US Patent Issued to Head Technology on May 13 for "Biodegradable sports ball and method for manufacture thereof" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,230, issued on May 13, was assigned to Head Technology GmbH (Kennelbach, Austria).

"Biodegradable sports ball and method for manufacture thereof" was invented by Martin Boyle (Litchfield Park, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a sports ball comprising a rubber core and optionally a felt, the rubber core defining an internal volume and an outer surface, the felt being provided on the outer surface of the rubber core, and the rubber core comprising: natural and/or synthetic rubber; and a biodegradability-enabling additive comprising at least one organic compound in a carrier material, wherein the organic com...