IP Library Granted Patent US 11,819,753
Granted Patent B2
US 11,819,753 · App. 17/211,324 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Ball glove having ball spin reduction webbing

Inventors: Ryan J. Smith (Grayslake, IL); Robert T. Thurman (Glenn Ellyn, IL)
Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
A63B71/143A63B2102/18A63B2102/182A63B2209/00
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Patent No.
US 11,819,753
App. No.
17/211,324
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ball glove may include a front glove portion, a back glove portion and a webbing. A palm side of the webbing comprises a spin reduction texture. The spin reduction texture includes a first pattern of raised projections and/or recesses.

Claims (20)

1. A ball glove comprising:

a back glove portion;

a front glove portion coupled to the back glove portion to define a hand cavity and to form a plurality of finger stalls and a thumb stall, the front glove portion comprising a palm sub-portion, a fingerstall sub-portion and a thumb stall sub-portion, and

a webbing coupled to, and positioned between, one of the plurality of finger stalls and the thumb stall,

wherein a palm side of the webbing comprises a first region comprising a spin reduction texture, the spin reduction texture comprising a two-dimensional array of spaced and isolated individual recesses; and

wherein the palm sub-portion comprises a second region comprising a second spin reduction texture, the second spin reduction texture comprising a second two-dimensional array of spaced and isolated second individual recesses,

wherein the palm sub-portion comprises a layer of leather material and wherein the spaced and isolated second individual recesses of the second spin reduction texture each extend into a surface of the leather material,

wherein the spaced and isolated individual recesses each have a first depth and wherein each of the second individual recesses have a second depth less than the first depth.

2. The ball glove of claim 1 , wherein each of the fingerstall sub-portion, and the thumb stall sub-portion comprises a third region comprising a third spin reduction texture, the third spin reduction texture comprising a third two-dimensional array of spaced and isolated third individual recesses, each of the third individual recesses having a third depth greater than the second depth.

3. The ball glove of claim 2 further comprising lacings extending over a portion of the spaced and isolated third individual recesses with the spaced and isolated third individual recesses underlying portions of the lacings.

4. The ball glove of claim 3 , wherein the lacings connect the plurality of finger stalls.

5. The ball glove of claim 1 , wherein the spaced and isolated individual recesses of the spin reduction texture each have a first shape and wherein the second spaced and isolated individual recesses of the second spin reduction texture each have a second shape different than the first shape.

6. The ball glove of claim 5 , wherein the first shape is a diamond and wherein the second shape is round.

7. The ball glove of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the front glove portion and the back glove portion further includes at least one marking selected from the group consisting of a trademark, a symbol, alphanumeric indicia, and combinations thereof.

8. The ball glove of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of finger stalls comprises first, second and third finger stalls.

9. The ball glove of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of finger stalls comprises first, second, third and fourth finger stalls.

10. The ball glove of claim 1 , wherein the spin reduction texture uniformly extends across an entire area of the palm side of the webbing.

11. The ball glove of claim 1 , wherein a back side of the webbing comprises a third region comprising a third a two-dimensional array of spaced and isolated third individual recesses.

12. The ball glove of claim 11 further comprising lacings that extend over a portion of the spaced and isolated third individual recesses with the spaced and isolated third individual recesses underlying portions of the lacings.

13. The ball glove of claim 1 further comprising lacings extending over a portion of the spaced and isolated individual recesses with the spaced and isolated individual recesses underlying portions of the lacings.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2026
From: WILMINGTON TRUST (LONDON) LIMITED, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.
Reel/Frame 075170/0787 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2024
From: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST (LONDON) LIMITED, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066799/0087 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2024
From: WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST (LONDON) LIMITED, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066799/0119 →