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US 2026/0124644 A1Published application
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 at least one sports ball;
- adding a predetermined amount of silica silylate to the chamber;
- agitating the sports ball;
- removing the sports ball from the chamber;
- and
- resting the sports ball for a second period of time.
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A method for treating a sports balls with silica silylate comprising:
- loading a chamber with at least one sports ball;
- adding silica silylate to the chamber;
- agitating the sports ball for a first period of time to apply silica silylate to an exterior surface of the sports ball;
- agitating the sports ball 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 ball from the chamber.
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A method for treating a sports ball with silica silylate comprising:
- loading a first chamber with at least one sports ball;
- adding silica silylate to the chamber;
- agitating the sports ball to apply silica silylate to an exterior surface of the sports balls;
- removing the sports ball from the first chamber;
- resting the sports ball for about 1 to 10 days;
- loading a second chamber with the sports ball;
- agitating the second chamber to remove at least a portion of silica silylate from the exterior surface of the sports ball;
- removing the sports ball from the second chamber;
- and
- testing the exterior surface of the sports ball to determine the treatment results of the sports ball.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.