ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,411, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"One material ball" was invented by Hans-Peter Nurnberg (Gutenstetten, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ball includes a bladder that has a majority weight component of a material of a first material class. The ball includes at least one intermediate layer that is arranged exterior to the bladder and that has a majority weight component of the material of the first material class. The ball includes at least one exterior layer that is arranged exterior to the at least one intermediate layer and that has a majority weight component of the material of the ...