Patents by Inventor Barbara Vano

Barbara Vano 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: 4928976
    Abstract: The present invention is a word association game for two or more players. The game is played with game score sheet, a timer, a spinner, a category card deck and a play word deck. The players spin the spinner and the one with the highest score is the starter. That person selects a play word from a list which is provided with the game. The word is then revealed to all players who write it across the top of their game score sheet. Each player then spins the spinner to determine which category they are to select a card from and that category is listed in various squares along the side of the score sheet. The players then fill in words associated with that category and beginning with each letter of the playword in the square over the top of the score sheet. The timer is set for some predetermined period during which the players must try to fill in all the squares under the letters. When the timer signals that time has expired, the players are scored for their responses, and the one with the highest score wins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Inventors: Barbara Vano, Bruno Vano