Patents by Inventor Donald Wayne Crouse

Donald Wayne Crouse 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: 20160271487
    Abstract: Provided herein is a novel method of game play that provides for the fair and equitable exchange of certain game components occurring during game play, and more specifically, said method of game play that encompasses all variations of game play where the exchange of said game components occurs as the result of an auction or auction-like process. The present invention creates game play that allows for the acquisition of collectible game components, and more specifically, collectible cards, where ownership of said collectible game components is transferred from one player to another and is governed by rules that provide for the fair and equitable exchange of said components. Other novel features of the present invention include, among other things, infinite game length, game play without the determination of a winner, simultaneous game play, and the use and addition of an unlimited number of certain game components during game play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventor: Donald Wayne Crouse