularly designed for use with nonmetallic club shafts formed... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070265107 - Golf head and welding method thereof: The present invention relates to a golf head and a welding method thereof. In the welding method of the invention, a metal plate is disposed in an opening of a metal body, wherein the shape of the metal plate matches that of the opening. Subsequently, a first electrode and a... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20070265108 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a head body, at least one arcuate rail, and at least one counterweight unit. The head body includes a front striking face, and a rear arcuate face that extends rearwardly from two opposite sides of the front striking face and that has top and bottom... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070265109 - Golf putter: The invention relates to a putter head for a golf putter and to a golf putter that includes the putter head and a putter shaft secured to the putter head. The putter head includes a first head part, that defines the striking face of the putter, and a second head... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20070265110 - Methods and apparatus for a toe-up putter club head: A club head is configured such that the toe thickness is greater than the heel thickness in order to compensate for the toe-down look encountered, for example, in extended-length putters. In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, the club head body in the heel region is weight-compensated... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20070265111 - Golf club head with flexible face: A golf club head includes a front member and a rear member. The rear member has a neck, and the front member has a face and a flexible portion projected from a top of a back side of the face. The front member is connected to the rear member to... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070265112 - Golf ball: The object of the present invention is to improve the resilience and the shot feeling of the golf ball to be obtained by reducing the content of trans-1,4-bond in a golf ball using for a core a polybutadiene having a high content of cis-1,4-bond. The golf ball of the present... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070265113 - Golf ball: Golf ball 2 has a core 4, a reinforcing layer 6 and a cover 8. The core 4 is formed by a center 10 and a mid layer 12. The center is formed by a center inner sphere 14 and a center outer layer 16. The center inner sphere 14... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070265114 - Golf training mechanism and method: Teaching a golfer a golf movement by applying a force to the muscles of the student while the student is performing the golf movement. The force being applied is either assistive or resistive in order to teach and train the student's muscles. Mechanisms for applying these forces are attachable to... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20070265115 - Goal tending device: An apparatus for mounting on a goal is provided for assisting in scoring and target practice. The apparatus is preferably formed of a laminate fabric that is capable of being printed or decorated on at least one side, and is provided with at least one target area that allows a... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20070265116 - Competitive scoring system: A won/lost record system for an athletic event may include awarding the team accumulating a greater score during a first period standing points for that period, awarding the team accumulating a greater score during a second period standing points for that period, awarding the team accumulating a greater score during... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070265117 - Four piece table tennis table having a stabilized joint: A multi-section table tennis table half comprises first and second table sections which abut to form a first table half. Each of the sections includes an upper surface for playing table tennis, an opposite lower surface an inner edge. The inner edges of the first and second sections abut to... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070265118 - Pitchers circle: Eight-foot-diameter rubberized mat pitchers' circle.... Agent: Mark Slatten

20070265119 - Ball-racket coupling and protective apparatus and system: A ball-coupling and protection apparatus and system is disclosed. In a typical embodiment, a coupler apparatus is disposed along an outer perimeter of a racket, typically a location along the perimeter farthest from the user's grip on the racket. In a typical embodiment, the coupler is a set of hooks... Agent: George R. Reardon

20070265120 - Racquet sport score keeper and vibration damper: A vibration damper for a racquet sport includes a score tallying device for keeping the score of t racquet sport such as tennis. A rotating score indicator is provided with allowed score values for indicating the current score by rotation of the indicator by a user. Alternatively, the current score... Agent: Hansen Huang Technology Law Group, LLP

20070259727 - Putting game: Means for playing a putting game comprises a container within which an elongated mat is stored in a rolled-up condition and from which the mat can be dispensed, a wall that can be placed on the mat when it has been unrolled, a jack ball that can be placed on... Agent: Melvin I. Stoltz, Esq.

20070259728 - Ball trap: A ball trap comprises a carrier about which is spaced a number of suspended flaps so as to be positioned, in use, about the surface on which the ball travels and which are configured, so that when a—or the—flap is impacted by a ball, the flap is pushed aside to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070259729 - Method and apparatus for golf swing alignment: The present invention relates generally to the field of training aids and methods for the development and improvement of a proper golf swing. Specifically, the present invention relates to training aids and methods for the development of proper golf swings that aid the student in learning the proper swing mechanics... Agent: Michaelson & Associates

20070259730 - Golfing practice device: The present invention relates to a floor mountable device (eg a golf practice aid) which enables golfers to perform repeatedly a consistent approach to and address of a golf ball (ie a consistent pre-shot and set-up routine) (1).... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070259731 - Golf ball retriever attachment: A golf ball retriever, for use with a golf club, includes a generally spherical catcher member including a plurality of claws extending integrally from a base member and defining therebetween a first internal recess configured to hold a golf ball, wherein each of the claws include a tip portion curved... Agent: Dinesh Agarwal, P.C.

20070259732 - Golf club grip and method of use: An ergonomically designed golf club grip including a butt portion which is raised above the axis of the shaft of the club, on the side of the axis closest to the club head toe, to facilitate a proper hand position on the club. The grip is preferably held in the... Agent: Carr LLP

20070259733 - Cylindrical golf club head having a light shell and two heavy blocks in both ends of the shell: A golf club is disclosed that includes a shaft; a hollow cylindrical head including a shell formed of light metal, the shell including a right section, an intermediate neck, and a left section, and two blocks formed of a heavy metal, the blocks being secured in the right and the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070259734 - Golf putter with compensation for stroking errors: The putter disclosed herein has an aiming mark at an oblique angle that compensates for a player's misalignment of the putter with the aimline or for putter twisting during the stroke. The face has friction and energy transfer characteristics that correct for errors in club face orientation or for directional... Agent: Mr. Frederic Pollman

20070259735 - Golf club head with aiming device: A golf club head comprises an aiming device defined by one or more openings disposed above a light emitting member. The openings may have a variety of shapes. The golf club head is configured to selectively retain or release the light emitting member, allowing the golfer to change out the... Agent: James M. Duncan, Klein, Denatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP

20070259736 - Golf club head and method for fabricating striking plate thereof: A golf club head including a shell and a striking plate and a method for fabricating the striking plate is provided. The shell has an opening and the striking plate is disposed at the opening. In addition, the striking plate has a striking surface and at least one cavity is... Agent: J.c. Patents, Inc.

20070259737 - Golf ball: The present invention provides a golf ball having a resilient core made of rubber and a cover of one or more layer enclosing the core, wherein, letting V be the initial velocity (m/s) of the ball as measured by a method set forth in the Rules of Golf using an... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070259738 - Golf ball: The invention provides a golf ball having numerous dimples on a surface thereof, wherein at least one dimple cross-sectional shape is a cycloid curve or a trochoid curve. By thus optimizing the cross-sectional shape of the dimples, the aerodynamic performance due to the dimple effect is enhanced, enabling the distance... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070259739 - Golf ball: In a golf ball having, on a spherical surface, numerous dimples in a plurality of types of differing diameter, the dimples include smallest size dimples having a diameter of 2.7 mm or less and largest size dimples having a diameter of 4.3 mm or less. At least 50% of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070259740 - Apparatuses, methods and systems relating to findable golf balls: Golf balls and a system for finding golf balls and methods for making golf balls and methods for using such balls. In the case of one exemplary golf ball, the ball includes a shell and a core material which is encased in the shell and a tag which is disposed... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070259741 - Method for a court ball game: A game court and method of play are provided which allow players to compete and score points by throwing a ball through their opponent's goal or throwing the ball and hitting their opponent. The game provides a court bound on all sides to facilitate retention of balls during game play... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20070259742 - Offense/defense dual lacrosse stick: A crosse for playing the game of lacrosse that is convertible between offensive and defensive modes. The elongated portion of the crosse where the player places his or her hands features a handle and at least one handle extension that are removably and reversibly attachable to one another in a... Agent: Jeffrey R. Ramberg Law Office Of Jeffrey R. Ramberg

20070259743 - Shock/vibration dampening: Vibration dampening devices for arrows are installed in the arrow point end of the arrow shaft or in the nock end of the shaft or in both of those ends. These devices: (a) are fabricated from elastomeric materials; (b) have an elongated core surrounded by one or more annular, vibration... Agent: Richard D. Multer

20070254745 - Self-adhering sighting system for a wood golf club: A self-adhering wood-type golf club sighting system easily visible during use of a wood-type golf club and amenable to adding to an existing golf club. The system comprises a flexible strip with an adhesive on its back side and large markers on its front side. A forward marker, sufficiently large... Agent: David L. Tingey Law Office Of David L. Tingey

20070254746 - Golf club with two piece hosel: The exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a non-contiguous hosel for attaching a golf club shaft to a golf club head. In an exemplary embodiment, two inserts are used to form a hollow shaft receptacle, or hosel. The two inserts are placed at substantially opposite portions of the club... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070254747 - Back spin wedge: A back spin wedge to make a golf ball rolls backward after the golf ball hit the ground is provided. The back spin wedge of the current application is equipped with at least one additional blade of thickness 1/16 inch. Additional blades are attached on the front face of a... Agent: Eugene Oak,ph.d., J.d.,m.div. Patent Attorney

20070254748 - Putter with alignment means: A putter head having a forward-facing striking surface, a heel, a toe, a top surface and a rearward-facing, elongated tail section. The elongated tail section has vertical side walls, into each of which is machined an elliptical track or groove along the inside surface. The elliptical tracks are spaced from... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20070254749 - Iron-type gold club head: An iron-type golf club head 1 having top 3, sole 4, and toe 4 connecting the top and the sole on the toe side, and comprising a face plate 7 forming at least a part of a club face 2 and a head body 8 to which the face plate... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070254750 - Golf ball compositions with improved temperature performance, heat resistance, and resiliency: Golf ball compositions, and components formed therefrom, including trifunctional materials, such as trifunctional isocyanates, polyols, and amines, that have improved performance and durability characteristics, e.g., improved heat resistance, improved resiliency, and dimensional stability.... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070254751 - A practice bat: The present invention provides for a practice bat having a handle and a barrel, both of which can be made from wood or other material, and a shaft being made from plastic, carbon, fiberglass or other material. The diameter of the shaft is less than the diameter of the either... Agent: Lariviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

20070254752 - Multi-walled tubular baseball bats with barrel inserts of variable geometry: A multi-walled, tubular baseball bat has a barrel portion with a mid-section wherein the radial stiffness of the overall barrel wall varies along the barrel length to provide an enlarged sweetspot, improved soft feel and performance, plus unique sounds upon impact. The bat has a frame with a barrel portion... Agent: Milton, Geller, LLP

20070254753 - Training grip for a baseball bat: A hand grip for training a batter such that both hands of the batter are properly positioned for impact with a baseball is provided. The bat grip includes a generally cylindrical member having an inner surface configured for receiving a lower portion of a bat, the member including an upper... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070254754 - Mkv takraw ball: A takraw is woven form takraw ball strips (10) of springy material having soft material pads (42) preferably mounted into recesses (30) in a strip face (28), the pads are, at least in part, bounded by strip face parts (32, 34, 36) which function to lend stiffness to the strip,... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP