Patents by Inventor Howard F. Shepard

Howard F. Shepard 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: 4988108
    Abstract: A board game apparatus designed to guide and educate the players about geography in a particular region, on a particular continent, or of the world itself. The apparatus includes a board comprising at least one map bearing the geographical indicia characterizing separate locations to be depicted and identified. The separate locations are each distinguishable by a color and a number. A trail forms a closed loop around the map. The trail is divided into a plurality of spaces. Each space is also distinguishably colored and numbered to correspond to a separate location on the map. There is a plurality of playing cards one for each separate location containing identifying information about these locations to include the location's name, and the name of that location's capital city on one side, and a colored and numbered map of the location on the other side of that card. Players move their tokens along the trail according to a spinner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Inventor: Howard F. Shepard