Patents by Inventor Jamie MacKinnon

Jamie MacKinnon 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: 6971648
    Abstract: In a game requiring hand-eye coordination, the present invention comprises a game box, a liner tray with dividers forming cavities of various sized, an arch assembly having a tethered projectile, a curved rail portion, a target ball, a target-ball release, and a score-keeping. A player holds the suspended projectile, and then the target ball is released where it will sway back and forth atop the channel of the curved rail portion, using hand-eye skill the player attempts to strike the target ball with the suspended projectile in order to de-rail the target ball into the highest scoring cavity in the liner tray. Two players can each take turns and the player who reaches the highest score wins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Inventor: Jamie MacKinnon
  • Publication number: 20040201173
    Abstract: In a game requiring hand-eye coordination, the present invention comprises a game box, a liner tray with dividers forming cavities of various sized, an arch assembly having a tethered projectile, a curved rail portion, a target-ball, a target-ball release means and score-keeping means. A player holds the suspended projectile, and then the target ball is released where it will sway back and forth atop the channel of the curved rail portion, using hand-eye skills the player attempts to strike the target ball with the suspended projectile in order to de-rail the target ball into the highest scoring cavity in the liner tray. Two players can each take turns and the player who reaches the highest score wins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Jamie MacKinnon