Baseball and softball bats with fused nano-structured metals and alloys
US7837579B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49982
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sports bat, such as a baseball or softball bat, is electro-deposited with a nanostructured metal. Bats made from aluminum alloys or other metals may be electro-deposited with varying thicknesses of nanostructured metals such as nickel, nickel iron, cobalt phosphorous, or similar materials. The bat substrate alloy can be any metal or alloy. The coating may be done using an electro-deposition process.
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