Pickleball Ball Wear and Tear Indicators and Detectors
AssigneeOfinno, LLC
InventorsAaron GORE, Esmael Hejazi DINAN
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Abstract
A pickleball ball comprising a hollow sphere with a plurality of holes arranged on the hollow sphere and an attached or integrated wear-and-tear indicator is described. In some examples, the wear-and-tear indicator may comprise a multi-layered painted indicator on the outer surface of the hollow core. The multi-layered painted indicator may be applied throughout the outer surface. The multi-layered painted indicator may comprise two or more layers of different materials with different durability characteristics. The different materials may each have a different color and/or texture.
Claims20
A pickleball ball comprising a hollow sphere with a plurality of holes arranged on the hollow sphere and an attached or integrated wear-and-tear indicator.
A pickleball ball wear-and-tear detector comprising an inspection area to hold the ball, an imaging device to capture one or more images of the ball in the inspection area, and a processor configured to control the imaging device to capture the one or more images of the ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.