Patents by Inventor Hector F. Vergara

Hector F. Vergara 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: 4249742
    Abstract: A playing board of hollow construction defining a shallow cavity receiving a plurality of playing cards each having magnetic characteristics with the cavity being separated into three concentric areas defined by concentrically spaced boundary walls with the two innermost walls including passages to enable the cards to be moved from one area to the other by the use of a selector movable along the top surface of the playing board. The outermost playing area includes a player viewing window with a sliding cover to enable the cards to be selectively observed or concealed to facilitate playing poker with the game apparatus by using conventional poker playing rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Inventors: Hector F. Vergara, Manuel Alfonsin