Patents by Inventor Elaine A. Ditton

Elaine A. Ditton 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: 4508353
    Abstract: A game includes the player's successive selection of matching images within a short time interval initiated by the first selection. Failure to select the proper matching image within the interval results in a mixing of the images. In an electronic video game version of the target shooting type a plurality of sets of matching targets are initially displayed. Each target has mating components. If the targets hit within the time interval do not match, components of each of the hit targets are exchanged to form a mixed target. The successively hit matched targets are removed but are replaced by another form of targets after the first rack. All of the prior form targets must be removed before the succeeding form can be removed from the screen. In still later racks, the initially displayed targets include ones with mixed components to increase the challenge. The player controls the movement of a shooter among the targets and directs the firing of projectiles at the targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Marvin Glass & Associates
    Inventors: Steven M. Meyer, Wayne A. Kuna, Robert S. Morrison, Howard J. Morrison, Richard A. Ditton, Elaine A. Ditton