US 11,904,212 B2
Sports ball
Derek Campbell, Baltimore, MD (US)
Assigned to Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed by Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/206,586.
Application 17/206,586 is a continuation of application No. 16/456,605, filed on Jun. 28, 2019, granted, now 10,967,229.
Application 16/456,605 is a continuation of application No. 15/879,955, filed on Jan. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,376,749.
Application 15/879,955 is a continuation of application No. 15/480,895, filed on Apr. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,195,492, issued on Feb. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/318,914, filed on Apr. 6, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0346767 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 41/08 (2006.01); A63B 43/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 41/08 (2013.01) [A63B 43/00 (2013.01); A63B 43/008 (2013.01); A63B 2225/01 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ball comprising:
a bladder;
a contouring layer surrounding the bladder, the contouring layer including at least one panel defining a plurality of circumferentially arranged segments and a plurality of apertures configured to lower a Poisson's ratio of the contouring layer, wherein each of said apertures forms a reentrant shape that remains constant extending through the at least one panel in a radial direction of the ball; and
an outer layer covering the contouring layer, the outer layer including a plurality of dimples, each of the plurality of dimples aligned with one of the plurality of apertures.