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US 12,383,927 B2Granted
Devices and methods for applying a substance to a sports ball
AssigneeChalkless, Inc.
InventorsDavid G. Pope, James M. Pidhurney
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Abstract
The present invention surrounds the application of a substance to a sports ball, such as silica silylate, for the purposes of increasing grip and hydrophobicity. Disclosed are inventions surrounding the method, the system, and the apparatus for the treatment of a sports ball or other objects which a user desires to treat with a substance to achieve certain results in relation to the substance applied.
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A method for the treatment of a sports ball with silica silylate comprising:
- loading a treatment chamber with a plurality of sports balls;
- loading the chamber with a predetermined amount of silica silylate;
- agitating the chamber;
- removing the sports balls from the chamber;
- and
- resting the sports balls for a second period of time.
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A method for treating sports balls with silica silylate comprising:
- loading a chamber with a plurality of sports balls;
- loading the chamber with silica silylate;
- agitating the chamber for a first period of time to apply silica silylate to an exterior surface of the sports balls;
- agitating the chamber for a second period of time while applying a vacuum to the chamber to remove at least a portion of silica silylate from the chamber;
- and
- removing the sports balls from the chamber.
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A method for treating sports balls with silica silylate comprising:
- loading a first chamber with a plurality of sports balls;
- loading the first chamber with silica silylate;
- agitating the first chamber to apply silica silylate to an exterior surface of the sports balls;
- removing the sports balls from the first chamber;
- resting the sports balls for about 1 to 10 days;
- loading a second chamber with the sports balls;
- agitating the second chamber to remove at least a portion of silica silylate from the exterior surface of the sports balls;
- removing the sports balls from the second chamber;
- and
- testing the exterior surface of at least one of the sports balls to determine the treatment results of the plurality of sports balls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.