Basketball having a reduced moment of inertia

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10022593
APP PUB NO 20160107046A1
SERIAL NO

14982195

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A basketball configured for organized, competitive play and having a total mass. The basketball includes an inflatable, generally spherical bladder, a set of winding surrounding the bladder, an elastomeric layer surrounding the set of windings and the bladder, and a plurality of cover panels positioned over the elastomeric layer. The bladder has a bladder mass that is greater than 25 percent of the total mass. The elastomeric layer and the set of windings have a collective mass that is less than 55 percent of the total mass.

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WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO130 EAST RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 600 CHICAGO IL 60601

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Bauer, Jonathan L Chicago, US 2 19
Hare, Daniel E Park Ridge, US 17 92
Krysiak, Kevin L Palatine, US 78 1609
Simonutti, Frank M Wheaton, US 34 415
Thurman, Robert T Plainfield, US 80 1355

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