Patent · US Active

Sport ball with an inflation-retention bladder

US8672784B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

95References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

Scott R. Berggren · Portland, US
Mark McNamee · Portland, US
Scott W. Johnson · Beaverton, US
Eric L. Fliss · Vancouver, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2011
Grant date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63B41/04
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sport ball may include a casing, a bladder, and a valve. The casing forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball. The bladder is located within the casing for enclosing a pressurized fluid, and the bladder may be formed from a material that includes a first layer of thermoplastic polymer material and a second layer of a barrier material. The valve is for introducing the fluid to the bladder, and the valve is secured to the bladder and accessible from an exterior of the casing. A tie layer may be located between the flange and a surface of the bladder to join the flange to the bladder.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.