Patents by Inventor Burt Willson, Jr.

Burt Willson, Jr. 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: 5029871
    Abstract: A board game includes a rectangular game board divided into four quadrants. Each quadrant is divided into a series of adjacent spaces which form a rectangular grid pattern on the game board. The spaces in each quadrant bear indicia designating two of all but one card of a particular suit of cards in a standard playing card deck. Four corner spaces on the game board are designated as "joker" spaces. In play, two standard playing card decks are shuffled together and are partially distributed evenly among a group of players. Players may be divided into two teams, or may play as individuals. In either case, each team or individual player utilizes a different set of distinct game tokens. An initial player discards a card and covers a matching space on the game board with a token selected from one set of game tokens. The player then draws a card from an undistributed portion of the shuffled cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Inventors: Burt Willson, Jr., Donna Willson