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American-style football having a reduced MOI

US11058923B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2019
Grant dateJul 13, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2243/007
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An American-style football may include a prolate spheroidal shaped bladder having a longitudinal axis, an outermost layer about the bladder, a lacing surface featuring a series of parallel projections from an exterior of the outermost layer and an intermediate sandwiched between the bladder and the outermost layer, wherein the intermediate layer is configured to decrease a MOI of the football.

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