Patents by Inventor Albert Otto Sardella

Albert Otto Sardella 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).

  • Publication number: 20100013163
    Abstract: A process for a playing a game of physical skill for two or more players includes providing a game with a central hub capable of supporting the weight of the players and a tether. Each tether clips to the hub on one end, secures around the waist of a player and is capable of supporting the weight of that player. At least two players begin each by securing one end of a tether around his or her waist and attaching the other end on to the hub. The players simultaneously begin leaning away from the center of the hub to an off-balance slanted position supported by their tether and the counterbalancing weight of the other players. Then, all players simultaneously, thrust their bodies forward to regain a vertical balanced position without touching, holding anyone or anything else, or being held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: Albert Otto Sardella
  • Patent number: 7611149
    Abstract: An apparatus and means for a game of physical skill for two or more players composed of a central hub (110) capable of supporting the weight of the players; and, tethers (140). Each tether clips to the hub on one end, secures around the waist of a player and is capable of supporting the weight of that player. The game is played by at least two players who start from a standing, upright position. Each player begins by securing one end of a tether around his or her waist and clipping the other end on to the hub. Then the players simultaneously begin leaning away from the center of the hub to an off-balance slanted position supported by their tether and the counterbalancing weight of the other players. Then, all players simultaneously, thrusting their bodies forward to regain a vertical balanced position without touching, holding anyone or anything else, or being held. The game is won when the players regain their freestanding vertical position and are balanced and under their own center of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Inventor: Albert Otto Sardella