Patents by Inventor Hiram J. Lyke

Hiram J. Lyke 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: 4216971
    Abstract: A competitive game apparatus for two or more players that simulates human life and the psychological effects of different human experiences. The game apparatus includes a board having a plurality of alternative routes, each with a plurality of stations with reward, penalty, and chance indicia printed thereon and a plurality of favorable and unfavorable personality tokens representative of personality enrichment. The accumulation of favorable personality tokens enables the acquisition of each of the buttons required to win the game. Playing pieces are moved from station to station by the players as determined by a chance device, and the favorable and unfavorable personality tokens can be won or lost. A general route has a plurality of interconnected stations by which a player has the opportunity to accumulate all types of available personality tokens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1980
    Inventor: Hiram J. Lyke