Patents by Inventor Donna M. Plummer

Donna M. Plummer 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: 5482488
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel toy which is releasably fastened to a desired part of the user's body, e.g. about the waist or about the thigh of a user via a belt member. Preferably the belt member is adjustable and supports a plurality of padded or cushioned bell members, via a plurality of support straps and protective covering, adjacent a desired portion of the thighs of the user so that the bell members may be bounced into the air, by the user's thigh, to assist the user with developing his/her eye and thigh coordination and/or improve the rhythm of the user. The bell members may have different shapes and/or sizes so that each bell member will generate a unique sound when struck and bounced in the air thereby allowing the user to play music and develop rhythm. The invention also relates to a method of using the bounceable bell toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Inventor: Donna M. Plummer
  • Patent number: 5480157
    Abstract: A novel game which asks the contestants facts concerning their lives. The contestants, excluding the present dealer, record their respective answer, to each posed question, on an answer tablet using a writing instrument. Once each contestant, excluding the present dealer, has responded to the posed question, the tablets are placed face down in a reading area. Thereafter, the reader shuffles and then reads each answer aloud to one of the contestants (the dealer) who attempts to match each read answer with the contestant providing that answer. In the event that the dealer correctly matches the answer with the contestant, the betting chips wagered on that question by that contestant are awarded to the contestant (the dealer) who made the correct match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Inventor: Donna M. Plummer