Patents by Inventor Diane M. Dodd

Diane M. Dodd 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: 5895050
    Abstract: A question and answer game is disclosed comprising a card. The card has a first and second side. On the first side, a question and a code key are displayed. The code key correlates answer indicia to key indicia. On the second side, a list of possible answers, only one of which is a correct, is displayed along with a particular key indicium. Each possible answer has a corresponding answer indicium. The particular key indicium corresponds to a correct answer indicium in the code key, and the correct answer indicium corresponds, in turn, to the correct answer. In the method embodiment of the invention, a player reads the question displayed on the first side of the card. Next, the list of possible answers displayed on the second side is read. At any point after the question is read, answers may be proffered. To determine the correct answer, a player reads the particular key indicium displayed on the second side of the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Inventors: Alan E. Dodd, Diane M. Dodd