ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,071, issued on June 16, was assigned to J PRICE (BATH) Ltd. (Somerset, Great Britain).

"Tennis balls" was invented by Derek Price (Wiltshire, Great Britain) and Louise Rainbow (Wiltshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tennis ball comprising a hollow core and a cover, the core being formed from a composition including rubber, in which the composition comprises recycled tennis ball material."

The patent was filed on June 21, 2021, under Application No. 18/012,147.

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