Patents by Inventor Delbert B. Lansberry

Delbert B. Lansberry 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: 4323250
    Abstract: A target game wherein a ball or similar missile is tossed and rolled, in a bowling manner, over a horizontal surface toward a target element. The target element comprises side frames, a rear gate assembly, a top webbing and a scoring grid to provide a plurality of scoring sectors and may further include a ramp adjacent the target element in combination with wind up ribbons and cranks extending between at least two target elements. Each scoring sector may be identified by a number or a color. The target element is collapsible or foldable for storage and transport. Provisions for keeping score and for bonus scoring may be included. The game, in its mode of play, may be related to space travel, baseball, jackpot, bowling, lunar ball, or black jack by the designation of apparatus with appropriate names for targets and scoring sectors. Scoring may be measured in terms of various space-related or conventional point units, depending upon the type of game chosen for playing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1982
    Inventor: Delbert B. Lansberry
  • Patent number: 4032149
    Abstract: This invention relates to a target game wherein a ball or similar missile is tossed and rolled, in a bowling manner, over a horizontal surface toward a target member. The target consists of partially enclosing side frames, a rear gate assembly, a top webbing and a scoring grid to provide a plurality of internal scoring sectors, each sector being defined by base ribs. Each scoring sector may be identified by a number or a color. The target may be collapsible or foldable for storage and transport. Provisions for keeping score and for bonus scoring are included. The game, in its mode of play, may be related to space travel, baseball, jackpot, bowling, lunar ball, or black jack by the designation of apparatus with appropriate names for targets and scoring sectors. Scoring may be measured in terms of the various space-related or conventional point units, depending upon the type of game chosen for playing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1977
    Inventor: Delbert B. Lansberry