(19)
(11) EP 4 467 208 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/11

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.11.2024 Bulletin 2024/48

(21) Application number: 24178025.3

(22) Date of filing: 24.05.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A63B 37/00(2006.01)
A63B 37/12(2006.01)
 A63B 39/00(2006.01)
A63B 43/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A63B 37/0098; A63B 37/12; A63B 37/14; A63B 2043/001; A63B 43/00; A63B 2102/08; A63B 2208/12; A63B 2039/003
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 25.05.2023 US 202363504258 P
26.09.2023 US 202363585422 P
20.05.2024 US 202418669453

(71) Applicants:
  • Wagner, James Lawrence
    Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 (US)
  • Discoe, Justin Miles
    Lee, NH 03861 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Wagner, James Lawrence
    Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 (US)
  • Discoe, Justin Miles
    Lee, NH 03861 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB 
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) NOISE REDUCTION PICKLEBALL


(57) A ball used for certain practice and sporting events for the game of pickleball where the ball comprises a plastic outer shell having at least one opening where the openings or coatings may include dampening properties that reduce the noise when the ball impacts a paddle, or the court surface/ground. The ball may be spherical, hollow shell ball with at least one opening. The ball may have at least one opening where the shape of the opening comprises a hole with a slot intersecting the hole. Also, the openings in the ball may have tapered edges, rounded and/or stair stepped edges. Also, the exterior of the ball may have a dampening tape or coating applied to the interior or exterior of the ball.







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