Patents by Inventor Ralph Anspach

Ralph Anspach 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: 4136881
    Abstract: Game equipment and a method are disclosed in which the equipment is formed for the simultaneous play of a game by at least two differing game theories. The game equipment includes probability determining means formed to substantially balance the probability of winning by either of the differing game theories. In a preferred form, a parlor type board game is disclosed in which business development or real estate trading is simulated with the game including simultaneous play by at least two players, with one playing under a monopolistic game theory and the other playing under a competitive game theory and each having an equal chance of winning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1979
    Inventor: Ralph Anspach
  • Patent number: 3961795
    Abstract: An antitrust prosecuting game including a game board with a series of spaces forming a continuous path for movement of game pieces. Most of the spaces represent business entities which are grouped by indicia thereon into combinations of three entities. The nature of the combination, i.e., an oligopoly, a trust or a monopoly is indicated by one, two or three indictment circles in the spaces of the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1976
    Assignee: Anti-Monopoly, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph Anspach