Patents by Inventor Gerard L. Villarreal

Gerard L. Villarreal has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5947741
    Abstract: A game piece for language related play having a plurality of flat exterior surfaces that are equal in number to the number of letters in the alphabet of a particular language. All of the letters of the particular language are displayed on the body so that one letter is on each flat exterior surface. Optionally, a corresponding braille character and/or a corresponding sign-language character may be displayed adjacent to each letter on the same flat exterior surface. In one embodiment, the language is English and the plurality of flat exterior surfaces number twenty-six.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventor: Gerard L. Villarreal