Patents by Inventor Brian M. Wilk

Brian M. Wilk 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: 20140191472
    Abstract: An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surface is also disclosed. The method comprises providing for each player a plurality of the game pieces, each game piece having an indicium indicating a point value, a mechanism for indicating a distance the game piece has moved over the surface, and a mechanism for attacking an opponent player's game pieces. The method also comprises selecting for each player a group of the game pieces having point values summing to a predetermined value and selecting a number of actions each player can take per player's turn. An action comprises either a move, comprising moving a game piece a distance up to the particular game piece's point value, or an attack, comprising actuation of the particular game piece's attacking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: HASBRO, INC.
    Inventors: Brian M. Wilk, David F. Kunitz, Thomas C. McCarthy, Henry S. Winters
  • Patent number: 8708340
    Abstract: An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surface is also disclosed. The method comprises providing for each player a plurality of the game pieces, each game piece having an indicium indicating a point value, a mechanism for indicating a distance the game piece has moved over the surface, and a mechanism for attacking an opponent player's game pieces. The method also comprises selecting for each player a group of the game pieces having point values summing to a predetermined value and selecting a number of actions each player can take per player's turn. An action comprises either a move, comprising moving a game piece a distance up to the particular game piece's point value, or an attack, comprising actuation of the particular game piece's attacking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Wilk, David F. Kunitz, Thomas C. McCarthy, Henry S. Winters
  • Patent number: 7290767
    Abstract: An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surface is also disclosed. The method comprises providing for each player a plurality of the game pieces, each game piece having an indicium indicating a point value, a mechanism for indicating a distance the game piece has moved over the surface, and a mechanism for attacking an opponent player's game pieces. The method also comprises selecting for each player a group of the game pieces having point values summing to a predetermined value and selecting a number of actions each player can take per player's turn. An action comprises either a move, comprising moving a game piece a distance up to the particular game piece's point value, or an attack, comprising actuation of the particular game piece's attacking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Wilk, David F. Kunitz, Thomas C. McCarthy, Henry S. Winters
  • Patent number: 7281714
    Abstract: An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surface is also disclosed. The method comprises providing for each player a plurality of the game pieces, each game piece having an indicium indicating a point value, a mechanism for indicating a distance the game piece has moved over the surface, and a mechanism for attacking an opponent player's game pieces. The method also comprises selecting for each player a group of the game pieces having point values summing to a predetermined value and selecting a number of actions each player can take per player's turn. An action comprises either a move, comprising moving a game piece a distance up to the particular game piece's point value, or an attack, comprising actuation of the particular game piece's attacking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Wilk, David F. Kunitz, Thomas C. McCarthy, Henry S. Winters
  • Patent number: 7104543
    Abstract: An action figure game piece is disclosed. The game piece comprises a game figure character adapted for movement a distance over a surface and a mechanism for indicating the distance of movement over the surface. A method of playing an action figure game on the surface is also disclosed. The method comprises providing for each player a plurality of the game pieces, each game piece having an indicium indicating a point value, a mechanism for indicating a distance the game piece has moved over the surface, and a mechanism for attacking an opponent player's game pieces. The method also comprises selecting for each player a group of the game pieces having point values summing to a predetermined value and selecting a number of actions each player can take per player's turn. An action comprises either a move, comprising moving a game piece a distance up to the particular game piece's point value, or an attack, comprising actuation of the particular game piece's attacking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Wilk, David Kunitz, Thomas C. McCarthy, Henry S. Winters
  • Patent number: D556840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Wilk, Chris Hicks
  • Patent number: D569454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M Wilk, Chris Hicks
  • Patent number: D581994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Wilk, Chris Hicks
  • Patent number: D595365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Wilk, Chris Hicks