Gerald Levault

US Patent:

D469487, Jan 28, 2003

Filed:

May 2, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/160013

Inventors:

William D. Severa - West Chicago IL
Po-Jen Cheng - Oak Brook IL
Gerald J. LeVault - Addison IL

Assignee:

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

2102

US Classification:

D21729

US Patent:

D469488, Jan 28, 2003

Filed:

May 2, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/160026

Inventors:

William D. Severa - West Chicago IL
Po-Jen Cheng - Oak Brook IL
Gerald J. LeVault - Addison IL

Assignee:

Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

International Classification:

2102

US Classification:

D21729

US Patent:

6811502, Nov 2, 2004

Filed:

Apr 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/427107

Inventors:

Richard Janes - Worcester MA
Po-Jen Cheng - Oak Brook IL
William D. Severa - West Chicago IL
Gerald J. LeVault - Addison IL

Assignee:

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63B 4902

US Classification:

473546, 473521, 473524, 473539, 473540, 473542, 473543, 473548

Abstract:

A sports racquet including a frame, a yoke and a string bed. The frame includes a head portion, a handle portion, and a throat portion positioned between the head and handle portions. The head portion includes an upper region, and first and second side regions. The yoke is coupled to the first and second side regions. The head portion and the yoke define a string bed area. The string bed is formed of a number of cross and main string segments. The main string segments include at least one central main string segment and at least two peripheral main string segments. Each central main string segment has first and second ends wherein the first end engages the head portion and the second end engages the yoke. Each peripheral main string segment is coupled at a proximal end to at least one of the throat portion and the handle portion.

US Patent:

6840874, Jan 11, 2005

Filed:

Sep 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/654172

Inventors:

William D. Severa - West Chicago IL, US
Po-Jen Cheng - Oak Brook IL, US
Gerald J. LeVault - Addison IL, US
Donald G. Loeffler - Arlington Heights IL, US

Assignee:

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63B 4902

US Classification:

473521, 473546

Abstract:

A game racquet includes separate head and handle portions which are separated by shock and/or vibration absorbing material. Both the head portion and the handle portion are bonded to the absorbing material and are thereby connected to each other.

US Patent:

7297080, Nov 20, 2007

Filed:

Jan 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/030451

Inventors:

William D. Severa - Darien IL, US
Po-Jen Cheng - Rancho Santa Fe CA, US
Gerald J. LeVault - Addison IL, US
Donald G. Loeffler - Arlington Heights IL, US

Assignee:

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63B 49/10

US Classification:

473536, 473535, 473521, 473546

Abstract:

A game racquet includes head portion and a handle portion. The head and handle portions include one or both of a fiber-reinforced thermoset material and a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material. The handle portion is coupled to the head portion by shock and/or vibration absorbing material.

US Patent:

8323130, Dec 4, 2012

Filed:

Aug 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/207667

Inventors:

Gerald J. LeVault - Addison IL, US
Ronald R. Rocchi - Naperville IL, US
William D. Severa - Darien IL, US
Robert T. Kapheim - Elmhurst IL, US

Assignee:

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63B 49/08

US Classification:

473549, 473523

Abstract:

A sports racquet including a handle assembly coupled to, and longitudinally extending from, a head portion. The handle assembly includes an elongate tubular shaft, a pallet positioned over the shaft, and a plurality of support members. The pallet defines a plurality of longitudinally extending planar regions and a plurality of longitudinally extending recesses. The recesses are respectively positioned between two of the plurality of planar regions. The support members are positioned within the respective recesses. Each of the support members has an outer surface that forms an elongated corner. The handle assembly has an outer surface that includes a plurality of longitudinally extending flats and a generally polygonal-shaped transverse cross-sectional area. Each of the plurality of planar regions forms at least part of a separate one of the plurality of flats.

US Patent:

8449411, May 28, 2013

Filed:

Aug 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/207652

Inventors:

Gerald J. LeVault - Addison IL, US
Ronald R. Rocchi - Naperville IL, US
William D. Severa - Darien IL, US
Robert T. Kapheim - Elmhurst IL, US

Assignee:

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63B 49/08

US Classification:

473549, 473538

Abstract:

A sports racquet including a handle assembly coupled to and longitudinally extending from a head portion. The handle assembly includes an elongate tubular shaft, a pallet positioned over the shaft, and a plurality of generally planar support members. The pallet is positioned over the shaft and has an outer surface that defines a plurality of longitudinally extending flats. Each of the flats has a length and a width. At least two of the flats define respective elongate recesses. Each of the recesses having a maximum recess width that is less than the width of the respective flat. The support members are positioned within the respective recesses.

US Patent:

60509090, Apr 18, 2000

Filed:

Jun 13, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/874652

Inventors:

William D. Severa - West Chicago IL
Gerald J. LeVault - Addison IL
Willie H. McMillan - Bensenville IL

Assignee:

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63B 4900

US Classification:

473524

Abstract:

A game racquet includes a frame having an elongated shaft which provides a handle and a hoop-shaped head which supports a generally planar string bed. The head includes a lower portion attached to the shaft, a pair of opposed side portions, and an upper portion. Each of the side portions and the upper portion has a hollow tubular cross section having an outer wall and an inner wall. The inner wall of each of the side and upper portions is provided with a plurality of elongated slots which extend perpendicularly to the plane of the strings, and each of the outer walls is provided with a plurality of circular openings which are aligned with the slots and which lie in the plane of the strings. A grommet strip extends along each of the side portions of the head, and a bumper strip extends along the upper portion of the head. Each of the grommet strips and the bumper strip includes a tubular sleeve for each of the circular openings which is aligned with a slot which extends through the circular opening and which terminates outwardly of the aligned slot.