Patents by Inventor Jonathan Elvidge

Jonathan Elvidge 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).

  • Game-playing apparatus, and in particular game-playing apparatus incorporating electric shock means
    Patent number: 7628404
    Abstract: The apparatus (10) compares the ability of multiple players to perform a physical task, and administers a disincentive, for example a measured electric shock to one or more unsuccessful players. In an example, the apparatus comprises a number of handsets (14) with input devices (22). The apparatus compares reaction time of a plurality of players from a start signal, and administers an electric shock to the players with slower, or the slowest, of reaction times via the handset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Blue Sky Designs, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jonathan Elvidge
  • Game-playing apparatus, and in particular game-playing apparatus incorporating electric shock means
    Publication number: 20070035094
    Abstract: The apparatus (10) compares the ability of multiple players to perform a physical task, and administers a disincentive, for example a measured electric shock to one or more unsuccessful players. In an example, the apparatus comprises a number of handsets (14) with input devices (22). The apparatus compares reaction time of a plurality of players from a start signal, and administers an electric shock to the players with slower, or the slowest, of reaction times via the handset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2003
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: BLUE SKY DESIGNS LIMITED
    Inventor: Jonathan Elvidge