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6508731 Composite bat with metal barrel area and method of fabrication  
A ball bat comprising a bat frame in a generally cylindrical configuration. The bat has an essentially cylindrical hitting area and a handle area remote from the hitting area and with a tapering...
6497631 Ball bat  
A bat includes a handle portion, tubular impact portion and tubular insert mounted co-axially within the impact portion. A thin tubular composite member is bonded either to the inner or outer...
6485382 Bat having fiber/resin handle and metal hitting member and method of making  
A bat ( 10 ) comprises a near portion ( 20 ) and a far portion ( 80 ) joined by a weld ( 90 ). Near portion ( 20 ) generally comprises a fiber/resin composite portion ( 30 ) including a proximal...
6482114 Bat and method of manufacturing  
A bat having an elongate impact portion includes a first tubular metal member and a second tubular member substantially concentric with the first tubular member. The first and second tubular...
6443860 Knob for a metal ball bat  
The present invention provides a ball bat including an elongated tubular metal body having a barrel portion at one end and a handle portion at an opposite end. The handle portion terminates a knob...
6440017 Metal bat having improved barrel structure  
A metal bat for playing softball or baseball having a two-part barrel structure for localizing the hitting area of the bat to the barrel and isolating the hitting area from the handle at which the...
6432006 Metal/wood bat  
A bat is disclosed having a metal handle portion, a wood barrel portion with a locking portion fitting within a barrel receiving end of the metal handle portion, and a means for securing the metal...
6432007 Governed performance hard shell bat  
A governed performance hard shell bat designed to ensure ball exit speed approximating and not exceeding that of a wood bat of comparable weight and geometry is comprised of a thin wall hard shell...
6425836 Baseball or softball bat  
A baseball or softball bat capable of increasing the hit distance of a ball and reducing the manufacturing cost can be obtained. A baseball or softball bat ( 1 ) including a hitting portion ( 2 ),...
6398675 Bat with elastomeric interface  
A bat having an elongated impact portion includes a first tubular metal member and a second tubular member substantially concentric with the first tubular member. The first and second tubular...
6344007 Bat with high moment of inertia to weight ratio and method of fabrication  
The present invention relates to a bat with improved playing characteristics. Although the present invention will be described generally, the present invention can be employed with softball,...
6334824 Governed performance metal shell bat  
A governed performance metal shell bat designed to ensure ball exit speed approximating and not exceeding that of a wood bat of comparable weight and geometry is comprised of a thin wall metal...
6334825 End cap assembly for thin wall metal ball bats  
An end cap assembly for a thin wall tubular ball bat includes an insert sleeve which is closely received inside the barrel end of the bat and defines, with the barrel, a glue chamber into which...
6287222 Metal bat with exterior shell  
A bat comprising a tubular body having a handle portion, a tapered mid-section and a barrel or impact portion. The barrel portion merges with the tapered mid-section at an annular indentation...
6248032 Governed performance aluminum shell bat  
A governed performance aluminum shell bat designed to ensure ball exit speed approximating and not exceeding that of a wood bat of comparable weight and geometry is comprised of a thin wall...
6176795 Aluminum bat with improved core insert  
A tube-shaped element that can be inserted within the hollow barrel portion of an aluminum softball bat will provide damping and spring characteristics to the softball bat with improved life. This...
6159116 Softball bat with exterior shell  
A bat having an exterior shell is manufactured by placing the shell on an exterior portion of a barrel portion of a starting tube. Then the tube and the shell are simultaneously tapered to the...
6146291 Baseball bat having a tunable shaft  
A baseball bat having a tunable shaft and method for forming same. A hollow shaft is disposed between the barrel and the handle of a baseball bat, the hollow shaft having a plurality of hollow...
6143429 Titanium/aluminum composite bat  
A light weight softball bat having a hitting surface made of a titanium material is provided. The bat according to the invention has improved strength and durability, and a lively hitting surface.
6077178 Striking implement  
An improved striking implement is provided. The striking implement includes an essentially cylindrical metal shaft having a central cavity. A massive load is disposed within the central cavity at...
6053827 Metal bat with pressurized bladder in hitting zone and method of making same  
A tubular metal ball bat includes a tubular barrel having a hitting zone and an end cap at a distal end thereof, a handle at a proximal end thereof and a pressurized bladder positioned in the bat...
6050908 Training bat  
A training bat having a handle member with a shock absorbing coupler and at least one detachable elongated contact surface member coupled in the shock absorbing coupler wherein the at least one...
6045467 Weldless knob for metal baseball and softball bats  
A redundant locking system for reliably securing a weldless knob to the handle of a metal baseball or softball bat to prevent the risk of a detachement of the knob from the handle and the...
6042493 Tubular metal bat internally reinforced with fiber and metallic composite  
The bat of the present invention has a barrel with a thinner outer shell in compressive and/or adhesive engagement with an insert laminate comprised of one or more pieces of a thin metallic...
6022282 Ball bat with tailored flexibility  
The present invention relates to a ball bat with tailored flexibility with a cylindrical handle zone at a first end of the ball bat. The cylindrical handle zone has a knob disposed on a free end...
6007439 Vibration dampener for metal ball bats and similar impact implements  
Dampening of vibrations transmitted to the handle of a tubular metal ball bat or similar implement when the ball bat impacts with a ball or when a similar implement imparts or receives an impact...
5967914 Baseball metallic bat  
A baseball bat which can minimize the slippage between the bat hitting surface and the ball at the instant of impact with the ball. Increased adherence between the ball and the bat hitting surface...
5964673 Hollow metal bat with stiffened transition zone and method of making same  
A tubular metal ball bat including a tubular barrel having a hitting zone at the distal end thereof, a handle at a proximal end thereof and a tapered transition zone connecting the hitting zone to...
5961405 Aluminum bat with internal grooves  
A hollow aluminum bat including a tubular handle portion at one end thereof merging into a tubular barrel at the other end with the barrel having a constant external and internal diameter and a...
5954602 Bat end plug and method for making the same  
An end plug for a tubular bat includes a rigid plug member that forms the closure of the barrel portion of the bat. The plug member has radial supports formed thereon. The end plug further includes...
5931750 Full barrel ball bat with end cap  
A hollow metal ball bat and end cap in which a full length barrel that is substantially straight throughout its hitting zone to its outer end is included. The end cap is installed in the end of the...
5899823 Ball bat with insert  
A tubular ball bat with a performance enhancing sleeve is disclosed wherein the sleeve has improvements for better manufacturability and performance. The insert is provided with a deformable end...
5676610 Bat having a rolled sheet inserted into the barrel  
A bat having a rolled sheet inserted into the barrel of the bat. Preferably the insert is of spring steel and has a width greater than the inside circumference of the bat barrel so that the edges...
5593158 Shock attenuating ball bat  
A shock attenuating hollow bat including a barrel having a proximal taper segment and a separate handle having a distal tapered segment providing an enlarged shape at the distal end of the handle,...
5511777 Ball bat with rebound core  
A hollow, tube-shaped ball bat having a damping core made a tube of brass wrapped in a resilient sleeve made from polystyrene closed cell foam is disclosed. The damping core is forcibly inserted...
5494280 Concave end cap with cone load for bats  
An end cap for a hollow aluminum bat having a barrel with a substantially constant external diameter area defining a hitting zone. The end cap is constructed of rigid plastic material and includes...
5421572 Full barrel aluminum baseball bat and end cap  
An aluminum baseball bat and end cap which has a full length barrel and a diameter greater than 25/8 inches in which the barrel is straight at its outer end rather than using a normally provided...
5415398 Softball bat  
A tubular aluminum bat frame is provided with a large-diameter impact portion, an intermediate tapering portion, and a small-diameter handle portion. A tubular insert is suspended within the impact...
5409214 Baseball bat  
A baseball bat which includes a handle part formed of metal, metal alloy or filter composite material, and a hitting part formed of wood. The hitting part may be of single-piece construction or may...
5393055 Ball bat with concentrated weight load and method of making same  
A hollow barrel with a concentrated weight load oriented at the end of the bat adjacent the ball striking zone and the method of making the bat.
5364095 Tubular metal ball bat internally reinforced with fiber composite  
A hollow metal tube and method making same are disclosed in which the tube includes a reinforcing sleeve compressively engaged with the interior of the tube. The sleeve is formed of carbon fibers...
5104123 Metal bat for use in baseball  
A metal bat for use in baseball is disclosed which includes a tubular metal body having an impact portion for hitting a ball, and a layer of a resin foam provided on and bonded to the inside wall...
5094453 Ball bat with inward off-set center of gravity  
A ball bat having a bat handle, a handle end of the bat, a bat head, a center of gravity and weights on the bat handle end for offsetting the center of gravity in the direction of the handle end....
4940247 Bat with reverse conical grip  
A hollow metallic baseball bat is disclosed which includes a large diameter impact section, a small diameter gripping section and a transition section therebetween. The lower end of the small...
4834370 Method of optimizing the power zone of a bat  
Tubular baseball bats are provided with optimized power zones by weighting the bats between the impact and the knob end. By adding a specified amount of weight at a location within this weighting...
4746117 Tubular bats with optimized power zone  
Tubular baseball bats are provided with optimized power zones by weighting the bats between the swing axis and the knob end. By adding a specified amount of weight at a location within this...
4744136 Process for manufacturing end weighted bats  
A method for manufacturing a baseball or softball bat formed of hollow metal tubing having a short weight plug of hard rubber anchored at the extreme end of the striking portion of the bat by a...
4720104 Stickball bat construction  
A stickball bat construction includes a tubular aluminum barrel provided with a wood handle press-fit within one end of the barrel and an edge protector press-fit within the other end of the...
4600193 Hollow bat  
A hollow baseball bat having a hollow elongated ball hitting portion of a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape and a flattened curved hitting face is internally braced by elongated...
4569521 Composite baseball bat having swaged spar and plastic foam covering  
A composite baseball bat has a unique tapered aluminum spar encased in polyurethane foam. The tapered spar is formed by swaging, starting with an aluminum tube whose outer diameter and wall...
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