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Systems and methods for producing a ball

  • US 9,186,559 B1
  • Filed: 03/18/2015
  • Issued: 11/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A soccer ball, comprising of:

  • a bladder; and

    a plurality of panels stitched together at stitch lines at an embossed portion of each of the plurality of panels, the stitch lines 2-3 mm from respective edges of each of the plurality of panels, wherein;

    a first thickness for each of the plurality of panels at the stitch lines is less than half a maximum thickness of each of the plurality of panels;

    each of the plurality of panels compromises of layers of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) foam, adhesives, Polyurethane (PU), and fabric, the layers all extending across an end-to-end surface of each of the plurality of panels, andthe embossed portion is a cavity opposite to a surface of the Polyurethane (PU).

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