Patent ID: 9259624
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A game ball, comprising: an inflatable bladder; and a cover layer surrounding the bladder, the cover layer being formed from a plurality of cover panels; wherein at least one of the cover panels includes at least one grip zone formed from stitches created by a thread interwoven into the cover panel, the grip zone having a static coefficient of friction greater than a static coefficient of friction of an outer surface of the cover panel, when measured according to ASTM D1894 using the pebbled side of a Pattern wherein the at least one grip zone includes a first grip zone and a second grip zone, the first grip zone and the second grip zone both being located on the same longitudinal side of the at least one cover panel, and the first grip zone and the second grip zone forming a first set of grip zones; wherein (a) the first grip zone has an annular shape, and the second grip zone has a different annular shape; or (b) the first grip zone has a trapezoidal shape, and the second grip zone has a different trapezoidal shape.