Patents by Inventor Lucy Taft

Lucy Taft 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).

  • Shooting skill amusement device
    Patent number: 7832733
    Abstract: A basketball amusement device comprises a backboard, a basket, and a self-propelled carriage. The backboard has a surface and the basket is attached to the surface of the backboard. The basket is adapted to receive a tossed ball. A support connects the backboard to the carriage. The self-propelled carriage includes a drive mechanism configured to move the carriage and backboard. The amusement device moves a predetermined distance across an associated support surface in response to the ball being received in the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Inventors: Erica Epstein, Rachel Leizman, Katherine Smythe, Lucy Taft
  • SHOOTING SKILL AMUSEMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090298620
    Abstract: A basketball amusement device comprises a backboard, a basket, and a self-propelled carriage. The backboard has a surface and the basket is attached to the surface of the backboard. The basket is adapted to receive a tossed ball. A support connects the backboard to the carriage. The self-propelled carriage includes a drive mechanism configured to move the carriage and backboard. The amusement device moves a predetermined distance across an associated support surface in response to the ball being received in the basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Erica Epstein, Rachel Leizman, Katherine Smythe, Lucy Taft