Patents by Inventor Gary J. Cowan

Gary J. Cowan 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: 4053157
    Abstract: A game apparatus and method for playing the game including a game board having a plurality of squares located along each of its sides and bearing instructional information, a plurality of play directing cards which relate to the instructional information in the game board squares, random monetary units, a pair of dice to be thrown in turn by the players of the game, and game pieces representing human beings and motor vehicles to be moved around the game board a number of game board squares corresponding to the number showing on the dice thrown by the player.The players begin the game having no money or other assets and having only a game piece representing a human being which allows a player to throw only one die to determine the number of game board squares to move the game piece. An intermediate object of the game is to obtain a game piece representing a motor vehicle which allows the player to throw a pair of dice to determine the number of game board squares to move the game piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1977
    Inventor: Gary J. Cowan