Patents by Inventor Brian J. Hacker

Brian J. Hacker 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).

  • Trading card game including trading card having a selectively unexposed section
    Patent number: 8622393
    Abstract: A trading card game (10) includes a first card (212) having only one immovable section (234). The game (10) also includes a second card (314) including a first section (352) and a second section (354). The second section (354) can be slidable relative to the first section (352) so that the second card (314) moves between a first position and a second position. In the first position, a portion of the second section (354) is unexposed to the players. In the second position, the portion of the second section (354) is exposed to the players, and influences the outcome of at least a portion of the game (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Upper Deck Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Hacker, Wayne R. Wilcoxen, David S. Smith
  • Trading card game including trading card having a selectively unexposed section
    Patent number: 8215641
    Abstract: A trading card game (10) includes a first card (212) having only one immovable section (234). The game (10) also includes a second card (314) including a first section (352) and a second section (354). The second section (354) can be slidable relative to the first section (352) so that the second card (314) moves between a first position and a second position. In the first position, a portion of the second section (354) is unexposed to the players. In the second position, the portion of the second section (354) is exposed to the players, and influences the outcome of at least a portion of the game (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Upper Deck Company, LLC
    Inventors: Brian J. Hacker, Wayne R. Wilcoxen, David S. Smith