Sporting goods including microlattice structures

US9925440B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9925440-B2
Application numberUS-201414276739-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 13, 2014
Priority dateMay 13, 2014
Publication dateMar 27, 2018
Grant dateMar 27, 2018

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A sporting good implement, such as a hockey stick or ball bat, includes a main body. The main body may be formed from multiple layers of a structural material, such as a fiber-reinforced composite material. One or more microlattice structures may be positioned between layers of the structural material. One or more microlattice structures may additionally or alternatively be used to form the core of a sporting good implement, such as a hockey-stick blade. The microlattice structures improve the performance, strength, or feel of the sporting good implement.

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What is claimed is: 1. A sporting good implement, comprising: a main body comprising a plurality of layers of structural material; and a microlattice structure positioned between at least two of the layers of structural material, wherein the microlattice structure comprises a plurality of unit cells formed of a plurality of beams that form a single homogeneous structure of the same polymeric material, wherein the plurality of beams have a first spacing to form a first region and…

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What does patent US9925440B2 cover?
A sporting good implement, such as a hockey stick or ball bat, includes a main body. The main body may be formed from multiple layers of a structural material, such as a fiber-reinforced composite material. One or more microlattice structures may be positioned between layers of the structural material. One or more microlattice structures may additionally or alternatively be used to form the cor…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bauer Hockey Inc, Bauer Hockey Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A63B59/51. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 27 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).