Patents by Inventor Heather Shanks

Heather Shanks 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: 20070052169
    Abstract: An entertaining and educational board game is disclosed which requires players to answer questions 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 arranged into categories 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 and includes a playing board 50, a playing course 46 of interconnecting squares 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, a plurality of question and answer cards 52, a plurality of movement cards 54, and a plurality of playing pieces 48. The players take turns in their attempts to traverse the playing board 50 answering questions 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 printed on question cards 52 correctly. The particular question category 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 selected by each player as a result of his/her playing piece 48 landing on a respective playing space 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 corresponding to the question category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Heather Shanks