{"number":"US12702899B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Ball collecting and returning installation","english":"Ball collecting and returning installation"},"abstract":{"original":"Ball collecting and returning installation for a court surface includes a back wall having a ball inlet opening and a ball outlet opening, a damping net spaced apart from and in front of the back wall and which has an opening at least partly aligning with the ball outlet opening, and a trough below the damping net and extending from the back wall to a location in front of the damping net. The trough guides balls landing therein to the ball inlet opening through which the balls pass into a ball collection receptacle behind the back wall.…","english":"Ball collecting and returning installation for a court surface includes a back wall having a ball inlet opening and a ball outlet opening, a damping net spaced apart from and in front of the back wall and which has an opening at least partly aligning with the ball outlet opening, and a trough below the damping net and extending from the back wall to a location in front of the damping net. The trough guides balls landing therein to the ball inlet opening through which the balls pass into a ball collection receptacle behind the back wall.…"},"applicants":["Court 16, Inc."],"inventors":["Anthony EVRARD"],"filingDate":"2024-01-10","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702899B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702899B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702899B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702899B2"}}