Games using tangible projectile inventions 12/07

20070298894 - Q ball: Q Ball consists of at least some of the following: a tabletop attached to a base and having pockets and bumper rails, touch screen visual display units, and a felt surface. Q Ball also utilizes cue and object balls, break lines and a center dot on the felt surface, color... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070298896 - Electronically controlled golf swing analyzing/training mat system with ball striking-related feedback: A golf practice mat includes an impact sensor disposed in a vicinity bounding the location of where a golf ball would be placed for striking. The golf practice mat may also include, for example, a “crosshair” target imprint that is disposed on a golf club impact sensor portion of the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070298895 - Golf swing analyzing/training mat system with ball striking-related feedback: A golf practice mat includes an impact sensor disposed in a vicinity bounding the location of where a golf ball would be placed for striking. The golf practice mat may also include, for example, a “crosshair” target imprint that is disposed on a golf club impact sensor portion of the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070298897 - Intergrated golf ball launch monitor: A novel integrated golf ball launch monitor for measuring flight path parameters for a golf ball is disclosed. This integrated launch monitor includes a housing that includes a sensor, a user output device, and a processor. The processor performs the steps of monitoring a trigger zone, determining that the golf... Agent: Manuel F. De La Cerra

20070298898 - Method and apparatus for detecting the placement of a golf ball for a launch monitor: A novel method and apparatus for detecting the placement of a golf ball for a launch monitor is disclosed. The method comprises capturing an image of a scan zone that is adjacent to the launch monitor and in the field of view of the launch monitor's image sensor, analyzing the... Agent: Manuel F. De La Cerra

20070298899 - Golf training device: A golf training device for aiding a golfer in perfecting their grip on a golf club and their swing. The golf training device includes an elongated member made from a flexible plastic material and that is designed to frictionally engage the handle portion of the golf club. The device includes... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070298900 - Multipurpose golf assembly: The instant invention relates to a multipurpose golf assembly capable of being attached to a golf club. The assembly includes a turf repair tool having a first side and a second side interconnected by a median portion. The first side having at least one integrally attached turf repair implement, and... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20070298901 - Angle adjuster of golf club head: Disclosed herein is an angle adjuster of gold club head which may adjust the angle of the face of golf club head and, more particularly, to an angle adjuster of gold club head wherein the golf club head may be rotated so that the angle of the face of golf... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070298902 - Golf club shaft and golf club: A golf club shaft 2 made of a fiber-reinforced resin having a weight W of 30 to 55 g calculated as a shaft having a length of 46 inches and an average flexural rigidity EIa of 1.5 to 4.0 kgf·m2 and satisfying the equation: EIa≧0.1W−1.5. Since it is light weight... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070298903 - Golf clubs and golf club heads: Wood-type golf clubs and/or golf club heads include a club head body having a breadth to length ratio of at least 0.9, optionally a club head volume of at least 450 cubic centimeters, and a diagonal dimension of at least 75% of a theoretical maximum diagonal dimension (as measured along... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070298904 - Adjustable putter: A golf putter comprises latitudinally elongated head having a generally rectangular hitting face against a golf ball. The head has an integral center plate extending longitudinally and rearward from the hitting face at its bottom. The center plate has a visible centerline for aiming at the ball. A ball joint... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070298905 - Golf club head: In one aspect, the invention provides a face for a golf club head. In one embodiment, the face includes an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion has a lower toe portion located towards the toe of the golf club head, a lower heel portion located towards... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070298906 - Golf club head: A wood-type golf club head has a hollow shell structure having a head length L (mm), a head-depth W (mm) and a sweet spot height H (mm) which satisfy: 0.80≦W/L≦1.0 and H≦76×(W/L)−31. The head length L is the distance between the clubshaft axis CL and a point T farthest from... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070298907 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a front body formed of a titanium-based metal material, an FRP body, a metallic sole plate, and a weight member. The front body has a face portion, a metal sole portion, a metal side portion (toe), a metal crown portion, a metal side portion (heel),... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070298908 - Golf ball: Golf ball 2 has numerous dimples 8. Provided that mean diameter of all the dimples 8 is Da, ratio (N1/N) of number N1 of adjacent dimple pairs having a pitch of (Da/4) or less to total number N of the dimples is equal to or greater than 2.70. Ratio (N2/N1)... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070298909 - Golf accessories: There is provided a golf tee comprising a ground-engaging portion provided with a cavity therein, a golf ball supporting portion releasably engageable with the ground-engaging portion, means for connecting the ground-engaging portion and the golf ball supporting portion, and spring means for urging said golf ball supporting portion to the... Agent: William J. Sapone Coleman Sudol Sapone P.C.

20070298910 - Golf tee and packaging for golf tee: A golf tee has an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion has an upper end that resides within the upper portion. The lower power and the upper portion are made of different materials with different flexibility. The lower portion and the upper portion are able to flex... Agent: James Ray Wood

20070298911 - Collapsible ball game practice device: A collapsible ball game practice device is comprised of a plurality of sections, each section above a lower section being substantially collapsible into the lower section. Detent structure is provided on an upper portion of each lower section and a lower portion of each upper section to secure each upper... Agent: Michael F. Petock, Esquire

20070298912 - Training method for catching sports balls: An apparatus, that places an object ball in the palm of both hands of an athlete, for training the athlete to catch a thrown sports ball with fingertips and thumb tips rather than palms. The size of the object ball can be increased as the athlete's skill level improves. This... Agent: Ted M. Anthony

20070298913 - Portable adjustable athletic field boundary: A self-contained portable adjustable boundary marking system capable of use in a variety of athletic settings where a boundary, line, or demarcation is desirable is disclosed. The system is adapted for use indoors or outdoors, on hard surfaces or soft. The system is modifiable and adaptable, and capable of rapid... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070298914 - Table tennis game apparatus and method of play thereof: A novel and versatile table tennis game and method of play thereof is disclosed. The table tennis table game is played on a playing surface in the shape of a hexagon having three pairs of equal length opposing edges. A net is placed in the center of the table to... Agent: Zaretsky & Associates PC

20070298915 - Multiple piece pitching mound: A portable pitching mound having a plurality of shell pieces. Each shell piece has a forward and rearward end with opposite side portions and an upper surface and opposite underside. The shell pieces when placed side by side interlock to one another to form an arcuate shell member. At least... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070298916 - Hockey puck: A hockey puck including: a disc shaped body having an upper and lower surface. The disc shaped body having a central opening and two or more peripheral openings surrounding the central opening. The central and two or more peripheral openings extend from the upper surface to the lower surface. The... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070293330 - Inter-level play billiards game: A method provides an inter-level play billiards game. The method establishes a first set of rules for the inter-level play billiards game. Further, the first set of rules is associated with a first skill level. In addition, the method provides the first set of rules to a first player of... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20070293331 - Method of and an apparatus for determining information relating to a projectile, such as a golf ball: An apparatus and a method of providing information relating to a projectile, such as a sports ball, such as a golf ball. The apparatus and method provide better estimations of e.g. the landing point of the projectile or its position in general in that an oscillating signal caused e.g. by... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070293332 - Golf training classes: Golf training glasses to assist a golfer's swing and ball connection comprising an inner (base) frame and an outer frame without lenses. The outer frame has separate sight-guides for each eye that are connected to threaded guide posts on the left and right sides of the frame and are designed... Agent: Tim Cranston

20070293333 - Golf club: An aerodynamic force generated in a downward direction by the loft of the club face is compensated by asymmetric wings applying an aerodynamic lifting force to an upper direction of the club head during a swing of the club. Even when a golfer has a swing speed or posture problem... Agent: Nathan N Kallman

20070293334 - Golf swing training device with umbrella: The invention is a golfing accessory to provide a training device to develop golf swing consistency, golfing muscle development, toning and warming up exercises. It has a core length with a first end and a second end. Proximal to the first end is a handle. The second end terminates in... Agent: William M. Selenke

20070293335 - Practice attachment for golf putter: A practice attachment device for removable attachment to the head of a putter. The device is designed to aid a golfer improve a putting stroke when using a blade or heel-toe putter. The device includes a frame, an aligning rod, and a clamp to attach the combination of the frame... Agent: Chris A. Caseiro

20070293336 - Golf swing training device: A golf swing training device (10) including a handle (11) to be gripped by a user to swing the device (10) to practice a golf swing. The lower end of the device (10) includes a removable golf club head (12). Attached to the handle (11) is a reservoir member (15)... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070293337 - Putting practice apparatus: A putting practice device includes a generally horizontal rectangular putting board including a base member, and a layer of grass-like synthetic plastic material bonded to the upper surface of the base member, thereby to define a putting board. Two diagonally-arranged corner portions of the putting board contain putting holes that... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20070293338 - Portable golf practice device: A portable golf practice device is disclosed that is easily transported by the golfer and simulates the response of natural turf when impacted by the club head during a golf swing. The device includes a simulated turf surface fitted in a carriage tray. The carriage tray is supported on a... Agent: Lawrence S. Cohen, Attorney

20070293339 - Set of iron clubs with constant ground roll: A set of iron clubs where each club in the set has the same or substantially the same ground roll. The set is produced by adjusting at least two club design characteristics of the clubs based upon measured or assumed player swing data. The design characteristics of the clubs include... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070293340 - Adjustable stick-like sport apparatus: An adjustable stick-like sport apparatus has an outer tube and a stick, the outer tube has an opening. The stick slidably mounted in the outer tube and has an extension portion formed in one end and inserted into the outer tube. Two nipping members encircle the extension portion, are engaged... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20070293341 - Golf club: Provided is a golf club for leisure and sports of a new concept which is an application of a golf game. More particularly, the golf club includes a head, a shaft and a grip in which the head has a plurality of air vent holes to reduce weight of the... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070293342 - Golf club striking face: A golf club head in accordance with the invention includes a front wall defining a forward striking face having an engineered texture thereon. The engineered texture includes a prescribed, regular pattern of discrete, geometric shapes spaced at least 0.1 mm apart from each other, each shape having a volume that... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070293343 - Back recess balance weight structure for golf club heads: A back recess balance weight structure for golf club heads is located on a back side of a golf club head relative to the striking face and includes a back recess body and a sealing cap. The back recess body has a back recess with a plurality of cavities formed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070293344 - Golf head having a ported construction: A golf club head has a face, a hosel, and a hollow body. The body includes an outer peripheral region, when viewed from above, and center portions on the upper surface and sole, respectively. The outer peripheral region has a weight-per-unit of surface area which is greater than the weight-per-unit... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Princeton Pike Corporate Center

20070293345 - Method of manufacturing a golf club head having a suspended face insert: A method of manufacturing a golf club head having a face insert that is mechanically isolated from the body of the club head involves inserting a face insert into a cavity formed in the body. The face insert is suspended above a bottom wall of the cavity by tabs that... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20070293346 - Putter and extension device therefor: A putter-type golf club with a removable central shaft portion which allows for varying the length of the putter-type golf club without varying the mass. The putter-type golf club has a club head with a lower shaft which is removably attached to a bottom end of the central shaft portion.... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070293347 - Integrated structure of golf club head and striking face: An integrated structure of golf club head and striking face includes a primary body and a secondary body formed by dividing a belly of a club head between one quarter and one third portion. The primary body has a head body and a striking face. The head body has a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070293349 - Golf club head having a composite face insert: A golf club head having a composite face insert attached to a metallic body is provided. The club head preferably has a volume of at least 200 cc and provides superior durability and club performance. The face insert includes prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight (FAW) of less than... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070293348 - Iron golf club with nanocrystalline face insert: The iron golf club head (20) of the present invention is preferably composed of three main components: a periphery member 22, a central member 24 and a nanocrystalline plated face plate 26. The periphery member (22) is preferably composed of a high density material such as a nickel-tungsten alloy. The... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070293350 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a front body formed of a metal material, an FRP body, a metallic sole plate, and a weight member. The front body has a face portion, a metal sole portion, a metal side portion (toe), a metal crown portion, a metal side portion (heel), and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070293351 - Multiple material golf club head: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070293352 - Golf ball: Pinless molding of a cover (24) for a golf ball (20), and an apparatus and method for manufacturing a golf ball precursor product (22) for use in pinless molding is disclosed herein. Preferably the golf ball precursor product (22) comprises a core (26) and a mantle layer (28). The golf... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070293354 - Golf ball l& tee setter apparatus: A golf ball and tee setting apparatus allows a golf tee to be set in the ground and a golf ball placed thereon without the golfer having to bend over. An elongated shaft has two end portions and a ball supporting member on one end portion of the shaft and... Agent: William M. Hobby, Iii

20070293353 - Golfball & tee setter apparatus: A golf ball and tee setting apparatus has an elongated shaft in which one end has an elongated prong protruding therefrom and the other end has a golf ball supporting member. A golf tee has a ball support surface on one end and has a countersunk bore extending thereinto through... Agent: William M. Hobby, Iii

20070293355 - Sport ball storage and retrieval apparatus: A combination of a ball storage rack and a ball feeder track provide an apparatus for basketball storage and consistent position retrieval of sport balls, such as basketballs and volleyballs, by a player. The apparatus comprises a frame configured with an upper portion along the length of the frame capable... Agent: Werner & Axenfeld, LLP

20070293356 - Ball hitting swing method: A process for more accurately delivering a hitting device to a ball, including the steps of: positioning straightly the leading or front leg at the start of and during the process until after contact with the ball, pointing and planting the leading or front foot at least partially in the... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20070293357 - Dampening device for a racket: The present invention relates to a dampening device for ball game rackets. The dampening device of the present invention includes at least one dampening element having a foot or base region, a head region and a neck or connection region arranged between the foot region and the head region. The... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070293358 - Method of using modified ball and bat: The present invention provides a method for a batter to position a ball for hitting and therefore provides a method for playing the game of baseball without a pitcher. The ball is slidingly engaged with the baseball bat such that the baseball bat hitting end is inserted through a bore... Agent: Eric R. Wandel

20070287549 - Bowling game apparatus: Bowling game apparatus allowing even children of little strength to obtain high score by strikes and spares. The bowling game apparatus comprising an approach as an area where players roll a ball, a lane extending from the approach and on which the ball the players bowl rolls, a plurality of... Agent: Judge & MurakamiIPAssociates

20070287550 - Golf glove and system for grip assistance: A golf glove and system useful in assisting a person having insufficient control of hand using a golf club to effectively strike a golf ball. The golf glove enables the person having insufficient control of hand to grasp and swing the golf club to effectively strike the golf ball without... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.

20070287551 - Hand grip and method of making same: The present disclosure relates to a multicompound hand grip for an implement, like a golf club grip, that has varying hardness in selected areas. The grip has an inner sleeve and an outer panel. The inner sleeve is made of a first elastomeric material and includes selected raised portions that... Agent: Eaton Corporation Eaton Center

20070287552 - Hollow metal golf club head and method for manufacturing the same: A hollow metal golf club head having a shell structure comprises a crown portion having a thickness gradually decreasing from the front edge toward the rear end of the head. A method of manufacturing the head comprises: making a face plate having an upper turnback which defines a front zone... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070287553 - Golf club head with variable face thickness: A face or face insert (40) for a golf club head (20) is disclosed herein. The face (40) has an interior surface (40a) with a first thickness section (200) and a second thickness region (205). The first thickness section (200) preferably has a thickness that is at least 0.025 inch... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070287554 - Iron-type golf clubs: An iron-type golf club includes a conventional-weight section, a lightweight section and a heavyweight section. The conventional-weight section includes the hitting face and at least a portion of the hosel. The heavyweight section, made of a denser material than the conventional-weight section, includes the sole and an optional back flange.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070287555 - Golf clubs and golf club heads: A golf club head enables the initial velocity of a ball to be increased and enables the carry to be lengthened. In some example structures, the golf club includes a face plate formed from metal and club head body (e.g. a crown and sole) formed from fiber reinforced plastic. A... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070287556 - Iron-type golf club head: An iron-type golf club head 1 having an improved moment of inertia without impairing the productivity and comprising a face portion 1A which includes a body 10 having a club face 2 on its front side and an annular weight member 11 fixed to a peripheral edge portion on the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070287557 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer which encloses the core, an intermediate layer which encloses the envelope layer, and a cover which encloses the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is formed primarily... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070287558 - Golf ball having visible non-spherical insert: A golf ball comprising a pre-formed non-spherical inner core insert; an outer core molded about the insert to form a sphere having an outer surface; and a cover disposed about the outer core, the cover having an outer dimpled surface; wherein the outer core and cover are optically transparent or... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070287559 - Ecosmart golf tee: The invention is a new invention type of golf tee. It is used to position a golf ball at a certain height. This golf tee comprises a golf tee having upper and lower ends and a shaft of substantially uniform diameter connecting the ends, the upper end having a cup... Agent: Richard Allen Dickey

20070287560 - Sports system: A sports system may include a base and a support structure that is sized and configured to support a goal, such as a netball goal or a basketball goal, at a height above a playing surface. The base may be constructed from plastic and may include a hollow interior portion... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070287561 - Two piece sports equipment stick with internal truss construction and vented handle: A two-piece sports stick exhibiting a superior strength to weight ratio. A two-piece sports stick comprising two identical sections, each comprising a substantially smooth external portion and an internal portion possessing at least one cutaway; and a multiplicity of construction pegs. The sports stick of claim 28 wherein said striking... Agent: Lambert & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20070281794 - Hollow graphite billiard cue with cross bracing and internal tip, and method of manufacture: A hollow billiard cue having an elongate shaft, a (ferrule) tip portion at the end of the shaft, and a (joint) butt portion at the opposite end. The cue consisting of a number of graphite fibers longitudinally oriented along the shaft; a number of graphite fibers biased to the longitudinally... Agent: Glen Mitchell Thurber

20070281795 - Slip-on ferrule assembly for a billiard cue: A slip-on ferrule assembly for billiard cues includes a ferrule having a side wall and an end wall. The side wall has an outer surface and an inner surface. The end wall has an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surfaces of the side wall and the end... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070281796 - Muscle-back iron golf clubs with higher moment of intertia and lower center of gravity: Disclosed herein are muscle-back iron golf clubs that have improved mass qualities to provide higher rotational moments of inertia and lower center of gravity while retaining the workability of muscle-back irons and the size, shape and dimensions preferred by tour players and low handicap players.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070281797 - Golf club head with alignment indicia: A golf club head includes a body and ball alignment indicia that protrudes forwardly of the front surface of the body. A transparent plate covers the ball alignment indicia and has a front face arranged for impacting a golf ball. A flange on the transparent plate is received in a... Agent: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation

20070281798 - Multiple material golf club head: A wood-type golf club head (40) having a major body (50), a striking plate insert (55) and a minor body (60) is disclosed herein. The major body (50) is composed of a metal material and has a front wall section (72), a return section (74), a sole section (76), a... Agent: Callaway Golf C0mpany

20070281799 - Environment-friendly golf ball: An environment-friendly golf ball includes a core body, a bonding material, and a cover for enclosing the core body. The core body is made of a dissoluble material, which is mixed with the bonding material at a predetermined ratio, so as to make the dissoluble material become an aggregation of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070281803 - Modified golf ball: Provided is a ball for leisure and sports of a new concept which is an application of a golf game. The ball relates to a modified golf ball which includes an external member having air vent holes and a core member of a rib form, in which a flight distance... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070281802 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball comprising a core, an envelope layer encasing the core, an intermediate layer encasing the envelope layer, and a cover which encases the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is formed primarily of a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070281800 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: This invention provides a multi-piece golf ball composed of a core, an intermediate layer enclosing the core, and a cover layer which encloses the intermediate layer and has on an outside surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The cover layer is harder than the intermediate layer. Letting A be the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070281801 - Multi-piece solid golf ball: The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, an envelope layer enclosing the core, an intermediate layer enclosing the envelope layer, and a cover which encloses the intermediate layer and has formed on a surface thereof a plurality of dimples. The core is formed primarily of a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070281804 - Golf ball: Golf ball 2 has a spherical core 4, a reinforcing layer 6 positioned outside of the core 4 and a cover 8 positioned outside of the reinforcing layer 6. The core 4 has a inner sphere 10, a first mid layer 12 positioned outside of the inner sphere 10, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070281805 - Foldable goal: A foldable goal has two goalposts, a crossbar, two support struts and a base assembly formed by multiple tubes and multiple hinge assemblies. The tubes and the hinge assemblies can be folded. When the tubes and the hinge assemblies are folded, the foldable goal is folded and has a small... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070281806 - Fabric diving stick: A diving stick of the type that, after being tossed into a swimming pool, sinks to the bottom while maintaining an upright posture so that it be can easily grasped by a diver. The stick includes a soft hollow shank designed to prevent accidental impalement. The stick also includes means... Agent: Francis Edward Marino

20070281807 - Ball retriever: A ball retriever is provided for attaching to a ball catching frame with a ball catching aperture. The ball retriever includes a fabric cover that substantially covers the ball catching aperture, a fabric catch that stops and releases a ball thrown through the first opening, and a cover fixing device... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070281808 - One piece lacrosse stick: The present invention provides a lacrosse stick (220) comprising a unibody head and shaft construction that increases lacrosse throwing accuracy and power.... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20070281809 - Hockey stick blade having rib stiffening system: A composite hockey stick blade having a rib stiffening system. The rib stiffening system consists of one or more internal wall structures, or ribs, located within strategic portions of the rear face of the paddle that provides localized regions of increased longitudinal stiffness located within the overall structure of the... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070281810 - Hockey stick blade having rib stiffening system: A composite hockey stick blade having a rib stiffening system. The rib stiffening system consists of one or more internal wall structures, or ribs, located within strategic portions of the rear face of the paddle that provides localized regions of increased longitudinal stiffness located within the overall structure of the... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070281811 - Ball with lighting device: A ball includes an inflatable inner sphere and a receiving tube is located in the inner sphere so that a lighting device is received in the receiving tube. An outer layer is coated to the inner sphere and has a plurality of holes defined therethrough. The lighting device includes a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070281812 - Soccer ball with motion graphic: Balls for team and individual sports include a motion graphic that provides enhanced perception of ball rotation. The motion graphic is typically defined with a visual characteristic that contrast with a ball casing. The motion graphic includes first and second termination portions that are coupled by a connection region. The... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP