Patents by Inventor Christoph Hausammann

Christoph Hausammann 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: 5261668
    Abstract: A logic game having a plurality of courses connected to each other by a common connecting course in which game pieces are inserted. In particular, the game comprises three courses of equal length having guide grooves with varying widths decreasing towards the ends of said courses distal from the common connecting course. The game pieces each have a guide tang of a different size which engages the guide grooves. A prize is displaceably disposed at the distal end of one of said courses. A distal end of another of said courses forms an opening through which said prize can be removed by logical shunting of the game pieces in the courses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Inventor: Christoph Hausammann
  • Patent number: 5176382
    Abstract: The logical toy comprises two components (1-2) that are rotatable relative to each other and feature a center part (16, 17) each. Arranged around each center part (16, 17), concentrically, are six hollow cylindrical containers (3-8; 9-14). The container length increases over each adjacent container always by the same amount. Relative to the plane of rotation, the two components are symmetric. In an initial state of order, the containers of one component contain each one to six balls (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24) of same color, with the balls of each container pair differing in color. By rotation of the two components relative to each other and tilting the toy, a state of disorder is produced from the initially prevailing state of order. The objective now is to restore the original state of order with the fewest possible steps by suitable relative rotation of the two components and tilting of the toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Joker SA/AG
    Inventor: Christoph Hausammann