ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,158, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Open Gym LLC (Flower Mound, Texas).
"Ball return system" was invented by Christopher Adams (Flower mound, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ball return system is integrated with a playing surface upon which a player trains, and includes a ball storage mechanism, ball passing device, and a track structure. The storage mechanism has one or more ball transport mechanisms, ball sorting mechanisms, ball storage groups, and a ball release mechanism. The ball passing device is configured to accept expelled balls from the release mechanism, and to pivot via panning and tilting. The track structu...